Eddie Arruza video files: The 140th Anniversary of the Great Chicago Fire

On the evening of Sunday, October 8, 1871, a fire started in Catherine O'Leary's barn on Chicago's south side. It quickly spread out of control and eventually consumed and destroyed much of the city. But out of the ashes of that unimaginable catastrophe rose a greater and more beautiful city. On the 140th anniversary of the famous conflagration, I take a look at some of the artifacts retrieved from the rubble and now housed at the Chicago History Museum. Visit me at: http://eddiea.tv/