What Are The Causes Of The Great Chicago Fire Of 1871
Picture this: A drought had been going on for months. The only way to get fresh water is from the tiny water tower in Michigan Avenue. People are struggling to get food and water everyday and it's ridiculously hot. Could it get any worse? The answer is yes as the whole city of Chicago burned down October 8th—October 9th in 1871. Millions of Chicagoans left homeless and only because of one cause — Natural Causes. (History.com) The Great Chicago Fire started because of natural causes. There was a drought in Chicago when the fire occurred, and there were previous fires before that. Those fires also happened anonymously. There is better chance of a loose spark starting the fire by shooting out of a another wildfire than a crazy old woman trying to get her revenge on the government. The humidity was also a big problem in Chicago back then. The drought made the humidity go crazy, especially since it was originally supposed to be quite warm as it was early October when the fire
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Why would a middle aged woman be milking a cow in the middle of the night, and how would she know that everyone was asleep when the fire started if she was asleep herself? How would a man with a peg leg be able to save multiple living animals from a barn that is on fire and run multiple miles to get to safety, with no injuries or any burns whatsoever? If Luis M. Chon really did start the fire and wanted no one to know about it, why would he write about it in his journal where anyone could easily find it and read it? For one person to start a fire that big is very iffy, but having something natural cause it? Now that seems reasonable. Especially considering that it's almost impossible for one person alone to start a fire that big, even if everything was in fact made of
Why would a middle aged woman be milking a cow in the middle of the night, and how would she know that everyone was asleep when the fire started if she was asleep herself? How would a man with a peg leg be able to save multiple living animals from a barn that is on fire and run multiple miles to get to safety, with no injuries or any burns whatsoever? If Luis M. Chon really did start the fire and wanted no one to know about it, why would he write about it in his journal where anyone could easily find it and read it? For one person to start a fire that big is very iffy, but having something natural cause it? Now that seems reasonable. Especially considering that it's almost impossible for one person alone to start a fire that big, even if everything was in fact made of