The daily Panola star. (Sardis, Miss.) 1871-1872, 1871-11-04

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no c1wafily disposition 10 yield the bat.
llc. A Ew months will ss the eily
again mirehlnx on &, succsss. no, ail In
palacrs bns IN baIlilngs iha will serve
uatli pliccs are erected.
An old Irish woman Who had Tor
many year, been . recipient Of relief
from lhs county, was found 90 be
wealthy. Her supplies were Gu, on, she
swore vengeance against a city that
would not afford her 4 loai Of bread or
pound of bacon. The Old woman
owned COW and this ls her story: She
took lamp In her hand and went out 10
have look at her pet COW. She then
took a notion TO give her some salt, set
the lamp down and returned to her
house to fetch It. The COW kickei over
the lamp, an expo EoI fo.lswed, and in
an Instant the structure was In flames
In all that vicinity but one building
stands as a monument as though IL were
bewitched, and that Is the the home Of
this old hag.
From the Chicago Tmks ere the fol-
lowing
INCIDENTS;
When the court house was In flames
between 100 and 200 prisoners were let
loose, which, In consequence OF aiter-dep-
relations, Is really TO be regretted.
CHICAGO AVENUE BRIDGE
Proved unfaithful to Its trust. Chicago
Avenue bridge appears to have caught
fire from sparks before the main fire
relched it. Thinking to be able to cross
over this bridge many people delayed
their flight, hoping to save at least q part
ofthelr furniture before the flames reach
ed their houses. But the delay was too
long and the advance Of the flames too
rapid, and when they finally fled to
the bridge 1t was too late. 1t was In
flames. Under the approaches to the
bridge the exhausted people tried TO hide
thenselve from the flames, the strong
est and less exhausted flying to the next
bridge north--that at Division street.
But the refuge under the bridge soon be
came burning furnace. Those gath
cred under 1t soon saw the mistake they
had made. The despairing ones stolidly
staid where they were and were suifocat-
ed or burned to death. Those with hope
still LETT ran out and attempted to fly
north through the flames which were
crossing the avenue. A few escaped, but
with many 1t was only death postponed
for the space of few Misunderstanding
garments, t0ttering footsteps, and then
afall TO rise no more.
BORN ON THE STREET.
As the fierce flames ran along the av-
enue, woman ran out into the street, fell
down, and gave birth to child, but the
birth soon became death and the mo.
ther and babe were soon lfeless bodies.
In the mad hurry after each ones self,
the mother and the chill were d, arted
and left 10 their fate.
The La Sale tunnel became impassa-
Bile, the fire from the South Side rushing
through it along the pedestrian walk,
which was soon consumed, and filling the
tunnel with smoke. At the mouth of
the tunnel at the South End was found
q dead dog, which had evidently met its
death between SHEET OF flame and a
cloud OF smoke Issuing froa the tunnel
Tne solid stone walls OF the tunnel itself
were cracked and Clipped with the in
tense heat of the fire, the iron railings
which protected the carriage approaches
at each end being literally torn of from
the walls and curved and bent into innu-
merable fantastic shapes by the fiery de-
mon. "
KEEPING OPEN HOUSE.
swell, James, we areall gone together.
Last night was worth hundred thou
sand dollars, and so were you. Now
where are we?" .'Gone," retui ned
James. After this, said the first speaker,
!" Well, Jim, / have home left, and my |
some bushels of potatoes and other pro-
I'm going to fill my house tonight with
these poor follows" turning to the side
walks crowded with fleeing poor, "chuck
full from cellar to garretP' Tne blaze
Of the contlagrat'on revealed something
worth seeing In that mans breast. Poe
sibly the road to his heart may have been
choked with rubbish before. II so. the
lire had burned 1t clear, till 1t shone like
one of the streets OF FURNISHED gold,
whence be will one day walk.
Mr.. c. II. Mccormick, the great man
1facturer. slept on the prairie.
A musically disposed individual, prob
lbly filed with despair as well as.melody,
IN Tuesday commenced playing on pi-
mo standing on the street near to Lill's
brewery and continued the operation for
everal hours.
A well-known North side physician,
was seen during the progress of the fire,
'ushing up North Clark street on horse
pack, with game cock under each arm.
On one of the streets, q cat, being rather
90 warm to be comfortable, rushed up
/ fallen lamp where 1t stuck and was
'oasted.
A newiy-married couple, who were
iriven from their home along with the
Ire to the prairie, remained out in the
irenchlng rain that followed, and two
lays afterward walked miles over the
south division to get their first mouthful
,f bread.
A woman, alter saving $500 from her
house, attempted to return to the build
ng to save something else but when
she came out again she was In flames, and
he only way that her husband could
save her was by tearing off her clothes
not ashred of clothing being left on her.
Her nakedness, however, was finally COW
cred with blanket. Her eldest daugh-
ter was in the same plight.
Three Protestant mlnistere and q Cath
D,ic priest slept under the sidewalk at
North avenue bridge one night.
A womon living on Ontario street, be-
tween Market and Franklin, brought o1t
her two children, aged and Z, safely, !
and then went for baby. The children |
her back and Eole came out
alive.
AwATER-PiPE TURNED INTO Az OVEN.
The surroundings Of the water-w0rks |
even were not without their tragedies. |
One Of the fircmen, thinking, perhaps,
that the heat Of the approaching fire
would not prove to be SO intense and
destructive as 1t actually was, crawled
into q large water-pipe lying on the
ground and was roasted to death. When
fully awake to his mistake, probably all
he saw at either end Of his last refuge
was fame offire.
ONE or THE WORST FEATURES
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