Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-10-11

Judge Farrell, Henry George and himself
one Sunday afternoon in Judge Mcguire
law Office organized the antt-monopoly
party, which when brought east created
such a stir, the championing of which by
Rev. Father McGlynn resulted in his eX-
communication. He distinctly recalls that
Judge Mcguire urged the name OF Tine
Gracchi," but the advice Of Mr.. George
prevailed, and "anti-monopoly" was the
name adopted. It was upon the platform
Of this party that Henry George ran for
mayor Of New York city some years ago
Things in the Paper.
A perusal of Mr.. Boyer's newspaper
brings wildly to mind the days of the
carnage of the Chicago fire. The head
on the paper announces that dwellings.
churches railroad depots, gas works.
banks. telegraph offices. the armory
courthouse and all the prominent hotels.
newspaper establishments and business
blocks have been destroyed"
The type Is frequently misplaced and
the typographical errors are numerous
owing doubtless to the hurried conditions
under which It was issued.
The description of the fire given by the
paper is as follows:
"At about 8 o'clock last evening flames
broke out in small barn on Farquhar
street near Jefferson. in the western divi-
sion about one-quarter of a mile from the
flames originated We do not know. though
rumor has 1t that they were the result Of
incendiarism and also that they sprang
from a carelessly used pipe or cigar.
BE this as it may, the fire soon spread
to adjoining buildings and in few
minutes more the entire fire department
was called out. A more unfavorable time
to check or extinguish fire has never
been known in this city. The weather
has for weeks been unusually dry and be-
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ings were parched up and in a fit condi-
ton to be consumed like finder. A
strong wind amounting to quite gale,
was blowing from the southwest. and the
rapidity with which the flames spread In
a northeasterly direction was fearful. De-
spite the most vigorous efforts of the fire
department the lurid flames leaped from
roof to roof and building to building. rapid
ly enveloping block after block in their
consuming embrace.
and jaded as they were by the previous
nights toil-seemed utterly inadequate to
stay the onward career of the devouring
element. Ere long 1t became apparent
that the city was doomed to suffer the
most appalling visitation of the fire fiend
it had ever experienced. By the COM
bined efforts Of firemen, policemen and
citizens the fire was kept from moving
futher westward than Desplaines street.
and while the burned district of the Sat-
urday night fire kept the fire from going
further north on that side of the city
than Van Buren, street bridge, that struc-
ture was speedily consumed.
1.-The sudden transfer of the flames to
the southern division was thee result Of
large showers of sparks and cinders
which were carried across the stream by
the gale, many of them lodging on wooden
roofs, cloth awnings and other combuSti-
BILE material and creating a scene of con-
sternation which sent fear into many a
brave heart.
by this time the population of the en-
tire city had been aroused and the streets
for mile or two surrounding the scene
of the disaster were thrOnged with car
riages and vehicles of every description.
All vehicles were pressed into service for
the removal of household goods and per-