Show BIG HOTEL ENDANGERED BY A FIRE CHICAGO July 7 Fire i Fire earl early yesterday yesterday yester yeter- day destroyed the buildings at nt Wabash abash avenue causing losses losse aggregating aggregating gating over o For a l time the fire Ore threatened widespread d destruction and It was only through the utmost efforts efforts ef er- forts that the flames were ere prevented from Crom spreading to the department store stor of or Siegel el Cooper Cooler Ss Co fronting on State street and separated from the burning buildings b by only a n narrow alley Much excitement was ci caused caused iii as-iii among i g the guests s at the thc Auditorium hotel direct directly across Wabash avenue from the burning burning- buildings and at the Auditorium AuditorIum Au Au- Annex The quests guests were aroused from their slumbers at 7 1 o'clock In the morning when the fi fire e had gained such headway that It threatened other buildings In all di dI- dI On the Wabash abash avenue side the flames names belched out Into the avenue avenue avenue ave ave- nue so eo fiercely that It was considered unsafe for trains on the elevated loop to pass and for tor o over two hours all traffic on the loop was suspended The principal losses as ns estimated on buildings buildings build build- ings and stocks follow tallow Two story brick building 05 Wabash avenue owned and occupied by The Tho Kuntz Huntz company saloon and anel restaurant fully Insured story Six brick building Wabash Wabash Wabash Wa Wa- bash avenue owned b by Thomas Thom Chalmers Chalmers Chalmers Chal Chal- mers full fully insured Henry Bosch Co occupants of ot three floors Wabash h avenue paints and wallpaper insurance Insurance I ance George F F. Moore company com om- company com omI I pan pany occupying fifth floor Thomas Murdock owner story six-story building Wabash avenue 40 O- O fully Insured James H. H Smith Co Wabash Wabash Wa Wa- bash avenue a manufacturers of or pho- pho photographers photographers' supplies OOOO partly In In- In- In Losses of ot other occupants estimated at to The fire originated In Bosch 8 R Cos s basement and had burned up to the second floor before an alarm was turned In Explosion lon followed ed explosion explosion sion In this b building and many of ot the theIron theIron theiron iron shutters were their fastenings and the tho side wall toppled Into the Kuntz company I building crushing tho the smaller ture |