Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1871-10-11
FEARFUL FIRE Ar CHICAGO.


tW Scenes Qt' drsointion al'd yti"-
G,rm loss of Nfr--l00,oo0 homc!cSs
peoYic.
We My before our readers as much matter in
relation to the terrible fire which has swept
away tho faircst portion Of tho great city of the
west, AZ possible. No city in the West contains
10 many New England pcoplo-and we can
hardly meet a citizen but what has some friend
thore who il Il sufferer
From the Boston Journal, 10th.
Sunday, October 8-ChicGgo, proud in the
consciousness of greatness, wealth and power
the metropolis of vast section Of countly;
the wealthost city of ts years ever seen; the
glory Of its citizens and the admiration OF all
sstcr municipalities
Monday, October 9-Cncago, Inundated in
tho dust its choicest clslicst Gdlticos lcYelod
to the ground q fomth part OF its people home
loR3 and destitute
Such is the difference achieved ly IL few
/ short hours in ono Of tine finest and most re-
markablc cities on the continent. On Sunday
prosperous and scanre; on Monday swept by Al
coniagratiOn almost moro cruel, moro tcrrlc
more romoiHcoaS than Nny similar visitation
that the world hNs o>nr Witnessed. II ii F@d
sight to NcHo!d the fail of large city Gndoi
any circumstances bat whom that lpii il Of the
terribly sudden character ui the ono ;uat has
~ recently startled ,H the Hprctaric becomes
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The District burned over IN thc South O.yiS-
/ ion embraces everything trum thc MAIN branch
of the Chicago River to the Lake, aud extends
Routi,ward TO 18th street. Thls district con-
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DESTROYED. All the mcwapapcr g Establishments
ere completely wiped ont.
Tho IItJ"" building reaIsIcd the ilre sever
raj hours, bnt finally Yielded, and McNlckcrs
Theatre, lmmod@tely adjoining. winch aI9o
wthstood the raging c.omeni. iinGiE "H'eNlno-
od. IN iact all the buildings III inc district 'hRt
CLAIMED to be Ilro-lfoot shared the same laia ol
those Which could MAKE no tlcu claim.
The Great Central Depot at the loot ol Lake
street became mass OF ruins about \. NJ.
Most OF the passenger cars of the MiGhiShn
Central, burlington Snd quincy and ILLINOIS
Central railroads We're moved into tho break
Wator and saved. The splendid depot OF the
Michigan Southern, ami Chicago Rock lNldni
4 pacIllo Is swept away.
THE WESTERN DISTRICT.
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HE NOltlliLhN DISTRICT.
Almost the entire Northern division from the
main branch of the Chicago river to Lincoln
Park nearly two miles in length Aud one mile
in width IN completely DESTROYED. including n
nortiou Of fine water works a LARGE nfrinhar nf
the haudsomost churches in the city. Rus!
Medical College. Sc. For miles and miles IN
every direction. sidewalks. lawns. vacant LOTT
and front wards of the dwellings, are filed with
: peoplc who escaped from the burning houses
taking with them only a scanty amount of cloth.
ing and furniture. The sight il narrowing.
, These pcople must receive Immediate relief OF
many will perish from exposure and starvation
Taken all in all the catastrophe is the most
appang one onnI nas ever s%Mop' %opnS over E Ut
5 to consummato the practical dostrncton of {
. city of over 100000 inhabitants. Many liver
nave been lost, millions o5 ooliafs worm =, o'
H' lnitc ne n mtmost % cxortons of an entire nEonio
the handsome metropolis of the West has ii
a few brief hours been almost swept out OF cX
%otey all the mcwsnanHr ofcss MI tIc wHna
sale establishments, the Court House. Custom
5 House and Postotfice and most of the public
puliunes an lL1 oaiiAS, ~ tn1 ,io"'iGa, W.
. nearly all the leading retail stores, most of tn,
. river bridges, score or more of churches, an,
lnous"l,,s upon IouS"i,uS y, a., Wv
: have fallen before the fell destroyer. So crue
{ blow mas never 80 completely paraly|e0
great AMERICAN cl'y' 1t soci1s ailio7' ar too "M
. lUl Ill lts ma est! 10 conccNeu' Two '"'ys aS'
u as proud and apparently rs secure az any cit.
III the laila no" 'ih'NihS waste its pGs' sec
tlons reduced 10 asioS' ana many "l Hs uolo'G'
resiueh's hulf!eu 10 uleaulu W al" 'i''ihioi l.
death; NFea' III h5r CROWN, Oilc"b1 mas Dcoi
terribly great III hcf lali ana N the houf
her tnhulatlon' az III the ho'r i oi h?r proepei.
, ~, she presents scene "ohdofl"l III N' over
e phase
|. TIKI, will draw ncNlIy ou insurance com
ro,,;o. ,rJ ,,iI, rroh,,Iy oso,cirh, SOM. ,
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=. inc IlSll concerns
, Many of the insurance. cOmpamiu, hall
D ,,,,o,c m, r,rJ !, i ,Lo,,,,ht tnot ,,o,
Il 7, ~ ~, ~
n IMAM hall INC insurance ""' ne Pai"'
! ! Aid for the suffering million, who have ~
u plocc to Inv their heads. ar food ,n arpco>
q r'.,
- 'he'' munger l. INC ''S' '"'''5 10 't r""H''''
u ed. All large CitiC, are making preparation