The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1871-10-17

of here before night The Water works
are burned, as is also every bankin O.
house and railroad depot in the city.
- Sd. J. S. WILSON,
superintendent"
CsScsNNATy, October 9.-The follow
ing is from j. j. S. Wilson:
"CnlCAGo, 10 A. M-There is no
water The fire is now coming south
ron Wabash avenue, and will probably
reach us before night"
One third Of the city is in ruins. All
the banks, insurance Offices, warehouses
and elevators are destroyed. There have
been fully ten thousand buildings burn
ed, and the fire is still raging.
CHICAGO, October 9.-Noon.-The
whole business;portion of the city is in
ashes from Harrison street north to
Chicago avenue and east of the river to
the lake. The burnt district is three
miles in length and from a mile to
mile and half in width. Every hotel
bank, express oflfce, telegraph office,
theater and newspaper office with all
the wholesale houses in the city, are
totally destroyed, with many Thousand
dwellings, The Water works we're de-
stroyed early this morning. The Wind
is blowing perfect gale from the south
west, with sky of brass. r..... a..
No one can tell what the end will be-
The only salvation for the remainder of
the city is in the wind keeping its pres
cnt direction. Fifty thousand people
are homeless,the most of them in a des-
titute condition. The unburned streets
for miles are lined with household
goods. No one dares to think what the
loss of life may be. The flames swept
through the city with the rapid!ty of a
prairie fire, and many must have per-
ished. The Western Union Telegraph
Company has succeeded in getting up a
few wires from a hastily impoverished
office in the southern part Of the city,
and establishing communication in near
ly all directions. Munifcert offers of
assistance are coming from every quar-
| ter '.'
] ENGLEwooD, 10 Miles FROM CHICAGO,
October 9-11 A. M.-The work of de,
struction continues. More than one.
half of the city is already destroyed,
and the flames continue their ravages
almost unopposed At about one o'clock
this morning the fire crossed the river
at Adams street bridge, and soon de-
stroyed the Gas. works, and then spread
itself in every direction ,and at this hour
almost every building from Harrison
street north to Chicago Riveris destroy
ed, including all the insurance offices,
banks, hotels, telegraph offices and news
paper establishments, with the single ex
4 ception of the TGiusue Office which is
fire proof.
The Courthouse, Sherman House,
fremont House, Palmer House, new
! Pacific Hotel, new Bigelow House, in
fact every hoteL and every thing else, is
swept clean. This district embraces all
the heavy business houses in the city
The rain of fire and birthstone on So.
dom and Gomarrah can hardly be com.
pared to the devastating reign Of the
fire fiend in Chicago. More than one
half the population are 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 suffer
ing must follow, and almost Immediate
ly. Fully one hundred and fifty thou
sand people are at this moment home
les and houseless, not knowing where
to lay their heads or get anything to
satisfy the cravings of hunger. i@
CHICAGO, October 9.-Over 10000
buildings burned, and the fire still ra
ging, and coming south on Wabash av-
enue. City Water-W orks burned Wind
blowing a gale.
| CHICAGO, October 9.-The awful work
| of destruction goes on with relentless
fury. From Harrison street south to
Division street north, and from the riv-
er to the Lake, an area of four miles
long by one wide, the flames have swept
everything before them. 1t is estima.
ted that at least 100000 people are
homeless and in a suffering condition
The streets in districts still unburned
are lined for miles with such household
goods as have been saved from destruc-
ton. Most generous offers of assist
ance in money, food or any thing wan
ted are coming from every city and town
possible by telegraph. The Mayor has
responded to several offers, asking that
cooked food be forwarded as soon as
possible. Firemen are on their way
here from Cincinnati, St Louis and 9th
er cities. The Water-works is entirely
destroyed. They are now blowing up
buildings on the line of the fire, with
an attempt to arrest its progress Gs
A GRAPHIC AND HEART RENDING ACCOUNT
LATER-Now it is believed the spread
of the ERE southwark has been stayed
at Harrison street, but on the north
side there is no diminution in its fury,
and the entire division of the city is evi.
IDENTIFY doomed to utter destruction, and
there are grave fears that the flames
may spread to the west side of North
Branch River, and the inhabitants of the
streets nearest the river are already
moving to places of greater safety.
The western Union Telegraph have
now six wires working east and south,
and are moving into a temporary office
on the corner OF State and Sixteenth
streets. '- 7a
The North western Railroad is run
ming trains on both its branches, which
are crowded with fleeing citizens.
1t is now positively asserted by some
that the Water works are still intact, but
that the water has been. shut off from
the south and west divisions on account
Of the quantity being used on the north
side. 's'i't = 's'tT Pre-
A reliable gentleman, just arrived
from the north division, brings the JOY
full intelligence that the Water-works are
uninjured. God grant it may prove
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