The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1871-10-13
LATEST ITEMS FROM CHICAGO.

Many private houses in Chicago are
thrown open to shelter the sufferers
from the fire.
All the railroads leading out of
Chicago are carrying, free of charge
over their roads, such of the homeless
as have friends in other places, and this
kindness on their part ia being largely
availed of, and many are leaving the
city.
Sixty dead bodies had been found
at last accounts
Several attempts at incendiaryism
have been so severely dealt with as to
put stop to that sort of work.
1000 q. S. troops are now in Chi
cago to preserve order, and the entire
police force has been placed at the dis
posal of General Sheridan.
Arrangements are already made to
rebuild some of the finest buildings.
100000 bushels of grain were de-
stroyed. 100000 bushels remain in
the elevators.
The following items in relation to
insurance have been collected from Brit
ish authorities: The Imperial of Liv-
erpool, loses 100000; North British,
Liverpool, S2,700OOO. Good authori-
ties foot up the entire loss of Liverpool
and London insurance at S4.0000O0.
The Etna of Hartford, and Home of
New York have each S6,000,00O Hart
ford companies have SlS,OOO,0OO in all,
and will be paid. Phoenix of Hartford,
100000, all good. All of the Cieve-
land companies are broken. The Com
mercial, e Cleveland, lost $500, 0O0-its
entire capital. but the stockholders have
subscribed 500, 900 and will commence
anew. The Pacific and Occidental COM
panies lost their entire assets. The
president the international telegraphs
that he will be here in thirty-six hours,
and will be prepared to pay all their
losses, amounting to 100000. The
Tradesman's, of New York, loses only
$1,000, which rs already paid. Field,
Letter s. Co.'s store, owned by Potter
Palmer, was insured in English compa-
MES for two-thirds of its value. Field,
L. & Co. had $3.1OO,OO0 insurance on
their stock; j. v. Farwell, S1,500.00
Hamlin, Hall s. Co., 100000. The new
Pacific Hotel bad $150,000 on the bull
ding, all of which was held by credi-
tors as collateral security. All of the
Chicago companies are baukrupted by
the fire. All the banks in the city will,
without doubt, be able to resume bu-
siness Immediately. A number of vaults
have been opened and without excep-
ton everything has been found in a
state of preservation. Loans of the
banks are made largely to that class OF
business men who have suffered least
from the disaster.
Contributions for the relief of the
sufferers are flowing in rapidly. It is
estimated that 100 car loads of provis-
ions have been received, of which Gin
cinnati and st. Louis contributed 20
each. Cincinnati also contributed TO-
900 blankets. Cash contributions must
reach nearly S2,O00,OO0. New York
has raised 100000. st. Louis $4,000,
Cincinnati $250,000. A. T. Stewart, of
New York, contributed $4,000, Many
of the wealthy men of New York give
$4,000 each. In our own State Leav-
enworth raised $4,000 and Topeka
about $1,000. These two cities have
done nobly. The banking house of j.
s. Morgan & Co., London, gave 5000.
The fire caused a panic of excitement
in London.
"A careful estimate of the number
of people rendered homeless, based up
on recent census, puts the total at not
less than 10000.
The contents of the vaults ana
safes of the various express companies
are reported in the safest condition.
AT g meeting of the Germania,
Hanover, Niagara and Republic insur-
ance companies, of New York, compos-
ing the Underwriters Agency, of New
York, preparations were made to pay
Immediately, upon adjustment, all loss
es incurred in Chicago, after doing
which the capital of all the companies
will remain unimpaired.
The condition of the water works
is ascertained to be that all three of the
immense pumping engines are badly
injured by action of the Are and falling
of the roof, but their boilers are unin-
jured and the best engine Is IN such q
condition that Superintendent Cregier
says he will have it in working order
within q week.