H. H. Holmes “castle” at Sixty-third and Wallace streets, Chicago, which is said to have been the scene of his numerous murders was discovered to be on fire. It did not extend beyond the on[e] “castle.” This famous building has for some time past been tenanted only on the ground floor, by a drug store and small restaurant, and it was in the latter that the fire originated. The interior of the building was practically ruined. The loss will aggregate $15,000.
The history of H. H. Holmes is ghastly. I read the whole thing here. Read it yourself, but not in a darkened room!