, 1862-02-18
'IHE>GREATVlCT0RY
CHlCAGOO Jon The RAMPAGE
Action of the Beard Of Trade

Action Of the Beard Of Trade
OF TEE PEOPLE.
Relief for the Wounded.
General JuDi,atfo.a-F2ogs, Burners and Xasic
The Proclamation -Evesy5ody tt !SmiGing''-
= TIE Courts md the Markers Grdzy-G Glory
Enough for Lifstime-F5oyd Burned IN Ell
gy-Fan Particulars Of Eres3aA1ag.
Chicago was On the rampage yesterday; was
crazy with delight and insane with jubilation
upon the receipt Of the glorious news from
Font Donelson. In fact, Chicago didn't care
an cxp1etiyc whether tho school house was
kept open or shut The people heard nothing,
saw nothing, knew nothing except that our
bows had taken Fort Donc1son aud maintained
fl,c honor Of the dear old flag. The reyulsion
Of feeling and the sudden and magical change
from Sunday WIS most noticeable On Sun
6ay night, the dark and indefinite news cloud
ed every brow and gave rise to an anxiety as
painful US it was unanimous. The vague, un-
satisfactory and eSagseratcd rumors floating
about, added to the intense cagerness to get
some detai1s, of whatsoever nature they might
prove Early yesterday morning the first brief
end concise dispatch flashed along the wires,
*.Fort Donclson is tasen!'' and was postedup
on the bulletin board of the TRIBUNE Office
The effect WAS magical It WAS like the burst
ing Of some mountain stream, long fettcred,
carrying everything before it and sweeping On
with resistless might Like lightning, the glo-
tIous intelligence sped from lip to lip, and
men H7ung each others hands; embraced each
other; rushed hither and thither, shoutingthe
glad news, all the more glad that the thirty
regiments Of Illinois troops lad so noblv vin-
dicatcd the old flag and added new iacenti7es,
for State pride, and shed new glory upon State
arms. Hour By hour the dispatches came,
each received with wild shouts Of ecstacy, un-:
til mcn fairly grew crazy. The excitement cal
minated in the intelligence that the renegade
Buekuer WIS captured. Sbont after shout rent
the air. Men sung and danced and ioaulgcd
IN all sorts Of patriotic gymnastics. Flags
were Aung out 1rom3eFcry window and roof
tree and acrosE every street Everywhere the
air WIS resonant with thrilling straias Of music
pc:1:ns out national anthems The bells ranr
a a:ld, jubllatory Naturalization. The win
d IS of the hotels swarmcd with the ladies
who answered the shouts below With the
waving Of handkerchiefs, until they seemed
n,auumittng docEs Of snowy doves. At no
time in cur remembrance has Chicago so sud
denly, 50 spontaneously, SO thoroughly burst
into wild de1irIum Of joy and rejoicing as
yesterday The wounded and dying, the sad
echoes which must come to-day and to-mor-
row MD for many to-morroWs, were all for
gotten. 1t WAS enough to know that our own
boys Lad compelled the rebels to surrender
and had p1antc the Stars and Stripes upon
the rebel fortress.
IN THE COERTs.
Immediately upon the opening Of the Coun-
II Circuit Court in the morning, the inteIli-
gence was whispered about, and reached the
ears Of his Honor Judge Manierre. The court
room was in a whil Of excitement, and the
officers attempted to check the uproar, The
Court arose, and letting Legal dignity, law
books and Law cases slide, fairly carried away
with the fire and enthusiasm Of the moment,
proposed three cheers for the victory. Three
rousing cheers were given, and the Court ad-
journcd for the day. In the United States
f!on,t Fnner5or c,nrt md peco,aar,s C,n~t
~. e.,r..1.a.or +~,,-.1,oo ~. ~ -,
~ Ricbend Roc ct al wore bnrrioa1v +,,r,st
aside as Of the least possible consequence.
Fxcrv conr+ ,dionr,,sd and ;,,a,raa 1o,r,o,.
and snect,tors rnatea fo- W. n,an a..
whore t1,cv 7nio1,t find roon ,na vent f,r +ha;,
ehn11;t;on If inv.
As The forenoon wancd and fresh a;sn,tcbcs
tc,t non7int4 IN tbe nub,;c avc7tn,,,n,,+ r..
creased. The main streets were t,oc}z Wit,
the c:,thcr;nr +1ons,nds and narioation e.,
1eb;c,cs 1,ccane ;mnoes;h1c cheers mn,
cheers rent the sir. hats wcrc hnr1ea ;nto III,
air sta;d citizens closed their shonsand shout
ed narsonz 1yent vj15 and snonted non.eom
,n3,n;cat;va -, ar, e,,3ae,,,1 f,n,,a thai, 1,e
se,,ed .ca +bc n,;sv 1xerc no5s;cr +,,o,, o<-a,.
,nd inns crcrrhoav s77n*r NM; doncsd ona hnz
zae5 e e,n,,a5,, on1 vas han-H 49, ~ >>4'>@ - >%<'
Arc CAN'T noUaI.s
rre ccrs If t,,c p,o,;ons Victory 7.,s +,,-o,
IN c,mo Dono7os hT ,.,n;d conI1crs Tho an
,,onoce1nent sT,s made +, t1,o ao1d;orz .,d ~
ecfved vii, The widest o,t1,ns7,sn, 7,o a.,
tirc c.mn waa IN n t1aze nf cvc;ten,crt Th
t,n,n cannon ,-,,,c ,,;s+c1e md orcr+1,;no 49,
,on1d ,,.1-, ro7eo ~. o,1,15 49, o.-,-s3.ts
and evcrr nm, ,.c,t -, ~ 49, ~ ~ .a.sa
in 4bc ,.+c1n7,t r., tirc r-,,t =, h;s f.a1,a.ss
81 go w. w., ~
IT,. rh.nt-. ~. "a -...s..a1,z.
.+ed econe 1,at eren5no Tho hanzo ~ -a aaaLa
n e,fr,c,t,,, sna tho ,,a;anoa +tore,,a,,,
n..,..,,..t.. n,.... ....-..--N-
IN 4ho vo,r 7,;+c,, ,r <ro,;,ae. ,-ho,, - ~,
end n +,,e f3rst oct of s.Roh Ror,, TN cn,ta,
rose nnon 4bc entira con,n,nv o-onnoi, -
epfhcr With The Stars md str;,ca goot;nr ~.
them Mics Anderson sustained +bo so1o ,
t1,o tsstar snonoaa4 panre,,, y, , en3r;toa ,x
exce1lent stvlc the cnnnanv and tha a,t;,
audience iofn;nc In the chnrus NJ fha noh
eo,,em
Ta+.r :, +ho c,a,,;,o a,s,.t..
,pad hv Mr. Manoce1 McV;e,-o- a.
pr;ca :. h,d bonn c,r,t,,-ed A. -. -
,onn,s,na,,+> +,,o ,a1t-,rae - ~. ~:
c,,e. 1;I,.a1r M h,nnas u,+s sa.s. a.
,;:ss.;s1,:.,:.1, N.. - go, ~
up, ataiuAeieine18 waved, ano Ihfee Tim
three cheers given. It was the san
old sccne Of the dov donb1n dsst;1
"" e.sus " tue qay 4ouoiy o1st'u
In patriotic fsryor. Rob Roy was met
morphoeed into Federal; Scotch ba)1a
rsn INTO Yankce Doodle and scotc,, % l;'ts .4', "a
The Rcd White and R,ra Tha ,,s;e..
- ,s1.o.. - ..1..-s 49, ~ aus ., aaa,en
Wonld listen 10 nothlng and suffer nothin
- .@>>0eo ~, " H'.s oon
urduct;on Of what was eoinr on m outside M