The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1871-10-12
THE DESOLATED CITY.
LATEST NEWS ABOUT THE CHICAGO
CATASTROPHE.
Fearful Loss or Lffe-Keen Sunrrlngs OF
Tents and Blankets to their Aid
Further from the Insurance Compa-
ntes, &c.
New York. October IL,


Four stock failures are reported to-day
Fluctuations oil thirty per cent. and twenty
per cent. are frequent. and the tendency OF
stocks is decidedly downward.
special telegram to the World from Chca-
90, dated IL A. NJ, Is as follows:
The wind is blowing q gale, but the fire is
apparently subdued and has not spread since
noon yesterday. The bank vaults appear tc
be in good condition. The remains of forty
dead have been found among the ruins, out
the ruins cannot, as yet, be searched. The
weather is quite cool, and the houseless people
OF Chicago suffer intensely. Five thousand
families are camped out on the prairies. One
thousand tents were given them yesterday.
Helps coming from all quarters, but the future
is uncertain, and o general gloom prevails.
CINCINNATI, October IL.
Mr.. Ireton, the adjuster of the Phoenix, is
here. he was at Chicago during the fire, and
thinks that the fire was promoted and exagger.
ated by incendiaries. He estimates the loss at
tlco hundred million.
The minimum speed Of the trains on the
Erie Railroad carrying provisions TO Chicago
was fifty miles an hour.
Dispatches from Europe indicate that there
Is general movement for the relief of Chi.
cago.
The Hide and Leather Insurance Company
OF Boston loses $3.50, 900.
A. T. Stewart has sent donation of $4,000
to Chicago.
LATER.-Prvate adVices say that Chicago is
under martial law. The soldiers are making
Seven are reported to have been shct and
hung for attempting to fire buildings. Sixty
tour bodies have been recovered.
The Rev. DR.. Eddy, just arrived from Chica-
go, reports the loss, both of life and property,
as beyond conception. The people are starv-
thousand are homeless. Prepared food and
clothing are urgently needed. Thus lar the
supplies sent have not lessened the peril OF
starvation. Garroting and thievlng are fre.
quent OF night.
CHICAGO, October ll-Noon.
Forty-one persons were shot In making ar
rests last night. The station-house Is filled
with ninety bodies recovered from the ruins.
Quite number of persons have died from
exposure. The relief committee have i'm
pressed all kinds OF vehicles to carry water
and provisions Immense supplies or provi-
slons, much OF 1t cooked, are coming. The
committee telegraphed to some points 10 stop
them. Ten thousand blankets came from
Cincinnati. The common council have fixed
the prices for food, with heavy penalties for
violation of them.
NEW YORK, October IL.
The Home Insurance Company publish O
card stating that, from the best information
they are able to obtain, they feel confident the
company will be able to pay all their losses 10
Chicago and elsewhere, and have ample secu-
rites left to protect the policyholdera. The
company continues to issue policies as usual.
The Continental will come out with its capita
intact and large surplus. The Market Fire
Insurance Company has determined to sus
pend 1t is reported that the Astor Company
is likely to 60 into bankruptcy.
ST. LOUIS, october IL.
| The Insurance companies here have half 6
million dollars OF risks in Chicago. All will be
paid.
HARTFORD, October IL.
The Etna Insurance Company loses two
| millions of dollars at Chicago.
| NEW ORLEANS, October IL.
A meeting ofcitizens was held and measure!
taken for the relief of the Chicago sufferers
Governor Warmoth and DR.. Meyer, OF the
Howard Association, gave thousand dollars
each. WI. Hammond, president of the In
ternatlonal Typographical Union, requests
contributions from the subordinate unions fol
the relief Of the Chicago printers.