The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1871-10-12


church or warehouse remains on the south
side, except the elevator and block men
toned last night. The full loss is estimat-
ed at 500 millions.
The great hotels saved but little except
a few valuables. Most of the guests
dragged their trunks down stairs, and
saved part of them. Expressmen got $40
for carrying trunks few blocks. | saw
Frank Wentworth, of the Briggs House,
this morning. He stuck to his Office till
the chairs were on fire. Il am the last of
the Briggs House, and I've lost my last
penny
The Barnes, LIE Clede, and Blemis, on
the West side, are the only hotels of any
magnitude in the business part of the city.
The Barnes House has raised its charges
from 81 to SIS per day. Il lodged 800 last
night, and seems to be doing all it can TO
meet the occasion. There were $50
at the lie Clede House Travellers
take foot passage mostly from the \. ".
depot. Express and omnibusses are run
ming with baggage. Travellers for the
East are taken to the 22l street depot for
the Michigan and Illinois Central and Bur
lington lines The Michigan and Wabash
avenue hotels are left in the southern part
Of the city.
The r0ults Of the banks are mostly safe.
A few of the great dry goods houses that
have teams have saved considerable.
Field, Letter & Co., Simpson, Norwcll &
Co. were most fortunate. Nothing in The
heavy line was touched. One team, u tls,
last moment, refused ~ 2ss sss ,s 40 3,
load, but took it for half. All the com
mon street merchants were cleaned to the
last whistle; even the pawn and second
hand shops left all their duls and fed.
The great stone buildings went down
rapidly after the fire got inside. The Pot
ter Palmer, fremont and Sherman went
down in 20 minutes after the fire burst
from their windows. The flames would
lap and whirl about the great fre-proof
buildings till the interior would kindlc from
heat and all went up in whirl from the
centre.
The sights and scenes are too sad almost
to touch on. Thousands and thousands
were out in last nights rain, trying to coax
a little rest, not sleep, from their hard lot.
TttllraoTec; E,y zec.z-is= il Chicago.
Gentlemen who arrived in Milwaukee, on
Monday morning, bring report that an
individual was caught in tie act Of break
ing open case of diamonds near the Pull
mann Car Works, and Immediately hung to
lamp post by the Infatuated citizens The
report is said to come from three indiyidu-
ais who were eyewitness Of the tragedy.
We are informed by gentleman who ar
rived in this city this morning, that the re-
port that the prisoners in the Jail at Chica-
20 were burned, is not true All persons
confined on light charges were set free, al i
those Of great magnitude were conveyed to
place Of safety.
Strenuous efforts are being made in Mil
waukee to provide help for the sufferers,
and houses are thrown open to all arrivals
from Chicago free Of charge.
er-;;E-s OF the Tire.
! A cow kicking over q kerosene lamp
while being MIXED, is the reported origin
Of this great calamity.
TIE r.ey.... tt F.fcr,
The loss of life by the fire in Chicago is
probably quite large. 4 number of per-
sons who took refuge in the new La Sale
street tunnel were smothcrcd to death by
heat and smoke. Other losses Of life are
known to have occurred.
The Postmaster at Chicago, Col. F. \.
Eastman was burned out of his hoa<o
The Assistant Postmaster, Collins Squircs
remained in the building as long as the
heat could be endured, and with the help
of the clerks, saved all the records, books,
and all the letter mail. lie deserves great
credit for the good and intrepid manage
ment.
- tracts from the MI aul &c Evelins Wisconsin of
October II.
CHICAGO, Oct. 10-Evcnin@-Thes smoke
has mainly lifted from 20, 900 burnt build
ings. The burned district covers fifty miles
of streets, embracing over 600 blocks, and
1000 acres. Chicago, in q night and day,
has suffered losses unparalleled in history,
and gained an immortality of horror. The
less of life is estimated at about 300.
There is no such word as die in Chicago.
The best and strongest men will stay, and
the stronger men will take the place Of the
weaker. Large capital is said to be here
from New York and Phila lelphia waiting
for Investments.
All the papers or the banks are safe in
vaults except the City National, and per-
haps that also. New York is Offering al
most unlimited credit to the best houses.
! The home insurance companies may pay
ten cents on dollar The foreign compa-
MES must pay or do worse.
! The aggregate loss to-day is figured from
/ 100000, 900 to S3O0,000,00O instead of
the sSo0,000,o00 estimate of yesterday.
About one-third of the coal supply is
massed in flames. The lumber losses figure
less-not more than one-sixrh is DESTROYED.
All the city and county records were
/ burned in the Court House Fortunately
there are three complete sets of abstract
records, belonging to private individuals,
which were saved. Every law library in
the city was burned
REBUILDING TO BE COMMENCED.
Several leading houses have got oct no.
tees for building Immediately. Hall, Kim
bark & Co, Wholesale hardware dealers.
are hauling up. lumber for a temporary
building on Park Square. \ new Cham
Der Of Commerce will be commenced i'm