Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1871-10-18

only distracted at the absence of the boy, bu
/ fearful OF their possible fate. At last the
/ flames came SO near that they must fly or die.
/ In the strength of her affection the old wo-
man seized the poor cripple, placed him up
on her back and thus staggered along for a
distance Of two blocks, when some men placed
him in a grocer's wagon and drew him to a
! place OF safety But 1t seems wicked to think
Of such trih,s amid all the narrowing scenes
IN memory. never can tell of tie universal
horror Of those hours. Thev were years
don t wonder { .at men seemed demented and
women hysteTical
One Of the little girls that attended nv
school became lost | found her CRYING as
though her heart would break. She is but
seven years I'D, and she could not tell what
had become Of her parents and family. There
We're many such cases. As we went on
'urther the throng increased until the streets
ard sidewalks were black with people II
was ike a fres ret, and poured in the one
direction OF safety By and by we found
the f-e getting around US as though escape
would be cut off, and we would be entomb bed
IN one grand pyre of tnc. Go the other
way we are headed off, was now and tnen
the cry, and the multitude would turn back
struggling in a new direction. | saW some
women and children and one man exhausted .
lay down IN the cutters to die in the hope
lessness Of despair. Others would seize
urge them along Smoke and clnders and
htme and scOrchIng heat flied the air Chill
dren screamed in terror and begged for wa
ter. Some would catch up water from pud-
dlec near hydrauts and mOisten the mouth
IuIs IL hcll-hre + his is the day of
judgment - This must be the end OF the
world =, were tie exc amatIOns heard The
degree Of sympathy That prevailed was won
d rlul- There seemed to be one instructive
throb of feeling, and the strong helped the
wcaa-
\ Chic - CORRESPONDENT Of the Tribune
writing from the scene Of the fire ut 10
O'Clock Monday night, gives lthe following
interesting particulars
Saturday evening, an hour or two before
midnight, lurId glow over the sky gave
warning o. all the inhabitants OF the north
aad south slics of Chicago that a great fire
was burning over the river, in the west part
Of the city. Dwellcrs on the north side.
towards which the wind blew. saw fishes of
burning cindcrs and great charrcd and
smoking Goals flying about them, drOppiny
On their roofs, and lodging among tie dry
branches % the trees which border tier
streets. On Sunday morning it was report
ed that four great blocks had been burned
among the lumber region of the west side
before the flames could he arrested The
fire was IN Saturday, and on Sunday even
InS the tired hTcucu and the citizens slept
peacefully, nO- dreaming that another dis
astcr was impending.
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greet grain warehouses. everything going
Isr studer. All the best part OF the CITY $
in flames ON tie north the fire has also
crossed The river, and is spreading out
toward Lincoln Park The gas-house IS III
flames.
Our end u the city was the extreme south
Already wagons, carts. carri yes. and VEIN
cies OF all kinds hegan TO roll turiou-ly down
the avenues Men from our streets and all
tue adjacent streets began 10 hasten out 20
che ire Hitherto those "a our vIcntty who
bad seen the glare had fancied it not un-
usual lire. AID trusting In the sup rior
power and efficiency OF the Chicago Fire
Department. had slept unconcernedly,
many u 5hem while their places " busl-
ness were burning. a violent kn ckIug on
tie door ot an elegant house on one OF the
avenues was Kept up five OF ten minutes be-
fore the sleepy occupant came t. the WIN
do"
80 w hats the matter? Who's there ma
king ALI that row. be asked sleepily
'' Your store IS burning down. All Chi
calsy Is on fire. 1t you want to save any
tH7nL You would better hurry, was tine
answer repeated two or three times before
the stunned recipient Of the news could re-
cover hI- wits enough to give directions to
harness his horses, that he might drive To
Jhc scene pf horror aGd devastation
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