Show EX fake CHIEF DEAD death of recalls the great chicago fire chicase Chi casu feb 16 denis J Chi cagos veteran fireman and former chief of the department died of kidney disease early today at the family ecsi dence here all the members of the family at the bedside when the end came mr scenic came to chicago in 1840 at the age of 15 and tely enlisted in the volunteer fire department for alie first three years he gaii with the old niagara and in october 1873 wa appointed first assistant tiro marchal under matthias denner when that att eran retired in november 1870 scenic was appointed chief of the by mayor II arrison when ahn chicago fire swept over alic city and his company were hant to the west side of the liver to keep back the names for 43 hours he waa without sleep during the height of the fire he biad occasion to pass his home it was in ashes and lie had neither tie time nor means to learn the v here bout of his family and that they had escaped was not known to him until two days later he is survived by a wadow and six children |