The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1871-10-09
THE 'rRlBuME' SAVED
Ten Thousand Buildings Burned

Ten Thousand Buildings Burned !
PRESIDENT GRANTS DISPATCH
&c. &c. sc.
Great Fire in Chicago.
Chicago, October Six squares be-
tween Clinton, Van Buren, and jackson
streets, were burned to-day.
LATER.
Washngton, October s.-The latest adj
vices of the great fire at Chicago were at
1880 this morning. Then it was apparently
raging as fiercely as ever. The block OF
buildings on the north side of Van Buren,
street is now wrapt in flames. The elevator
is safe SO far, and the fire seems to be
spreading south and west, Notwithstanding
the wind is now directly south and blowing
hard. The glare from the burning build
ings lights the streets half mile away,
so that one may see to read. The entire
fire department are now on the ground and
making almost super-hnman efforts to
check the flames. The losses, probably,
already amount to millions, and the end is
not yet.
lSecond Dispatch.l
Chicago, Oct. 9.-Saturday night the fire
subsidized after the loss of a half million dol
lars. Vincent, Nelson & Co.'S. immense
grain elevator was saved.
Another fire in the western district COM
menced at 8 O'Clock Sunday night, two
miles distant from the courthouse.
At O'Clock the fire had spread fearless
ly. The flames approached the telegraph
office and the wires commenced falling.
Twenty blocks have been DESTROYED, and
the wind is blowing gale from the south,
carrying flaming brands over the city, threat
ening destruction everywhere. The tower
of the courthouse caught fire from the fly
ing brands.
The fire has reached West Monroe street,
a mile from its origin, and is beyond the
control Of the fremen.
Immense lumber yards, with freight
dep6ts have been burned, and the loss
already amounts to many millions. The
whole city is threatened with destruction,
niid IiiS pduiC 10 llClcttSlllG.
AT halt-past o'clock, the telegraphers
abandoned the Western Union Telegraph
Office.
Third Dispnch.]
Washington, October 9.-Thirty blocks
have been burned, and 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 that the fremont
House, postoffice, telegraph building, and
Merchants Exchange are burned.
LATER.
The fire is still raging and spreading
south. A railroad superintendent tele-
graphs that the fire has reached Wabash
avenue, and is spreading rapidly. His To-
cation is three miles south of Wabash ave-
nue., and he expresses the opinion that the
fire will reach him before night.
Fourth Dispatch.I
Chicago, Oct. 80 Il. M.-The entire
business portion Of the city is DESTROYED.
All the banks, express and telegraph Of
ices, and newspapers, except the Tribune,
SIX elevators and water works are burned
There is no water in the city.
Not less than 10000 buildings have al
ready been destroyed. The fire has burned
distance of five miles, and is still raging.
and the wind is blowing gale.
1t will be almost impossible to get anv
reliable details and particulars for some
time, as there is only one telegraph wire
working, and that only to subscribers,
Fifth Dispatch.]
washington, Oct. 9.-Mr. Wilson, the
superintendent of the Chicago telegraph
office telegraphs every banking house and
railroad depot in the city is burned. We
are trying to get an office in the supply de-
partment, but the fire is coming down
Wabash avenue, and he expects to be
burned out before night.
The fire was still raging at noon to-day.
The President has telegraphed the COM
handing general at Chicago to issue rations
and clothing to the sufferers, and if the
supply is insufficient, to call on St. Louis.
LATEST.
Fully one-third of Chicago is in ruins.
The lire is still raging. The fremont
House is gone.
Texas Elections.
AaStm, Ierds, October 8.--Hon. Sam'l
j. Randall, chairman of the Democratic
Committee, has RECEIVED the following dis
patch victory! The Democrats carry
every Congressional district. Their ma
jority will probably be 30,0O0.''
(Sdigned.) A. S. WALKER,
Chairman Democratic State Committee. :.
Earthquake in New Jersey.
Neto York, October 9.-An earthnuake
Is reported throughout New Jersey.
The Hodge Sentence Approved. Hs
Washington, October 9.-The President
to-day approved so much Of the sentence of
the court-martial in the case of Paymaster
Hodge, as sentenced him to hard labor in
the penitentiary for ten years.
LAST NIGHTS DISPATCHES.
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