Comments on: What (or Who) Caused the Great Chicago Fire?

By: David R. Lane

David R. Lane — Sun, 04 Nov 2012 19:54:10 +0000

PESHTIGO?CHICAGO FIRES
This fire erupted almost instantaneously across a swath some 250 miles long stretching from Chicago on the south up through Michigan on the north end.
Virtually the only thing which could have caused something like that would have been a broken up Meteor or other sort of Fire Ball traveling NNE to SSW ( or SSW to NNE) which rained burning fragments across the landscape.
Some 1,500 prople died in the Peshtigo fire while only 300 died in the Chicago fire on the same night.

By: Japheaux

Japheaux — Mon, 08 Oct 2012 19:59:12 +0000

Agreed, 2WarAbnVet; the Peshtigo story–often never taught–is indeed a worse story. I remember growing up in Wisconsin and learning that story in 4th grade. I passed the story on to kids and adults where I live now–they seem shocked to learn that they never heard of the Peshtigo Fire–and are amazed at the details.

By: Peter M. Lutterbeck, M.D.

Peter M. Lutterbeck, M.D. — Sun, 07 Oct 2012 13:42:39 +0000

Finding suitable “patsies” is as old as in ancient times and unfortunately very convenient to this very day. Without the “patsy” the events of the day could not be controlled by those bent on controlling.

By: 2WarAbnVet

2WarAbnVet — Sun, 07 Oct 2012 13:10:30 +0000

Ironically, On the same night – 8 Oct 1871 – a great firestorm occurred in Peshtigo, Wisconsin. The Peshtigo Fire caused the most deaths by fire in United States history, killing as many as 1,500.

By: Barbara

Barbara — Thu, 04 Oct 2012 20:26:30 +0000

And, of course, nary a word about the Peshtigo Fire.

Killed more people (1500), destroyed more property (1800 square miles), was so huge it created its own tornados, made humans and animals spontaneously combust, was used during WWII as a model for incendiary bombing techniques…

and what do people do? They natter on about an Irishwoman and her cow.