Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1871-10-16

rebellion. The church was entirely destroyed,
the walls crumblng and failing, an cinders only
remaining of the handsome furniture within.
But the record of brave deeds by Cody men in
the fight for freedom remained intact. The tab
lets were left standing, and seem not to have
been scorched by the confagratiop as If destruc-
ton itself refused to harm these monuments of
Christian sacrifice.
The residence OF Mahlon d. 0glen, on the
southwest corner of Oak and North Dearborn
streets, frame building, is now standing It
is the only one in the North Division remaining
the flames having consumed everything else to
LincOln Park
Terrible Facts.
Figures Of speech are destitute of power to
indicate the general destruction and the common
suffering, not to speak of extreme instances.
Plain language will not tell it-speech is not
fitted to the task of conveying the terribeness
OF the Chicago situation. One of the worst
features, if there be a wOrs. in this empire
of destruction, is the separation of families
Thousands Of families so suddenly and hope
essly rendered homeless, lost knowledge of some
of their dearest members in the tumult and con
fusion of the wOful hours. Parents have been
cut of from children, children from parents
brothers from sisters, and all possible separa-
tions and imaginable ones are here true in fact.
Such heartrendlng scenes are general ex-
periences, and mere loss of property
The exceptional ones. We hear
how even infants have been lost in the
surging crowd and little children lost sight of
by friends among masses where discovery again
were almost utter impossibility. A rough en-
tered fine residence Just before the flames
tapped it and shot dead the husband and father
OF noble wife and highly promising children,
and rushed away with the crowd. The wife
was crazed and as she aud her born were
dragged away by the crowd, mother and chill
dren we're, by chance even cen to separate and
be swept on apart. Those that knew them have
not since seen or heard Of them. 1t is but one
instance where there are thousands like or
worse ones. Strong men have been seen crying
like children, women were wringing their hands
and tearing their hair, driven frantic with ter
ror and excitement. Many families
happy in unity on Saturday are
divided and in the depths of
woe now. There viii be broken circles, in in
Vulnerable cases, even when n reasonable time
shall have brought all together that time and
device can collect. Friends sometimes meet by
accident, but rarely indeed, by fixed search. We
cannot sketch 1t. Let the most imaginative
fancy the worst that they themselves might pos
sby realize, and they have pictured but family
bitter facts to some one else. Let sympathy flow
from the depths of the tenderest heart, and it
scarcely meet the demand. Types can con-
vey but little of what there is to learn in this
connection from circumstances of the past two
days.
The Hotels.
All the prominent hotels of the city are in
runs--the Pacific, Sherman, fremont, Briggs,
Palmer, Bigelow, Metropolitan, Matteson-be-
sides dozens of other smaller caravanseries scat
tered over the East Side from the river to the
lake. and from Van Buren, to Water street.
The destruction of property is most terrible
and the scenes to be witnessed in the streets re
heartrending. Business, of course, is entirely
susuendrd and everything on wheels which On n
be made available for purposes of moving
are pressed into service for getting goods
cut If the reach of the devourng ele-
ment. Wabash and Michigan avenues, as far
south as Twenty second street, are lined with
househonld goods and merchandise, and guard
ed by weary and weeping women and children.
Thousands Of families are already rendered
homeless and at this hour @ A. ny the fire is
rapidly extending southwark from Lake street
on the east side of State street, and it seems
more than probable that the entire district
north Of Van Buren, and east of Clark street
will be destroyed.
The Chamber OF Commerce
building, which stood the heat for a long time
came in for its place among the list Of suffer
ers, aud soon after the fall of the Court House
this handsome building lay mass of shoulder
log ruins.
The Western Union Telegraph ORice
building was destroyed, as was also the whole
block adjoining on the north and west OF the
same.