, 1869-11-14
PEACE TO IT'S ASHES.
Destruction by Fire OF the Re.
publican Wig wan Last
Evening.
The Place Of Abraham Linooln'a Nom;ua.
ton Thing Of the Past,
Sketch Of its Political and CONNER.
cial History.
Seventeen Storcs and Shors and their
Contents Destroyed.
a.os~, s35, 5,0O0-Hnsurnncc, S3I. 600.

Los~, $50, 5,oOO-Insurnncc, S3l.oo0.
The Republican W.Gsam OF Chicago u no NOR,
II Departed IN volume OF nns nEd cloua
snoke ats O'Clock last r!gnt. Pace to lis ashet
1t vas the GEauiett and Mt the sane time mo.
dtApldAsed structure IN The linked States. Witn!
fta wal'A heedon VIA born, and 1t gar
to -Ame1tra The most iustr,ous enArac
ter IN rer history. II WAY built ia
the convention that uoDiaatel the nrRt He
publican President T1e choice teu on Abraham
Lincoln II slood through his term Ut ot1ce, aot
stood yet nrm when the nlllet OF the tIaito, a.
saa4tn ended the mRrtsra life, The rnisa,on n
The party that resrrd 1t IVES not yet accomplished
il stood unehatea sinr11S al The ycars OF The VA
-b'altg its tine, and kno~,ng that the r.Ro
Cuht curGner. II got to be
Shabby building Standing in the ver,
heart Of the basincss rart OF the c!tJ, II secmet
nAe relic OF another age, netwcen the coI,o.a
bHeE and mzrtlt pnlarcs thai locked down mn,
= from cserI side. Dat co nn. p7ssessxd IN,
hszdnood 10 lay tho ruthlcaa hand OF the innoy.so
upon 1ts Hacred walls, while l.s miss:on-thc fu,
steedon Of csery !nhahtaot oi Anetlca-was no.
yet accomplished 1t si.'od iu i,nmtncpj
peru o. 1Ec DOZEN times tie lasl
Lat night The protecting Kri,.9. III i,nertT
70 Nateh ahd GnArd oTer IT. Historic lmncse. to
Te IL ifuut Destruction before it4 zlIotted time
1nAt tane hxd cona America u now free
. 1Ht w11EAM
WIS etrcted Ia Mar. lr6p b., tue Republican Cen.
ual CoE tnl;tre Vi Chicago and cust 3lae1o A.
aeon a Chicago had teen u1ed upon ~ fnn nj, -
ivf holding The Satiuna, Republican Couvcution
lau hetesa!t. ios providing -o,nr huutlng caa!,Ie
Nhuln be tt attendance, led to it, Inception Tie
~ % fvGo1Fci tnr tH CONSTRUCTION and p,epar L.
non we're ,he fire. gift 81 the pztrtstc. oab!!c-
chtireaI Of WOOD, Jonn McE sen being ne cnn.
uaetof, *nd. ~hea comp.etrd, presented b plain
put tasteful appearance 1t stuoi Ut tnt svuth-
toN chftefHI Like aG Mhfkpt stree; d. on snaf -.
kooNh ~ The ''Sau EA.ussh" ,ht with fruata1s al
one ~. drco ttet oh fnke aud Que hunlr,1I no,t
esShtJ ltst on MsrEtt tsree', astt mixht .. inc
si"bt. o. Thirty feet. Al the rsnrte uT The Narxrt
tieet tFuHi wR>a semi LcIICut,r 1aAit sur mount
t4i =! a. esg1~ and th.cIl sIrfrrttug n taII ms
W. IL ~ .ie - ii-etl the wosls:
nc slza ~ either ru ctttuplecd the Arr1,tec,ural
aoosnnsn,s 1t n,1,n n the !o*e Al ,e esss side Of
'lFetl ffrt f0ng ntL thir' fe.; w1f. rtnn!rpv in
.Lc ctHtfr. with cnnTi't-H rnunI ut cI' nrr eod.
me nr!,osttc Rlht and eat@nIuR ainnR The e4l.
:arc ecnRti, mrrr tit" s4t+.Irs iur s.rytaIUys
Tue 'nailln3 Nns caps'fe u hultln1 tcu Ktu1san,l
VerrenA ~ NV ~7"'''
1nH caHvkSt1nn
that 6'HrHtltd wif,in ttc wn'I. OF .he WfUvsm
vas the fntAt 11ItufAHt that ta% pser n.ye,i',r.T
" tnis cn;1htt?. u rio'sasrd anrp ia lcirx4,cs
ncaflJ al thr il1.ltinna men Of thu yDuur t,.rt,
a.M M nnt! Hh". t'n that osr ..ss,n, were Tor TN
ntst nInr brought 10 pn, un.lrr, hut lIs,s s,sro
". t"r,t nanc. sRt'1'R tt1r tl9rAt In thu ian
= Http4IHEftfu View UtRs o." uetHfntYl fs,su1
DnEKa bArk 20 the n lrh the fnt ueti,v Nnicb i
atn, nat f,.t'I III! q tic mcu -rfs t,i,,tei
thf lsltR. hthefR have tpa-r,ll I'M no w ,,..,s,,
tns then ft~ thn1r hear. AMI ni.l,nsIDT, tt tt,1
.,sn ,asT11f str yst ttnc !" ,h.r prnrls,i... uni
IMElH y. MntRAn, t1'drnn Wn!rs, t:irius H.
t1st, G1f"o',',s tta+ Xarhat.sh raau'Hrr, Alua,
d.; T. a"'iis,: i",ss,' ss.s, s''.,"'. H." ."w
~ 1at.irs s,n.''.'"%. WHau IT, t.yar's, (',ss.
~ & N'"s. t,r,. " ."',l'. w'II:am t:',ts. Hoyr.
a i,sa%a,s., ". MI "ss"t ~, ,s rt"tr,.x i. r."
WYE d, 1hsai.us a'n.t in. VIII. II II, ll"1. i, +
ia@'F', y. M9n'ao7"r, lls'r,, = T.. i,air
E,.::..a1. 81 as', r. n.. ". r.s "sa an,, r''tts.,
r.. 1ostlhs l. Hhitar<. t,sn.,4 H. I'rAtt, au,in
tnar t,1n .n',.'I' lsr'urr. 1!as,h i,As,.. j. ii.
Wus,n. j. H. tIr1rucli W,InsW NJ wilma A W',,,.r; y;
u. Allison, T,amas F,etr''ur, Ilossra tifceIrY. a.
AF7Vh TilE CONTENTION
.ho H&HaM \ A. usrt lur tsrKu Gu't4rttnrs of all
snn4; .ct'r* o. t:hn" r islna- nl'ctlnea wrro
GMs,.lrl ~ Jams. l-at tlln appealing sirllstr.
1.1n, tsna s,9f a9 ns.sd " ,ss' .:ou nov
l1Hl Rsyn = rnncrrt II. rr-4 grand smc..ss ~
c1nsss. t'a T!tA thn f"upx MEMS fhrrtlan t.soc.
sIa occup1ra Il orca1ona,ty; xrras Rsnatl.csn
tA!lies during iho ntsi liucejo catnpaiva f"unI
: sonin nao1 M ~ntIr oil who w,-ned to como
1pen Waa fsia 70 nTu,, lIseu Of tnn
.e a1n!tonum- And then came the war.
JFi9L
70 regiment after regiment passluR through t.his
'aEo :" r"u's 1ar hrlraxuefrd Washington. IL
ast tno sslaaalc Kr'"l'd on which The nuijtInu
~ n auction 1hd ral. n = teue c1mpsted win
ta eost, 70 the Care plslica, Institute. It was
sn Ss'cf Irnoarr.i mo st"r.. aud ai1ce mat
JEW mas tnnt afs Ahsr+ EDNattl making m fnc
'am toth uf chcaguH coun,.rciai eteatoess
rue PIRk LAST AtulfT.
Inc nrt hells hhu bftn ctanyluH for some stnc
lurnx the eve1ing and int eAt. Of n~ous h ID tS.
co1nn eotc HIT aecu.tnHcti 10 the mise hut aIl
1t once The bvlls broke u. IN general aIar ami
herewith the whole sky bcct
:llunhuate'' ~3th nrry r,r,. osIus TO ihe pe,:u.
.Eist] stale Of tn: atfnn4phrrr the effects Of
ne oRn c+ were Errals cxnExrr st-l. aa.l reflect
moon, lsHkrt1 prstt IN ihn extreme. The great !
black cioufs, y htch .nnr..i sanity through ine |
heneena. Eiared upon h' the snvr7 da'nca Of The
JLEntG pile, locked Asc nlbtlnE elltnw3 Of fire,
IN the titafaLc., II Win!Ia +ts:ln ~ II whole |
'eclIon Of thu c'tA va. hnsang. ~ far do IN ~
b" lake. the streets w-f~ 'nHlc ns:lflsut with
tghi. TO tae suIh. for ulaav tni'sA, fne grapd !
liamibauGn could he plainly -r+,, pover,uR, a4it
F0uih Hsrp. Ike ~ n.uv cInah aver tho zhnlc
10 10 soo,hsr @ thu. fne NV WRsam VA eSrninn ,nn
which Chicago nosssrd Va. being ax,ssls an'l
which uhtr1y = rocked, hGt In which sh. was
lad with a ptsDt's ~trcn.Ih, Hnlui aoon II To |
nnsv. The et1rst va. el.c'rc. There wns gen.
,EAi ruRh trGtn the sheAre- lFnD the OPERA trun1 |
he httisrt hnd jsG. r-l"rt satonaA Perhaps |
1ever tn ths hsstot. nt IN. nna CT TIT. city, gses
ALL M I3Att I'll kI*''Q uAEF tbE%Ht lAS
herr trcr --*nch aa'cr 'urrnat More wcot |
@ SEC the barnirR bu''dls... hut we're mora Ut
Gas tt%ptred ~rh the f+r!iuc tha: there
III, mai, tn'tteT t.n.s,ng4 whl,'l C1.c .gr, could
tettet nnnF1t 10 Apa1e "a ntf than tuts- Sos s7ai
ts architectural lurc4r.sc,' added ornament 10 |
he city, or that Hs te.tr1ct.n !nro'yet any great
leErre of pecuutarF f0-s. out that tn re huEubI. |
walls was cnactt-l An trcr1 which vl!l a,Tays !
nark IN era ID the hts,ofY of tht% nnriao.
rkkEEs1,sa TIE srAEAp uf TIE FIRE.
Arr1ksuR Ut tue tt TIC, tee prns,srt WAS trnly ]
A. ~eIt H. t.uurnfui Tae 1A'nes had l
rr~ad EItn l'Gn'rl. g.lttt rAplHy spun Attc. Inc |
r. ercsc out .1d ~ vrrv hr,st ensce OF lime,
,owcr OF wntcr to remedy II IL -p,ln hcc Inc ev-
dent 10 thr ntstn n HIT tncr sr;t pal intention
,sMea to the a.j""'nE hatl'ttnH~, ~ au
1acr aide IT the " Swan, th,.se ere na,it or very
:, : N ,Ie,Ib'e u:s'etI"L r"~ sind p,eya''c<i from /
he north. nrh Inc ba. l1l.s the ~outh sine /
Etc low, Eickrtt R'ssAt''. hrr abn -eaahurt S,th
Aec whirn rroni-+d FER, 2-rrrr. u!ynt OF It In
-sse the ttr- hhoahA n1iu,n1.tcae to thrn, Tae |
asesnen fought rArfHlts. a.lt 10 tne cnHrac Of |
FeFs thOri utne had dfn-n tue G&nes into the |
ner.htr' end oi 'Ae hulttar. wnccs they wssc |
laally exiinSu'shc', With lrtc damage to a'1op-
Int 70 far AZ .sc VI rwan vi. cnncerueh. no !
1stus. H. .1rt c.u'd ave i; The nfs ran through
much no ~t]et. NJ d. n zh1rt after the flames
b!rht tostr, taere ~A% ho.hsng left OF the old |
structure bit Lilac tu'd braan.. cfssptd rafters,
loa chsrrpt c'Eil~Fs
ruk ORIGIN or TIE FIRE.
The ortS1u OF tnr Hfr l. ut%ho~n. hr. IL sup |
,o!,ce'nan b. lrrnt4i III the alArsn SAID be xsv
ht flames nr.t 'As.ln4 froM the ecntrc Of tho
a!'danT ~ on MIes. 3,I.~i r An"her asco at
rpo't IS CORRECT II IT, Impossible 10 deter
nl1e. as b.th the nea VINO Eavc lhe
nfottuasioo raa'nt.ss "a hat they ~rrr right F'rr
crnrts tn asc-rta n thr 0rtE1u ~+re f,t.ir, owing
= tho eKc esnebt witch pre~a.,-I lie vin mate
- insesne.noo TO- Gay, as'd The tsnc cause rnsy.
lnsts AND 1SsraAsck
:. Int toskl Iot' viii Arin.1'rate $4,000 Al !
lheokn the fatrr ot ine tanc- wert h.xn, rue &c.
euuAnts 0! toe dnrFeLt t1,,t-s r-AtZ-d tns1 to be
1tured wts reeeA.a',. II a nre u,i mate aa7
doomed p. ar ne I'd !es no raSe S.
sasn three or fur viii su1er 10 AMI exteut Tar
ns1oE!tJ OF The occopaats ~efr tur ,nsntrd Ia
sxacs amounts. but nHotG zen 40 !nll1tatriJ as
'octstcd NJ those w"n occu ,t~t the-c etorrs xcfr
.Ach toew nearly nhst shr othcr's -svck aud IL.
,usan &C weir, and thu !, fosu gwen is r.1u-
1T ally drr-y ct fsnIn t*ts R1uTce-
The h0t1tit z hnn frol taR- Of me hundred feet
~ lake %irret and oue hurdre-J HnL etsh'v on
Aa1ktt strcrt. and y rs t.lM!~frd l. 3, 9k nnd =
rn1t1aestR rtx stostB on Lake r.rert. sna SosL 1.
! 8. {. a., q, .. snd 10 o,,u M.rket street
AAaKEr sTkEkI
SaA ], 2. nod > nu MA,xcs, aud Nh. 2 on Lake |
'tsec,. <ctc curiet BY fArsrn / fstastou. mAu-
S; ,.srs,frF. o dn.ss. a.he., snd oulsluRs, Tnef
N NJ laa-, aud NJ i.a ;, and M Marker. Tnry
'Au , rfrtsT isrse s,ork OF aaud, sni rnet Atn Z
H., S.. s". tlt So: 'n.ar, lor $50 0-sl.t.M 10
cnrnrArirr utAtO4a >"> "'N' !
!, ~ u Ms1..t.tre rr noor. "a. occupied by
'o.s $AAta1: tEils in-nr.t. "3' -" '-s"'
10 40. Isl oesup''-i ny k4'z. Af,lr,tge L Nc
II :s tn.trr ~, =, na'..'nH ~ !u"rcra1's: !o+r
r. n1sytou Lang. cr,u p,.. IN r,r+rbsn,s
os4nred the 'coud moor; loss Hpy3, i;'wS:'n.
No. was vacan.
No .vaa o<cus,td d b! Van E.r,y :, f,rc-,, ,,,,,
81 "a n "'u' au' 'e'a' A@''' fs''"*'; su.usra ior