The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1871-10-12
Special dispatch to the COURIER.

CHICAGO, Oct. ll-3:10 A. NJ.
Word is just brought that fire is
raging on Thirty. first street This
street is two miles south of the south
! ern fire limits on the South side, and
and little less than that from the
limits on the West side. This has
been act on iire for the purpo Q, evI-.
IDENTIFY, Of destroying the remaining
part of the city. largely occupied by
wealthy residents; it is also kno WI
that two men, caught in the act,
have been SHOT, and two others led
of with ropes around their necks.--
As the wind is blowing perfect gale,
the end cannot be foretold. Further
news will be forwarded as soon as
received
CHICAGO, Oct. 80 An.
Theprogressive flames in South Division
were finally arrested, about l0o'c1Dk y.
IN. This WAS 1omplished by the blow
ing up and emolishing several build
lngs on Wabash Avenue and Congress
streets. by Lieutenant General Sheridan,
This District burned over in South Divis-
ION, embraces every thing from the man
brsnch OF the Chicago River TO the Lake.
embracing about 100 blocks. This D,a-
trIct contained all the leading business
houses, banks, insurance offices. hotels,
etc. A large number of churches, inclu-
ding St Msry's Catholic Church. Trinity.
FIRST fresbyteri9n, Second Presbyterian,
~. Paul, xedeub0rgian, sto. The Meth
ooist church on the corner of Wabash
avenue snd Congress streets il saved
All the buildings in the district which
claimed 10 be hre-proot shared the late
OF those who could make no such claim.
CHICAGO, Oct. 10--6A. NJ.
The sur Of this morning says: "The
fearful cslamity-Chicago on fire and in
fuins-the Court house and every princi-
pal Hotel In the city In ruins hundreds |
81 mercantile houses with all their CON
tents swept away in a sea Of devastation !
and ruins. The fire Is stu raging with |
unabatsd fury. 40 estimate of losses |
VIII pc possible f.r davs-Millions! Mill |
ions Z! Millions 1T
What ruini What pen could trace it7 |
BANKS, coal yards. wood yarrs, lumber |
yarus All IN common ruin, too late in the !
season to get new supplies of fuel for
winter. Insurance offices are over
whelmed, swamped ard powerle~; men
- Inv SAVurduuS IuiueUs nut we SltkHu |
~ the sight Of all the misery and suffer
ing that mnst follow this CALAMITY 0i
course we cannot give 1.-THE OF the par.
tlcuIars that we would like to write: DAYS
must elapse, 1t may be weeks before tho
haif can be told, the estimate of all the
losses will be herculeon task indeed.
Al that we can know is that the figures
u mount away up into the millions.
ard even in this fast age it will lake ten
or twenty years before Chicago can be
herself.
As we close one person infer another
arrives from he scene of disaster pnd ru-
n. each bringing fresh items OF interest
trcin ono OF these parties wB have lust
eai naa that all IN prisoners that wer.
,o1finea in she Jail ut the Court Hgase
Sers Set al liberty tn prevent thvir being
tHFne! 10 death. Long strings II Rail
t'&d cars standing ON the tracks
we're seen on Ere at different points,
: 2ng reaches nfwooden siie walks were !
,nrned. In snnne eases wagons loaded |
Fih goods ready % be conveyed TO a
'lace or safety, when a burning blaud
soald light en- the contents of the wagon ,
nd all would be quickly consumed.