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Show HARD FIRE TO FIGHT. About S5O0O Worth of Damage to Beef Storage Plant. CHICAGO. Jan 15. Thirty-five companies compa-nies of firemen tonight fought a lire In the beef storage department of Schwarrs-chlld Schwarrs-chlld & Sulzberger company, and When tho fire was finally put out not over J500O damage had been done. The fire caught In sawdust that had been packed Into a Space eight fn t wide between the wnll, and the streams of water poured upon It had no noticeable effect for tour hours. The volume of smoke wS .! ie that tho firemen wen- compelled to relieve each other every few minutes to escape suffocation. |