The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-06-10
SCORE OF PEOPLE
BURNED OUT OF HOMES
Fifteen Thousand Dollar
Fire Ragged in South
Chicago Yesterday.
DUE TO SPARK FROM ENGINE
Ten Fire Departments Turn Out to
Fight the Fire at Ninety-Third
Street and Ellis Avenue.

yesterday was a great fire day in
South Chicago, there being three fires,
one of which threw out twenty three
people into the streets homeless and
without shelter
The worst fire of the day occurred at
Ninety-third street and Ellis avenue
when four frame buildings were almost
completely destroyed entailing loss
CT $4,000 approximately.
Within a few minutes after the flames
befan making their deadly cracking
noise, hundreds of school children and
residents assembled to watch the fire
and the police were compelled to use
stringent measures to keep the surg
ing crowd back from interfering with
i the fireman's work
In all there were ten fire companies
on the scene but all arrived too late to
save the building to the neglect of some
one to turn in a prompt alarm
List of Houses Burned.
The following is a list of the houses
burned and those rendered homeless:
Rachel. Catherine, 1903 Ninety third
street. two story frame completely de-
stroyed, loss $500, was in the house
at the time but ran out pulling with
her her three children, Thomas, age 10,
Robert II and William Is. All of Mrs.
GATHERINGS furniture and several val
liable keepsakes went up in smoke be-
fore her eyes.
| Thomas Dokendorf and family, liv-
| ing on the first floor of another two
story frame at 1901 Ninety third street.
lost $240 in money which was secreted
in a trunk in Dokendorf's room The
total loss to Dokendorfs fiat is esti-
mated at $500
John Cupilo and family, living in the
second fiat at the same number, gave
their loss as 5000, which includes the
interior furnishings.
James Crawford and family, living at
1893 Ninety third street, lost their en-
tire interior house furnishings which
were valued at $1,000. and the building
which was owned by Mr. Crawford was
valued at $4,000. making their total
loss in the neighborhood of $4,000.
Peter Martin and family, 1897 Ninety
third street, living on the first floor.
gave their loss at $1,000
Meets With Accident.
| Anthony Rodiger and family, living
in the second fiat at 1897 Ninety-third
street, was severely burned about the
hands and chest in an attempt to save
some valuable keepsakes that were in
his room. The loss to Rodgers fat is
i given as $1,000.
The confagration is supposed to have
been caused by a spark falling on the
roof from an Illinois Central engine, as
this road passes within a few yards of
the houses
With the exception Of Mrs. Rachel
Catherine, who carried $4,000 insur-
ance, the other houses and tenants
were uninsured and they will have to
stand the loss themselves.
In an effort to check the flames in
one of the buildings Fireman Michael
Chorley from engine company 50, was
knocked unconscious when a wall caved
in on him. The injured man was res
cued from the fast approaching flames
by George Bacher, another fireman, and
taken to ST. Bernard's hospital where
it is said he is suffering with conclusion
of the brain.
| Ffremen Are Burned.
Theodore Havill, another fireman from
engine company 81, was badly burned
about the hands when he tried to get
a trunk out of one of the rooms.
Frank Sullivan, from engine company
lS2, was overcome with smoke just as
he was about to leave one of the burn
ing buildings, but was soon revived
The other fires of the day were Al
1882 Hoxie avenue, where rear barr
at the James Golden residence burned
to the ground entailing loss of 500.
The other was at Seventy ninth stree
and Stony Island avenue, where tive
box cars on the Lake Shore were burned
to the wheels, causing a loss of abou
$4,000. One car was partially filled will
merchandise. The origin of the fire ii
unknown but is supposed to have beer
Istarted by a crowd of "vags' who were
seen lettering around the yards through
the day
The big fire for q time threatened t.
lspread to adjoining buildings blu
promp work on the part of the fir,
laddies prevented this, although on
occasion the flames were strated on tn,
residence of Herman Peterson, who's,
residence it located two doors from tn,
Catherine home at 1903 Ninety -thir,
street.
DESERTS WIFE IN MICHIGAN