... the fire, but to this day the exact cause remains unknown.28 Perusing this further, once the fire broke out at 9 o'clock at night in the barn, a strong wind helped carry it northward destroying everything in its path. The fire burned for nearly two days and consumed four miles long and three quarter miles wide through downtown Chicago.29 Although the ... 's believed Chicago would become bigger and better than the one that was destroyed.42 Continuing on, committees were not the only form of help Chicago received in rebuilding the city, Potter Palmer, a hotel owner in Chicago whose newly b...

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