Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1893-08-25
FIRE, STORM, WRECK.
ISO Hundred Buildings Burned In
Chicago Last Night.
THE WORK OF THE CYCLONE.
ManJ Vessels Reported foundered and
the Crews Drowned. bathing
Resorts Washed Away.

In the extent Of territory covered, IL
the largest known In the city for many
years, began In that portion known ~
South Chicago about o O'Clock this
afternoon, and before brought under
control had destroyed over 200 build
ingg, mostly frame residence structures
occupied by workingmon,and rendered
many hundreds Of people homeless
The fire started In three-sioTy brick
building at the corner Of Nineiy.iirst
and Superior avenue, occupied as
re,idenco by William Gillls. IL was
caused by hts daughter, who accident.
ally upset n lamp while heating hair
curling iron. From there II grew
RAPIDLY in volume, tanned by ale
rom the west, anu the tiamos ate Their
way over block alter block VI small
frame residences until they reached
the lake front.
AZ the pine structures were leveled
By the roaring flames, those whose
homes had not yet fallen He'd win
their goods ana portable chatlius. Tue
streets were blOckaded with wagons
containing the effects OF the frightened
people, aud men, women anu ohlIufeh
ilod IN ali directions.
Before the lew engines In the dis
tfict could make tho Glightest impfes-
ZION upon the flames they bounded
eastward between Niuttipin anu
Ninety.firs1, IN the direotoh OF the
lake.
The assistant marshal In charge Of
that dIstrlct notified Chief Marshal
S.euio OF the condition OF Affairs aud
tyeuty.five engines we're started down
from tne main portion VI the city as
soon as possible.
The largest ire boat, the Yosemite,
was also hurfiedly started out to the
burning feotiOn.
By tho limo the additional engines
began % pull In from the city new
danger was encountered IN the voeI-
Ing OF tho wind, which started the
hte toward the new district
between the river and the dis
triol Ia which the names origin
atpd, extending to the immense lum'
Dor yard anu lumber docks along the
Calumet river aud hafbor. One
building after auoihor went with In
credible upidity, ami alter some
churches had been destroyed
u wac seen that tho hfc
must spread to the docks. Soon the
immense docks VI the Sunday Greek
Coal company were burning. over
hundred thousand tons OF coal was
stored I'm these immense bias, and the
nftb a. YOiemite brought TO bear all
I've powerful streams Ia the ondeavOr 90
head OH the fiames. \ few minutes
later, however, the A. II. Beck lum-
ror yards were seen 10 be- burning, and
now the real great battle OF the fife.
men began.
From this time on the forces OF the
firemen gradually increased and the
flames WEIR gradually brought under
control. by O'Clock the work OF
nearly forty engines, besides tue fire.
boat, had told and the coal In the
Sunday Creek docks and BecRs
lumber yard were the only place.
where the fire was still uppermosi, and
In q short time II was practically under
control there. Then the pnnic-stfickcn
Ieoplo began 10 return TO whore their
homes had stood, but Ia very few In.
stances wtro they able TO find any
tign OF them.
Conservative estimates put the aggre.
rate less In the residence district at
100000. The Sunday Creek Coal
cJmpany's loss Will be- $3.50, 600, aud
the Peck Lumber company $500, 600.
The number OF people homeless Il
yariOusly estimated NJ from four 10
1--WE thousand. The other citizens Of
south Chicago rallied TO the relief Of
the homeless at once, and houses were
thrown open In all directions to the
sufferers from the fire, no that none OF
them had to camp In the street South
Chicago IL almost entirely manuiac-
turing district, the Illinois Steel com.
panyis mill being one Of the principal
Industries Of the place, employing
about 5000 men.
DEATH IN THE DEEP.
New York, Aug. 2i,-As tho day
wore on arriving craft brought the
story Of the stoTm's work nj Hea aud II
proved terrible supplement 10 the
record OF it. nvages on land. The
hihing schooner Empire State, with a
crew OF ten nen, and the Ella NJ.
johnson, with crew OF eight, went
down isst night OIL ManasaqueD, on
the Jersey coast, and all on board
was lost. These two vessels were
IN company with the Chocrus
last night when the storm
struck them, ana after beating
around all night In some of tho worst
weather ever known OF the coast, and
with the loss OF the captain aud first
mate, the Choeyus reached port today,
tho only survivor OF the three. The
crew Of the Choorus say no small boat
could possibly live in the sea that was
tuuning At tho time, aud this dories on
board could have been Of no possible
U.S. 10 the crews OF the two vessels.
The three boats bad been out only
seven days, all mailing from New Lon
don.
The steamer Eggleston Abbey, from
Cardiff put In Tor repairs this afternoon.
shn lAOOrtd through the storm for six
hours last night, during which time
her steel decks were badly damaged,
the plate being stove In several places
by the tremendous seas thrown down
upon them. The captain reports pick
ing up George Upstou Of Portland, Me-,
4aj before yesIer ay, he being the sole
NfylvoT Of crew OF six Of the fishing
iol0oner Mary Lizzie, which founder
eiAugust 2lst.
l,e fishing schooner John Feeney
eamtin tonight with two Of hor crew
1adlylt jured from tho terrific pound
lug ivy received. The captain ru'
ports heing man olinglng 10 wreck
age SOM distance Oh, but the storm
was 20 iuiOua that they were unable to
render ass,tRnce.
From Log Branch tonight II IA
learned lhntt will be some time before
NAV resort TeSvers from the effects Of