The weekly echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1868-1876, 1871-10-21
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81 Terrorist. Louis and Cincin-
matt Come to the Rescue.-F ull
Particulars Of the Terrible Ga
lamity. g,5.r .., ..,...5 ,l.t ,', are
Especial to the y. Q, Bulletin .l,T
ST.. Louis, Oct. 49-12 o'clock, NJ,
Terrifc FIRE raging in Chicago. The
business portion Of the city is all
burned out, and is still burning.
The principal telegraph Office
burned out at l O'clock, A. M. r.
The Water works arc al turned.
The entire business pc don of
the city is destroyed, With an its
banks, express and telegraph Off
ces: all newspaper offices; ali eIe-
vators and the waterworks are
gone, and there is no water in the
city. 7a'I 1''oA ,Til7*2 92'od baA
No less than ter thousand biiid-
ings are already destroyed. The
fire has burned d distance of Ave
miles and is still raging. The wind
isblCwing aagale.r6) l. amGa7)s avE
50 The Sherman House and other
great hotels, the Illinois Central.
Railroad and other depots, With.
many edifces that constituted the
chief ogloFies of thB unfortunate
city, private telegrans say have
all gone To ruin. z Of aHpw ajSS'1 err
Chicago, rit ispainfully and To-
mentally evident, has experienced
q crueller fate than that which
Moscow. ..gaaara rAan
The distress prevailing is over
whelming and disastrous in the
degreesuata.b 9Hg af~,f 5.a.n
The inhabitants have not only
lost" clothing and lodgings, but
some of them their children even.
They are in absolute want of food.
The authorities there have tele-
graphed Mayor Brown; of ST. Lou
is, to forward them ut the earliest
possible moment supplies of food.
A special dispatch received at 9 !
o'clock, this AIM, SAYS that the
fro Departmental Cincinnati with
heir engines, were going ON board
Of trains, TO depart in all haste for |
The lfro~af9icted city, They may |
arrive in time 10, save much prop
erty, but the loss. of the waterworks |
must render their efforts futile OK |
3ept along the river and the shore. |
~ The fire commenced on the West |
,ide, near Twelfth street. where ii |
burned FIFTY -one blocks, then cross |
ID the river and took every thing. |
The ReckyIslaud Depots, Pacific |
aotei, Courthouse, Sherman House
illinois Central Depot, in fact eve
" building in that section il burnt;
b fact not ono ii sthhdii1 any,
where Ina thea business part Of the !
'ltH oil u gulaoqqus ,0(a.ss aam |
d The fire has reached two miles
lorth Of the river, and is still burn
pg furiously. The waterworks, |
IRE destroyed and no water IL TO
10 had. aB3 U8 RIdt Ri NaiHEaH q
Tho Illinois, Central .lzl,.,,ssas.e, Il
nd Field, Letter q Co. a dry goods
establishment are now burning.
hey afathe last buildings between
he river and Folk Street. oi5
Hardly a bHok or stone ~ left
a hnOhhera nili9 slfI
The freight depot, tho Chicago
nd Alton Depot, and one hundred
ars are gone. 8 4'sl 4 'i
'phore Il i'd Hing who're II win
nd. afd 5lil 9tFi @ sIaa
The wind is still blowing d aale.
Over LOO, 900 people are home
9ss Very little was saved. The
re spread with Incredible rapid.
h and the people had only time
escape wish their lives. Many
Yes laust have been lost.
The sparks and Cinders set fire
} the GaswOrka and the Armory.
d thirty minutes the fra had /