An early morning fire, starting at around two a.m., destroyed a number of frame buildings in the central business area of Warren, Illinois. Stores and merchants premises were completely burned out with the damage estimated as high as $20,000. No injuries were reported. (By John Osborne)
Source Citation
"From Warren, Ill.: Disastrous Fire--Nine Buildings Destroyed," Chicago Tribune, July 14, 1865, p.1.