, 1863-03-27


heart Of Our city. Tall blocks were melting
away before it like snow wrcaths Great
stores became ruddy furnaces in whose
Ecetbing glow valuable merchandise was
wrapped and destroyed. Wealth by mil
lions was taking unto itself wings of flame
and vanishing away. All was distress,
Terror sat upon every countenance. The
Herculean labor Of the firemen had rem
dered strong men helpless. What was to
be done? Tue generous offer Of the col
orcd citizens, you remember, was at first
louted. Better TINT Chicago be swept like
q burned prairie, rather than be saved by
The help Of niggers. Not to be thought Of.
BUTT was thought Of, and thought better
of, too. The negroes have since been set
at work at the fire.
But now another feature strikes us, for
zhe fire is still raging. It is calling for
lavish expenditure Of water, all Of which
has 10 be pumped by the Chicago Water
Works Company. It is drenching the
strects with muddy flow, darkcned by
cindcrs, and thick with trampled mire.
There is vast disturbance Of street pro-
prietics 4 hose-cart, driven at speed, has
run over valuable pointer dog. More
sad to say, another has famed q boy for
lite. 4 fat old lady, flying with her house.
hold Lares in her bands, Inns tripped oyer
= <a1c line of hose, sprained her ankle and
broke the clock There has been an inya-
sion Of theriehts Of property. Numerous
securely fastened doors Of absent owners
and tenants hare been broken open. The
hoscncn have made their moist and mud
dy way through nlil]iner's shop, putting
The modistes into humid state Of wrath
and alarm. Several express wagons have
been pressed into the service Of carrying
fuel for the steamers. Two horses have
been over-driven and succumbcd to the
pressure Of the crisis. Several louts, wht
refused to work, have been sent to tht
1ock-up. A squad Of suspected men
caught in doubtful connection with prop
>erty they claimed to be saving, are cool
ing their heels in the cells, and all thi
without process. Sure, uever was q cit,
more distress.
Now, we can prove BY the editor Of tn
Chicago Times, and if he got his eminen
deserts, lie would be high authority enough
That all this is wrong. That pure minde,
conservator Of public morals and justic
r;N I'll, ron that there are laws nrotect;n,
The nron,;et;ce neoce 1;rcs richts n nm
ncrtv md safety Of water comnanies
strects Sidewalks a1lers. nointar dor,
small hors elderly ladies door fasten;nc,
1n;11inc,v exnress WAGONS. and horse f1esf
That man il a ftce mona, aren't That til
arocna ch,r+a and H,haaa Cornna werc a,
nross,v dcs;one3 IN n,otoct man WIN A,
r;ae ,ra;nst ncrsonol crert;on at t;re
Tha+ no},oav Is IN he arrestod bv m 9TH,
hodv v;,hor, a warrant On th;s nrov;n
aad h.cloa hv thie vo1uab]o on;n;on tho
.ro,,ld he st onr tire ofconrsc n liberal fic
For smau magistrates and constable
wits f7v Thicker thon v,11am3,roso 1eave
rh;ef Fncincer uarr;s was arrested car
in thc day for obstructinr the stref
1nrc1or mavhcm Grand 1arcencv tre
mss nn;ssnce and d;so,der3v condnf
Tev numc,ons re1ars of n;ne.mon ha,
been picked IN by scores and incarceratt
Eor vcttinr down citizens. Several fir
,ncn are under arrest AZ horse thicres :
wits sworn out by cxpressmen. The eldf
1v1adv with the sprnincd ankle 1,as h
81 aca;nst t,c chief Enrineer Tho NJ
rr1o e.z7,od tho no;ntor dor h,s The bo,
,a~t ,nan IN ouod for fact dr;r;nr =
en,1, hor,s fa,1,er hos similar sn;t (
.nav hc ~ f;re as c;t~ Int we ane not
surrender onr lcea1 2;cbts It miqht
that the fire would rain headvay. hui
Hiatt eny reason why We should 1ansc il
anarcby and dcspot;sm? Perish the ms
ration.
There is a greater fire, at whose ext
enlistment stout and valiant hearts are
borinr. It's dcep seated In the struct,
Of our nation. It IS imminently danecro
It's subduine requires an invasion Of t.
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