Wyandot County Republican. [volume] (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1869-1903, 1871-10-19

+. 10 make appropriations for the ex-
penses of the General Assembly, and |
such other appropriations as may be |
necessary to carry on the State Govern. |
ment.
In testimony whereof l have |
hereunto set my hand and |
caused the great seal of State to |
SEAL be affixed. Done at the city of
Springfield, the 10th day of
October, A. D. 1871.
By the Governor JOHN NJ. PALMER.
EDWARD RUMMELL, Secretary of State.
From the Chi,ago Evening Post, oct Il.
FATAL ACCIDENT.
Yesterday afternoon while three Ia
borers names unknown, were removing
debris from the safe of A. A. Stone il
Co., 153 South Water street, the east
wall of l49 tumbled upon them, bury
ing them completely. When their fell
low-workmen had removed the ruins,
two were found dead, the third was
horribly mangled, and died while being
removed to the County Hospital
THE MoRGUE.
Seven dead bodies have been brought
to the Morgue since our last report.
When the ruins shall have been exam
ined, it is feared that many hundreds
more will be found
Three bodies were found in a privy
vault on Bremen street, yesterday. The
deceased had been literally roasted
| alive.
One hundred and two dead bodies
were recovered from the fire up 10 last
evening. The Coroner had up to that
time held 81 inquests. All the bodies
were burned beyond recognition.
| The burned bodies have been buried
in the county burial ground.
Sixteen bodies were found on one
block on Bremen street.
THE BURNED GRAIN.
committee representing the owners
of the grain district, in the elevators, is
taking measures to save the wheat that
is left. The grain is still burning, but
engines have been engaged to extin-
guish it, when the remains will be dis
posed OF to the best advantage possible
THE POST OFFICE.
Postmaster Eastman announces the
following For the purpose of rest, and
to afford time to such as have not found
or housed their families, this office will
be closed on Saturday night at o'clock
and remain closed until Monday morn
ing at o'clock. Each clerk and each
carrier will be required to report on
Monday, and on every day thereafter
promptly at the hour designated by the
Superintendent and foreman.
THE WATER SUPPLY.
From the Chicago Tribune Oct. ls
Next to the supply of food to the
starving, and shelter to the perishing,
the question of water is the all-absorb
ing one. A feverish uneasiness upon
= h. he a,t
for no one can tel at what moment the
confiagration may be resumed in the
West or the remaining portions of the
South Divisions, with no power to check
the progress of the flames. The steady
rain of Saturday afternoon and evening
was an inestimable blessing, as it filed
up cisterns emptied by the months of
dry weather, and enabled everybody to
collect small stock of water against
the need which may arise any instant.
Still, our condition in this respect is
one of almost absolute helplessness,
since, with the exception of the dis
tricts Immediately adjacent to the
river, the fire engines would be practi-
cally useless in dealing with fire.
A force of nearly three hundred of
the best machinists in the city has been
collected and divided into day and
night sets, so that the work is not al
lowed to flag for an instant. A close
examination of affairs has revealed the
fact that the largest of the three en-
gines-the one situated in the northern
part of the building-is but slightly
damaged; at least it can be fully re-
stored, so that we are spared the long
and dangerous delay which would be
involved in case it were necessary 10
put in an entirely new engine. Under
the able and sleepless supervision oi
Mr.. Cregier, Chief Engineer of the
Water Works, Mr.. Chesborough, City
: Engineer, and Mr.. Locke, Assistant
Engineer in the Water Department, the
} monster engine is being rapidly and
thoroughly overhauled in all its parts
by the army of skilled mechanics.whi
has been organized for the purpose
The complicated machine, with its will
9 derness of details and connections, is
!. being completely atomized, each separ
2 ate part, no matter how minute, under
going the most rigid scrutiny and re
pair. Nothing is sighted or hurried
over, for upon the integrity of the parts
depends the utility of the whole. For
/ tunately, the foundations were not dis
turbed, and the engine can be repaired
/, as it stands. The pumps beneath, and
l the connections with the lake tunnel
are for the most part intact, only re
:, quiring repacking and retoucning. AL
these ramifcations had been more OIL
less injured, to be sure, but not so much
SO but that the engine can be set in
i operation, and continued until other ar
/ rangements can be perfected.
: The capacity OF the engine upor
which we must depend for our water
n supply during the next six months a
;, least, is eighteen millions of gallons PEI
! day, which will be more than sufficien
to give the remaining portion of tn,
: city an entirely adequate supply o
9 water, with as strong a head as ever be
a fore. Direct connection will be made
! with the South Side through the twenty
I four inch main which crosses the rive
n at State street bridge; while the grea
main along Chicago avenue and passin,
, through the tunnel under the nortl
:. branch at that point, will provide fo
q the West Division as before. The un
v burnt district OF the North Side will b'
e supplied through the North Clark stree
man.
a Everybody is intensely eager to know
the precise day and hour at which tn,
e supply of lake water will be renewed
o For fear of disappointment by reason
e OF some difficulty not now contemplat
ed, the Board of Public Works desir,
= that no explicit promise be made as tC
the time. Enough, however, was learn
ed by our reporter, on yesterday, tC
warrant the sta' ement that by the md
o die, or, at the furthest, the latter part
= of the present week, the large engine
at the Water Works viii be in running
i order, furnishing the city with com
;, plete supply of pure lake water.
> The water tower, adjacent to the
+ Water Works, and to the top of which
: the water is forced for the purpose o
! giving to it the head requisite to carry
it to the upper stories of buildings, i