1875, December 19th, Saloon Fire on Canal Street, Chicago.

A fire occured about nine o'clock in the evening in a saloon on the corner of Canal Street and 15th Street; the crossing of the Galena Railroad.

The saloon was kept by a man named Walker, and the building was owned by Wm. Wayman. The fire was extinguished after doing damage to the amount of $200. 

Compiled by Dr. Neil Gale, Ph.D.