The herald., 1893-08-25
ANOTHER SWEEPING FIRE
Chicago Is Again Made the
Victim.
A Large Amount Of Valuable,
Property Consumed.
Many Dwellings Burned and Their
Tenants Homeless.
No Lives Reported Lost-Csal and Lum-
Der Companies the Principal Los
srs-Origiu Of she Eirs-Ths
xstsl Cariins IRON.

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Ry the Associated Prass.
CHICAGO. Aug. N.--A fire which in
extsnt for the territory covered 10 th'
largest known in this city for many
years, began In that portion known ai
South Chicago about O'Clock this after.
noon. and before brought under contro
had destroyed over 200 buildings, most.
ly frame residence structures occupie cd
By workingmen and rendered many
hundreds OF people homeless.
The fire started In thps6-story brick
building. corner Of Ninsty4nrst street
and Superior avenue. occupisd % resi-
dence by William Giiles. II Was caused
BY his daughter, who accidentally ups et
q lamp while heating Z hair curling
iron. From there 1t grew rapidly in
volume, famed by gale from the west
and tho flames ate their way over locl
after block Of small frame residences,
until it reached the lske.
\ ssNUINE PANIC.
Within two hours aitsr the flfe started
II had consumed at lssst i've blocks oi
thsRreat industrial ssctfon Of the city.
The residents Of that portion OF the city
were in : panic second only to the one
which characterized the great Are. Al
the pine structures in which lived the
workingmen employed in the various
mills were lsvsled by the roaring flames.
those whose homes had not yet fallen
fed with their goods and portable chat
tele. Streets were blockaded with waR-
ons containing tho effecte'of the fright
ened people. Men, women and children
fed in oil directions.
THE ELAMss' RAvAaEs.
Before the few engines in the distrfct
could make tho slightest impression on
the flames they bounded eastward be-.
tween Ninetisth and Nipety-iirst streets
In the direckion Of the lake. House
after houge went down, and soon the
First Methodist and German Lutheran
churches Succumbed.
Hardly had these strdctuxes gons than
fre was ssen 70 be blazing In ! 4 dozen
places further eaat, the brands being
carrisd long distancss BY the furious
wind.
"A aENHRAL ALARM:
Tho assistant marshSl In oh args Of
that district, seeine that the utmost ef-
forts Of the department. wsrs necessary
II the greater part 81 the town was to
be saved, notified Ohiof Marshal
6wenie Of the condition of affairs, and
20 fire engines ysrs started down from
the main portion Of the city a soon ~
possible. The largest fire boat, Yosem-
ite, WAS also hurriedly started out ON .
13.mile trip to the burning section. Be-
fore 1t reached the hsrbor at South
Chicago the Ere had eaten away Ave
blocks, between Superior, avenue. and
the lake, and the Yosemite turned its
attention to the immense lumber yards
on the river front. BY the time addi-
tional engines began to pull in from the
city, = new danger was encountered In
the veering Of the wind. which started
the fire towards new district. .
A NEW DANGER.
Between the river and the district in
which the flames originated extend i'm.
mense lumber yards and lumber docks
along the Calumet river and harbor.
The burned territory is just north Of the
business center of South Chicago, and
was given up almost exclusively to resi-
depaes. The Rre sprang from the ruins
OF Gilles's house to cottage adjoining
on the west. Brands carried to the
building at the corner of Buffalo avenue
and Ninety-irst street, one block fur-
ther west, soon started q blaze which
spread north and south on Buffalo ave-,
nue., while the original IRE ragged along
Ninety-irst street and superior avenue,
soon becoming perfect tornado OF
flame. One dwelling after another went
with incredible rapidity. and after the
churches named above had been destroy
ed, 1t was seen the fire must spread to the
docks, from which II was anxiously de-
sired to keep it. The fears of the fire.
men we're we'll founded and before the
dozens Of engines had made much head
way the immense docks Of the Sunday
Greek Coal company were burning.
Over 108 600 tons Of coal were stored in
these bins, and the freboAt Yosemite
brought to bear ali its powerful streams
in endeavors to head off the flames. "A
few minutes later the A. R. Beck lum-
Der yards were seen to be burning, and
now the real
GREAT BATTLE OF THE FIREMEN
with the flames began; for they had
only by this time succeeded in conce n
trating sufficient number Of engines to
begin to make an impression on the ter
rife fire.
From this time on the forces Of fire.
men gradually increased and the flames
were gradually brought under control,
By O'Clock the work Of nearly 40 en-
gines. besidee the fre boat, had told,
and the coal in the Sunday Greek docks
and Peck,s lumber yard were the only
places where the. fire WAS still upper
most. and in short. time 1t was prac-
lieHlly under control there.
Then the panic.stricken people began
10 return to
WHERE rHEIR HOMES HAD STOOD,
but In very few instsnces were they able
70 fnd any signa Of them. Most Of the
buildings destroyed were light frame
,fiAira and occupied almost exclusively
~ workmen Of the nlinoi4 Steel cona
oany. The damage in none Of these in
'tances was Of large amount. but con-