The New York herald., 1871-10-15

having been totally destroyed rendering $1,000 peo-
and, gathering all Its fury for another onslaught.
struck new tack ana began burning southwark
shanties IN Thrd and Fourth avenues ike so much
tnder, with all their crowded population OF negroes,
lowest class DEM, monde and pedlerk many many OF
wh0m were unable to save their lives even, 50
fierce ana rapid were the flames Despair, hope
lessness and encouragement had possession Of
ward when despair suddenly turned to some little
hope, az the wind changed and q rain storm began.
But how was 1t with the sufferers In the farks
A PrrILESS RAIN STORM
ana to the exposure ana danger from ilrc was
added the danger from Its twin element or destruc
sion water How the poor . children @ a.,n nuSded ea
fell thicker and thicker; yet with all their suffering
tncy. TOO with wisdom beyond their years. felt it
TO be matter Of graduation that AOne part Of
the city at least would now be saved.
THERE wERE Il, 600 pROPLY
sosss on 0ssas sisSsr ae 'of'D DIVISION
This street had been recently graded, and
the Sidewalk had been raised @ ,s. 20 ahe surface e
were crowded IN every conceivable manner. some
were trying TO cook scraps of meat having saved
over their goods, and on the whole think they
were more fortunate than their neighDors who
them were Germans and had been engaged IN some
business requiring horse. As they saw the names
At distance they hs1 packed up Their household old
wrapped their houses In famcs Furthermore tney
were IN manner protected from tho rain
the people in the brickyard Nationolitlcs seemed,
by some instructive understanding, 70 nave kept
ber OF Irish families destitute indeed did not see
one who had saved ~ much as q quilt Or stove.
gone x er ad NO e' 10 % he eu S
approached one poor woman VINO, with her yonng
dsagaer was situ12 asGonsolaSte snsr backs backs
mother moth D'i had wTapped tnsm N NJ some
there the poor creatures SAT alone In their desoa-
ti0n- The mothers eyes were red and swollen from
both both ans Answered. % cheerfuiy WIN wnen addressed @ them.
found shat they had met with further calamity
IN & the loss & o. tnelr husband Sl and iatner; fes &
myself Deat or the flames as long AZ we could, and
poor Mary, here, she worked as nard as any of us;
you. slr, the flames came upon us quicker
than railroad train, and myself and Mary
started out DIVISION street. and Pa.rlck. poor man.
went into the house to get a few dollars ne mad
saved from working on The docks, and never
their sSM naursi rres Sur, Win ali IT'S ocs upcn
their minds, they fell to Sobping as II their hearts
would break. When they had become more quiet
made arrangements 70 have them taken to neigh
boring church. left them and continued my recon-
nossance. Although the rain had An great mea-
where the nre was blazing as brightly
as ever, and wendcd my footsteps In the direction
South sSe Since lad e tha dvon IN IN Inc
morning the fire had extended further south, even
AZ ras as Harrison street; and | must say, as
avenues-tne destruction Of the beautiful houses
that once adorned tpose noble Donevards--teais
homeless people were sitting on a box weeping as
If their hearts would break: One young lady
was dressed very eIegan.ly-the ,. drst dress
nome forever. No diamonds or other jewelry
adorned her person. but have suspicion inat sne
had saved her Jewelry. There she sat on "a dry
goods box, picture OF mute despair. Iney told
me her brother had been burned To death II seems
he was q LAWYER, having been admitted to the bar
only two years since, and the two being orphans
lived together. He had been very successful IN his
practices ana nd Dea% tha a9s s an
came 10 crush her TO the ground. He, like many
others, had returned 70 save something, and, as
was the story IN brief, and the desolate girl, in
stupid languor utterly crushed by her double loss
was indeed picture sad to look upon.
EVEN AS LOOKED,
her brother who mad escaped, and had been vainly
AS he emerged In fun view OF the group be gave u
joyful cry, sprang forward ana ctasped her to his
heart she simply looked up not ~ all surprised,
aud said
please don't hnrt me. didn't do 1t. All the
houses were burned, and our house was one of the
last Don't take me away, please don't"
why, darling " s l--your brother James. Don't
you know me ~ said the agonzed brother.
'.No; James Is dead, On dead. dead, dead He
went back after some papers and nc IS burned ike
his papers. Poor. darling james"
reason had been dcthroned by ner great sorrows.
turned away, utterly bowed down by The great sui
IeringS mad Seen ana the evlueuct.S ~ deSrucl0n
on every nand.
THOUSANDS OF rEopEx
were now making their several ways through the
ruins Great walls would TAIL with crash, sending
clouds OF dust In every direction An express wagon
loaded with curiosity seekers with all It's hving
freight was crushed to atoms by a wsu falling on
the corner OF Lake and State streets When the
bodies were recovered they were terribly
charred and mangled No hope of recog-
nlnon there. one body was crushed INTO
another, ami all mingled together hike
SO much blackencd pulp. After this terrible ex-
ample the crowd were more careful iOr time, but
curiosity IS sometimes more powerful than the IN
snCt Of self preservation, and In less than an hour
afterwards saw people In Just as close proximity
to these dangerous walls as they could possibly get
without touching them. On the corner Ot Lake and
THE BLACKENED CORPSE
OF porter belonging 10 one Of the large houses In
that locality, was stretched In the ashes. There
about one square inch OF har leit ON his head no
hands; nothing but shrtvcllcd stunps where the
feet mad been, and the muscles OF the body twisted
In all sorts Of shapes Two little holes In the skull
where the eyes had shOne remained. And this was
all OF his poor body.
THE NIGHT OF HORROR
closed ut last. The faint gray Of carly dawn was
struggling into existence, and IN Al hour the lient
OF uay mad returned to show 10 It's lahaDlauts not
the panorama, but the horrible reality Of Chlcago's
utter, dcsOate ruin. When this narrative Is
1nisiied would be spared the recollection or the
scenes or mourning, the guailng OF stout hearted
merchants. the supplicatiOns and tears 0f the
widowed and fatheriess that In their profuson
numbered the very air, the dem0raizjng influences
and bitter, bitter sorrows tiat were Witnessed
that long. long day.
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