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Show FIRE LOSS IS $350,000 Big: Chicago Elevator and Many Freight Cars Arc Burned. CHICAGO, July 15. The Balttmors A Ohio grain elevator. Eighty-seventh street and Ontario avenue,' South Chicago, Chi-cago, was burned early today. A quantity quan-tity of grain was in the building, and the loss is put at $350,000. . The occupants of a number of frame houses arid cottages adjoining the elevator ele-vator were forced to flee from their homes in scanty attire. . The fire la believed to have been t caused by an explosion of dust In the elevator. The elevator Is In the midst of ths railroad yards, surrounded by other elevators and railroad cars. Msny freight cars were soon In flames. i Switch engines' and crews were put to work to remove them from the Are xone, but It was said that there would be . heavy loss of railroad! property. There were about 200. cars, many of them loaded, load-ed, in the yards and near the building when the fire began. |