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Tuesday, August 15, 2023

1856, January 16th, A Two-Story Brick Dwelling, Destroyed, Chicago.

The alarm of fire this morning at about 3 o'clock was caused by the burning of a brick dwelling on Franklin Street, occupied jointly by the families of Mr. A. Jackson and Mr. C. Summerfield. The two-story building was destroyed, but the greater part of the furniture was saved.
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A clerk of Mr. Summerfield, who was sleeping upstairs, saved himself by throwing his bed out of the window and jumping out upon it. A woman and child upstairs also made a narrow escape and nearly suffocated to death by the smoke. One of the firemen was considerably injured by the falling of a ladder upon which he was stationed.

Compiled by Dr. Neil Gale, Ph.D.

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