Tama County Republican. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1867-1872, 1871-10-19

mud DeKoven, the first street nor'h nf
Twef,h north and sor'h md from any
paint can he -een dozen mere tall chin
news marking The sites of ne m,nc enor-
nous manufacturing buildings. None of
them can he named ately. The Oh ca
20 Dock Companvs warehorseN on TAYLOR
street. nhd the Pittsburgh aud Fort Wayac
Railroad
The ,noroucnfares are crowded with q
constantly flowing stream OF penIlc whic,
aecms TO take lis rlse st Mad lsnn street
bridge and move slpggishiv along through
the streets AMI AMENITIES gazing at the burnt
and In ming ruins
With Int one or two except ions. the walls
Of buildings on Lake street have fallen in.
CITY WITHOUT WATER
CHICAGO, Oct. 10. l =. NJ.
The destruction Of the Water
Works, which were Exc many other
Buildings, supposed 10 be fr"-prnot
has lett over three hundred thousand
pcople without tyen water to drink,
save what is brought from The lake
by hand and with teams, much of it
having 10 be carried from three to
five miles.
Our city and others may b" taught
useful lesson from tins. and never
rely unon one reservoir alone for its
supply.
The fire tiend has ceased his ra ag.
es. and the rest of the city is now
safe.
Many lives are lost. We will give
nam s as soon az we receive them.
The Jesuit Church. on 10Th street.
was fred last .tcning. hut discover
cl before any damage was done.
The lncendiaries were caugh,. but
made good their escape. A barn was
also fired and txtinguisted on 32nd
street last evening
A negro was caught in the store nj
Geo p. Gore & Co, 90 Randolph
street. Citing away with three over
coats and seven pair OF shoes. Mr..
Gore struck him on the head with a
cane. and Mr.. Beckwith broke his
thumb in A second encounter. but the
thief escaped minus the goods.
GEN. SHERIDAN ARRIVED.
CnrcAGo, Oct. IL Gen. Sheridan
arrived at 6 O'Clock last night and
las now one thousand men palrolling
the city, and has given orders 10 his
men to
ssioor DOWN on THE SPOT
all suspicious characters who are
fonnI ia any unlawful act. This will
give much relief to our citizens and |
'es'ore confidence generally.
FoURrEF- iN,ENDIAkIEs HUNG.
Cu,cAco, Oct. II "A man was
caught setting fire to building on
the West Si.le. and was hung tins
morning. The fire has swept every
thing 10 the city limits on the North
side, and to Franklln street on the
West side Most OF the heavy firms
are re-csta5listing themselves on the
West Side. inc'u.ling Culver, Page &
Hnync AMI ,ae Sherman House. The
City Council is established on the
corner OF West Washington and Ann
streets: the Board Of Trade are on
Canal street.
THE DrAD.
The city authorities have establish
ed ,norgue on Chicago Avenne. for
the reception of dead bodies w 10
tins Rohr about 90 have been dtpos-
tied The body OF DR. Max Meyers
was found near i,is office, on Clark
street; also, the remains ni J. I'LL
man. the bauker. The Board of
Public Works have saved their
books, papers, plans, dc.
PROVISIONS AND cLoTH.EG.
Immense quantities of provisions
have been sent from every direction
Several hnhiired car loads reached
bore last night and this morning, ac.
.companie.l by committees. All +, ars
of suffering ttoin starvation have dis
appe .rcL. Clothing and blankets are
,needeI.
GRAIN SAVED.
TIE amount Of grain destroyed in
the elevators Is estimated at $500.
900 Bushels, White 45U0, 900 bushels
stand IN four large elevators beiong-
ing To Mun,, g. Scott. The immense
Illinois Central elevator aud the old
Iowa elevat or are saved.
FISANCIAL.
The contents of the vaults and
sales Of the various express cOmpa
hies are reported IL a sate condition
The condition of the insurance
.ctnipanits and the probabilities OF
thei, being Able tc pay any portion
OF their losses is eagerly canvasse1.
The impression seems to be that the
foreign COMPANIES will pay, and there
ia also strong I, cling OF confidence
in some american companies. Some
eastern cotitpanies have given notice
OF their intention 70 pay.
SUICIDE OF POTTER PALMER.
CHICAGO, Oct. ~. 10 A. NJ
Potter Palmer. called by many the
wealthiest n. N III Chicago has com
m;'ted suicide by cutting his throat.
lit is SUPPOSE. tia: he c,ii4liittel the
-sash act in 4 fiji IT d, span.ipncy or
temporary insanity, brought or Ivy
lt.pair at the loss ct his immense
property, which was mostly in build;
ings destroyed Ivy the great contla-
grat)an. ard which was heavily mort.
gagged ard uninsured.
IAN SHOT.
Cncxae, Oct. PA man by the
name of A. Moses was shot while in
the ACT Oh fs;ng building.
TIE DEAD
It is impossitie yet to estimate tie
loss Of life. The number of dead
ho:ies found nnmi'er nearly 2OO. and
i is feared that the removal at the
ds.br,s from the ruins will reveal
many more. Tie bodies Of over 30
poo. refugees are lying on IL p'ai-
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