The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1871-10-19
clements were beaping on the city.

consumed. The showers of partially consumed
sparks and dust and ashes fell upon the multi
tudes until not a face but was blackened to an
Ethiope's hue. The Crosby Opera House, the
fremont, the sherman, Woods Museum, Hoo
| leys opera House. and everything nearly OH
the north side OF Lake street, was completely
licked up or Sutted by the flames. The Court
House, having an iron roof, was thought to be
| tre-proof Between sixty and seventy prison.
ers were confined in the cells in the basement
| At this time it was known that the water sup.
ply had failed, the water works being gone.
| The lremen had ceased their labors, and apathy
| and despair had taken possession of the citizens.
| The proprietor of large lewery store on Lake
| street, crazed at the prospect OF his inevitable
losses, unlocked the doors OF his building and
| called ON the crowd to help him carry into the
street his stock. The rushing throng hastened
| into the store and carried out rich silver-ware,
costly clocks and trays of various kinds of jew
| els. These were deposited in the centre of the
| street; but there is too much ground for belief
| that the coveted booty was more the purpose of
! the crowd than any desire to save the jewellers
stock. large number of people had gathered
| about the Court House and clamored for the
| turnkey to appear and release the prisoners.
| Tie showed himself and announced that the
building was perfectly tre-prOOf, no harm could
| result to those confined therein and he should
| not release the convicts. An individual de-
| nounced in a shri voice this barbarty of the
| turnkey, and at once a terrible roar of Lynch
| the id rascal Outbeowed the bowling of the
wind, the flames and the mOmentary explosions
that had grown so frequent as to be regarded.
| The turnkey i'll dismay fled and could not be
found, although pursuit was made. In answer
to the tumultuous roaring of the mob the prs-
oners set up howl Subdued by the thick walls
but none the less appalling. In twenty mnu-
tie from that time the Court House was in
flames and without doubt the seventy eonvicts
We're burned. What was done at the other in-
| stltutlons in which prisoners were confined
could not ascertain. The night wore slowly
away. 1t seemed as if morning would never
dawn. AS more and more sense of the terri
Ole catalnity became apparent as the wind con-
tinued unabated. and as the lurid flames spread
IN the lmpregnabe line of miles of length for
ward, many persons threw themselves on their
knees in the stree, and prayed Yehemently for
heavenly Succor. A half-mad enthusiast mount
ed pile of furniture i'll Dearborn street and
began A rambling discourse, in Which he prOph-
esled that the day of Judgment was at hand,
and called OF all to make their peace with God.
lie was regarded by some practical citizens al
crazy man, escaped from confinement, aud
hose was directed upon him. sudden drench
ing silenceti the fanatic, and he departed to lind
a more complacent audience AT o'clock tho
gaS-works blew up, and every house WAS lef
i'll darkness, The explosion shook the whole
city and aroused new terror. Down at the VA
rouS depots all night long the locomotives
Were busy drawing out rolling stock and freight.
Most OF the freight stored i'll the Michigan Cen
trail depot wa. brought to Il place of safety, and
all of their rolling stock brought beyond the
fearh OF the nlneS No breakfast could be hHd
III Tue entire Guy, as lht means ol cooking hAd
been destroyed With the hotels, and private
tamiiie, gave no thought to what they should
eau belhS beht only on SAVING Their ELECTS. Zen
tlousatu people, win immense pies OF mouse
hoii goods We're con9resatf,i on the lake shore
as the morning dawned These people had
saved but little provisions, and the cries OF the
children arose to one long lamentlng wall. No
papers We're Issued from any printing oGlce this
morning ihe rlty was without news-nor
needed i any. IL was i scene OF misery. The
lHlnes sun roaring And advancing, the AIT stIll
full OF einderS, and the explosions still constant,
the water supply exhausted, the hi emen worn
out, the fire engines idle, the throng of heeing
citizens increasing, the wind still blowing
hercely. the smoke drifting still to the noIth-
ward, the roar of the flames still heard above
all, the cries and complaints of the populAce
still resoundng, and naught Silenced but the
bells. Wherefore should they add their clamor:
Wherefore indeed, when the electric fluid was
sending through the length and breadth of the
land the news of the woes of Chicago, and
awakening i'll our cities chords of sympathy
why should the tolling bells seek to startle the
mourning populace: So the bells alone were
silent as the morning duwmed, and all other
noises rather increased than diminished
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