Juniata sentinel. [volume] (Mifflintown, Pa.) 1846-1873, 1871-10-11
100000 People..Homeless
Five Hundred Persons Supposed to have
been Burned to Death.

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II been Burned to Death.
PROGRESS OF THE FIRE.
! CHiCAGO, Oct. The most terrible
conAAgration that has ever occurred iu
this city broke out about IL o'clock to.
uight, and, having already swept over
six entire blocks 10 still raging with al
most unabated fury. The fire started in
n large plauing mill, situated between
Cliuton and Canal streets. aud Van Bureu
and jackson streets. The wind was
blowing very fresh. and the flames spr.ad
with almost inconceivable rapidity. and in
few minutes the entire structure was q
mass OF fire.
The immediate vicinity is built up
mainly with small wooden tenem mt
house. and two.story frame build dngs,
occupied as groceries, saloons, &c. The
inmates of many Of these housee. star.
tied from their slumbers, had barely time
to rush out in their scanry night attire.
leaving their household goods to destruc-
ton.
When the alarm sounded for this fire,
another of considerable magnitude was
burning on Wells street. near Adams,
aud several engines were necessarily kept
at work upon that fire. The rest of the
engines in the city were soon on the
ground, but before they arrived the fire
had spread over SO large an area and was
so rapidly spreading, that all efforts
seemed of little avail.
Between Canal street and the river
were several lumber yards, which are
entirely destroyed At this hour the fire
has made clean sweep from Van Buren,
street north two blocks to Adams, and
west to Clinton. Three blocks from the
river, between Van Buren and Jackson,
are burning
LArER-l:3O A. NJ The fire is ap-
parently raging as fercely as ever. A
block of buildings on tho north side of
Van Buren, street. which was thought an
hour ago could be saved. is now wrapt in
flames.
THE FLAMES ARRESTED.
CHICAGO. Oct. S. Shortly after the
last despatch this morning. detailing the
progress of the fire in the Western Divi.
sion. the flames were arrested. The
space burned over embraces four blocks.
bounded north by Adam. street. west by
Clinton street south by Van Buren, street
and east by the Chicago river.
CHICAGO, Oct Sill P. MA fire i-
now raging in tho West Division which
appears to be as large as that of last
night. The alarm was given at 9:45 p.
NJ.
FOUR BLOCKS OF BUILDINGS BURNING.
CHICAGO Oct. 9-l2:3O A. M-The fire
in the West Division is now raging with
undated fury 1t commenced near lay
lor street, between D-levan aud Jeffer-
son streets, and is stretching in every di
rec.ion aud now covers four blocks. II
is now beyond control. The loss is al
ready large, and it is now feared it will
prove more disastrous than the FIRE of
last night.
WATER WORKS DESTROYED.
CHICAGO. Oct 9-S A. M.-The fire
is still raging with heavy souiherly
gale. The water works are DESTROYED
The firemen can get no water and the
fire Lac full sway.
TEN THOUSAND BUILDINGS BURNED
CHICAGO, Oct. 80 A. The en-
tire business portion of the city is de-
stroyed. All the banks. express and
telegraph Offices. Not less than ten
thousand buildings have already been de-
stroyed. The fire has burnd distance
Of five miles. aad is still raging. aud the
wind is blowing gale. 1t will be al
most impo.sible TO get any reliable par.
ticulars tor some time, AS there is
only one telegraph wire working. and
that from the suburbs The water works,
the court house, the Sherman House,
Board of Trade. custom honsc, all the
railroad depots and the Western Union
Telegraph building. new ediice just
ARE all in ashes. Fully thirty |
blocks of buildings are now burned.
THE GAS WORKS DESTROYED.
CHICAGO. Oct 9-ll A. M.-About
,ne o'clock this morning the fire crossed
he river at the Adams street bridge a d |
'oon destroyed the gas works. The fire
hen spread in every direction. At this
hour almost every building from Harri.
ION street north to the Chicago river is
destroyed. including all the insurances
,tficrs. banks. hotels. telegraph offices.
newspaper establishments with The aingle
of the Tr 6une Office. which is
count house. Sherman House.
fremont House Palm-r's New Pacific
Hotel. New Biglow Hotel. and, in fact,
else is SWEPT clean
,NE HUNDRED AND FIFTY THOUSAND
PEOPLE HOMELESS.
In Chicago more than one-half the
population are now rushing through the
tre-ts in vehicles. which are obtained at
normous prices. and on foot with their
hoiccst household treasures in their
rms and OH their backs. in utter confu
ion. not knowing whittier to 60 Fear
ul suffering must follow, and Immediate
y fall on one hunired end fifty thous md
eople, at this moment homeless, house.
ess. not knowing where TO lay their
ead.. or get anything to satisfy the
rawlings of hunger. All the heavy bust