Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1871-10-13

for all the steamers they can spare The fire
started IN TOW Of tFo-st5ry wooden teaeDsais, /
on DeKalt street. between Jefferson and C.ia
ton. and. ss IS, h. cass Jas. night. spread with
fearful r4oiiiry Before single engine could
get on the road, hsle ;ae block VS. ia flames
and burning fi7i9us.7.
LATER.
2A.M-Iae FIRE lie sill raging with increased
fury aut hls spread almls. sl;a tas vsi3-.ry o..
the wind T1s iisr.o. a.re,iy burned en-
braces an immense number O. .au5er yards
aud freight tep5ts. % the Chicago ami ST. L1ais,
and Pi,is'u--. Fort w-yas aai Chicago rll-
roads The property a-7etiy destroyed counts
up many u lions cf i-lIars. The fire mas crossed
the Chicago river Tar w.ni has s9-ssi the
a,ms- IL al directions. Code mercy Only can
save the city from u-.s- destruction. a dreadful
pauie prevails 81 through the streets, Elera the
people are rushing to All f-o. sni weeping sad
waiiiug Ls-gs numbers Of lives have been .os-
Hox ms1y eaure; BE- zu9Fa ua-i he IRE Aas
been srres.sl The hre Is approaching tie tsis-
graph ofice aaIitw p-81Ia.ys5la be- vts4--t
Brands from the FIRE were 5owa s,r1ss 90 The
east side Of the river.sui frei wooden building,
directly sijl.a.az The Chicago sts house. a--
the flames spread 10 every direction among the
sijlin:ng build .uss. Inc prospects are that the
gas house W. be- destroyed, and TIE CRY
wrapped in dsrzrs-s terrible panic is pre-
vailinr almost every body. men. women AID
children. sr5 ID -as street,. Iae vessels in rae
river are clt,ai1r dra. auI al On Tie south river
vii probably be- Destroyed 1a-iag roaring
IRE envelope twenty blocks % tha city. l.
s already searching the block Of the telegraph
oEse. where this 1lsps-c1 is itten, sui sweeping
onward vhirIvind O.. alues s-ainst which au-
man efforts are ira.uess. Tls bridge E-r1s.
Van Buren street is burned The ca-s 90 the
track Of the Cb.sa-l ami Alton aui For; Wayne
railro.is with the ire.rl; houses are sweep away
Thousands Of people 81. tle streets. rushing out
o. tae.- dEs,in-s. in many instance. blrey in
time to save tasi- lives Ias block ac-os tle
stree. from tas ts.e--4rl ol-s, one q tae dlas-
Of the CRY. is nov iu dlues
115. 8. u.-T1e o7e-s.1-s are leaving tla
Western Union Telegraph cfi-e.
The following mssss-- s'easl 5y t1s Mly-- q
. Chicago wa sent TO The mayor of ST. Lis tlf
morning
send US f55i Cor iae suds-.ag-9-- city j. IN
Ashes. our vl,crvo-ks ere tu-nei
l0au-Tae entire business portion Ct tas city
il destroyed. e. The banks. E-7-sss All Ie.e-
graph oE,ss al the newspaper cf1,ss. except
the tribune SIX elevators az the vl-e- w1rzs
have been burned a.s- the Sherman House.
Chamber o. Commerce. AL the Court Hsus-
There is 10 water IN the city saI Do, less than
ten thousand buildings have already been de-
stroyei The FIRE has burned 8 distance Of Eve
miles and IS still raging. Tie wind IS Blowing
gale I, vii be slmost imp1st.o.a % G.. any
reliable detailed particulars f1r conc tine
There is only one telegraph wire working and
tbs; only Co the s11ur1s.
CHICAGO. Oct 30 p. u.
The awful work Of destruction s,iL goes On with .
relentless fury From Harrison Street IL the
south. to Division Stree. the N0-;d. aui from
the rive- 90 the lake. a. area Of four miles
long BY one mile vide. the flames Aaye swept
everything before ,zsz. /, is es-iu-;el thst a.
lesst 100000 people ar5 homeless. and in slf- .
f ring condition. Tee streets 10 the districts
still unba-nsi are lined Tor miller with such
household g5ois IS nave been saved from de- .
struotion. Most generous offers Of assistance.
in money. food, OF anything wanted, are coming .
in from aluos. every city and town throughout
the country, by telegraph. Tie Mayor hss re-
sponied TO several offers, aai asks that cooked
food be provided as soon 81 possible Fremen
are on the WAY from Cincinnati, s.. Louis, aud
other cities TIE water works are entirely de- .
stroyei Buildings are now being blown Up On .
the line of the ere 70 arrest its progress
LATER.
Its nov beieyd that the spread o. the FIRE IL the
southwark has bsen ttsyei 81 Hlrrisou Stree;
but on the north eide there is no diminution Of
its fury, Sai thst entire division OF the city is
evidently doomed 70 utt-r destruction. There
are grave fesrs that the flames may spread 70 the
west side Of the north branch Of the river. ana
the inhabitants Of the streets nearest tie river
are already moving to places Of supposed greater
safety
The Western Union Telegraph Company has
now SIX wires working east and south, l. TEN
porsry Office Al the corner Of State and 10th
Streets The North Western Railroad company
is running trains or both Of its branches
which are crowded with fleeing citizans
It IS now asserted by some tina. water works
are still intact and water has been sbut Of from
the south and west divisions on account
Of the quantity beng used on the north
side. a reiiable gentleman VINO has jus; arrived
from the north division, brings joyful news that
the water works are uniujure5. God grant that
it may be true. lis impossible nov to give
even an approximate statement Of the loss but
a full idea may be formed when it is stated thSt
every bank in the city, ezeep, two small savings
banks, one on 22i street snd one on Randolph
street, were destroyed al the wholesale stores
all retail establishments Post-ofice, Court
House, Chamber Of Commerce. every hotel in the
south division except Michigan Avenue
Houte, (which, standing on the extreme south
limit, escaped, though it is badly scorehed)
The Tribune building, which was supposed to
be hre-proOf, finally slcoum5ei every theatre,
the six largest elevators the immense depots Of
the Michigan Southern and Illinois Central
Railroads, both the passenger and freight depots
Of the latter; more than a score of churches, and
much shipping in the river, all are destroyed
Men who were nillonaires yesterday morning
are nearly penniless to-day but more terrible
than this is the awful certainty that many human
beings have persisted in the flames, how many no
one can tell, and perhaps NO one will ever be
able to tell, but it is knoEn tina; some persisted
and it is feared that the victims o. the fierce
monster may be counted by scorer. Hundreds
Of horees and cows have been burned in the (
stables, and on the north aide hundreds Of All
mal,, though released from confinement, we're
20 bewildered and confused, by the sea Of FIRE ,
which surrounded them, that they rushed ,
wildly to and fro, uttering cries Of fright aud
pain, until scorched and killed. Any attempt
Of description Of the appalling scenes would
be idle. The simple fact thst the once great /
atty Of Chicago Ia destroyed that hundreds Of I