The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1871-10-12
THE DESTRUCTION OF CHICAGO.
THE ENTIRE BUSINESS PORTION OF THE CITY
IN RUINS.


street, and destroyed property to the amount
CT over million of dollars, and covering al
area OF twenty acres On Sur day night a t
O'Clock the fearful confagration broke oul
on the corner of Twelfth and DcKover
stl Gets and extended east across the river
and north, destroying nearly the entire bust
ness portion Of the city, and taking iii Ihr
water works. which deprived the fremen oi
water and they were forced to give up and
let the fire take its course Below we give a
list OF the principal buildings destroyed
The Journal Office, the Tribune, the Times,
the Republican, the Post he Mail the Stats
Zeiung, the Union, and many other public2
TONS
Crosby's Opera House, McVlcker's Thcater,
Hooiey's Opera House, Dearborn Theater, and
! WoOd's Museum.
First, S, cond Third, Fourth, Fifth, Union,
| Northwestern. Manufacturers, Cook County,
apd Illinois National Banks.
The Second Presbyterian church, st. Pauls
Universaist church, Trinity (EpiscopaO
church, the New Jerusalem church on Adams
street, and the Catholic church on Desplaines
street.
The magnificent depot of the Chicago Rock
Island and Paci tic and Lake Shore and Mich
| igan Southern Railroads, on Van Buren sire Ell
at the head OF LaSal'e street. The great Cen
tra Union Depot, and the Wells street Depot
OF the Chicago and Northwestern Railroad
The National evator, corner OF Adams
and the river. armour, Dole & Co.'s E'eVa.
tor, corner Market and the river, Hiram
| Wheeler S Elevator, on same corner as the
above, the Galena Elevator, corner Rush
street bridge and river and "A" of the ILL
nois Central, near the Illinois Depot at the
basin fremont, Sherman, Briggs, Matteson,
Metropolitan Palmer, Adams, RlgeloW. Euro
pean, (Burk's), Garden City, and The new Pa
cltc in process of erection on Clark and La
Sale stNets-all the large hotels
he Court House, Chamber o. Commerce,
w U. Telegraph office, Farwell Hall, Posi-
office, Gas Works. Water Works, nearly al
the Bridges, all he depots except the G. q
n w. on Knze street.
The fire broke out on the corner o! DeKOven
and Twelfth streets, at alb ut nie O'Clock on
Sund yevening, being caused by cow kick
ing over lamp in a stable In which woman
was milking An alarm was immediately
given. but, owing to the high southwest wind
the building was speedily consumed, and
thence the fire spread rapidly. Tie freme II
} could not, with all their efforts, get the mas
tery of he flames. Building after building
WAS fired by the flying cinders, which landing
on the roofs, which were as dry as inder, ow
ing to the protracted dry wea her, instantly
look fire. Nor hwardly and northeastward
y the flames took their course, tapping up
house after house, block after block, street
aier street, all night long.
! The scene of ruin and devastation is be-
yond the power of words to describe Never
lin the history OF the world, has such scelt
of extended, terrible and complete destruc
ton, by cOnfagratiCn, been recorded and
never has more lrightlu scene OF panic,
distress and horror been witnessed among q
helpless, sorrowing suffering population.
Il is utterly Impossible, az the first thought
TOR The mind TO take in any conception OF III,
fearful ravages OF the re-tftnd, although the
astounding facts stated above are enough to
appall the most heroic
AT l O'clock, p. IN. Monday, the fire was
increasing in each division, and the citizens
commenced to abandon the fated place. Past
Rose Hill, in wagons, on toot, and any way,
crowds were pouring along, and the scene
b, re was terrible. Parched with the hea .
weary with work. and sick at the loss of prop
ery and friends bare looted, scantily clad
people were seeking shelter and place to
quench their thirst At half past one, Lin
coin Park was in ashes.
First accounts stated that al the prisoners
III he jail under the Court HOuse were burn
ed, but later dispatches cont radict it. The
loss of life must be fearful and probably new
o. can be told.
The loss of property is estimated at be-
tween $500 0O0,00O and $1,000, coo, 900. A
great many of he sales buried in the ruins
will probably be found in good condition
, when opened. Nearly all the newspapers
: have commenced issuing their papers agalI
from improVised offices in various parts o
the city.
Various cities have responded nobly to The
call for food !or the sufferers ST. Louis
milwaukee,, Racine, Kenosha and other places
, sending large d0na lions On the arrival 0
a train from St. Louis containing supplies TIVE
. large wagons loaded from the train and wen
= out among the sufferers-one wagon bearin.
+ the inscription Free Bread - and the othe
Err Water" An eye witness said it mad
> the tears run down his checks TO see the hal
r starved people crOwdlng up to the wagon
for bite OF bread and drink of water.
Not public office remains in the great cit
and the devastation seems perfectly plete
Every store on South Water street was swep
! away. Seventeen vessels were burned, AM
y also all the large lumber yards on Nort
Point, except M Ogden's Not a hotel @
Importance remains, and all the bridges run
q nIng from South Wafer street are gona. Tn
e Twelfth and Elghteenth street bridges re
main Nearly all travellers stopping at hotel
Il lost their baggage, either in the houses, o
: by being Obliged to abandon it on the street
4 - OTHER FIRES.
Peshtigo, Sturgeon Bay, and Minekaune
}, and Belgium settlement in RUNS, an
. nearly two hundred persons burned to death
Manistee is destroyed by fire. Loss estima
ted Al 81 500 600, not one fifth insured.
j The two SaginaWs and other villages j
+ Michigan, are wholly rpartly burned.
The Michigan woods are reported on fire i
every direction.
j, tferson, Wis, has been nearly oblterate
G by fire.
, Holland, Mich was almost totally DESTROY
ed by fire the first OF this week.
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IL HELP FOR CHICAGO AT meeting of on
r citizens at Simmons Hall last Monday even
ing committees were appointed to solicit sub
scriptionS of food and money for the unfortu
nate people Of Chicago who lost everythn
by the fire. Mr.. Slosson, the Express agent
stated the company would transport dons
lions to Chicago without charge, and in
very short time the express Office presente
a lively scene-barrels of crackers, boxes G
4 bread and cakes, cheeses, hams. Jars of but