Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1891-04-16
aREAT FIRE IN CHICAGO.

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CHICAGO, April Is y One Of the hercest
and most Disastrous fires the Chicago,
department has fought ii many years.
swept through West Madison street
Sunday aftsrnoon: Tie Big Smyth
building that extends from Union half
way to Halsted street was destroyed,
and with II the contents of
John n. Smyth's furniture house,
the largest retail tablishment ia the
world. All that Is loft OF Kohl g Mid
sdleton's west side dime museum is %
heap OF bricks and 3charred timber. On
the north side OF Madison street from
Union street TO the Haymarket theateri
block 1--WE building were destroyed.
Three OF them tpm bled down before the
maelstrom OF lire, and atsone time the
roof and portion Of the front Of
the theater building was burning 90
shefcely that avery body thought It would:
share the tate OF its neigh bors, but the.
6remen managed TO save the structure.
but in . seriously damaged condition
The total loss is estimated at $862, 200.
John N. Smyth & Co. alone will lose
$500, 900. The fire originated In the
wagon shed Of John NJ. Smyth g Co.,,
directly in the rear OF the museum.
Shortly after o'clock the FIRE
started, and from the first it was stub
born, almost resistless. Kohl & Mid
dleton's museum, on the second floor
was filled with the usual crowd Of Sum
day visitors. They were scattered
through the curio hall and the gal
leries, and big audience was in one of
the theaters watching 2 stage perform
ance. The hrst intimation OF danger
came whom every window cracked and
shattered and flames leaped into the
rooms. Where the fire came from no
one seemed to know. There were
shrieks and cries, people pushed over
each other and ran panic-stric ken down
the stairway and into the street.
When the fire department threw the
first stream the Smyth building was en-.
tirely in flames The great building
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were lgnited and each side OF the street
became ablaze.
From Union street to the Havmarket
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the burning Smyth block. They did not
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building and stoct Of furniture 100000: Kohl
4 Middleton. lb4 Madison street. 100000; Neely
Bros boots and shoes. ibs Madison street, sso,-
w; Aae ~ r. haempier, 1ewelry. in Madison
snrnitnrs ral paper pes o ano
S.. j. Casey. hnlidinp. i8 Madison
street, $4,000; B.er Bros, hats. Isl
Madison street, 5000; n. Truman. Oh
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street, saoD; Haymarket theater, 1900; 1b5
Madison street lnatsl. $4,000; i57 Madison
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building, shooo; board 81 education property.
/ in tho rear Of the smyth block, 5000; other
losses 1900. SIS
The insurance is light, John n.
Smyth carrying only about $125, 600,
while Kohl q Middleton and NJ. lrrman,
the cigar dealer, carried no insurance
whatever, having allowed their policies
TO expire without renewal, assthey had
intended moving into new buildings
soon.
Alexander Grant, an employe in the
museum, was seriously injured while
making his escape from thjrd-story
window. He crawled out on sign
and attempted to swing down by
means OF q wire. The wire broke
under his weight, however, and
he fell to the pavement, q dis
lance OF SO feet, breaking his leg and
frightfully bruising his head and shout
ders. His injuries, however. are CON
sidered not necessarily fatal. About
fifty persons. including two policemen,
stood watching the flames from the
corner Of Union and Meridian streets
Inc ofncers were keeping the crowd
Dack, ana as ~ was pushing
and swaying the wooden walk
gave way and they fell about 10 feet.