The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1871-10-20

inflammable nature to succumb. Yes
sells and canal boats were forced to cut
loose, and float away as fast as they
could, to prevent being burned. Stead.
lily forcing the firemen to retreat, the
fire made its way northward betweet eff
ferson and Clinton streets, to Van Buren,
street, where it ceased, between those
streets, but kept on burning between
Clinton and Canal streets, and from
Canal street to the river At Van Buren,
street the fire crossed and burned what
was left in that vicinity by the fire OF
Saturday night. Everything on the
river front, from Taylor street to Adams
street, was burned. Among the most
prominent buildings along that side of
the river were the Chicago Dock Com
pany, the st. Louis and Alton freight
depot, large planning mill and sash
factory. The National Elevator, which
stood the test of fire all night, finally
caught from the intense heat, and
about three o'clock on Sunday morning
the building was one sheet of flame,
making one of the grandest spectacles
witnessed during the fire. The Adams
street bridge, which stood the fire of
Saturday night well, took fire about II
o'clock on Sunday night, and was
burned to the waters edge while stand
ing open.
THE SOUTH SIDE.
About twelve o'clock the fire spread
across the river in the neighborhood of
Taylor street, and swept everything in
its path. The Gas Works were soon
consumed, and from thence north and
east the fiery element flew along with
undated fury, taking everything in its
course.
THE HOTELS.
All the prominent Hotels of the city
are in ruins-The Pacific, Sherman,
fremont, Briggs, Palmer, Bigelow,
Metropolitan, Matteson, besides doz-
ems or other smaller caravanseries scat
tered over the East Side from the river
to the lake, and from Van Buren, to
Water st. The destruction of property
is most terrible, and the scenes to be
witnessed in the streets are
heartrending. Business, of course
is entirely suspended, and everything
on wheels which can be made avilable
for purposes Of moving, are pressed into
service for getting goods out Of the
reach of the devouring element. Wa
bash and Michigan avenues, as far
south as Twenty-second street, are lined
with household goods and mer-
chandise, and guarded by weary
and weeping women and children.
Thousands of families are already rem
dered homeless, and at this hour %
a. M. the fire is rapidly extending
southwark from Lake street on the east
side of State street, and it seems more
than probable that the entire district
north Of Van Buren, and east of Clark
streets will be destroyed.
THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
building, which stood the heat for
long time. came in for its place among
the list of sufferers, and soon after the
fall Of the Court House this handsome
building lay mass Of smoldering Goals.
THE WESTERN UNION TELEGRAPH OFFICE
building was destroyed, as was also the
whole block adjoining on the north and
west of the same.
PRINTING OFFICES DESTROYED.
All Of the daily paper Offices are closed.
The Journal, Post, Republican and Times
are among those destroyed. The TIL
buae building, being fire proof, stood
the siege well, and will probably make
its appearance as usual tomorrow. The
Stats Zcitmg (German), and EreniHg
MAIL which were in the same building
with the E0ening Post, suffered the fate
of their neighbour. The Auxiliary Print.
ing House Of A. Y. Kellogg, together
with Spaldinp a. Lemonts job office,
are in ruins. The job offices of Rand q
McNally, Cameron, Amberg n Hoff-
man, Beach IL Barnard Rounds n
Kane, Culver, Page & Hoyne, Jameson
d Morse. and all OF the prominent job
offices Of the city are gone.
THE COURT HOUSE
took fire about one o'clock, and at half
past two the old Court House proper
was enveloped in flames, the tall steeple
falling about o'clock. The spire came
down with crash, which increased the
fury of the flames and created an in
heat for a great distance on
all sides Of the square.
THE POST OFFICE,
after stemlning the tide for hours, was
forced to surrender TO the flames, and
about five o'clock on Monday morning
it was completely "gutted'' by fire. All
the buildings adjacent to and in the vi
cinity of the Post Office are in ruins.
THE NORTH SIDE.
The fire has crossed the river to the
North Side, and is devouring every
thing in its track, the fire engines being
the Water Works being de-
and the city left without water.
The city is at the mercy of the flames,
and all attempts to suppress them are
fruitless.
1t is. known that several deaths have
occurred, through various accidents
and from the flames, but owing to the
Undesirable confusion which reigns
everywhere it is impossible to arrive
with any degree of accuracy at the par
At five o'clock p. M, the fire was still
raging in the North Division and had
reached as far as Chicago avenue,
sweeping away everything in its course.
To give a slight idea of how things
look, we can only say that the city from
Harrison street on the South Side to
the city limits on the North Side, and
lying between the river and lake east