The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1871-10-14
photographic News.
TFrou Shreveport south.western.'


nights lire subdued after loss OF
"a half million. Vincent Nelson q
Co.'S immense grain elevator burn,
ed. Another fire in Western Dis
trict commenced at 9 o'clock Sun
day night, two miles distant from
the courthouse. At 2 o'clock the !
Ore had spread tearfnily; the flames
approached the telegraph Office,
aud wires commenced falling;
twenty blocks destroyed; the wind
blowing a gale from the south, the
flaming brands threatened de
neutrality-suspicious.. The tower
of Coreaut House caught fire FROM
flying brands; the fire has reach
ed West Monroe street, mile
from the origin OF the fire beyond
the central tiremen; an immense
number of yards, with freight de-
pots burned; the loss already
amounts TO many millions; the
whole city is threatened with ell
tire destruction. Panic increaS
ing; at p O'Clock, the telegraph
ers abandoned the Western Union
Telegraph office. Thirty four
blocks burned, and the fire is still
raging. Chicago has sent mes
sage TO the Mayor Of st. Louis
asking aid for the sufferers; water
works burned to the ground; 9th
er accounts say the fremont House.
postoilcc, telegraph building,
merchants exchange, are all barn
ed.
Later-Firr still raging south;
Ia railroad superintendent trlr
graphs that the fire had reached
J Wabash Avenue, and spreading
rapidly. His location is three
miles south of Wabash Avenue;
| he expresses the opinion that the
| FIRE viii reach him before night.
| Chicago, Oct. 8, 10 a M.-The
entire business portion Of the city
| Is destroyed. Ali banks, express,
Telegraph, and newspaper, except
! the Tribune, SIX elevators and wa.
ter works, burned; no water in
the city; not less than 10000
buildings already destroyed; the
fire has burned distance OF five
miles. aud is still raging; wind
blowing gale; 1t will be almost
impossible to get any reliable de
tailed particulars for some time
aS there is only one telegraph wire
working, and that only TO the sub
mbs. H.
Chicago, Oct. 9.-Awful work
OF destruction still goes on will
relentless fury, from Harrison
street in the south, to Division il
the north, and iron the river t
} the lake, an area of four miles by
? one wide. The flames kaveswep
everything; it is estimated tina
100000 people are homeless ant
/ lis u suffering condition; streets
in districts sill uRbuTned, linct
! Tor miles with such houSrhol,
| goods as have been saved from
; destructioD; most generous Offer
: of assistance N moHey, food, o
. anything else wanted, are comm.
! in from every city aud town i'll til,
2 country. -.
D BY telegraph-The Mayor la
1 responded to several offers aSkin;
! that cooked food be provided a
[ soon as possible. Firenen are Of
I their way here from Cincinnati
ST. Louis, and other cities; waite
works entilely destroyed; Guild
t ings are now being blown up o
1 the line of the fire to attemr
4 to arrest its progress.
l. Later-it is now believed til
/. spread OF the FIRE southwark la
: been stayed at Harrison street
hut on the south size there is n
J. dimunition OF its fury: this entir
} division of the city is doomed I
, utter destruction; there are gray
IA fears that the flames may Sprea
q to the west side OF North Branc
Il River, and the Inhabitants of tn
T. streets nearest the river are u
q ready moving to places OF supp0
e ed greater safety. The Westel
5. Uuion Telegraph Company hay
It now six wires working east al
e Sonth in a temporary Office at ii
o corner of State and 10th stree
5. the Northern Railroad Compar
are running traips on both i
IS branches, which are crowded vii
al flying citizens; it is now posiJiv
t y asserted by some that the W
N ter works are still intact but tn
d the wafer is shut of from Il
IL south on account of the quaint
\ used on the north side. A reiiab