Show GEN GRANTS GRANT'S CHICAGO HOME IS SCORCHED After Some Difficult r Genera General Gen Gen- era eral and Wife Escape by Window Windo CHICAGO No Nov 17 1 Maj Gen Germ Frederick D. D Grant was forced to quit his big home hODle 1406 Dearborn avenue today today to tu day ay by fire firc that originated in iii tho timo baso- baso aso m moat nl and for a timo limo threatened to con con con- sumo tho thio hou house Time The commander of tho the department of or tho lakes lal w wes wee s awakened 1 by the smoke and a- a sif his wife ifo in e lag ing by climbing out of oC a l window to tu the time porch roof loof and aud descending to the ground by a ladder which T tho firemen raised Several Sc of tho servants were carried down own la ladders adders ders by br time the men Tho The principal damage was bj h- smoke anti and water an and General Grant feared for the tho safet safety of or valuable papers which h ho lio left in in tho library After Arter watching tho flames for a long tong timo tune f and ascertaining ai t that they were under tinder control General and Mn Mis Grant went to tho the homo home of or Irs aimer lahner who i is t Mr Mr Mrs Grants Grant's sister In thu tho 13 ladir Indoor from thin tho roof Mrs Gri Grant l was s aided Ch by firemen Ji n who also offered assistance t to tho the general gen gen- cn eral but were cra waived Coi aside Mrs Grant Narrowly Escapes Injury Mrs Irs Grant rma nar co escaped caf injury when she he at Lt first liast sought to c escape from tho ho by by- bythe tho the stairway stairs from which she and ond General Grant were driven b by the he flames and InrI smoke Some personal papers apers and pocketbook left by tho the general in in his dressing rc room were recovered re ro- ro- ro covered b by b a 1 policeman n Tim The furniture in th the tho house is i valued at nt and much of it T a was damaged Time Tho first thought of General Grant after seeing that the tho occupants occupant of the ho so o were safe was t A i number of prized relics of his father Gen Geu U. U S S. Grant among them then being a sword presented pre pre- to the tho soldier at tho o of Vicksburg a II portrait and tho field fiem desk deskus us used d b by tio tho commanding general dur- dur jug ing ng tho tim war |