The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1871-10-10

nearly two miles in length and one mile
wide is completely destroyed, including
the Water Works and q large number oI
elegant churches, etc. This statement
embraces tho districts devastated and EN-
braces almost the entire business portion
Of the city, south of Harrison street and
South Division street and reaching out
many miles and covered almost entirely
with dwellings, composed largely Of the
more elegant class is untouched, and may
now be regarded as safe from injury
For miles and miles, in every direction,
tho sidewalks, lawns, vacant lots, and
font yards of dwelling houses, are filled
with people who have escaped from these
burning dwellings, taking with them only
a scauty amount OF furniture and clothing,
The sight is truly pitiIul and narrowing.
They receive immediate relief, or many,
from exposure and starvation, would
perish. OF course, US stated in my pre-
vious dispatch, it Is utterly impossible to
mako an approximate estimate of the
entire loss; but it can scarcely be below
$1,000 1000. OF course, but fraction Of
this amount can be realized from tho
insurance Ylapa ss.E' 4
General Sheridan has to-day telegraph.
ed TO St. Louis to the Missouri Depart
ment there to send at once 70 Chicago one
hundred thousand rations. lie has tcle-
graphed to Omaha for two companies of
soldiers and one hundred tents. They
will all be here as soon as they can come
by rail. He will also order another one
hundred thousand rations. 81
Mayor Mason has issued proclamation
calling meeting in the West Division to
see what the citizens can do for the relief
Of the sufferers, There are at least one
hundred thousand people who do not
know whero they will get enough pro-
visions to satisfy tho appetltes Of hunger.
A later rumor from the North Division
says the devastation Is less wide spread
than heretofore reported, yet undoubtedly
many have persisted, ,aA il.fA.,.a 9s'
ENGLEwooD, 10 MILES FROM CHICAGO, |
t.. ,.,, October 0-ll4,M.
The work of devastation continues.
More than one half of tho city is already
destroyed and the flames continue their
raVages almost unopposed. AT about one
o'clock this afternoon the fire crossed the
river at Adams street bridge, soon des.
troyed the gas works and then spread
itself in every direction, and at this hour
almost every building from Harrison
street TO the Chicago river is destroyed,
including all insurance offices, banks,
hotels, telegraph offices, newspaper eStab-
lishments, with tho single exception Of
tho Tribune office, which Is flre'prooI.
The Court house, Sherman House, Tre-
mont House, Palmer House, new
Pacific Hotel, new Bigelow House,
and ino fact every hotel 4 and
every thing else is swept clean, This
District embraces all the heavy business
houses IN the city. The rain Of fire ard
birthstone on Sodom add Gormprrah can
hardly be compared to the devastating
rain Of the fire flcnd in Chicago, More
than one.half of the population arc now
rushing through the streets in vehicles,
which are obtained at enormous prices,
on foot and in every other way with the
choicest household treasures in their arms
and on their backs, in utter confusion,
not knowing whittier to go, Fearful
suffering must follow and almost i'm
hOdlately. Full one hundred and fifty
thousand people arc at this moment home.
less and houseless, not knowing where to
10y their heads or get anything to satisfy
the cravings OF hunger.
Isaac tr. tna C1Nc1NNATI, Oct. 0.
Information from Chicago this morn.
Ing via St. Louis and Cairo, said to be
reliable, states that tho following build.
ings were burnt Sherman House, Cham.
ber Of Commerce, Court House, Western
Union Telegraph building, and all that
part Of the city, covering over thirty
blocks. .s,r- ,. - -,s. ,..-s...-. q.
The following message, signed by the
Mayor Of Chicago, was sent to the Mayor
ofst. Louis this morning. 'Send us food
for the sufferers. Our city Is In ashes.
Our Water Works are burnt"
: CINCINNATI, October0.
The mayors Of nearly all the western
cities have proFered relief and assistance
10 the Mayor Of Chicago. The Chief
Engineer Of the Cincinnati Fire Depart
ment, with three engines and hose carts,
have started for Chicago.
A meeting Of prominent merchants and
citizens OF Cincinnati Is now being held
at the rooms OF the Chamber Of Com
merce to take measures for the relief Of
the sufferers.
CINCINNATI, October 0.
The great fire In Chicago nionOpolizes
all attention. Business Is totally suspend.
ed. Newspaper bulletins and extras by
tie morning papers are eagerly caught
up. The great calamity moves every
heart. A citizens meeting was called at
the Chamber OF Commerce and was
largely attended. Mayor Davis presided. !
Committees on Transportation and Fin.
auce were appointed. Subscriptions and
cash payments were at once received.
The Chamber Of Commerce gave five
thousand dollars in money and
the leading firms gave $1,000 each.
At 10 o'clock, twenty-five thousand dol.
lars had been subscribed. At half past
ten, Mayor Davis sent by special
train on the Cincinnati, Hamilton &
nayInr raiirnod ihrna ATTAIN, fiFn hn1inaa