The daily morning journal and courier., 1894-08-02
W0RSTFIRE IN MANY YEARS.
IcREs OF CHICAGO PROPERTY ARE
 QUICKLY DEsIROYED.

IL Was the Most Destructive confiagrAtion
 Since the Memorable One of Twenty
 Years Ago-Tho Flames sprend With
 Great Hapidity.
 Chicago, Aug. l.-Flames tonight destroyed more property and in shorter space of time than any fire which has visited Chicago since the big conhagration in 1872. Over s3,000, 900 worth of lumber, electrical apparatus, cars, car wheels, castings, stoves, pat terms, buildings and other material were consumed In a blazing furnace of over half mile square in less than three hours time. The scene of the fire was burned over was bounded by Ashland avenue on the east, the south branch of the Chicago river on the south, Blue Island avenue on the north and Roby street on the west. The fire was the worst which the department has been called on to fight in twenty-two years.
 There were many casualties among the firemen and spectators. The only death. so far as known, was that of boy who fell from a lumber pile in river slip and was drowned. Among the firemen injured were the follow ing: Lieutenant McGrain, ripped by a pipe and thrown into burning lumber and burned. J. P. Phelan burned in same manner, removed tohospital.
 Pipeman Flaherty. seriously burned; taken to hospital.
 Assistant Marshal Musman, blown by the gale from the fire boat Geyser into the river. cut and bruised.
 The firms whose property as destroy ed up to 10 o'clock and the estimated losses are:
 Siemans &Halske electric works, Nos. 1166 to 111S2 South Wood street, works completely destroyed, loss $SO0,0OO; we'll insured.
 Wells & French. manufacturers Of car wheels. freight and refrigerator and street cars, works from Wood and Paulina streets. destroyed, including south foundry wheel foundry, patterns, etc. loss $s0000O.
 Farley, Lowe & Co.,, lumber dealers, yards adjoining Wells and French's foundry. Fifteen million feet of lumber, chiefly soft pine. destroyed. Loss $30O,- 900. Office building saved.
 s. K. Martin Lumber company, Blue Island and Lincoln streets, known as the largest lumber yards in the country, 35,000,0O feet and office consumed, Loss s7OO.0O0.
 R. D. Conwar, cedar posts and blocks, mill and wagons, almost completely destroyed. Loss $150, 0,0o0 s I''
 Barber Asphalt companyy Paulina street and the river. asphalt block, two story brick building and machin- cry destroyed. Loss $150,OO0. Nothing left
 Chicago Stove works addition to main foundry destroyed, including pat terms and stock in an advance state. Loss $250.00 .l srl.
 Longley, Lowe - Co.,, lumbere yards, Wood street. Loss $100,00O.
 Shoemaker & Higbee, heavy lumber yards Paulina street and Blue Island avenue, loss $1O0,0o0.
 Keystone Lumber company, Robey street and Blue Island avenues. yards partly destroyed. Loss s150, ,0O0
 Edward Hines, lumber Robey street south of Blue Island avenue, yards de- stroyed. Loss $200,000.
 Wakefield Rattan company, 11S7 South Robey street, works destroyed. Loss $75,000.
 Four frame dwelling occupied by emr ployes of the burned out fires inside the fire-swept district. Loss, including con- tents, s100,O00.
 One fire engine, dozen lengths of hose, and much pine burned. Loss $5,000.
 Griffith Machine company, Lincoln and Blue Island avenue, factory de- stroyed. Loss $5O,00O. The total in- surance will probably not exceed one- half the amount of the losses.