Just some interesting trivia. Two days after the Chicago fire which killed ~300 people, there was a much bigger fire in Wisconsin that killed 1200-2500 people.

Just some interesting trivia. Two days after the Chicago fire which killed ~300 people, there was a much bigger fire in Wisconsin that killed 1200-2500 people. Over 300 people just from the town of Peshtigo died. It was a town with only about 1700 residents. It didn't get much media attention, however, because of the Chicago fire. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peshtigo_Fire https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peshtigo_Fire