The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1871-10-19

The Agony Of the INHABITANTS.
PUN Particular Of the Terrible Scenes

A correspondent writes to the Republican
- follows:
It was between and 10 o'clock when the
alarm was given. One statement places the
time - late as 10 O'Clock, while others as-
seft that the fire Was first discovered about
O'Clock. 1t was probably a few minutes after
that time. The weather had been exceeding
~ dry the wind was blowing almost gale
from the south southwest. The fire, starting
in neighborhoOd where there were numer-
Gus lumber yards, planning mills, and other
wooden structures, fed upon these light COM
busibles, and the flames spread with incredi-
bic rapidity. The whole heavens were
lighted up with lurid glare. Vast volumes
of flames seemed at times to have been de-
tached by the fury of the gale and yrecipi-
tated forward over entire blocks, kindling new
fires To feed other fame columns to be hur-
ried forward on their mission of devastation.
PROGRESS OF THE CONFEDERATION.
II was now little after 10 O'Clock. The
fire had already made fearful havoc. A vast
tract, perhaps so or 40 blocks on the West
Side, north and south of jackson street, was
one great field Of fire. As yet, the people on
the East Side felt themselves comparatively
safe. They had little apprehension that the
FIRE would Cross the river. The light from
the burning city illumined the heavens with
. fearful glare. The streets were filled by an
excited multitude. People from the West
Side were fleeing from their burning homes.
The noise of the roaring tornado of flames as
it sweep onward in its career of devastation
rose above the tulnult and din of the great
houseless multitude that fed before its de-
vouring fury.
THE fire now crossed the river and
was in the heart of the city.]
II was now midnight. The heavens were
lighted up with lurid glare, the vast sur
ging multitude swayed to and fro, while
above the roar of the wind and tine cracking
of the flames, rose the confused noise Of
shouting men and wailing women. Mer-
chants we're gathering up their most valuable
articles, such as books and papers; landlords
were arousing their guests and advising
hasty departures; men, loaded with the
most precious articles of the household, fol-
lowed by awe-stricken women and frantic
children, were rushing away from the fire
demon q rapidly as the thronged condition
of the streets would admit; women, sepa-
rated from their families, gave utterance to
shrieks that rang out clear and shrill above
the horrible roar of the devouring flames
and the Wild moan of the wind az it swept
the fiery deluge along its march of ruin.
THE FLIGHT OF THE MULTITUDE.
The first rush towards the North Division
was STAYED. The smoke in that quarter was
suffocafing. People could scarcely breathe.
The course taken by the alarmed multitude
NO. 1T in tov.rds Michigan Avenue and
~. IL. shore The whole space between
H. h.,;ia;nos and the lake was soon filled,
nd =. f.r south as Lake Park, and even
further. we're collected, perhaps, loo, 900
,.onI. a. o,cIock IN Monday morning.
IT. ;,,srso heat of the fire in the civ had
.-..S az ..s, u,n,t;,ude collected on Micbi-
".n H,.nrs b,cl 40 the furthese verge of the
S...I, md southward into Lake Park. and
800 -, 80 Cos,oge Grove The dav dawn
ese. Wv" "s. go. .haH i'm oOO neonle exposed
.o.s IN "G. vi MI. Of ,ba fake Who had
h1 VIM az. IL. ho,,s Lofore Surrounded
. poen out . le~ BLU. 80 hooa
oy an 'ne .o' 80 aascr;Is tho acme nre.
I'D -, h",sai.,ss Homeless and
sen'eu " u. ,,n.~;Iass ,.annls Hitler had
may 80 T. Ia H. ;nf;rm and the
ceeh olouea. us l.r,;no hnnes II was
slck, tI u;,;.hia s;aGt 70 go the male ema-
go mo, womep and chill.
J, nu . a.u f.o'S comfortahIe co,cbes and
Iien le!o' ~. :. n .n, a. It'll nerh.ns onlv !,
E Ia" =. ..o unjsr them and oply the
olanHei VI ~ r.. ILL.,. ~. . oovar;,1 above then,
slloke-nansu .ny 'U ~,ouT .Sn Tur HOB.
THE A'oN' -. ~, r,,r NV
All ,;,,, Tho bonseless and homeless peo-
All hlsn: . ue "Gu - f.aomon,iv s,,rtisJ
Pc, ulie. . r,n sd III r.,ched the snbl;me
" I"r,,, ~nna.nra,;on os Il hurried forward
anu Awiui oo"u NV. a.. ,,,nniest vorIs of
70 ireSn conq"er'' o'e' '"' P'o"'e'' WIN" "
'1n ,,,,,c IF .r1;ous s,ec.
many IN 'ns sas' . .n.o"f H., s,.r,Isd
,aioiS Q. tne a~u' so e. a.. San,a', s,,n-
" !ne n,s' '.iaim: I1 . ,. anJ ,hs Jav
peiie ca' !ne n.sn' pasS .o.,. a 80 S,s.t.
Sme .n, u. nIsm, u ,pr.fJs Tho zenith
AS L. '". ~ huDaer ware M, an,
and yet the Cravings Q. munger ~sIe i =; Il. ,t
p<a~u. A"T rsS,,s..aS - .h;,frsn Who had
never INV" i:e. w ,;.;"u.I,, o.;.5 e..
the i9AIrles VI ihe, nv. P'y .:,L ~
ore1d tney cou,I n9' s wen wy. T
gard look and ol?oa-sno. eye, xea ~
e4efaon anu a'A'ous , ..n 49,,
=. II :e ,.,oL.r 70 frocuoutlv rn4nrpad
ar aho sPoAe" ", n4uIS .s:u.,".
tor an answer, a vaean ana meanings
1sare' a re.son anu Ine Po"el VI "''ei
ance naa vanlsneo tose,ne 49,. Ill
Inc Gay wore Slowly away r.. anu sun
na1 lANen ~ ~ lily Tic
The children became more ooiAroas! women
wePt, and even strong men oo"eo LII "hu'-
Eerable agony.
Ihe VINO pew ciouas Oh ous', Ssle s,, az
smoEe INTO tneir very nc4, aMu e"seoP
md covered them up unui tney sGa!cey
wore the semoiance OF human pehes
Nothing ! ever saw; booming ! ever
read about, notning tne ,maeinauon eVe
up. ever presented 10 my mlnd 20
terrible picture OF human woe As .ne
Gene, witnessed y tne lHnesloe On 'nai yer
rible evening; ihere foied up tne oAlS,
poFtentous ciouda OF smoke, mins'ec WIN
he red tongues Of name, mounting nign up
into the heavens, that told OF q devastated
md ruined ci'y. mere we're t1e innac.!ane
hcrned oot in1o tne stree's almost "Mnou'
.srning; :w.y nun .nsar ao% aes.lt.e
eve w. oou,u '''ss en
'omioni cIyns 'or , "I run
'a!cntne an. t''1 =. , e
en-! on tnear m.,o'un wan Hn
'ocn scene as 'ne "of'o HAD Se'"o" vi"
49, .,.L
IIe ~ sun .s u ~ -. ... LII J ".s.
; l Ing .ns u'snJ u"'T III ~, III
ne I.eu - r ~ Iii n s ~ ,... ,",
.lengns s u ~ 'ns sa su pn, s.. y H.
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10y NUM-" , ~ 10.
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