Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1871-10-19

vaults of the banks added to the balances
in New York leaves them an amount of
cash equal to 40 or 30 per cent This
| with the assurances that will be paid, in
sures the collection of IS per cent. Of
their loans by the banks.
THE INSURANCE COMPANIES.
The Liverpool, London and Globe In
surapce Company have ordered the pay
ment of their losses at once. Their aggre-
gate losses are about 100000.
The loss of the Commerce Company at
Albany is S550,000. This company has
been placed in the hands of receivers.
The agents Of the 4Etna Insurance
Company are paying LOSSES, which will
not reach $4,000, 900.
A circular from the Office of the Con-
necticut Fire Insurance Company ofHart-
ford announces that its losses are SO seri-
Gus that the company is obliged to sus-
pend business until The question of re-
organization shall be settled.
1t is annouoced that guarantee fund
has been raised by the directors of the
New England Insurance Company, and it
will continue business.
PROCLAMATION OF THE MAYOR OF CHICAGO.
CHICAGO, Oct. 13.-The following
proclamation has just been Furnished the
Associated Press:
'The mayor of Chicago is happy to be
able to announce that the city remains
quiet and peaceable. There is no law
lessness, incendiarism Or riotous conduct,
and order reigns supreme.-Life and
property are as secure as be fore the burn
ing ofthe city. The government, in all
its departments, is IN full and complete
operation. None Of our Inhabitants are
without shelter OF some kiad.
Food to relieve the present necessities
has flowed in upon Us in abundance from
all quarters, but the long winter is before
US, and we shall need al the aid sympath
izing humanity can render US. Such an
exhibition of sympathy and generous aid
as has been called forth by our great
calamity. has never been equaled in the
history of the world. 1t has cheered and
and encouraged our citizens.
Business has largely been resumed
houses, mostly of a temporary character
are springing up in all parts of the 1900
acres of ruins; many permanent building
are being erected, and the noted energy
of our citizens is being everywhere dis
played. In the name of our citizens,
tender their heartfelt thanks to all who
have SO nobly and generously sympa tn IL
ed with and aided us in our great distress
R. B. MASON, Mayor.
CONTRIBUTIONS.
It is estimated that the total amount
Of money contributions TO the sufferers by
the fire thus far from cities, towns and
individuals in this country and Europe,
reaches So, 100000.
Arrivals from Chicago.
Persons ere beginning to arrive from
Chicago who experienced all the terrors
of the recent great fire there. Mr.. NJ
S. Kingsland, citizen of that place.
left Chicago Wednesday evening, at
SIS, on the Fort Wayne railroad. thus
coming through by the Pennsylvania
OGulEdi EOulC. Ou tuC OdluC tiolh hCtS
many Others who had gone through the
terrible ordeal of the confagration, some
of them were leading business men, and
otner prominent cIuzens. There were al
20 several ladies and children who had
suffered in the general disaster. Mr.,
Kingsland relates some interesting facts
connected with Chieago's great calamity.
He states that the depot on the south
side of the city. used by the Lake Shore
and Michigan, Southern, and the Chicago,
Rock Island and Pacific railroads, went
down under the fiery element. The
Michigan Central, work ing in connection
With the New York Cen trial, and Chicago
Burlington and Quincy and Illinois Ger
tral railroads, was also consumed. Thus
FIVE roads centreing in two depots lose
their buildings. Both the Pennsy Ivan ia
Central railroad and Baltimore and Ohio
railroad connections into Chicago, how
eyer, with their depots, are uninjured
both being on the West side Of the city
the Pennsylvania being the Fort Way me
road, and the Baltimore and Ohio the
Great Western or Pan Handle route.
These ties are now open to every thing
going to Chicago for the sufferers free.
and orders have been issued to give such
freight preference over all other. Mr..
Kingsland further states that the water
works gave out on Monday morning
about o'clock. and the gas about half an
hour previous. Chicago is supplied with
gas by one company only, but having
north, south and west divisions, one OF
the gasomcters, he thinks may have es-
capped destruction, which would furnish
gas in the one quarter until its supply
was exhausted. The loss of life is sup
POSED to have been very large, simply
from the impossibility Of getting out OF
the way Of the rapidly leaping flames,
which, as it We're. appeared to bound over
from square to square, and from street to
street at single leap. Persons in local
titles imagining themselves safe would
have in few minutes to flee for their
lives, and did not always escape. In the
Sherman House one of the proprietors Of
which also came on the train, it is feared
that at least twenty of the guests perish
ed by not being able to leave the premises
Mr.. Kinesland confirms the statemen,
of the loss o lite in the Jail, such prise.
ners as were in the cells perishing, whilst
the mass of the others were safely re-
moved in time, and many who were held
tor minor ofenses were turned loose. O.
the dead gathered from different quarter
seven ty-fve we're capable of being recog-
nized when Mr.. K. left, though there
we're others too much ch AIRED for identi-
fcs4ioa.
The escape of the depot of the Pitts.
burg, Fort Wayne and Chicago road
[ from hnrnino is accounted for hu It's be.