Sorry about that, I sent it to the wrong group. It least it showed I found it interesting. Thanks. Rosalie in Bar Harbor, Me. God Bless America ----- Original Message ----- From: "Roser" <roser@acadia.net> To: "Sally Rolls Pavia" <sallypavia2001@yahoo.com>; <BUNKER-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, November 11, 2004 6:45 PM Subject: Re: "History of the Great Chicago Fire, October 8, 9, and 10, 1871" > Some of you may find this of interest. > Rosalie in Bar Harbor, Me. > God Bless America > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Sally Rolls Pavia" <sallypavia2001@yahoo.com> > To: <BUNKER-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Thursday, November 11, 2004 8:29 AM > Subject: "History of the Great Chicago Fire, October 8, 9, and 10, 1871" > > >> The complete text of James Goodsell's >> "History of the Great Chicago Fire, October 8, 9, and 10, 1871." >> Published 1871 by J.H. and C.M. Goodsell >> (25 pages, including a map of the area affected by the fire) >> >> On Dearborn street stood The Times and The Journal newspaper offices, the >> Dearborn theatre, and a considerable number of banks and large office >> blocks >> La Salle street was built up with many of the finest buildings to be >> found >> in the city. It was largely occupied by insurance agents, real estate >> brokers, lawyers, etc. Between Washington and Randolph streets, stood the >> court-house, which, of course, shared the general ruin. >> >> These details are only given to aid the reader in obtaining a proximate >> idea >> of the losses. Little was saved except from those houses which were not >> attacked by the flames until several hours after it was seen to be >> inevitable that the city was doomed. >> >> Immense quantities of goods were piled upon lake park and on the grounds >> of >> the Chicago Base Ball club-pyramids of clothing, boots and shoes, dry >> goods, >> and furniture from the houses of the rich dwellers along Michigan >> avenue-all >> of which fell a prey to the destroyer. >> >> THE LOSS OF LIFE >> The loss of life, though smaller than could have been predicted in such >> an >> extended and such a rapid fire, can yet never be fully estimated. There >> have >> been charred remains at the morgue which were almost unrecognizable as >> human >> bodies, and as the ruins are lying from two to ten feet deep in places, >> it >> is impossible to say how many have been buried under them. The fact that >> but >> few of those who are prominently known are missing, must not lead any to >> believe that there have not been many lost who would be missed only by an >> exceedingly small circle of friends, too obscure themselves to attract >> much >> attention. >> >> The greatest loss of life was in the north division among the wooden >> buildings where the billows of fire rolled along so rapidly that the >> victims >> were engulphed before they were aware that the fire had reached their >> neighborhood. The flames often jumped two or three blocks at once, as was >> the case at the water works and Lill's brewery, which were on fire a long >> time before any of the adjoining buildings. At the waterworks one man >> crawled into a 20-inch pipe, which was lying in the street, and was >> burned >> to a crisp. >> >> Continue reading the article at: >> http://chicago.about.com/cs/history/a/16_history_fire.htm >> >> >> Sally Rolls Pavia >> sallypavia2001@yahoo.com >> "We will not be remembered by our words, but by our kind deeds." >> List Owner: GENEALOGYBITSANDPIECES-L-request@rootsweb.com >> Archives: http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index/GENEALOGYBITSANDPIECES >> "All incoming and outgoing email checked by Norton Anti-Virus" >> >> >> >> >> >> ==== BUNKER Mailing List ==== >> Douglas G. Detling (list coordinator) >> e-mail: doug.detling@greencity.org >> >> >