Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1871-10-12
THE fire,
Ninety Bodies Taken From the
Ruins.
Intense Suffering Among the
People.
Tons of Provisions Arriving
Every Hour.
THE FIRE.

Chicago, ll-Noon, Forty-one persons
were shot in making arrests last night. The
station house was filled with prisoners. The
number of bodies recovered from the ruins
now reaches ninety.
Much suffering has occurred among the
people obliged to camp out on the prairie,
and a number of deaths have resulted. The
relief committee impress all kinds of vehicles
to carry them water and provisions, and are
bringing into churches and school-houses on
the west and south sides the immense guam
titles of provisions that have arrived among
them many car loads cooked ready for dis
tribution. The committee telegraphed to
several places to stop sending more at pres
ent. Twenty car loads of provisions and
10000 blankets came from Cincinnati, and
twenty cars from ST. Louis. Large quanti-
ties of provisions have arrived from other
cities. III the railroads leading out of Chi
cago are carrying the homeless to other
places.
The Common Council have passed an ordi-
nance fixing the price of bread at cents for
loaf of II ounces, and filing a penalty of
ten dollars for violation of the ordinance
Cook & Co.'S national bank has resumed
business. All the valuable funds and papers
were seved.
There is great strife to obtain rooms and
stores for resumption of business.
The relief committee from Cincinnati are
erectih an immense soup house complete in
all its details, and tomorrow will be ready
to distribute 5000 gallons of soup daily.
Shanties are building in the open lots con-
venient to the localities and will be made as
comfortable as possible for temporary occu-
pancy.
The financial prospect is hourly brighten
ing. The Republic Insurance Company ex-
poets to pay every dollar of its risks which
gives assurance that Chicago companies may
be in better condition than anticipated.
New Orleans, II. New Orleans is taking
measures for the relief of Chicago Gov
Yarmouth and DR.. Meyer of the Howard
Association have given $1,000 each. The
Secretary of Treasury has ordered the ad-
mission of blankets, clothing, etc., for Chi
cago, free of duty from Canada.
indianapolis, Ind, IL. Rev. DIR. EDDY,
just arrived here from Chicago, reports the
loss both of life and property beyond concep-
ton. The people are starving by thousands
and there are not less than $4,000 houseless
persons. Prepared food and clothing are
urgently needed. Thus far supplies sent
have lessened the peril of starvation. Gar
roting and thelying are frequent at night.
Philadelphia, IL. Sixty-fve hundred tents
and 5000 blankets from the army depot left
by special train this morning.
Albany, n. Y, H.. The Grand Encamp-
ment of Knights Templar of this State have
elected officers and voted another $1,000 to
Chicago. The city of Hudson gives $4,000
The Commerce insurance Co. of Albany
has suspended, but will pay its liabilities.
Portland, H. The Masons held conven-
ton tonight and voted to raise $1,000 for the
relief of the fraternity in Chicago
The Portland Typographical Union to-
night appropriated Sl05 for the suffering
printers of the same city.