Title page of Mrs. Leary's Cow: A Legend of Chicago, by C.C. Hine (1872). ("O'Leary" was commonly shortened to "Leary.")

"Kate the barn is afire" Catherine O'Leary testifies before the board of inquiry investigating the fire (1414 words)

The Official Report The Board of Police and Fire Commissioners' Report (1871) (2121 words)

Mrs. Leary's Cow from C.C. Hine, Mrs. Leary's Cow: A Legend of Chicago (1872) (1294 words)