Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1871-1872, 1871-10-11
VERY LATEST
BY TELEGRAPH.
n O'Clock H. M
THR CHICAGO DISASTER
England SympathiSes and
Assists
UEEXAMPLED DONATIONS EVERY
WHEeE
st. Louis will give Half
a Million!
PR0cllMITI0Ns OF the
governors |
The Insurance Companies sll
Right!
CHEERiEG MANiFESTATiGNo!
| EXTRAORDINARY lib,
| ERALITY A.!
NARROWING DETAILS
Five Hundred Soldiers on
| Duty!
Loss $3OO.OOO,O 900
Loss OF LIFE
Five Hundred Soldiers on
Duty!
LOSS $3OO.OOO,O0O F!
LOSS OF LIFE
[R.porssd Expressly for the Aasus.l

LEAvEswoRrH, Oct l0.-The printers
give Sl00 for Chicago. A train load Oh
PROVISIONS on the way.
KAxsAs Cry, Oct I0.-Liberal subscrip-
tions for ChicAgo.
NEw YoRK Oct 10 The Governor has
issusd Q proclamation urging instant
eli.f for Chicago. All the cities are rApid-
" acting. Bronklyn has sent 100000.
SuffslO gives $lO7 600.
BosToN Oov lO.-Bosson gives 100000
% Chicago.
LONDON, ENGLAND, Oct. l0.-Iutense
xcitement about Chicago. Large bscrp
lous being raised. Morgan 4 Co, bankers,
i've $4,000.
NEw YoEK, Oct. l0.-At . meeting OF
ne GermAnia, Hanover, Niagara and Re
JuDlic insurance companies, composing tht
UnderwriIers' agency Of New York, to-
lay, preparations we're made to pay Im me =
IAIely upon adj jussmsut, all Losses incurred
u Chicago, after doing which the capital ol
I'll the companies will remain unilI paired.
special meeting Of the Chamber Of Com
nsrce, called TO act in reference to the Ch.-
ago sufferers, was largely attended. I'm
nedIately upon calling the meeting to order
oy Mr.. Opdy Ke, Fax / Hatch handed the
;nAirmsn = check for $4,000. The follow.
az firms gave $40 600 each: Henry
Jlsms Co., Jay Cooke 4 Co., 1linOis
s.ilroAd Company. One hundred persOD,
.ere appointed TO collect subscrip ptions
The gold room gives $4,000. Certain
nerchants give $4,000. Everybody II
living freely,-MAsJnic lodges, mechanic
oistions-everyb body.
ST. LOWS, Oct l0.-St. Louis has givsl
10 900, and iuieads to give half o million
'Is to Chicago.
nv. NoIxRs, Oct, lO.-rhe governor o
;o.s spo, els "a all the people OF the s!"s
. con,rlbu,,, mon, = for Chicago.
CulcAeO, Oct. IO-M.t' eight The .rrlva
Jf hremen and engines Ia,
g.. Louis and o.her cities has >epsr.ntii
estored confidence. The CincinnA,.
.rrived this morning with four engines, tn.
rom that city and one from Dayton There
s.s insxpressible pleasure ip seeing thss.
.xpsrisnced men 90 right to work in Q busi.
ness way, where work was most needed
they are playing on coal piles SO save what
.vsr Of fuel 10 possible and prevent fur
her spread of the flames. The VAS. plan
covered with people wandering about ane
,eeipg the evidences Of wealth that hr
'ompls,ely vanished 10 flames and smoke
Few business men with some nerve are
tA-iing houses for business on the Wee
'ide. Rooms that rented last week for 6et,
ioars now readily command Eve thousand
There are no, many Of these but enough T.
'hord nucleus for business. The news
IApers will be started again in Q esw day
ma week. Hon. Joseph Medill, of tn
iroune, Who 10 one Of she heaviest sufferers
uccsedsd Yesterday in leasing . bniidinl
IN washington street, Ar the tunnel 81
also purchased swo siugle cylinder presse
ised N job Office on the West sid
aud has telegraphed east for paper and type
here being nothing left here. Mr. Storey
1t the Times, will erect rough one stor
building and begin to ..issue his paper q
aoon a. material can be procured The Joui
ual is provided for the west side The Pos
Republican and Stasts Zeituug will ais
arrange for business as soon practical bl
but everything must come from else whe,
as there is nothing left from the busines
Throughout the day yesterday renew
of the 6res on the West Side was looked Il
s-d chsnge Of Eve degrees 10 the dire
ton Of the wind at any time would ha'
told that the result there would literal
have been no refuge for any one. Eve
one had their clothing packed ready
start for the prairies at any moment. a
suadown the wind lu'lled and at thr'
o'clock this morning the rain 90 fervent
orayed for came. II did not fall long, b
the roofs Of the houses and the ground ha
been vet so that nov ii is possible TO he
ere TO cook food for the masses.