The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-10-10


stroyed. the Lake Shore and Michigan Southern.
and the Rock Island Railroad depots, the City
water works, the fremont House, Sherman House.
Crosby Opera House, &C, are among the buildings
DESTROYED Tho elevators on Main and River streets
must have been burned, as the nre was raging ON
both sides at two O'Clock when was there. Thou
sands Of people are houseloss and the losses were
estimated at nifty millions Of dollars.
The Devastation still Ceptinulns-Teu Thsu-
snnd Buildings Already Destroyed.
CHICAGO, Oct DO A. M.
The awful connagration still continues
THE ENTIRE BUSINESS POSITION
Of the city is destroyed. All the banks express and
telegraph onnces. all the newspaper onnces except
the Tribune, SIX elevators and the water works have
been burned.
There Is no water IN the city.
Not less than
TEN THOUSAND BUILDINGS
have already been destroyed. The Ore has burned
q distance OF I'VE miles, and is stu raging. the
wind is blowing gale. There Is only one tele-
graph wire working and that Is to the suburbs.
The Fire Moving South ON Wabash Avenue.
CHICAGO Oct o. 1880 A. N.
The nre is now going south on Wabash avenue
and endangers the temporary telegraph once which
has been established there.
0Na-- -
and Ono Mile Wiae-The Water Works
Destroyed.
CHICAGO. Oct. els Pm
the awful work Of destruction stn goes on with
relentless fury From Harrison street In the south
to Division street IN the NORTH and from the river
to the lake,
AN AREA OF FOUR NILss
long BY mile wide, the flames have swept every
thing before them. is estimated that ct least one
suffering condition. The streets in the districts
still unburned are lined for miles with such house
hold goods as have been saved from destruction.
Most
GENEROUS OFFERS or ASSISTANCE
IN money, food or anything wanted. are coming IN
from almost every city and town throughout the
country BY telegraph. The Mayor has responded to
several offers asking that cooked food Dc provided
as soon az possible Fremen were on their way
here from Cincinnati. St. Louis and other cities.
THE WATER WORKS
are entirely destroyed. Buildings are now being
blown up ON the line Of the fre, to attempt 70 ar
rest Its progress.
Tho Business Porsien Of the City In Ashss-
Esffy TAousanA People Hemslsss-The Les
Of Life Uaknsws. ~ : -
CHICAGO. Oct a-Noon.
Tho whole business portion Of the city Is IN ashes
rom Harrison street nrsn to chicago avenue and
east OF the river TO Lake avenue The nre sweeps .
district three mites in length to mile or mile and
a half IN width.
Every hotel, bank, express ONCE, telegraph ONCE
theatre and newspaper once, with all the wholesale
houses In the city, has been totally destroyed.
Many thousand dwellings and the water works
have been destroyed.
Early TINS morning the wind was blowing per-
feet gale nom the southwest with . sky OF brass.
None can tell what the emo WIN be. The only sal
walton for the remainder OF the city is In the wind
keeping the present direction.
Fifty thousand people are houseless and most OF
them In destitute condition The unburned streets
for miles are lined with household goods.
No one dare think what the loss OF life may be.
mo flames swept through the city with the rapidiU
or prairie IRE and many must have perished.
The Western Union Telegraph has succeeded in
getting new wire from hastily improvised once
In the southern part Of the city, establishing
munication In nearly all directions.
Muniacent offers Of assistance are coming from
every quarter.
Tho Hotels, Theatres and Court House CO.
Half the Population Rushing Panic Stricken
Throash the ssrcess-Starvasion Thrsaten-
ing the Houseless People.
ENoLxwooD, TEX MILES rRoxl
CHICAGO. Oct. ell A. n.
The work OF devastation continues. More than one
half OF the city Is already destroyed and the flames
continue their ravages almost uuopposed.
At about one O'Clock this morning the IRE crossed
the river at Adams street bridge and soon destroyed
the gasworl and then spread itself in every direction
At this hour almost every building from Harrison
street north to the Chicaso River is destroyed In
Guiding all the insurance onices banks hotels tele.
graph ofices. newspaper establishments, with the
single exception OF the Tribune ofioe, which is
freproof.
The Court House, Sherman House. fremont
House, Palmer House, New Pacinc Hotel, New
Bigelow Hotel, and, in fact everything else, are
swept clean. This district embraces all the heavy
business houses in the CITY.
The rain OF IRE and birthstone on Sodom and
Gomorrah can hardly be compared to the devastat-
ing rain Of the fire nend on Chicago.
More than one-half the population are now rush