Causes Of The Great Chicago Fire

One of the most famous disasters in 1871 was the Great Chicago Fire. Only one person started the fire and that was Daniel “Pegleg” Sullivan. He went to the bran to get some more beer for the people who attended the party.. There are lots of great reasons he started the fire, for one, He started it by kicking over a lantern while he was going to get some more beer for the people at the O’Leary’s party. Another, He accidentally dropped his smoke pipe with some fire still burning inside, remember, the whole city was entirely made of wood, then it would easily catch on fire. Lastly, he did start the fire, but didn’t want to signal any signs that he did so, everyone thought it wasn’t him, but another reason.

He started the fire by knocking down a lantern when he went to get some beer for the people at the party. In the article “What ‘or Who’ caused the Great Chicago Fire” it says, “The board also questioned a suspect named Daniel Sullivan, who lived directly across from the O’Leary’s on DeKoven Street, and who had first alerted Patrick O’Leary to the fire. Sullivan, known as “Peg Leg” for his wooden limb, said he had attended
In the article “Odds Improve That A Hot Game Of Craps In Mrs. O'leary's Barn Touched Off Chicago Fire” it states the proof of the real culprit,”These inconsistencies led Bales to conclude that Peg Leg had actually started the fire himself, perhaps while feeding his own family cow on the O'Learys' hay, and lied to cover it up.” He did start the fire but, just lied to the people and they actually believed him but, he was the only one who knew the truth. Louis Cohn didn't start the fire because if he wanted to cause the fire there must be a reason to do it or it would have been an accident. Luis would have proof or would explain what happened if he did start the fire. Could he have started the fire? Maybe if there was enough evidence to make us believe he did. Pegleg is the one to