The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1893-08-25
GREAT FIRE Al CHICAGO.

Two Hundred ana FIFTY Buildings burned
aud seven Thousand People Homeless.
People Fly for Their Livcs--ScvcrHl
Blocks Burnrd-N Million Dollars Lost.
CHICAGO, August 2L--A fro which in
the extent Of the territory it covered
almost rivals Chicagos historic con-
hagration, began in the part OF the city
known as South Chicago about
o'clock this afternoon.
From Il three story brick building at
the corner OF Niuety'iirst street, and
Superior avenue flames which rapidly
grew in voume under gnic OF wind
from the west ate their way over block
after block Of small frame residences
until they reached the lake. Within
two hours the fire had consumed at
least thirty buildings and five blocks OF
the grcstost industrial suburb OF Chi.
cago.
Tho $4,000 residents Of tho town were
prccipitoted into panic second only
in this city Of that which characterized
the c0nllugralion OF 1871. As the Pine
structures in which lived the working.
men employed in the large steel mills OF
tho Illinois Steel Company and
which tho smaller merchants
Of tho place made their homes
were lcvoIIod BY tho roaring flames.
Those whose homes had not yet fallen,
Aed with their goods and household
Chaltcl9 to the other portions OF the
city. Streets were blockaded with
wagons containing tho effects OF the
frightened and heeting residents and
men and women, appalled, by the
calamity, fled in every direction.
After Superior avenue the flames
crossed Ontario Ggonuc, Buffalo avenue,
MackIuaw avenue and sGrcon Bay
avenue. Tho central fire alarm office
sent to the fro every engine that could
bo spared in the south side OF the city.
Tho Yosemite, the giant fire boat,
lying ut the foot OF LlsallO street, was
hurried from its dock, and with the call
for extra help was soon p.unging its
way through the waters OF tho lake
in It's thirteen mile race TO the far
southern section, whore tho fire
was raging. Before it had reached the
harbor at South Chicago the terrific
iorco Of tho fire had eaten away five
blocks between Superior avenue aud tho
lake and the Yosemite turned its atten.
ton to tho immense lumber yards on
the river front by q o'clock now
danger had arisen in the vceriug Of tho
wind and all tho work OF tho depart.
mont seemed to have gone for nothing.
Tho fire has burned 25J houses, 1000
people arc homeless aud damage is
about Sl,OOOOOO. Tho fire is now under
control Tho burned district Is north
OF tho river, which Nt Nincty.scCond
street opens out into the Calumet har.
Dor projected both on tho north and
south by government piers.
Between tho river and tho district in
which the flames originated extend tho
immon0o lumber yards and lumber
docks along tho Calumet river and tho
hurbor, lhcsj arc just south OF tho
Chicago 4 Western Indiana and Rock
Island d Pacific railways.
The Baltimore d Ohio railroad run.
ming north and south between Eric and
Ontario avenues marked, Rt iiB begin.
ming, the western boundary Of the fire,
Two squares from the origin Of the iiro
to the north uro tho imnonsc shops Of
the Baltimore q Ohio,
The burned territory is Just north Of
the business ccntrc Of South Chicago,
and was given up almost exclusively to
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