Show BIG FIRE FIR IN CHICAGO I Swift Company Main M in n Building Building Build Building V ing in Ruins Loss sI J Chicago July 5 By a lire Ire which broke out In their plant at the tock stock yards tonight Swift Go Co suffered a loss Joss which is estimated b by the officials of the company at The fire was con fined to one building standing at the intersection of 0 Packers and Broadway This structure ture was ss as four sto ries rica high built of brick and was feet square The first floor noo was occupied by the wholesale meat market maket of ot the company the second by b the shipping department and the third and fourth by bv the thc general offices of the company compa The latter are arc said paid to have hae been the tRe largest single of or Ices flees In the States more than roo working In I a single lIngie room roo n The cause o or of the lire fire is not known know n but t it was discovered near the engine room It spread so rapidly through ugh th the e build ing that It was found impossible to save sae I anything in the structure s ru ture The first ar arrivals arrivals rivals of the lire fire fl re department d t were w ere unable to check the fire lire and repeated calls cans TV were ere sent in for assistance but all aU the en I gines were not able to prevent the en tire destruction of the building Within an hour after the fire was discovered the I building was ruined mined although the fire tire continued to blaze blace for lor a long time The burned building adjoins portions of the plants of Armour Co and Libbey Mc Me Neil Nell and for fog a time rime the fire department had a desperate desper fight to keep these buildings from the tames James The wind was tJ blowing strong troUg from the southwest and at times 9 the flames n were stIo tIo touching the sides I s of Armours gu building but the firemen managed mana d to confine the fire lire to the building tn In which it had broken out All the books pad office rec roe records 1 of Swift Co were In Id the burned building but they are thought to be safe as they the were in fire proof vaults W J superintendent supe ot of the plant said tonight that the loss will ag aJ fully tUIl |