The Olneyville tribune. (Providence, R.I.) 1893-189?, 1894-08-04
CHICACO'S BIC blaze.
The Worst Fire To Fight in
Twenty-Five Years.
Over $4,000. 900 wor'h or Property
Dcstroycd-A squ~re OF Over Halls
aMilc Consumed by the Flames In
Less Than Three Hours-Onc Death
and Many Persons Injured.

CHICAGO. Aug. 2-Flames last night de
stroyel more property and in shorter
space OF time than any fire which ha
visited Chicago since the big conflagratiou
ia 1872. Over 81 000, 900 worth of lumber
electrical apparatus, cars, carwheelS cast
ingS stoves patterns buildings and other
materials were consumed in blazing
furnace OF over "A half mile square In less
than three hours time.
The scene of the fire IL what 10 known a.
the lumber district. The territory burned
over was bounded by Ashland avenue on
the east the South branch OF the Chicago
river on the sostb, Blue Island avenue on
the north, and Roby street On the west.
The fire was the worst which the fire de-
partment has been called on To fight In the
last ~ years.
There were many casualties among tho
iiremen and spectators. The only death,
80 far as known, was that Of a boy who fell
from lumber pile into river slip and
was drowned.
Several firemen were seriously injured
and taken To hospitals
The firms whose property was destroyed
and the estimated losses are as follows;
Siemans * Halske Electric Company OF
America, manufacturers Of dynomoS
motors and electric machines OF all kinds
Nos. ii6S-liS2 South Wood street, works
completely destroyed; loss, $500, 900; well
insured.
Wells * French, manufacturers OF car
wheels freight and refrigcrator and street
cars, works from Wood TO paulina
streets, destroyed, including casting foun-
dry, wheel foundry, patterns, freight cars
anu lumber: loss $500 600
perlcy, Lowe * Co, lumber dealers
yards adjoining Wells French & Co.'S
foundry, 1000 900 feet OF lumber, chiefly
soft pine, destroyed; loss $1,000 Office
building saved.
:. X. Martin Lumber company, Blue
Island avenue and Lincoln street, known
as the largest lumber yards In the coun-
try, -, 600 0C0 feet of lumber and the offices
consumed loss 100000.
X. +. Conwar cedar posts and blocks
mill and wagons, almost completely de-
stroyed
Barber Asphalt company, Pauline street
and the river, asphalt stock, two-story
brick building and machinery destroyed;
loss $3.50, 900. Nothing left.
Chicago Stove works, addition To main
foundry destroyed, including patterns and
stock in m advanced state; loss $500
Longley, Lowe * Co, lumber yards,
Wood street; loss 800, 600.
Shoemaker IL Higbee, heavy lumber
yards Pauline street and Blue Island ave-
nue. one-quarter saved; loss 100000.
Keystone Lumber company, Robey
street and Blue Island avenue, yards part
ly destroyed; loss $50, 0OO
Edward Hines Lumber com pany. Roby
street south OF Blue lslanl avenue, yards
destroyed; loss 100000.
Wakefield Rattan company, 1897 South
Robey street, works destroyed, loss, s75,-
600.
Four frame dwellings occupied by EN-
ployes OF the burned out firms inside the
fire swept district, loes, including con-
tents $4,000.
One fire engine, n dozen lengths OF hose
and much pipe burned; loss, 5000.
GriiIiths Machine company, Lincoln
street and Blue Island, factory destroyed;
loss $4,000.
The total insurance will probably not
exceed half the amount OF the losses.