Buchanan County bulletin and guardian., 1868-01-10

Within few minutes after the exef.
eisee closed-but not till the people
had left-the church was blown 70
piecies by the explosion Of . keg si
powder. which had been placed under
the platform on which the children
were seated, aud probably fred With =
SLOW match. An explosion during the
exhibition would have destroyed the
whole crowd.
OU1 C01CAoo AETTRR.
CnicAeo, Jan. :, 1853.
En-. BrlLssIx This morning . greet
catastrophe has befallsn Chicago aad i'm.
mense - . the injury already inflicted, iss
extent cannot b estimated for IL progrses
h unchecked. At IN early hour the alarm
of ere Was sounded aud The hursyiae en-
gines answering the summons we're called to
tae rescue Of one Of ChicAeo's most mAeni6
cent edi6ces, The building reesahy erected b.
the Young Mems Christian Association %
4sdxon street near La 6Alle. Already, il
Is said, he flames he'd been q vosh, some
fhesa OF s.~.;, .inates. havi,: bssn ::.s.. ::,s.
"a, il is believed. 10 some Of he sleepins
rooms 10 he upper pan of ths building.
Within Eve minutes afier sAe sseiass got 70
work, tvo saeAmezs burst tlseie hoss and
again there vas serious GAsca 70 the pso>
gress Of exit, ssion Of ihe Aa.ss nov spreed.
ing With fearfal npiday. Il . spspciG.
bsisf spase Of time NE valb which eacloeed
the immense Farvel Hall seemed 10 contain
naughs but roaring nas Of snqaencAabls
fame, for the water which vas poured upon
II seemed rather to feed than seay IL iusy.
In few moments this grand hall, the lar.
sesi on this continent, vas tosAlly desssoyed.
People shuddered and turned pale with hos.
ror NJ the thought Of what would have been
The inevitable coosequsnees bad shis fse oc.
eusfsd but = fev hours before The peses.
ding evening Ole Bull gave there one Of his
splendid soncerts, and fully three thousand
persons VEN in The hall; THE huge auditor.
um vas capable Of seating thirsy.6ve hum
drsd people, but its mode Of exit vas scarce
y adequate for place Of ons>ff,h the size.
A long. teftuous and NARROW way led down
to the street, passage where . hurying
crowd wocld have been jamned, the weaker
ones thrown down and trAmpied 70 death
and ths exit closed, booming hundreds to
tls most horrible Of deaths,-ths inexorable
flames. Tonight ole Bull xas 70 have civ.
en- there another concert and the place would,
without doubt have been even more densely
crowded than on the night before. Some
idea Of the terrible rapi.ity Of the dsssruc-
tion Of this hall may be cleaned from The
fact tha, Z number Of the ins,rumenta of ~
orchestra and grand piano belonging to
Aessrs. Smith I Nixon worth come 81, 70o)
were in the ball and could not be aavsd.
The Fsrwell Hall portion Of the edifce vss
separated from the fron, building By . nar>
roo space, but for . long time alies she fAmes
GOT under heedvay Is seemed ~ If they would
ovesleap this boundary and inevitably d.
troy the front building and The s8lsIdid nsv
Msjos block which adioias t. / have
just learned from fr.end, however, 4 . the
progress Of the Gre in this direction has ben
edectually checked and the frsmen are ssa.
Ruins Of being able 10 eonfne b 70 . vesy
limited space about he hall il i seaAed
that Ole Bull Win, With that geoesesisy which
u % chancssristic Of him, give . perform.
ance for The benefit Of The musiciaas Who
have suffered such serious loss BY the de-
tructon Of theis instruments. This ediGce
has only been completed eouple of mouths.
st cost of nearly Il not quits t1OO, 600. and
vas structure Of which Chicaeo ~ iussiy
proud, bosh fos it, magnificent beauty and
- showing the strength and popularity al
the praisewosthy GsgAnisasion By whom 4
vas erected, the Chicago Young Meas
Christian Association. Steps viii, cf course,
b as once taken 70 re-esect il and ID i 70 b
hoped that this time the grand hall viii be
put upos The gEoand 6oos. vish ample means
for enssases and exit 20 - 70 preclsde The
possibility Of susn "a avful Destruction a
ausan life - has been % narrowly escaped
90 this occasion.
The Common Couscl comaiitss appoint
ed to hsnt up evidence sgaina tAs folios
department., hare begus heir secset sess>
ions. They rsfuss even 70 allow he Police
Superintendent, Or the reporter 70 be prss.
ent By the vsy, ths police are at lengsh
tAking measurss % suppsess Vie growing
tases tos the brutal sport" of psiss>6 >6ehsins.
By breaking up tbs 6sie tournamepss"
which do 90 much 10 encourage Il La
night they made rid on one q thess cx,
hibiiions and captured thirsy Or forty roughs
aud thieves.
4 reader who has nosicsd ~ senasks il
recent letter concerning the Steck piano.
has Addressed 10 me quesy-" What Is The
bsst low~pfieed piAso mods r. For his ben.
eft sad ihas a oehses vho nay wish 10 knev
the same thing, l reply, that nanufactursd
b. J. ". vose. Tkess ere .Lrs. sspsrs,s
ssd dieeises styles Of ths Voss piano, sans>
ing in psiee iron $40 up % $500, asd q
there are sixtsea gsadss IN his asesndiae
scale, the purchaser has wider field ks
choice than is offered By any othsr maker.
Even The cheapest Of thess pisnos has he
French action, English dampsss snd buck,
skin Gaping and possesses 6ns tone, power
and durability. Ths 6rst cIass ass tlse lar
get sud most powerful square pianos made
and both the 6rst end second classes have
the top>le,er hampers with she French e.
sioa. No other pianos made for anything
near the same price have such power, beau.
y Of singing tone and capability for brill.
isEt execution asd none, ct any price. ere
more durable. Messrs. Root + Csdy, Of
No. 8? Washington street, are the sole
Northwestern agents Soe the ssle Of thess in-
struments.
Undine" il in its last week at.lhs Csos.
BY Opera House and draws - big houses =
at any time during is run,-all 10 f.ca Nat
the place will hold. But for pre- engages
nents,oflbs Opess House, il would run ret
fos ss isast . sosnle Of moushs, to an i'm
mense business.
Woods Ausesm.;s IN . vsseilIaiing and
uncertsin var. Pnnk Aiksp, Who has
grown several inches since he got possession
a the Place until July nex1, 4, L . said.
going 70 pnt up . iiitlsstheafre here next
DeAson An1ssis meantime trying 70 sqseesc
eyesy dollar he can out Of his hold on the
nnsenn. Ffsnk has been dC;ns well hsre,
yettink about three times e much q b
.ould 10 any other theatre IN the country,
shea he was on salary, aud 10 now still BE-.