On October 8th, 1871, a tremendous fire broke out in the city of Chicago. Everyone had been doing their normal daily deeds when an unexpected fire started. The fire killed hundreds and left thousands homeless. This disaster fire grew quickly making it difficult to stop it as it spread north and east to the center of the city. Many people still to this day do not know or have evidence on how this chaos began. Although there are many theories about it, the O’Leary cow theory is the most well-known one.
Legend holds a cow started this disaster. Catherine O’Leary, a resident in Chicago, had a barn and a cow. The cow is known as the O’Leary cow. We have no proof if this cow actually knocked over a fire lit lantern. Who knows, it could’ve
Legend holds a cow started this disaster. Catherine O’Leary, a resident in Chicago, had a barn and a cow. The cow is known as the O’Leary cow. We have no proof if this cow actually knocked over a fire lit lantern. Who knows, it could’ve