The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1885-05-09
| 100000
Feet of Lumber Worth $780,
coo, and Other Property
Burned at Chicago.
The City Threatened with Ruin
but the Firemen and Rain
Avert the Calamity.
A Horrible story about Four
women Among Canada In-
diaus-KannuCk valOr.
An Austin Murder-A sinners
suicide JAIN Delivery
To See Hanging.
CHICAGO FLAMES.


Another Grent Fire Threatning.
Chicago, May S.-Shottly after noon
to-day syark from passing loco
motive started fire in the heart of
the great pine-lumber-yard district
which lies along both sides of the
south bank ofthe Chicago river, and
near the southwestern city limits
bordering upon this district, wood
en- built portion of the city known as
bridgeport, and the Union Stock
yards with its acres of wooden sheds
'and pens filed with sheep
A fierce wind was blowing from the
west, and the flames spread with great
rapidity. The entire fire depart
ment was called out and
began fighting the flames
but the twenty or thirty streams of
water which could be thrown upon
them had little or no effect so far as
STAYING their progress was concerned.
The dry pine and shingles were piled
together, only narrow lines having
been left for wagons to pass between.
| The narrow interstices between the
boards furnished unusual facilities
for the progress of the flames, while
they broke the force of the water and
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blazing pine in the center piles.
The news of the fire spread rapidly
to the business portion of the city and
created much alarm lest the flames
should assume proportions approach
ing those of the great conflagration OF
1871 which came from the same d.
rection. Great brands were carried
forward by wind setting fire to new
piles and several fire-steamcrs and thu
men manning them had nrrrow es
cape from destruction.
Starting in upon the west side o
the river the flames ate up all the lum
, Der between Thirty-Fifth and Thirty
! Eighth streets, an area OF about 4O
by 1000 feet. 1t set fire to cana
boat moored at the dock aud the boa
tloated across river, which is lS'
feet wide at this point and set fire I.
0 the lumber on the east bank, whlcl
5 covered about an equal area and thi
I, with one or two planning mills wa
4 consumed.
I Brands were also carried eastward
!. and set fire to several small fran
b houses occupied by employees In th
n lumber district
C The fire department however mad
stand at this point and SUI
ceeded in preventing the spread
=, the flames into the residen
!, district. The fight continued through
J. out the afternoon, and IL was Dearl
!, O'Clock tonight before the conilagr'
" ton was brought under control, ha'
q ing practically burned itself out TO Il
Al limits of the immediate district
= which it began.
u A heavy rain during most of Il
afternoon was OF great assistance
the ilrcmen.
The entire space burned was $40
a $500 feet.
a. The aggregate of lumber destroy
IL was 45,OO0,00O feet, valued at S7oO,O'
ss individual losses and insurance a
Ut as follows; Chicago Lumber compal
u. 2S,OOO,OOO feet, valued at 100000;
la' surance, 100000; Bigelow Bros, ]
y. 100000 feet of lumber, valued at $l1
us 600; insurance, Sl25,000; Adams, lila
re- iugs Il Co., 100000 feet, valued
sos, 900; insurance, 100000; N.
Hlnckly, planning mill, loss, $3.50
. insurance, $4,000; five cottages,
M gregate loss about $4,000; insural
'tl about 81 unD