Chicago, IL University of Chicago Fire, Dec 1897
Posted October 7th, 2007 by Linda Horton
FIRE IN CHICAGO.
Narrow Esceae[sic] of a Janitor and His Wife During a Fire.
Chicago, Dec. 25.---This morning for the third time flames destroyed the building of the Quadrangle Club of the University of Chicago. There were seven persons in the building at the time and all escaped. Two of these, however, were more or less hurt. The janitor and his wife were asleep on the third floor when the fire broke out and without stopping to dress, they made a rope of the bedclothes, as the escape to the stairway was out, and lowered themselves safely. The loss will amount to $50,000. The Quadrangle Club is composed of professors and post graduate students of the University. The building, it is said, was owned by the university, and the loss will fall on the institution. They lose heavily on the furnishings, which includes a number of valuable paintings, sculptures, etc.
The Macon Telegraph, Macon, GA 26 Dec 1897
__________________
Transcribed by Linda Horton. Thank you, Linda!
Search for more information on this disaster and other train wrecks, fires, accidents, etc. in historical newspapers in the Newspaper Archive. Over one billion newspaper articles online!
Search for your ancestors among the billions of names at ancestry.com Find death records, census images, immigration lists and genealogy other databases for your surnames. Use this Free trial
to search for your ancestors.
Start Your Family Tree It's FREE and easy. Start with yourself, your parents, grandparents and you're on your way to building your family history! Get Started Now and build your family tree at ancestry.com. It's Free!
Find Your Ancestors For Free!
Take advantage of a free trial and start finding more information on your ancestors!
Military Records - 7 days for FREE! Fold3 Civil War, World War I, World War II, and more
Birth, Death, Marriage & Divorce Records, Obituaries - 7 days for FREE! Find genealogy records at archives.com
Census Records, Vital Records, Old Newspapers - 14 days for FREE! Trace your families history at ancestry.com Search millions of records.
Yearbooks, Death Records, Histories, Obituaries, - 3 days for FREE! Search huge database of Records at worldvitalrecords.com
|
gendisasters.com is a genealogy site, compiling information on the historic disasters, events, and tragic accidents our ancestors endured, as well as, information about their life and death. Database and records searchable by surname. Compilation, design, artwork and concept covered by copyright. Copyright ©2006-2012, All rights reserved. Contact me. Privacy Policy. |