Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1871-10-12
G. CHIC GO
RUINS!
Terrible CONGREGATION!
Many Millions of Property
Destroyed.
Fearful Loss of Life!

loss or lie Is fearful rains nave ctdSeo
running and no mails arriving Loss is
estimated at 5000, OOO.0 o0. Every news
paper Office destroyed. The Government
is relieving the sufferes a much as possible.
Two hundred thousand people homeless.
| Thieves and ineendiaries are being shot
and hung. 100. 900 employees out of en-
ployment. a rain has arrested the flames.
| Saccor for the citizens pouring in from all
qua rters.
CHICAGO. Oct. Six squares in the
| city between Clinton, Vaughn and Jack
son streets are burned.
WASHINGTON, Oct. s, II p. M.-Fully
one third of Chicago is in ruins. The FIRE
is still raging. The fremont House is
gone.
CHICAGO. October 9-So'clock, a. m.
Saturday nights fire was subdued after
a loss of $500, 900. Vincent, Neteson &
Co.'S immense grain elevator is saved.
Another fire occurred in the western dis
trict of the city 1t commenced at nine
o'clock, on Sunday night, two miles dis
tant from the Court House.
At " o'clock. this morning. the FIRE
had spread fearfully. The flames ap-
preached the telegraph Office, and the wires
commenced falling.
The wind is blowing a gale from the
south. The flaming brands are flying over
the city, threatening destruction every
where. The tower of the Court House
caught FIRE from the flying brands.
The fire has reached west Monroe street
a mile from its origin. The fire is beyond
the control of the fremen.
The immense lumber yards north of the
freight depots are burned. The los al
ready amounts to..manv millions of dollars.
The whole city is threatened. The panic
is increasing.
At , 80 a. m. the telegraph operators
abandoned the Western Union Telegraph
Office.
LATER-The fire is still raging at Chi
cago. 1t has spread south.
a railroad Superintendent telegraphs
the fire has reached Wabash Avenue, and
is spreading rapidly. His location is three
miles south of Wabash Avenue. He ex-
presses the opinion that the fire will reach
him before night.
WASHINGTON, 10, a. m.-Thirty-four
blocks in Chicago are burned. The fire
is still raging. The Mayor Of Chicago has
sent a message to the Mayor of St. Louis.
asking for food for the sufferers, saying:
1.-The city is in ashes. The water works
are burned to the ground"
Other accounts say the fremont House,
post Office, telegraph Offices and Merchants
Exchange are burned.
CHICAGO, 8, 10 a. m..-The entire bus
iness portion of the city is destroyed. All
the banks, express and telegraph Offices,
and the newspaper offices, except the
Tribune, six elevators and the water works
are burned. There is no water in the
city.
Not less than 10000 buildings have al
ready been destroyed. The fire has burn
ed a distance of FIVE miles aud is still rag
ing. The wind is blowing a perfect gale.
1t will be almost impossible to get re-
liable detailed particulars for ONE time,
as there is only one telegraph wire work
ing. and that only to the suburbs.
WASHINGTON, IL \. MIR. Wilson.
Superintendent at Chicago Telegraph Of
flee, telegraphs. Every banking house
and railroad depot in the city of Chicago
has been burned. We are trying to get
an Office established in the Supply Depot,
but the fire is coming down Wabash Ave
nue. and We expect to be burned out there
before night.
WAsuINGToN, Oct. 81 P. M.-The
fire was still raging at Chicago, at noon.
The President telegraphs the Command
ding General at Chicago to issue rations
and clothing to the sufferers. If the sup
ply is insufficient to call on ST. Louis.
NEW YORK, 9 o'clock p. ma report
just received says the fire is burning as far
south as Harrison street, and as far north
as Chicago avenue and burning badly on
the west side.
CHICAGo.5 p. m.-The entire business
part of the city, north of 18th street, on
all sides of the river and its branches, is
destroyed. Every printing Office, hotel
and railroad depot, Is burned. The whole
north side is reported destroyed. A large
district is still burning on the west side,
north of 18th street. The fire has been
stayed at Harrison street. From thence
to Davision, at and from the river to the
Lake, an area of four miles long and one
mile wide. all is swept off. The wind is
blowing a gale from the southwest; a
change to the north is almost sure to sweep
every residence in the district south of
18th street. 1t it asserted the water
works are still right, but the water has
been shut of the south, to supply the de
mand on the north. Thousands are leav-
ing the city by every available means.
C-1~s l,--ar onl Sr,Garip y iporttah1o |
Every city and town offers assistance.
Buffalo subscribes 100000, Cincinnati
$500. 900, St. Louis $4,000.
In reply the Mayor asks for cooked
food for the suffering. Firemen from
other cities, are enroute to Chicago.
Great credit is given the telegraph super
intendents for what they nave done in get
ting communication from the doomed city.
CHICAGO, z p. m.-Crosby Opera
House is destroyed. The loss is now esti-
mated at fifty millions of dollars. The
House is burned. The chief en-
of Cincinnati, with three engines
and hose, started for Chicago. Many
have been blown up to stem the
confiagration without effect.
ENGLEwoOD, TEN L FROM CHI
CAeo,-11 o'clock p. m.-Half the city
is destroyed. The flames continue almost
unopposed. The Gas works are destroy
ed. The Custom House is destroyed.
All the heavy business houses are destroy
ed. One hundred and fifty thousand
people are houseless. Fabulous prices
are paid for vessels to carry valuables
from danger. The bridges are destroyed,
the loss of life il unknown but the streets