Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1871-1872, 1871-10-11

A mes,lAg of cisizens was held in she
First Congregational Church, on West
Washington street, which was continued
through she night. Measures we're concerted
to protect what property wss left aud also
to provide for the homeless. Richard and
Charles Craine, of the Northwestern Manu-
factoring company consrived plan, ~hioh
is being put into execution, for providing
water 10 case OF shs FIRE breaking out again.
The machinery of their works 10 being used
for that purposs, like the engines and boilers
used for pumping water from the river.
Fifteen hundred citizens were sworn in last
night as extra policemen, and the Secretary
employ ell available, troops to guard, and
issue hundred thousand rstions
Five hundred soldiers arc on duty. This
precsutioR is necessary, for as remarkable
as il may seem, there were fends who still
sought 10 extend the disaster Two men
who we're caught in the act of firing houses
ON the West Side were seized and immsdi
stely hung to lamp posts. One was caught
on Twelfth street near the river. and the
other three miles out on Clay borne avenue.
CaIcAGo. 0ci. II, 2:30 ana careful
survey Of inslfAnces to-day shows that
there were policies ON the property destroy
cd to the smouat Of over two hundred mil
lion dollars. Add another hundred million
to this sum and fair estimate can be rsaeh-
ed Of the loss. All the leading merchants
who have been seen express their detsrmi-
nation TO resume business at once. This
includes the heavy houses of john " Far
well, Fseld, Letter l. Co., Sprague, Warner
d Co., and others.
Ia the city there is no water except what
is gotten from tbs lake. Very grave fesrs
of outrAgss by thieves on the West Side are
felt. General Sheridan, who has been a
hard worker all through the ire, 10 still ask
ing for troops from different points, 70 keep
order. Ali business and work 10 suspended
aud every one 10 intent on secrrlng, 6rst
something to eat, next shelter.
The suffering on the North Side is heart
rending. Men, women and childrsn-titty
Thousand of them-hnddled together like 30
many wild animals and, in another place,
seventeen thousand Germans AID Irish
praying for relief helpless children asking
Tor bread hesrt-broken parents, who know
GOT which way TO turn or what To ssy, moth
ing to do but to await the distribution OF
supplies which at best must be u slow pro-
ceeding, as there are parts of the burnt dis
tricts over which il is almost impossible to
travel. Women in the pains of child birth, !,
snd patients who have bsen aroused from
beds of Sickness TO save lives that at best
were nssrly spenI-Ah exposed to the rain
Of lAst mig ht and the cold, rAx wiRds of TO-
day. Several deaths have oooufrsd 10 Lin
coin Park, and three women have brought
children into the world only to die. There
are people who, in the bitterness Of she'll
souls, Ascribe the calamity to Gods iudg-
neut. a German said to me: This is q
second Sodom and Gomorrah, ard be curse
is on IT," Another night must be spent IN
Lincoln Park and the brick Gelds Of Divi.-
ION street, aud yet another aud another
Each train and extras are loaded to theii
flllesi capacity, taxing people away who, in
many instances, have no plaoe 10 go TO, YET
caa', stay here aud every train is Obliged
TO leave i've times ss many as it takes.