The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1871-10-26
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CHICAGO, Oct. l8.-Ten days have passed
since the great conHagration, and every day
brings fresh occasions for encouragement.
The city is very orderly. Relief for the poor
comes in abupdantly.
! Business is being resumed, and building is
going on in every direction. There is a
much more healthy feeling abroad than the
most sanguine anticipated.
| The reports from all the banks are sub
stantially the same as yesterday. Very little
have been large. Thare is no difficulty in
negotiating sight or time drafts on NewYork
banks at old rates.
The insurance companies are doing we'll,
and those that are solvent pay without re-
quiring policy holders to go through the
usual formalities of adjustment.
The American Central Company Of st.
Louis commenced paying to-day, John B.
Drake, Of the fremont House, receiving
$1,000 from the company. They will con-
tinue to pay on demand until all are paid.
The Executive Board of the Republic In
surance Company, Of this city, had meet
ing to-day and resolved to wind up. Their
losses foot up 50, COZ, 900 and their cash assets
amounts to $500, 900. They will pay twenty.
five cents on the dollar on demand.
Twenty one thousand dollars were received
to-day az Il contribution to the Relief Fund
from Memphis, Tennessee.
The Times OF this morning, upon what
they deem a candid estimate, makes the total
loss by the recent fire $50, 100000.
J. w. Doane Il Co., and many other
Wholesale grocery houses, announce their
immediate resumption Of business and that
their liabilities will be pal at maturity.
| The business of the Board of Trade has
been fairly resumed, and the purchase and
sale of grain is going on as il nothing had
happened. The receipts and shipment of
grain are very heavy, if not equal to any
previous time.
The following is one of the thrilling incl
dents of the fire, which occurred in the
Washington street tunnel during the fnriest
era of the fire. When thousands we're rush.
ing through the Tunnel, which Is over 200
feet in length, the gas suddenly gave ont and
all were left in total darkness. A terrible
panic; collision and trampling 10 death Of
the weaker by the stronger, seemed inevita-
Bile. Strange "a it may seem, every body
seemed to comprehend the necessity for cool
ness and courage. No: man lost his pres
ence of mind, but all, with one accord bore
to the right. Each calmly eDjoining on the
others to be cool, and to march steadily
on till light could he reached. Rapidly, but
without confusion. they in two columns
moved on through the thick darkness with
almost military precision, the silence being
broken only by the frequent shouts OF right,
right. There was no collision, and no one
was harmed, but all reached the end Of the
tunnel in safety, and, therefore, Tor the first
time in almost ten minutes, brea,hed freely.
Some adventurous and daring individual
this morning worked his way to the top Of
the Court House, and planted the Ameri-
can flag on the hishes, point, where il Ant-
tiers to the breeze.
The Schooner j. Lavent was wrecked on
Saturday last off Manstee, and crew of seven
in number were all lost but one seaman,
who after fearful sufferipgs for many hours,
was finally rescued.
4 survey of the Tribune building was
made by surveyors who reDor; that the walls
and most of the floors are good, and
that the whole can be pu, in order for $50
600. The original cost was S2lO, 900.