Juniata sentinel. [volume] (Mifflintown, Pa.) 1846-1873, 1871-10-18
THE RUINSOF CHICAGO.
ALREADY NINETY DEAD BODIES FOUND.
Martial Law and Summary Vengeance.
Abundant Supplies Of Provisions Arrive.

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Abundant Supplies Of Provisions Arrive.
Citizens Living in Tents and Shanties.
STATEMENT OF AN EYE-WITNESS.
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THE FIRE sUBDUED-INTENsE SUFFER
ING.
CHICAGO, Oct. 1l-1:30 A. M.-The
wind is blowing gale. The fire is ap-
parently subdued. 1t has not spread
any since noon. The city is patrolled
by military of which one thousand ar
rived this afternoon. The bank vaults
all appear in good condition. The city
is comparatively quiet II is reported
that several incendiaries were caught last
night, two of whom were shot and one
hung. 4a 'i- ''
The ruins are not all accessible yet
A portion of the city will be supplied
with water Tomorrow The Tunes"
anG Tribune" will reappear this morn
ing. The weather is quite cool and there
is intense suffering among families on the
prairie, who number about five thousand.
General Sheridan caused one thousand
tents to be given them this afternoon -
Provisions and relief are coming in from
all quarters. The mayor has issued a
proclamation pledging the credit of the
city for provisions furnished.
I ... MARTIAL LAW IN FORCE
Private advices state that the city Of
Chicago is under martial law The. sol.
diers are making no arrests but killing
turbulent characters on the spot. Seven
persons are reported shot aud hung for
attempting 10 set fire to buildings.
FoRTY-uNE DEsPERADors sHOT-NINE-
TY BODIES FOUND.
CHICAGO, Oct. ll--Noon.-Forty -one
persons were shot in making arrests last
night The station house is filled with
prisoners The number of bodies re-
covered from the ruins now reaches
ninety. ...r
GOVERNMENT AID FOR THE SUFFERERS
WASHINGTON, Oct 1l-festerday, in
view of the difficulty of communicating
with Chicago by telegraph, the Secretary
of War directed that supplies of tents
and blankets should be forwarded tc
Chicago in charge of trusty agents, &c
be disposed of as General Sheridan might
direct on Their arrival. and General Sheri
dan was notified. There were at Jeffer
souville, Philadelphia and Leavenwor,h
about 10000 tents, of all kinds, which
would shelter some 100000 people from
the wea her. Special trains loaded with
tents and blankets have alread Y started
from Jeffersonvlle and Philadelphia fol
Chicago under trusty officers .
CAMPING on THE PRAIRIES-DEaTHs
|.H FROM EXPoSuRE.
Chicago, Oct IA great deal oil
suffering has occurred among the people
since Monday night, who were obliged
to camp out on the prairie Quite 8
number of deaths have resulted from ex
posure. The relief committee has i'm
pressed all kinds of vehicles to carry
water and provisions to them, and art
bringing them into the churches and
school houses on the west and soutl
PROVISIONS ARRIVE IN PROPULSION.
Immense quantities of provisions have
arrived, many car loads being cooked
and ready for distribution. The com
mittee have telegraphed 10 several places
to stop sending more at present. Twen
ty car-loads of provisions and ten thou
sand blankets came from Cincinnati, and
twenty cars from ST. Louis Larg,
quantities of provisions have arrived
from other cities. New York has mad,
tenders of large amounts of money
many of her private citizens giving $40.
900 each. All the railroad. leading ou
of Chicago are carrying free Of charge
sucb of the homeless as have friends in
other places. a'aa 0.a a" 20
THE PRICE OF BREAD FIXED.
The Common Council has passed an
ordinance fixing the price of bread Al
eight cents per loaf of twelve ounces
and fixing the penalty at ten dollars fol
violation of this ordinance. e rrt
gs- TIE TOTAL LOSS OF GRAIN.
CHICAGO. Oct. 1.-THE total loss OF
grain is now definitely ascertained to be
1,60O 900 bushels. Four vessels were
loaded with grain for the East to-day
and the Eastern movement will continue
as there are fully 900 600 bushels now
m store. l+'i4 '..i-."H '' -t"i- '''
Water was let on the South Division
to-day, so that all the populated portions
of the city are now supplied. 1a9.''
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".' SOUP FOR THE HUNGRY
The Relief Committee for Cincinnati
are here putting the munifcent contribu
tions Of that city into shape. which viii