The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1871-10-18
CHICAGO TEENS.
THE SCENE IL TIE Tunnel.

one of the most dramatic and Impressive
scenes Of thc tire not yet recorded WAS
the tii"ht through the new ia Sale street
tunnel under the river during Sunday N ght.
1t WAS about o'clock when this strange
br2ira began, and in ten minutes it became
4 furious rout. The bridges Oh both sides
were ON tire. and The flames were writing
over The decks Of the brigs in he river, and
winding their fierce arms Of ilame around
the masts and through the rigging like Il
mon>trous, luminous devil.ti-h. The awful
canopy Of fire drew dcwn aud closed over
Water street as the shricking multitude
rushed for the tunnel, the only avenue OF
escape. The gas works had already blown
up, and there was no light in any house
save the Illumination, which lighted up
only to destroy. But into the dark
encd cave rushed pell.mell, from all di.
rections, the ircnzicd crowd-bankcrs,
thieves, draymcn, wives, children-in
every stage Of undrcss, Us they had leapcd
from burning lodgings, Il bowling, implor-
ing, cursing, praying, waiting mob, making
their desperate dive under the river. 1t
was rs dark III the tunnel as it is in the
centre OF the earth, perhaps darker. Hun
dreGs OF the flIgitives were laden with fur
nlture, household goods, utensils, luaves
OF bread, and pieces Of meat, and their
was fearful in the extreme. They knocked
each other down, and the strong trod Oh
the helpless. Nothing was heard at the
mouth OF The cavcrnous prison hut NUT
fled howl Of rage and anguish. Several
came forth with broken limbs and terrible
bruises, as they scattered and resumed
their flight under the blazing SKY to the
northwurd.-Leiter in Neer York Tribune.
THE WOOD PAVEMENT.
The Nicholson pavement has not stood
very heroically the trial by fire. The pave.
ment still remains, and scarcely anywhere
is it entirely consumed, but over the whole
burnt district it wears its thlckly-SatEcred
scars. The fire swept over the whole pave.
ment, and followed the tarred seams be
tween the blocks. While The body of the
pavement is still apparently solid, its sur
face is so seriously corrugated aud uudu-
lating that it will not be practicable TO use
it again for general travel unless 1t is re-
newed, or some vast horse-plane is invented
to cut away its turbulent knobs and cX-
crcsenccS.
NO SABBATH,
There was practically no Sabbath on the
North Side. Rundl eds we're engaged IN put
ting un shanties to shelter them from the
of to-day was q sharp reminder. Thus far
some Two hundred of these lmproylScd
dwellings have been put up or been COM
mcnccd, and only few days hence Chicago
will closely resemble those temporary
towns which MAJ ked the progress OF the
Pacific railroad. 1t is required that these
shantiCs shall not be more than one
story high, and the requirement is gen
orally oheyed, but l saw three which
were two stories high. In several
cases, while the father was building
the house, the mother and children
were gathered near by arranging remnants
of household goods saved from the flames
ready to be placed in the new domcle
when finished. only Il few hours arc re-
uuircd to complete these make-shilts for
dwellings. / saw just now mother, Wor-
ripd by five small wailing children, under a
shed quietly Gu gagged in cooking their noon
t,av meal of food, furnished by generous
nation, using shattered stove picked up
somewhere among the ruins. Scenes like
this can be encounted at every step.
WATER AND GAS.
The greatest Inconvenience OF Inc people
now is want OF water, but The welcome
announcement is made thut 1t VIII be
remeded by Wednesday, for by that Time
the great engine, with pumping capacity OF
20, U00, 900 gallons per day, will be In work.
ing order. Before the fire Chicago required
% ,OUO, 900 gallons per day, but it Is estl'
mated that it will not now require more
than Il, 000, 900. SO that this one engine will
be ample, and it's Use allow abundant time
! for repairs OF two smaller engines, or, more
properly speaking, their replacement.
doubt il this large engine can be ready Tor use
by Wednesday, but it certainly will be
within week. The want OF light In tbs