Iuka reporter. (Iuka, Miss.) 1888-1894, 1891-04-16
CHICAGO ON FIRE.
The Greatest since tho Cow
Fire Years Ago.
Great Losses With Light Insurance
TO Compensate tho Owners.

Sunday evening Chicago sufferer the most
important confisgration since the big fire in
ISL. The loss is about 81, 000, 900, and it was
IN almost the exact geographical vicinity
that the flames started The stable was the
property of well known furniture manu-
tacturer, John NJ Smith, and was located in
the rear of his big house furnishing estab.
lishment on West Madison street, near Hal
stead.
For time it looked as though the confla'
grafton would get beyond control rs it did in
1871, and would sweep in the direction of the
lake aud right across the business section OF
the city. and. to add to the CONSERVATION, the
Wind had risen and was blowing ssyf breeze
from the west
tiremen, obeying orders, stool steadily ia
The street where the flames scoScneI them
nom either side, and after fisese battle AZ
length brought the tire IN measure under
control Ins immsasa bIaze however con
tinued to rage with intense fary in the buisi.
sngs already partly destroyed
| Quickly The flames loslsai aroaai the win
lows Of tbs rita story OF tie Haymarkss
sheater baIhling ami were sooa ssreseaiaz
along under the mansard root Just wess ii
hayinsrkes building was a i've ssorf b<iIi-
ing occupied BY the PeopssFs Cl9sni8g Com
pany. Here also tie w1ato<s were On fr.
Despite ali eforts The halstinzs between
Union street. and HaymaEk=s bA9ck SHARED
/ the fate o< taoss seross fhs szc@=s Aai wsre
wiped cut Completely.
l Ii the Haysnark=s shszrre tias 6rs WAS COZ
lIet 10 tbs upper ssO<y, e1s tas= ~los- t4aiAi-
/ ing Was n.A=4 VITA szn1x= ami r4s=r Wssz
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/ small
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4 =ser. we've Ga the nrss aso<, wa,eA1ng /.
variety performance
A HAD naizsa1 Snsessy forced his wzy
ihru0gh the frlghte,d peopss s5o were rn.il,
retar1ing earn oShsr IN Jam az the exls os
put himself at the foot OF tEs- affairs ami ORA
/ ing his revolver declared his insen.soa IL kls
/ tlle first person who refused To obey him b
| GOODNESS lie succeeded In quletIag tfs paais
| and every one reached tn. street IN safe4l
| with the exception OF q 4, uass-og-~
| Young man who. before Offis,-r So
| reached the stair Ianfns mat. !. rusb fr,- "a.
front OF the building aud throwing o,..n -,
| window iumpesi out into the str,-sS Hs a.
with awful fore, on the Stone nsyemsnr an
was unconscious when p.csed NJ, Savrrs
persons following him stopped horror ttrick-
long enough to 6e corraliui BY Sheeney an
his revolver. One old LADY Who was A., tbi
crowd fell when near the bottom of the star
and broke her arm.
As soon as officer Sheeney had caused a
abatement of the panic among the people. /
went up to the third floor, where some scor,
| of monkeys were Gagged. The i,oor brute
were chattering and screaming with terror ,
the flames on al sides. Sheeney hurriedl
seized the iron bars and forcing chem ana,
opened an apartment wide enough to adm
or the escape of the little animals. III
creatures wnen liberated wildly scampere
about the room for u moment and then wit
innate perverseneSs and to the intense chagrj
of Sheeney, who was risking his life ever
moment, rushed up stairs iu !. herd and wer
burned to death by wholesale. The policema
was forced to grope his way down throug
the binding smoke and reached the Stree
dazed and nearly unconscious.
The excitement among the freaks VIII
were on exhibition on the third floor was pi
iful They were practically unable to hel