The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1867-11-14
Chicago CORE spOndence.
CHICAGO. Nov. H. 1867.

AT an early hour yesterday morning,
but little after o'clock, all Chicago was
startled by fearful explosion and few
moments later lurid glare from the west.
lit up all the heavens, while the fear in
lspirlng alarm of the changing bells broke
upon the stiffness of the night The ex-
plosion was one Of those terrible catastro-
p hes which from time to time occur to
warn the imprudent of the dangerous and
tremcnduous power Of steam, and sadden
an entire community. Marbles Touring
mill on Canal street, near Randolph was
under contract to furnish some three hun
dred barrels of -four on Monday morning.
and to effect this ran on up to the time
mentioned, into the early sabbath The
engineer had been kept at his post every
day and far into the night Of each day for
week previous, and this night, overcome
by fatigue, laid down beside The engine
and went to sleep. IL awoke in eternity.
viii lie his poor, mangled corpse laid be-
n cath the mill which had been torn TO
fragments by the explosion of the boiler.
But one man, miller, was in the building
at the time. and he, by the heroic exer-
tons OF a brave policeman, was rescued
alive, although terribly burned, scaldcd
and bruised. For time it was believed
that one Of the owners and several work
men in the mill had persisted, and there
were rumors of the death of number of
persons who were asleep in small German
boarding house which stood just beside the
mill and was crushed by the falling Wis.
1t Is now understood that all escaped but
the engineer. He was sober, Industrious
and faithful man, but his energies were
taxed by the exactions of his EN- ployers be-
yond his strength, and bis life paid the for
felt. He leaves wife and one little
child. as an instance of the appalling
power of the explosion, one huge section
of the boilor, estimated as weighing a ton
was hurled high in air, a distance Of over
500 feet, and in its fall crashed through
like paper the roof, corner walls, second
floor and partially the first floor ofano,her
building at that distance. Another huge
section which was thrown in an opposite
direction was actually red-hot when it Tell
All the buildings in the vicinity had their
walls piercad by the flying fragments of
the mill, and their windows blown in by
the shock of the explosion The fire
which followed the explosion destroyed
quite a number Of buildings in the viclui-
ty, innicting total loss ofsome where near
$4,000, not half covered By insurance.
Another terrible fire occurred yesterday
over on South Water street between Wells
and Market, by which some SO 900 wo a
of property were destroyed Itorginated
from stove in little Israelite's tailor
shop
Still another fire yesterday on North
Market street, rendered fifteen famile
homeless and destroyed $50 900 worth of
property.
The recent lively quarrel between the
Young Mems Christian Assoc alton and
the Chicago Christian Uoion, the former
representing orthodox evangelical charity,
and the latter CnverSalst and Unitarian
charity, mainly seems to be in fair way
for settlement. Sensibly seeing that their
rivalry would offer opportunities to the
deserving to plumber all round, they have
taken the iaitiatory steps toward a comb
nation OF their energies for charitable pur-
poses. Tonight. at the fremont House,
an organization will be effected, under a
charter from the last legislature. in which
the Y. NJ. C. A and the c. c. L. and the
Citizens Relief Association will have equal
share. 1t may be sad to well-balancei
oNhodox mind like Moody's to have to Ia
Dor with unbeievers in the cheerful doc
trine of eternal damnation, but the general
public will rather view it as good omen
and look for them to effect much for the J
relief of the needy during the winter.
The preparations which are being made
for the soldiers fair which is to open on
Wednesday next at the Wabash Avenue |
Rink, arc now almost complete, and there
is every reason to expect tho fair to prove
4 grand success.
The Odd Fellows had a banquet last
Thursday evening, the profits Of which,
some 81 900 they donated to the fair, and
similar action is to be taken by score of
other societies The individual contribu-
tons are also said to be immense Gen
Sheridan will not be here in time for the
opening of the fair, but Gen. Wilson will
be present and very imposing ceremonies
have already been arranged
One noteworthy feature in connection
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