Fire devastates Farwell Hall destroys Chicago’s Y M C A
From Ep Tocanxan Special Correspondent the Young Men’s Christian Association hall Farwell Hall in Chicago burned down after nine in the morning causing a total loss of about 347000 with the Y M C A losing roughly 190000 and insurance covering 102000. The blaze exposed dangerous design flaws including thin walls limited exits and a crowded upper gallery and raised calls for safer reconstruction and life protections. The piece notes the prior concert attendance and the potential risk if the National Republican Convention had been held there.
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