The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1896-11-06

uaxu,dcent Spectacular Scenery ~ IN.
cago Fire-Iwo Huge Grain E'evs.o.s
Burued-Tweive Hundred IhousA"a Loo
Inr.' worth of Property Destroys" ~
a. uour-Narrow Escape OF Five brSve
Eirsmen.
CuIcAeo. Oct Elm less than an
hour at noon yesterday tre oestro yed
n .oo. 900 worth OF property ON the
north branch of the Chicago river, In
a locality known as Goose Island. Inc
Paci tic grain elevators. and Is, owned
b, the Chicago x Pacific Elevator
Co. we're completely destroyed ana
several frame dwellings adjoining were
swept away in the avalanche OIL uarhe'
There were more than million
bushels OF wheat stored in the TWO
great elevators. The loss on that Is
estimated at Ss6l. 200; on corn, s54'eoo'
and "A small loss on oats. The loss on
the buildings and machinery is placed
AT nearly $500, 900 Insurance FUZZY
covers the losses
sunt. Perry said the fire started III
elevator Il. in the south part, anu he
belieyes it was caused by sparks from
IA passing tug in the river
No more dangerous spot Tor ois
fire TO start could be found III the
city. IL is vcritable fuel house Tor
aanes Close TO the burned struc'
TIRES is the Armour elevator, the
biggest in the world; the immense
mating house of Hale n Curtis. ana
the extensive docks OF the Crescent
Coal Co. Burning brands from The
cataract OF flaming grain and falling
roofs and walls ignited the ROOF OF
the malt house every few minutes
and a dozen leads OF hose were needed
10 save the building from destruction
When the first of the % engine com
panies arrived on the scene water
attack was at once made on the DoAei
room, where the fire was reported t'
have started, but in a few minutes the
6remen were forced 10y binding steam
and fierce heat TO beat "A hasty retreat
leaving behind them part OF thell
hose equipment.
Five tiremen of another company
who were lighting the blaze from tn'
roof of the elevator Office, IA one -storl
brick building. had narrow escap
from death. The roof they were OF
Tell III Dy the DuAAt4h6
underneath them and they fell with
before a word of warning could b
, given. Fortunately the fremen seize
the hose and the walls projecting
little above the collapsed roof the
hung over the frey furnace unit
rescued by their comrades.
A hundred or more freight ears {
the Milwaukee Il ST. Paul road wer
rescued from beneath the flaming pi
lars at the peril of the railroad me
who coupled the cars, and then som
: had to be left. a huge pau OF olae
i smoke was rolled By the wind, ana !
its wake every preparation was mad
10 remove valuable and portable pro-
erty if the flames jumped across th
river. The heat was intense encug
to blister buildings a block distant
Thousands of spectators gather'
and eheered in wonder and aAmir
r ton at the grand sight, unique ia y
Q, annals of Chicagos nre history. urei
i bins containing thousands Of bushe
OF dry grain, one above the oNhe
u were eaten gradually away BY y
At flames. one bin withstOOl the q
le stroyer longer than the rest ana nun
suspended ia the tiery air. One 80
o. caught fire near the bottom and y
te heap of grain, released from us CO
)f tuement, poured to the ground 4
re feet below to be met 10y flames in
)r descent, the whole forming pictu
n of a naming Niagara.