The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1871-10-13
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The whole pssSnesx i,ostiSSJ
the City In Ashes.

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the city in Ashes.
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HS''' CHICAGO, Oct. o.
ONE.1 hnb OF THE if1rv IL lai>s-rkN
rnorsANp BUILDINGS cyNE.
Onc-thirl OF the city i, in ruins. All
the banks. insurance Offices. warehouses
and elevators are destroyed. Fully leu
thousand buildings are burned, and the
flrc Is still raging. 81
VINO BUSINESS RoRTM OpA7nr
CRY ~ As''ss; eli
II: H'hc whole business portion of the city
is IN ashes. from Harrison street north
I" chicago aycnnc, and east OF the river,
~ Lake avenue, three miles In length.
and q mile to a mile and d lfNtiin width.
Every hotel. bank, express office, tclc-
graph office. ,hmatrr and newspaper OF.
.ti.c, with all the wholesale houses In the
city. are totally DESTROYED. Many thou
snnd dwellings and tho water works
were destroyed early this morning.
The wind is blowing II perfect gale
from the s0utlWcst, " ith IL sky Ut brass.
No one can tell what the end will be.
The only salvation for the remainder oil
the city is in the wind Keeping its pres
cnt direction. The uMGurncd streets for
miles are Tined with houschoid goods.
No u dare think what the loss Uf life
may be. The flames swept through -4h..
city with the apidity Of n pluirie lire,
and many must have persisted. g !
The Western Union Telegraph las
succeeded in getting up a few wires
from n hastily imprOvised office in the
southern part Of the city, and establish
ing communication in nearly all dircc.
tions.
rHonAnLE IMMENSE loss OF LIFE.
No u can, pow toll, perhaps no 0nc
can ever tell, but some arc known 10
have persisted, and there is u hcart-s.rk-
cning fear that the victims Of the Tier,
monster. siiay u, reumtcL by scores.
Ilunlrrds Of horses anil. yVNs have,
been burned In stables. aud on tie Noril,
side numbers, though, released from con-
fimcmcmt. were so lcwildcrcd nm: con-
fused !.y the sea II lire by whivI, they
were surrounded. that they rushed wild
~ 10 and fro. uttcrimg cries OF friyht
and pain. until scowhed anil killed.
The reign Uf fire and brimstuMc u,
Snlom and (;OmOrai, can hardly h.
To the devastating reign ufth,
Fire FirId im Chiragn. More iham one
half the population are now rushing
through the streets in vehicles. whichi
arc obtained 1T enormous prices. OH inui
AMI ia every other way. with the ciuic-
est-l0iAsehOid trvasurc. in their arm.
and on their bStAs. il sitter confusion,
not Known. wlierct to go. Fearful su;-i
.i.rimg must f,trnw. and mostly imncli-
atc'y. Full I5poO ln.ulic are ut this
moment l,oimclcss mnI hOuSclcss. not
knowing where I" lay their lpca,ls ar sci
anything Ia satisfy Tie cravings " hum
ger.
THE FLAMES FINALLY A.HEsTED IN sOvTi
DIVISION.
Chicago, October y, 6 =. M.-The pro.
crossing flames iu the South division
were finally arrested about one o'clock
his afternoon. This WAS accomplished hy
he blowing ~, aud dcmOli.lIing Of srvc-
buildings vn Wabash avenue and
Congress street. b! Lieutcmant (;cmcraf
Shcridam. ~ ~ -
Ai,"iT- "NE' sn'NnHED bLW'Ks BURNED.
The district burned over in the South.
Division embraces everything from t1.-
pain branct5s ri, Chicago river ~ the
AXE. s~isbs1G{RG about Que hundred
lnOckss = district contained. all the
oadinx houses, banks, 'insur-
pee eo5ooov h0tcls, II large number off,
.!imichcs tealWdiMg II. Mary's Catholic
'9snrcI. 3S7hhy, First Presbyterian. See
qsd Presbyterian. 81. Paul, Swclcnlwr. :
fE,n. etc. Michigan TcrvasS,-M Michj- /.
rhn ayrnuc. cnibrgrin1 the residences OF
sicUtrssamt Gen. ShcrilhrL. Gcn. Brass.
Npi. John ScanmMn.- SIC. GrigxS Pc
er 1. Ross and vliirr leading citizchs. l..
esspIctely destroyed, with the rarY6 iurr
M many other contents. All the ncws-
EaTcr establishments sre completely
etlIed out. The Tribune building rc-i0
ptc'l The fire Tor several hours, but I'm : I
~ Yielded, whcp Mcvickcrs Tbcatcv. Z
toininSs which, lad also wiilstood tho
d, ali Tie DSlyl
|llich clinlcd to- Lc tirc proof, sLascaf MOL
ltc If those which, could not make no
uch claims. a~tft.' 4
The great t'c.ntral ncpot, ut the font !
{ Lake street became d licap ,0f rroln. :
nine U'rl,n.k.., Most Of the passcu-
cars VI tho MhhinmR UeMtr.l, nur.
'sgton 4 Quincy, aud lilim0iss' Csfirx1t !,
were. moved ow An. hrce9wAs}N
n AMI saved. West a G3nfk .ytArct. =
the South DivfsioM, al M1SisS Etcs1CfiA
|uth as far as Polk street,. sweeping N
vcrything before il. The disAmcc a,
lricd over here is soIlc .lhrcc. blOckst
lie and vcr half a mile IN length.
hinbcring. twenty blUtks. The bmihl-
~ were g~cnornlIi .of.tDae eisoaperchar. =
ter, enhancing salcons, small Akpps,
Dor residences. etc. 49,
The district burned over on the Axrst1 T
c0Miucpccs at Taylor. sfSeet, run OF