|
This is a free sample preview of the essay
The Chicago Fire Of 1871
Beginning of essay
The summer of 1871 had been an unusually dry one in Chicago. Between
July and October, only 5 inches of rain fell. In addition to twenty-seven
fires in the first week of October, on Saturday night, October 7, a blaze broke
out in a planning mill on the West Side and destroyed almost every buildi ....
Middle of essay ....ing debris. Several homes, one block north, had
caught on fire. The flames were so intense that one fireman's hat was warped
and his clothing was smoking.
The fire spread swiftly through Chicago. Frantic householders and
businessmen whose building were in the probable path of the fire, piled all
their possessions in to the street. Both the west and south side were cover in
a blanket of smoke. As Thomas Byrne of Hose Elevator No.2 said,"you couldn't
see anything over you but fire....No clo.... |
Number of words: 545 |
Approximate pages: 2 |
|
Need help with writing your essay? Sign up today to view the rest of this paper and get unlimited access to over 45000 other essays just
like it. Some other sites charge you for each essay, but here at EssayPal we give you full access to our entire database for one low subscription
fee. Thousands of other students around the world have realized what an affordable deal this is and have become members. Come see what
you are missing out on. Once you've become a member, you will not go back to the other term paper sites either.
Length |
Type |
Price |
PayPal |
30 days |
recurring |
$19.95 |
90 days |
recurring |
$39.95 |
180 days |
non-recurring |
$69.95 |
|
|
|