The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1871-10-14

lsxssye q ths easapw class. embracing saloons and
lmau ssops and poor rssjdsaoea. -
The Dietsix barn over q tho west stde commences
4 Taylor strsst, rv,.ng fsom Dskovef - Je9srsoa
L NJ tAsane four q Ave bloeks nostA and shsn u"
red diagoaaIy towards the river and anny, the wes
lins ms established On Clinton st1sse ard nae"'as
thence 70 the river II moved In this line nonn"ao
until II reached the Northwestern west side oepot
where Il stopped, distance Of nearly two miles Il'
where II started The r RI. W. and G. = C., ana n.
Louis depots were In THE territory. both 'sens~
and freight depots are wiped ont.
Almost the entire northan division, from tho main
branch Of The Chicago river to Lincoln Park nearly
two miles in lcnch and one mile In width 10 destroy
ed including th. water works. and large number Of
elegant churches ETC. This statement embraces n
mort the entire business portion II the city south OF
Harrison street.
In the south division, and reaching ont many miles,
and covered almost entirely with dwe'nss oomeoae"
Of the more elegant Glass; IL untouched, and may now
be regarded - safe from INJURY.
For miles and miles In every direction the SIDE
walks, lawns, vacant lots and front yards Of dwellings
are died with people who have escaped from the
burned dwellings who take with them only scanty
amount Of their furniture and clothes. The sight 10
truly pitiful and narrowing. They must receive I'm
mediate relief or many will perish from exposure Ind
starvation.
OF course - stated In my dispatch, II n impossible
to make an apeeoximte estnsts Of the entire loss,
bit 1t can scaroy tall slow >Is00ooooo Ut course,
but frsctiooGl this amount Can be realized from the
insurance.
Gen. Sheridan has tolay telegraphed to st. Louie
to the mil!tasy department there TO send 1t once e
Co'szso 'osss>ras'ons IL has tsssTaphed 70 oaaAe
for two eompask, oe rssa.r and one hundred tents
they will BE- al here - soon aAthey reach here BY
rail- He win also order another hundred thousand
| tiona
Mayor Macon has issued proclamation calling .
meeting tonight In the Wet division to zee what
the citizens can do for the relief Of 10 sufferers.
| There arc At least 10000 people who dc not know
where they get enough provision to Atisfy the
| appeals Of hunger. A later rum0r from tie North
division ssys the devastation IL less wide spread than
hitherto reported. hear deaths reported " the
disaster. but undoubtedly many have petished.
Chicago Oct l0-Amony the Sad accomplishments
OF the calamity was ~ hundreds OF men and soys
bcssty intoxicated around the streets OF the Nsrth
division, where the saloon keepers etock Was turned
into the street. and furnished convenient opportus
iy for the qualification of savsh propen.ties There
| can hardly he doubt but that many Of these poor
wrptches fonnd their deaths In the flames from which
they were too helpless to escape One poor man had
crawl for refuge into water mAiu lying In the etrcc1
near the water works, but the hre dend found him
even there before he could get his In safe
| ", and robbed him Of his life.
In the city there water except what 10 gotten
from the lake Very fears Of outragcs BY thieves
are felt ON every hand. Gen Sheridan. who I'd been
hard worker all through the 6re, 10 still asking lr
troops from Indifferent pnts to keep order. All bust.
ness and II suspended, and every one II intent
On rst occurring something to eat and next shelter.
The suffering on the North side Il huartrcnding Men,
women and children, 5,.oo) .; them hudded t. s:ther
like 70 many wild amin us; IN another piac:, 1900
Germans and Irish praying Tor relief helpless hid
ren asking for bread heart broken psrenIs, who know
NOT which way ~ turn what to say There Is noth
ing to do ba. to await the distribution Of supplies,
which, 1t best must be slow proceeding, astherc are
parts Ut the burnt districts which It 10 m2ossnse
to travel. Women In the pains Of childbirth. aud pa
ticnts who have been aroused from beds Ut sickness
their lives that At best we'c nearly spsnt, a
exposed to the rain Ut last night and the cold aw
winds VI to day. Several dsaths have irrsL in n-
coin Park and thfes woreu broa ut children ino ths
world only 70 die.
There arc peopsc WIN. N The bitterness Of sncr
&Qu1v 0oeeaoo III c0aWmD 70 OO1 JU08vWsD- -,
man FINN ma: This ia-s ---~-~ oooom ana 70
marrah, and the eusss on IL" Another night must
30 sIcnt Lusuln park aud the brick Aedsat diyis
ion strest, and yss anu0shcr and another.
The Evening JosrsoI got out half sheet tonight.
J other papers will follow tomorrow. s0.as Ut the
presses having been found uninjured
The general agent Ut the Aetna Fro Insurance.
Company ot Hartford announces that tho company
will pay every dollar OF ito insurance
The Commercial National bank will commence
building On their old site tomorrow; meantime they
, reopen for bu-iness on West Washington street
There Is rumos that in burned blacksmith shop
On Irish street, the bodiss Vt ID men were found
. burned 10 crisp.
The large hotel In the W.es DIVISION Just completed
has been taken b. tho Gage Bros aud Rice. late Of
tAe 6hssman House. and they will open Il in TN days.
, It viii b known ~ tae Sherman House.
The entis North division h swept clean from the
Chicago river - Wnghts Grovs distance Of more
than three miles But one house, that os Aahloa D.
! OGDEN, formssiy Hon. WIN. y. Ogden's, remains
standing IN ths sasiss district. g.
All the packing houses In Chicago, aud many 81 ~
elevators senais uninlarsd aud these two branches
Of Chicagos past pspity will Be but slightly inter
! ruptsd.
The dirscton 4 III Chamber II Commerce met To-
day md rssolvsd psoessd u oucc " the rerscsou
! q shsts elegant sdi1ca
| | sosp hosss viii b. s>tahlishsd o.no4ow, and
sen b,aaksts Win b distributsd.
I'll CAicaea 1.-THE Mayor has placsd The co0pletl
pocs authority h III hands Of Gen. Sheridan, with
snIinits1 powas. 80 TROOPS arrived this marning
which, addsd 70 ~ foecs q hand, makes fully 1O0o
/ | Ths Chanbss u ConnEes win rebuild On TIE aam,
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Tss ~ b ~ railroad sonpaniss b couparasivel,