The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1871-10-10

IElLJl except LWO hulhll bhNlubh luhubublOud
one on 22d street, in the South Division
and ono on Randolph street, in the West
are destroyed. All the wholesale store
and all the large retail establishments, thr
post office, Court House, Chamber Of Com
merce, every hotel in.the South Division
except the Michigan Avenue Hotel, which
stands on the extreme Southern limit ofthl
fire escaped, though badly scorched. Eve
ry newspaper office, the Tribune building
supposed to be fire proof having finally
succumbed, every theatre, six Of the
largest elevators, the immense depots o
the Michigan Southern and Illinois Cen
tral Railroads, both passenger and freight
depots Of the latter, more than a
score of the Churches and much
Of tho shipping in the river The
men who were millionaires yesterday
morning, arc nearly penniless to-day; but
more terrible than all, Is tho awful GER
tainty that many human beings have
found fiery graves-how many, no one
can now tell, perhaps no one can ever
tell; but some are known to have per.
ished-and there Is a heart sickening fear
that the victims Of the fiery monster may
be counted by scores, Hundreds of horses
and cows have been burned In stables ;
and on the north side "a number, though
relea. from confinement, were so be.
wildered and confused by the sea of fire
which surrounded them, that they rushed
wildly to and fro, nttering cries OF fright
and pain, until scorChed and killed.
Any attempt at q description Of the scenes
ofthis appalling calamity, would be idle,
The simple facts that the once great city
,of Chicago is destroyed, that hundreds Of
millions Of her active capital have vanish.
cd, and that nearly one third Of her In.
habitantS are homeless dependents, are
enough, Anyattempt TO embellish would
be but mockory. AS this awful day
draws to q close, thousands of anx-
iouS eyes watch the denSb clouds Of
smoke which still roll over the burnt
district, with dread that sudden
change of wind may turn the flames
upon that portion Of the city yet spared.
There seems, however, little cause Tor
apprehension, as relnforcements Of fire.
men from other cities are constantly ar.
irving. Col. j. ]. s. Wilson, Superinten.
dent Of the Western Union Telegraph Is
in receipt OF dispatches from leading
cities announcing that aid Is being pro.
vided for the sufferers, Col Olowry, oi
st, Louis, telegraphs that $4,000 has
been subscribed by the merchants Of Gin
cinnati, with promises Of 100000 Cleve.
land Is proportionately generous. All
this and q good deal more will bc need.
ed to relieve the immediate and pressing
wants. Everything Is being done by
Gen. stager and his assistants to keep up
communication for the citizens and the
press with the world outside. Col. Geo.
7. Williams, Superintendent at Oincin.
natl reported promptly Tor duty this morn
ing. About three.lourths Of the U. 8.
mail was saved and taken possession Of
by Col. Wood Of the post office service.
CHICAGO, Oct. 0-9r.M
The progress Of the flames in South
Division was finally arrested about 10
o'clock p. NJ. This was accomplished by
the blowing upand demolishing Of sever.
al building on Wabash avenue and Con.
gross street by 1t. Gen. Sheridan, The
district burned over in South Division
embraces everything from the main
branch Of Chicago to the Lake, embracing
about one hundred blocks, and the dis.
trict contained all the leading business
houses, tho banks, Insurance offices,
hotels, etc, and a large number of
churches, including the 81. MFys Cath,
ollc, st. Trinity, lst Presbyterian, Cd
Presbyterian, 81. Paul, Swedenborgian,
etc. The Methodist church on the cor.
ner OF Wabash avenue and Congress
street Is saved. Tho Michigan Av.
enue Hotel on tho corner Of Mlchi.
gan avenue and Congress street,
and Congress Hall, directly adjoining
on Congress street, are saved, Michigan
Terrace, on Michigan Avenue, embracing
tho residences OF 1t. Gov. BrOss, Hon.
John scammon, s. Q. GriggS, Peter L.
Ross, and other leading citizens, is com,
pletely destroyed, together with the fur
niture and nearly all. the other contents.
ALI the newspapers are utterly wiped
out The Tribune building resisted the
fire for some time, but finally yieldedi
when McVickefs Theatre, Immediately
adjoining, withstood the raging element,
but finally succumbed, In fact, all the
buildings in the district which claimed to
be flieproof shared the fate Of those
which could make no such claims.
The Great Central depot, at the loot Of
Lake street, became heap of ruins
about o'clock Most Of the passenger
cars Of The Michigan Central, Burlington& 3
Quincy and Illinois Central Railroads,
were moved on the breakwater and saved.
West Of Clark street, in tho South Dlvis-
ion, the FIRE extended south as fat as Polk
street, swceping everything before IT. the
distance burned over here Is sUme three
blocks wide and over half mile In length,
numbering about twenty blocks. The
buildings were generally Of the cheaper
character, embracing saloons, small shops,
poor residences, &c. The district burned
over on the West Side commences at
Taylor street, running from DeKo-
yer to Jefferson streets, and ran