Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1871-10-13
THE FIRE,
Dead Bodies Being Taken From
the Ruins.
Coroner's Inquest on the Bodies.
Mayor Mason's Appeal to the
Country.
Another Great Fire.
Seventy-Five Persons Burned
to Death.

Chicago, 12. The Republican this MORN
ing issued half sheet, filed with advertise
ments and announcements of merchants
change of location.
Eight dead bodies are now lying in the
morgue, mostly found on the north side. 1t
is certain that this is but a small portion of
the number caught in the flames, and utterly
consumed.
The coroner yesterday held an inquest on
sixty-four dead bodies and only two were
recognized-one by the name of Barber and
one Peter O'Brien.
Twenty bodies were taken from the base
ments OF two buildings on the northerly side
near Chicago avenue bridge.
The relief committee is thoroughly organ
zed with o. E. Moore as President and Dav-
id A. Gage Treasurer.
The committee met with the council and
decided that all money should be received by
David A. Gage. Probably 10000 people
were fed yesterday. Provisions are coming
from all directions. j. w. Preston has the
general charge of receiving subscriptions.
An adjourned meeting of bankers was held
to-day. Resolutions were adopted to open
for business as soon as possible.
DR.. Frererar, well-known physician, was
not suffocated as was supposed.
The Franklin insurance Co. lose 100000.
They send word to pay in full
The report that the Union National Bank
lost large amount of money, papers, &C., is
untrue.
The telegraph operators of St. Louis have
sent supplies of clothing to their brethren
here. General Superintendent Stager of the
Western Union Telegraph Co., procured
car load of provisions from Cleveland for
their use.
General Sheridan has issued an order stat
in af NJ nf or,tb Iictr hon
is reported, and no authentic report of any
cases of incendiarism has reached him, and
that the people are calm and well disposed,
and the force at his command is ample to
maintain order, but suggests continued wath-
tulness by the citizens until the smoldering
fires are extinguished.
The entire contents OF the Opera House
picture gallery was saved together with
many pictures. in Crosby's pr IT. gallery.
Mayor Mason issues the following appeal:
Clothing and all projection from the cold
will be needed through the winter as well as
now. Send such articles forward in large
quantities as soon as possible; collect money
and hold subject to our order; send in pro-
visions that will keep; cooked meats may
spoil before we can distribute them; aid ar
rives literally now. We want to husband
our resources as much as possible, for long
winter is before us, and the suffering will
continue until our laboring classes are en-
abled to sustain their families
A despatch has been received from Green
Bay stating that steamer had arrived bring
ing report that three hundred bodies had been
buried at Pischteg last night and as many
more are still missing. Seventy five persons
were burned to death at Little Sturgeon Bay,
and the suffering throughout the north is ter
rible. With the exception of the loss of
property by the fire, this is almost as APP
palling as the burning of Chicago.
The wholesale grocers held meeting this
afternoon and agreed to ask no compromise
with creditors but only time. They deter
mined to pay accounts in full.
1t is ascertained from official reports that
fifty million feet of lumber has been destroy ed
leaving twsnty-four million still on hand.