Explain Why Everything Went Wrong

The Great Chicago Fire of 1871 was a tragic event that impacted many people at the time. The fire raged through the city of Chicago, Illinois from October 8th to October 10th, destroying 3.3 square miles of downtown Chicago. While the fire was devastating, it laid the groundwork for rebuilding a stronger Chicago.

In 1871 there was a great fire that nobody expected.It was a fire that roared like a lion that shines like in sun and burns like a volcano.One second you close your eyes and then you open them then,for that one second of your eyes closed you felt peace then you opened them and everything went to screaming,running,crying,and you in this fire and it was called “The Great Fire”.Jim Murphy showed us information that all of this happened that everything went wrong in The Great Chicago Fire.

The Great Chicago Fire was a major milestone in the city’s history. The fire started on October 8th, 1871 and did not end until October 10th, 1871. People never saw this fire coming which might have made it even worse. The only reason it spread so far was because everything was made out of wood, the ground was parched and the wind was blowing that night; the reason it stopped was because it had started raining. Although the fire destroyed most of the city, it was a positive turning point in history. The Chicago Fire improved firefighting and their equipment, new buildings that were made out of fireproof materials, and it brought big investors to the city.

     The fire spread from the O’Learys’ barn to the yards nearby. Soon it was spreading throughout the neighborhood. William Lee, a neighbor a block away, saw the fire and ran to Bruno Goll’s drugstore to turn in the fire alarm. Bruno Goll refused to turn in the alarm because he said the fire truck had already gone past. So instead of arguing, Lee went home to his family. At the courthouse the lookout on duty saw smoke, but thought nothing of it, thinking it was just Saturday's fire and there was no reason to be alarmed. Then he looked up and noticed it was a different fire and had his assistant strike the Box 342 for the fire department. Soon fire trucks were at the scene and attempted to put out the fire. The fire department’s Chief Marshal, Robert A. Williams got the engines to circle the fire to contain it. They got as close to the fire as they could until their arm hair was being burned and their

On Sunday, October 18, 1871 the largest fire Chicago has ever seen broke out. Hundreds died and thousands of homes were annihilated. Devistation towered over the city, ashes floated gracefully through the air as bodies, houses and cherished items burned. People ran in fear, holding their young, crying for the gone, searching for saftey. Searching for life. Searching for hope.

In 1871 October eighth, the fire known as the Great Chicago fire almost illiberated the whole city. So, because of the Great Chicago fire, we start to think of three questions. What seems to have caused the fire? What factors contributed to the spread of the fire? Could the disaster have been prevented?

T’s been 145 years since the event of The Great Chicago Fire. The fire started October 8, 1871 just after 9:00pm. The fire started in a barn at Patrick and Catherine O’Leary’s house. There was a bell at the top of the courthouse that warned people of the fire. However, the cause of fire is still unknown, but the biggest theory is that O’Leary cow kicked over a lantern.

On October 8, 1871 - October 10, 1871, the Chicago Fire, occurred on the westside 300 people died due to the wildfire. Many people that attended the Chicago Fire lost their house along with friends and family and the population decreased. Due to the Chicago Fire, many people lost, a cultivate items, family, and friends, most importantly they lost their home’s.

Well first of all, who was involved in this dangerous fire? Ponyboy Curtis and Johnny, members of the Greasers gang, were the real heroes of this tragic event. They were charged with the murder of Robert Sheldon and ran away from the crime scene. They got help from Dallas Winston when he gave them a gun and $50. He also was at the fire when he came to take the two boys home. School teachers were also present, called the ambulance, and went with Johnny and Ponyboy to the hospital. The man tried running in after the boys but couldn't make it through the window. Unfortunately, Dally was shot by the police and Johnny died in the hospital from his injuries from the fire. These two boys risked their own lives to help 8-year-olds that were stuck inside the burning church.

The horrific Chicago Fire devastated Chicago, Illinois on October 8, 1871, continuing until October 10, 1871. Hundreds of lives and thousands of homes were claimed by the fire (Duis 435). Many were left without a single possession, causing them to start over on their lives completely. Although for some this would have been bad, for others, it meant a new start for a better life. It gave criminals a chance to clean up their life and go back to their families. The cause of the Chicago Fire of 1871 is still unknown, although it left much devastation until Martial Law took over, resulting in the city patriotically rebounding back.

The Great Chicago Fire was a conflagration, which is an extensive fire that destroys a great deal of land or property. This fire burned from October 8 to October 10, 1871 but it was a thought that it started from a cow in Mrs. O’Leary’s barn that kicked a lantern over which caught hay ablaze. In October of 1871, dry weather and abundances of wooden buildings, streets, and sidewalks

The fire started in O'Leary's barn and went on from there. Theories have it, the fire started by either vandal, milk thieves, spontaneous combustion, a drunken neighbor, or by the O'Leary's legendary cow kicking over an oil lamp. The fire was fueled by months without raining, Chicago being in a drought, and technical and human errors in alarm system. Another reason why the fire burnt so long was because there were strong southwest winds, congested poor neighbors, wooden buildings, wooden streets, wooden sidewalks, and misdirected fire equipment that arrived to

No one really know how or when the fire started but, Legend has it that a cow kicked over a lantern in a barn and started the fire, but other theories hold that humans or even a meteor might have been responsible for the event for one that was a huge problem not knowing how it started but also the fact that no help was sent until after the fire had already started to spread. Neighbors tried contacting the fire department but called the wrong one so no help or warning was made before the disaster. The fire burned wildly throughout the following day, finally coming under control on October 10, when rain gave a needed boost to firefighting efforts. The Great Chicago Fire left an estimated 300 people dead and 100,000 others homeless. More than 17,000 structures were destroyed and damages were estimated at $200

On the date of October 8, 1871 the Great Chicago Fire was spreading through the city of Chicago. Rain was a big facture in the fire, there was no rain in the 2 weeks leading up to the fire. Plus before the fire, the people made most of the city of wood so all the dry wood was all flammable. Back then they really didn’t have a real fire department and the firefighters didn’t have a transportation system so they couldn’t get to a fire until late. The people didn’t take well care of the river nearby so the river was polluted.

On October 8, 1871 The Great Chicago Fire started and it didn’t end that day. It all started from a small barn fire. There are rumors that Patrick and Catherine O’Leary’s cow started it. All we know is that the Great Chicago fire started in a small barn. Previously, The city had dry weather and most of the city was made out of wood. Most buildings in Chicago at the time had really bad roofing and the tar they used for the roofing was flammable too. The city’s roads and sidewalks were made out of wood, which they thought wood was good for it. They did that because if it rains then the roads and sidewalks won’t be muddy. To protect the city, only 185 firefighters with 17 horse drawn steam engines, and that was it. From July 4 to October 9 the city received only an inch of rain, so they had drought conditions.