It doesn't help that hot weather including heavy winds helped fuel that fire.
But at the same time, some warships may have shot flaming cannonballs and other debris into Chicago to help fuel the fire. Also, almost everything was wooden structures and some bankers likely wanted clear land to build new buildings including the first skyscrapers.
Apparently there were a total of 6 fires that occurred, Chicago, Peshtigo Wisconsin, Alpena, Holland Manistee, and Port Huron Michigan. I understand the official account is some cow knocking over a lamp post. I'm guessing some distortion of the truth and possibly some intentionality involved.
The Peshtigo fire narratives are extraordinary! Stories of fire that water could not extinguish, bubble like voluminous, think plasma like material that enveloped and incinerated what it touched. Sad
Probably arson but sure that some DEW DEW head is going to claim we had Jewish Space Lasers back then as well. Blue flames just mean that a fire was very hot, likely due to the fuel that ignited, plus certain substances can cause different colors in flames which is how fireworks operate.
The cow theory is udder nonsense.
Trying to milk some doots?
It's the breast I could do on the spurt of the moment.
No bull...
All this time I really just thought that Miss Oleary left a lantern in the shed.
Coded insult joke amongst bulls:
"I hear Miss O'Leary left a lantern in your shed."
Bulls did it after all. Should have known.
It doesn't help that hot weather including heavy winds helped fuel that fire.
But at the same time, some warships may have shot flaming cannonballs and other debris into Chicago to help fuel the fire. Also, almost everything was wooden structures and some bankers likely wanted clear land to build new buildings including the first skyscrapers.
Apparently there were a total of 6 fires that occurred, Chicago, Peshtigo Wisconsin, Alpena, Holland Manistee, and Port Huron Michigan. I understand the official account is some cow knocking over a lamp post. I'm guessing some distortion of the truth and possibly some intentionality involved.
The Peshtigo fire narratives are extraordinary! Stories of fire that water could not extinguish, bubble like voluminous, think plasma like material that enveloped and incinerated what it touched. Sad
Greek fire?
I need to look into that. I watched a scientist fire a laser fresnel lens, a lighthouse beacon lens. There is tech out there.
According to this video, it was a wide swath of Michigan that was burned. It also explains the weather conditions on October 8th, 1871.
Stone and brick with cement facade in places
Source?
https://www.accessible-archives.com/2013/10/chicago-fire-alternate-origin/
Also a cool read on ball lightning: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ball_lightning
Which doesn't directly tie in but...
...........to cover for the arson that burned out an otherwise unmoveable ghetto.
Probably arson but sure that some DEW DEW head is going to claim we had Jewish Space Lasers back then as well. Blue flames just mean that a fire was very hot, likely due to the fuel that ignited, plus certain substances can cause different colors in flames which is how fireworks operate.
Check out the peshdigo fire that happened at the same time. Happened the same day and very few people heard of it.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peshtigo_fire