The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1871-10-10


are h0uscless.
EXTENT OF TIE FIRE.
CHICAGO, October 9.-Iho whole business
portion of the city from Harrison street
north to Chicago avenue aud cast OF the
river to Lake Erie is in ashes. The fire
sweeps three miles in lcuoth and from Il
| mile to mile and q half in width. Every
hotel, bank, express office, newspaper
offices, and all the wholesale houses in the
city, are totally destroyed. Many thousand
dwellings, together with the water works,
arc in ruins.
Early this morning the wind blew gallo
from the southwest. No one can tell what
the end Will be. Tic only hope OF safety
for the balance Of the city is tor the wind
TO keep its present direction. No one dare
think of the loss OF life. Many must have
persisted.
Muniticent offers of assistance are coming
in from every quarter.
TERRIBLE STATE OF AFFAIRS.
WASHINGTON, October % p. N-iladi-
son, Market, Clinton, Jefferson, Buffalo,
and GTiswold streets, are i'll ruins. Both
sides of the Chicago river is Il mass of ruins.
Efforts to save the courthouse and gas.
works are futile. Thirty or forty vessels
are now burning. Many have already been
destroyed. Every man in The city is called
upon to do duty. Nearly every Bulge over
the Chicago river is burned. All is terror.
Night Dispatches.
THE SITUATION AND PROSPECT At ) p. NJ.
CHICAGO, October 90 j. N-Thc en-
tire business part OF the city north Of
Twelfth street, on at sides Of the river and
branches, is destroyed, Every printing
office, hotel, and railroad depot Is burned.
The whole north side is reported destroyed,
y large district is still burning on the west
side, north Of Twelfth street.
The fire has been stayed at Harrison
street. From thence 10 Division street,
and rom the river to the lrIc--an area Of
four Giilcs long aud one wi,,c--is all swept
off.
The wir1 is hlnwing gaIc from the
Southwest. 4 change TO tue North Is III
most sure to sweep the entire residence dis
trict south Of Twelfth street.
1t is now asserted that the watCr-wurkS
arc still all ri.ht, but thai the wafer has
been shut OF from thc south side to supply
| the demand on the North side.
LEAVING THE CITY.
Thousands are leaving The city hy every
available means. Gtcat hunger and suffer
ing is inevitable,
PROMPT OFFERS OF ASSISTANCE.
Every city and town offers assistance.
Bufilo SuhScrtbCS SlG0,0nG Cincinnati,
500, 600; st. Louis, 1000. IN rcp!y 10
tuesr subscriptions, the Mayor asks cooked
food for the suffering.
Fircmcn from other cities arc On route
for Chicago. Great credit is given the tric-
graph superintendent for what they have
| done in getting communication from The
doomed city.
RELENTLESS FURY OF THE FLAMES.
CHICAGO. October 9-5:3o Il. -N.-The
awful work OF destruction still goes OH
with relentless fury from Harrison street
| in the south to Division street in the north,
and from the river TO the lake, IN area of
over four miles in length by one iii width.
The flames have swept everything before
them. 1t is estimated lla. ut least loo, geo
people arc homeless and i'll II suffering con-
dition. The streets in the districts still TN
burned are lined for miles with such house.
hold goods is have been saved from Gc-
strIlctiIn.
Most generous offerings OF assistance in
money, food, or any thing else wanted, arc
coming in from almost every city and town
in the country.
Buildings are now being blown up in the
line of the iii Re TO arrest lis progress. II Is
now believed that the spread Of the fire
southwark has been STAYED ut Harrison
street, but on tho north side there is no
dimnution OF lis fury, and that entire divl-
sion of the city is evidently doomed 10 utter
destruction.
There are grave fears that the fumes may
spread to the west side Of the north branch
of the river, and the Inhabitants OF the
streets nearest the river are already moving
to places of supposed greater safety.
The Western Union Telegraph Company
have now six wires working, east and
south, running into temporary offices ut the
>,,,n, ~ Stoio md Sivtpaptb
The NorthN cstcrn Railroad Company is
running trains on both its branches, which
are crowded with fleeing citizens.
A reliable gentleman has just arrived
from the north division, who brings The
oyful intelligence that the water works ule
Jnjuiurcd, God grant that ii may prove
true. &c.,.
REHABILITATION OF LOSSES.
1t is impossible now to give al approEl-
matcly correct statement OF the losses, Dut
q faint idea may be formed when 1t Il stated
that every bank in the city, except two
savings institutions on TWenty-second
street.. in the south division, and one on
Randolph street, 10 the west division, are
DESTROYED all wholesale stores: III letall
establishments; the post Office, courthouse,
Chamber of Commerce: every MOTEL III tDc
south division, except the MichiSan.aVenue
Hotel. which, standing Ill The extreme
southern division, escaped, though badly
Searched. and every newspaper office, Wcfe.
dcstroyed. Tue Tribune building, when
WAS supposed to be 1ire-proof, finally sue.
cumhed. Every theatre, six of the largest
elevators. the immense dero.s OF the Mlcnl'
can Southern and Illinois Central fallroaQs,
e score of churches, and much OF the snip
nin0 in The river, are all destroy ed.
Mon who were millionaircs yesterday
morning are nearly pennies to-day. but
more terrible than all is the iAct that Get
tainly
MANY PERSONS HAVE persisted IN TIE
FLAMES.
How many. no one can tell. Perhaps no
ONE will ever be able to tell but IL Is
known that many have persisted, ana tpe!e
is only the Notwithstanding lear tna1 Inc
victims will be counted by scores.
HUNDREDS OF HORSES AND COWS
have been burned in the stables; anu on
the north side, numbers OF animals winch
were released from confinement were 50 De"
wildered and confused By the sea oil nre
which surrounded them that they rushed
wildly TO and fro, uttering cries OF irisa'
and pain until seorched and Killed:
Any attempt at description OF tue scenes
of this appalling calamity would be idies
,,rhey are summed up in the facts that
TIE ONCE GREAT CITY OF CHICAGO IS DE-
sTRoYED, s.
and that hundreds of millions OF active