Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1871-10-10

banks, express and telegraph offices, and all
newspaper offices except the Tribune, ele-
/ yators and waterworks gone, and there Is no
1 water In the city. Not less than ten thou3-
and buildings are already destroyed. The
fire has burned a distance of five miles, and
Is still raging. The wind is blowing gale
| CHICAGO. Oct. 9.-Hon. .WM. ORToE,
President Western Union Telegraph, New
York: We are trying to get established q
supply depot, but as the fire IS now coming
! up this way on Wabash avenue, we will
probably be driven out Of here before night.
! The waterworks are burned, and every
banking house and railroad depot in the
city burned. j. j. S. WILSON,
II 5sae-s- Superintendent.
Appeal TO St. Louis for Food and Fire
| Engines.
ST. LOUIS, Oct. 9.-Mayor Brown has q
dispatch from Chicago asking for food for
the suffering people of that city, he has
called mass meeting of the citizens at the
Merchants Exchange at II O'Clock, which
will be very largely attended. The SYM
| pathy here is universal-al classes express
| ing the deepest feeling Of sorrow for the
| suffering, and a noble and generous
response will be made to the appeal for aid.
| Mayor Brown has special train standing
on the Chicago and Alton track, ready to
start at moments notice TO take fire en-
gines or anything else that may be required
10 relieve the suffering, or aid the distressed.
The streets in front of the newspaper
officers are thronged with people eager TO
obtain the latest news of the frightful ca
lannity, and the only topic Of conversation is
the terrible distress of the people and the
fearful destruction of property.
LATER.-A dispatch has just been receiv-
ed from Chicago, asing for lire engines aud
men. They will be sent at once. The dis
patch also says the fire is still furiously rag
ing.
Engines Start from Cincinnati.
CINCINNATI, Oct. 9.-The Mayors of
nearly all the Western cities have proffered
relief and assistance to the Mayor Of Chi
cago. The Chief Engineer of the Cincin-
matt Fire Department, with three engines
and hose carts, have started for Chicago.
A meeting Of railroad Presidents, promi-
nent merchants and citizens of Cincinnati,
is now being held in the rooms Of the
Chamber of Commerce to take measures
for the relief of the sufferers.
One-Third of Chicago I'm Ashes-IO, 900
sRpz a Houses Gone. Esv-- - Il
-tHlCAtfO. OCI. Cs--OuC-l4luu VI Gll1
is in ruins All the banks, insurance Offices,
warehouses and elevators are destroyed.
Fully ten thousand buildings burned, and
the fire still raging. i@#s.
sc, 900 Left Homeless and Destitute
Probable Loss Of Life,
. CHICAGO, Oct. e-noon.-To all report
offices of the United States T
The whole business portion Of the city is
in ashes from Harrison street north to Chi
caro avenue, and east of the river to Lake
avenue, three miles in length and one mile
to mile and half in width. Every hotel,
bank, express Office, telegraph offices, the
atre and newspaper Office, with all the
wholesale houses in the city, are totally
destroyed. -
MANY thousand dwellings and the water.
works are destroyed. Early this morning
the wind commenced blowing a fearful gale
from the southwest, with sky of brass. No
one can tell what the end will be. The
only salvation for the remainder of the city
is in the wind keeping in its present direc-
ton. Fifty thousand people are homeless,
and most of them in a destitute condition.
The unburned streets for miles are lined
with household goods. t--t .s
No one dare think what a loss life there
may be, as the flames swept through the
city with the rapidity of a prairie on fire,
and many must have perished La
The Western Union Telegraph has sue
ceeded in getting up few wires from
hastily improvised office in the southern
part Of the city, thus establishing communi-
cation in nearly all directions. Muniicent
offers of assistance coming from every
quarter. ..... JONES.
Getting Hungry.
CISCINNATI, Oct. ga dispatch from
the Superintendent of the Western Union
Telegraph Company, Chicago, says: Cooked
food at this moment would be most valu-
able. He says at least seventy-fve thousand
people are in the streets. COnfagration
unabated. q jess "
The Feeling in Cincinnati = $4,000
Raised for the Suffering.
A meeting Of the Common Council was
called at O'Clock to take action for the re-
lief of Chicago sufferers.
At the Preachers meetings in the Metho-
dist Episcopal Churches this morning, reso-
lutions of sympathy were adopted declaring
that they would call on their congregations
to cooperate with the city authorities In
affording immediate relief.
CINCINNATI, Oct. 9.-The great fire In
Chicago monopolizes all attention; business
is totally suspended. Newspaper bulletins
keep the people advised. Extras by morn
ing papers are eagerly caught up. This
great calamity moves every heart.
The citizens melting called at the Cham
Der of Commerce was largely attended.
Mayor Davis presided. Committees on
transportation and finance were appointed.
Subscriptions and cash payments were re-
ceived at once. The Chamber of Com
merce gave 5000. Many leading firms
gave 81, 900 each. At Il o'clock S25, 900 had
been subscribed, At 1890 Mayor Davis
sent by special train on the G. II. & d. road
three steam fire engines and all the hose at
the command of the city, together with men
necessary to man them.
The Hamilton and Dayton railroad sent
notice that they had ample transportation
for all supplies and help necessary TO
be sent to Chicago free. The Indianapolis,
Cincinnati and Lafayette road makes the
same offer. The American Express Com
pany also proposed to carry supplies free.
In accordance with this, the Mayor sends
a dispatch TO the cities along the line OF the
railroad to collect supplies to be taken free.
Blankets and clothing wiz be collected and
sent to-day in large quantities, and also
cooked food. a committee viii leave for
4 Chicago at five O'Clock this evening.
$4,000 Raised I'm st. Louis.
4 ST. LOUIS, Oct. 9.-The mass meeting at
the Merchants Exchange at noon is the
largest one ever held there. People of all
classes and conditions poured in, TO express
| sympathy or contribute aid. Some $4,000
were raised in the space of an hour, and the
meeting is still in session. Committees
viii be appointed to canvass the city for
money, food and clothing, and arrangements
have already been made for the reception Of
such articles at the hotels and other points.
at which they will be packed up by the
transfer company's wagons and taken to the
depots Of the railroads leading to Chicago.
Il has already gone abroad almost through
out the city that the hungry women and
children in Chicago want food, and by to-
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