Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1871-10-17

"h VOiu eO-lllBuJ IuhJ Tue uro
steamers are all "burst," hardly any
playing since noon. There is no
water to be had. The fire at ten to-
night is raging mostly in the north
end. From high elevation it looks
like "a hell of flame" Over the vast
sweep "a the east and south glare a
Thousand craters, lighting up thous-
ands of broken walls and columns.
Over all rises the thought of heavy
hearts and crushed hope. Poor Chi.
cago f. A. NJ.
CHICAGO, Oct. 10-A. M.-The wind
changed to the N w. last night, and
brought cool rain between three
and four o'clock. / was out ut day
light, up aud down the river banks
and among the northern ruins. The
great coal yards on the East Side are
simply piles of flame, and must con-
tinue for days. All the lumber yards
on the East River are burned to ash
es. Not block, store, shop, mill,
church or warehouse remains on the
South Side except the elevator and
block mentioned last night. The
full loss is estimated at 500 millions.
The great hotels saved but little
except few valuables. Most Of the
guests dragged their trunks down
stairs and saved part of them. Ex-
pressmen got $50 for carrying trunks
few blocks.
saw Frank Wentworth of the
Briggs, this morning. He stuck to
his office till the chairs were on fire.
81 am the last of the Briggs House,
and I've lost my last penny"
The Barnes; lie Clede and Bleais,
on tbs West Side, are the only hotels
of any magnitude in the business
part of the city. The Barnes House
has raised it's charges from 81 to SO.
1t lodged 300 last night, and seems
to be doing all it can to meet the oc-
casiOn There are $50 at the lie
Clede House. Travellers take foot
passage mostly from the N. w, De-
pot. Express and omnibusses are
running with baggage. Travellers
east are taken to the 22nd street de-
pot for the Michigan Il Illinois Cen
trial Il Burlington lines. The Michi-
gan and Wabash Avenue hotels are
left in the southern part of the city.
The vaults of the banks are mostly
safe.
A few of the great dry goods
houses having teams have savedcon-
siderable. Field, Letter & Co, Far
well & Simpson, Norwoll & Co. were
most fortunate. Nothing in the
heavy line was touched. One team
at the last moment, refused 81 900 TO
take off load, but took it for half
All the common street merchants
were cleaned to the last whistle
even the pawn and second hand
shops left all their buds and fled.
The great stone buildings went
down rapidly after the fire got IN
side. The Potter, Palmer, fremont
and Sherman went down in twenty
min. after the fire burst from their
windows The flames would lap and
whirl about the great fire. proof build
ings till the interior would kipdle
from heat, and then all went up in a
whirl from the centre.
The sights and scenes among the
roofless and foorless are too sad ale
most to touch upon. Thousands and
acres went out in last nights rain,
trying to coax little rest, not sleep,
from their hard lot. Men didn't
mind it so much but delicate wom-
en- and small children couldn't choke
down their tears. There were many
splendid mansions clicked up" on the
lake shore yesterday. Rich men
could take their wives by the hand
and lead them away silently.
must break off for tho 9 o'clock
train. +. A. NJ.