Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1871-10-19

aiding business men and employment for
the poor.
The Chicago ruins cover an area of five
miles in length by one and half in
width.
The population of Chicago is 298,977 !;
the valuation of real and personal estate,
is S275, ,9S6,000 The wholesale trade of
the oity last year was $402, 100000. 1t
had 90 hanks, 10 leading newspapers. 40
hotels, and five theatres, and neatly all
were destroyed. There was 6,O70,O0O
bushels of grain in store in Chicago a
week ago, at least two thirds of which is
lost.
An estimate ia made in New York, fix
ing the insurance on property destroyed
at 5000, 100000, and claiming that $780,
OOO.OOO added will cover the entire loss
But these estimates are probably too high.
Peharps $5O,O00,000 will cover the nom
inal loss to the business interests Of the
city. but the entire losa, including public
buildings, churches, theatres, ETC., will
fall below $150,000,000,
A dispatch fcom Chicago says the re-
mains of over one hundred persons have
been taken from the ruins, none of which
have been identified. The remains of
sixty W re found in one barn.
The Secretary of the Treasury, in an
swer to telegrams from London and Cana
da, asking if clothing, blankets, etc, for
Chicago would be admitted free, has re-
sponded in the affirmative, and collectors
Of customs have been notified according
".
Mayor Mason notifies all committees
and ners0ns sendiug aid to send or hold
money subject TO his order instead of pur-
chasing supplies This will prevent
their receiving An excess of articles and
enable the people t. provide shelter and
fuel, which are Necessary.
The relief committee from Cincinnati
are putting the munifcent contributions
of that city into shape, which will not
only prove of great practical benefit to the
sufferers, but will make the assistance
rendered, permanent for the winter,
They have erected an immense soup house,
complete in all details. at the rear of the
freight depot of the Great Eastern Rail
road, IN tho vicinity of West Side. BY
Thursday they will be ready to distribute
six thousand gallons Of soup daily. Shan
ties are being bnilt upon open lots in
convenient localities and made as COM
Portable as possible for temporary occu-
pancy. The financial prospects Is hourly
Frightening. Tho Republic Insurance
Company expects to pay every dollar OF
their risks. This is an extremely crafty
ing fact. as il gives assurance that the
home companies are in better condition
than was first anticipated.
Chicago city claims that in time it will
be able to pay every cent of its indebted
ness. The police continue to capture
thieves. burglars and incendiaries They
generally deal with them in summary
manner, thus preventing them from cauS'
| ing further trouble.
The total loss of grain is now definite
" ascertaiued to be 100000 bushels.
Four vessels were loaded with grain for
the T. ,st. and the eastern movement will
continue. SIS there are fully 5,OO0,OOC
bushels within store.
Orders have been received from the
great auction house of Chicago for IN
voices of dry goods and other merchan'
disc.
J.Q.A. Fellows Grand Master Knight'
| Templar of the United States. has lssueo
an order calling on all Knights Templal
to aid the Chicago suffer and remit with
out delay to V. L Hulburt, Chicago.
The Common Council has passed al
ordinance fixing the price of bread at
cents for loaf of twelve ounces, and fix
| ing the penalty at ten dollars for viola
ticn of this ordinance The Knights
Templar of Chicago have issued the fol
lowing notice to the Sir knights OF th'
United States:
"Anv money entrusted to DR.. Vincen
L. Hurlburt, No. 1918 Prairie avenue, ol
to Geo. r. Chittenden, 364 Michigar
avenue, for the relief of the distressed SiI
Knights or Scottish Rite MasOns will b'
gratefully received"
The citizens of Hudson held meeting
on Wednesday in aid of the Chicago sui
ferers, wlio was well attended. Mayo
Bowen presided. Elegant appeals wer'
made bv Hon. John Gault, Jr.. John V
Wbitb4ck, Henry Hodgeboom, J. Q. New
kirk. r. &. Shepard and Rev. Fraze
Woodruff aud Tomlinson. Over $3,OOt
were subscribed and paid in on the spot
and the sum will be increased to upward
81 600 and forwarded to the Mayor o
Chicago Immediately.
Fortv.one persons were shot in making
arrests in Chicago on Tuesday. The sta
ton house is filled with prisoners. Ih
number of bodies recovered from th
ruins now reaches ninety.
In view of the difficulty Of communi
| Hu +hlnnranh-
Secretary of War directed that supple
of tents and supplies of tents and blank
cts be for rwarded to Chicago IN charge O
trusty agents. to be disposed OF as Ger
Sheridan might direct on their arrival
General Sheridan was notified that ther
were at Jeffersonville, Philadelphia an
Leavenworth about ten thousand tents o
all kinds. which would shelter some on
hundred thousand people from the weath
or. A special train loaded with tents an
blankets started from Jeffersonville an
PHILADELPHIA on Tuesday for Chicago, IN
der trusty officers.
The Erie relief train for Chicago lei
the Erie depot, Jersey City, at 3 3
o'clock Wednesday forenoon. A larg
crowd assembled to witness the departure
) The train consisted of seven cars beavll
laden with provisions. The train is
make n inimum speed of fifty miles a
hour.
PORT JERvIs, Oct, 11.-The Erie re
lief train made splendid run over tn
eastern division at so miles an houl
Crowds cheered the train at every sta
ton.
ELM1RA, N. Y, Oct. lion boar
Erie relief train). We took lead OF th
lightning express train at Susquehann
and have made an unprecedented run
this place. Dense crowds were Golleote
, at Binghamton, Oswego and Waverly
Notwithstanding the rain. Handkel
chiefs waying "God speed" were see
from every cottage and shanty. Contr
buttons are waiting at every station
! People attempt to shove bundles on boar
as we pass, Goods are piled up at Il
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