The Cairo daily bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1870-1872, 1871-10-14

tnat the fremont and the Sherman are
gone-and when you lift up your ewes,
LOOK "hich way you WILL it is evident that
the nre nends are holding high carnival,
ana that no earthly power can arrest them,
Inc burning OF the new Uonore build
ing one OF the most magnificent business
NO" e. On the continent and o. the new
hotel on the opposite corner, was terrible
in it, grandeur. The new Mansard roof
not yet completed, on the Honore building,
no sooner caught spark than it burst
forth like Il suppressed fountain. and the
fire lcapcd high into the air with an
exultation Of fury that seemed sublimelv
diabolical. Then, beaten by fresh gale
Of wind. it rushed in river toward the
postofIicc--a turbulent river--wave sue
ceeding wave, dashing against stone walls
beaten back for q moment in sullen defeat,
then gathering strength for more furious
onset. and breaking in a spray of fire that
rushed like an army TO scale the walls and
carry the torch within the ramparts.
The new hotel whose name / forget, al
most ready for occupancy, furnished new
material to feed the fury Of this assault.
For time n column of flame rose up from
the north side Of tins building from the
ground to the roof, perhaps thirty or forty
feet in breadth, which, in its occasional
spiral curvings and with the quickened
motion impaired by every fresh conquest
of fire within the walls, seemed like an
enormous fiery serpent writing in agony,
and frantcally struggling to make
terrible leap into the air. But it is useless
to attempt description. It was sublime
the noble and
DARING STRUGGLES TO BEAT BACK THE
FLAMES
and save the buil1ings-but the wisest and
bravcst efforts of men were the struggles
of Lilliputians, and the engines seemed alb
soutely contemplate in their feebleness,
even when doing their best. A broad
river of flame, reaching miles in length,
could not be resisted.
At o'clock ! took walk over the bust
ness portion of the south side. The post
office still detied the flames. The Tribune
building stood grandly and stubbornly out
in logged resistance that was encour-
aging. The grand house of Field, Letter
u Co. was still bidding defiance to the
flames. 1t looked as if in this quarter the
fiery foe was about to be conquered. and
we returned to Mr.. Honore's weary and
sleepy, and ventured to lie down for nap,
assured that the danger in this direction
was over. We were reused in the course
of an hour with tidings that the house was
on fire. The wind had risen to very
fierce gale, and was sweeping along the
avenue northward with great fury. We
had just time to
SNATCH UP COAT AND sATCHEL
and descend from the third story to make
our escape over the piles Of burning car
pets and blazing furniture before the house
was surrendered to the flames. Then we
saw that the portion of the city which we
had regarded as saved was doomed As
far along As the Michigan Avenue Hotel it
was evident that the fine residences must
20, and some of the churches on Wabash
avenue and the Palmer House were al
ready in flames. Making our way through
the clouds of dust and throngs of frantic
people, we reached queter region in the
southern portion Of the city.