The New York herald., 1871-10-11

| GERS rendered most en Sent service, ana dcscrv
much praise for their energy ana Ioroealanc
throughout the excitement.
! DIFFICULTIES,
NO nre mat has ever taken plSce In this CITY pro
g,esssu ,ec WIN 20 mncn rapidly asa ~ @ no
owing .o the general destruction, wiuch bred con
fusion seldom, II ever, equaDed.
STEAMER IN DANGER.
AZ an cary stage OF the fire the att,shtioh OF the
spectators was diverted for time to the Chlcago'
euslne. which was overtaken by an unSooked-lor
disaster ~ was stationed at the nortnwest corner
Oi Canal AMI Jackson streets, and had commenced
operation wnen the entire side or house seemed To
give Way anu Tie names burst OUT IN furious vol
uine Ihe engine was almost en7eloped IN the
name, and the engineer anu an the men were c0An-
peleI 70 desert her and hee Tor their lives. After
time the flames at that point subsidized and crowd
OF ctlzens rushed to the rescue aud dragged her or
extent as 10 prevent her from going into active
wee at q subsequent period OF tne night.
TELEGRAPH WIRES BROKEN.
: Inc western wires or the Western Union Telegraph
Company were burned and broken down. so that
pended and the wires OF the Fire Alarm Telegraph
III the western part OF tho city met the same late.
m ,na dNolDsNrs Sd a ASD AocIDESrs-A COLLAPSE.
On the corner OF Clinton and Jackson streets was
large shed, the ROOF oil which offered a tempting
.colgne OF vantage for the crowd. II was accord
ingy taken possession OF Ut an early 81 age OF tho
hre ana the numbers on the kept on increasing
till the crowd numbered about one hundred and
1fty people. All OF sudden the roof gave way, aud
the entire structure collapsed with a great crash
A cry OF terror arose from the crowd. A large num-
ber OF the adventurous spirlts had gone down with
the ruins and were severely crushed The precise
number who suffered INJURY was not ascertained
Every enort was made to rescue the sufferers, aud
IL IS Delieveu that no lives were lost.
Inc sidewalks on Clinton street caved In while
they were crowded with passenger3, and good
many persons were more or less damaged by the
fall.
NARROW ESCAPE.
When the fire was raging in the lumber yard OF
SnerlI5 ~ son some SIX or clgut men were sur
rounded Dy fire and could not get out. Tney were
In imminent danger OF being sufocated or burned,
ana, as last resort they umDled one OF the blazing
stacks OF lunDcr Into the river, anu made sort OF
raft upon which they padded their way in safety to
the opposite bank
PROPERTY SAVED IN THE RIVER.
Deadly diseases call for sharp remedies. It was Q
singular sight to see the men belonging to the coal
yards hauling heavy trucks ana wagons and prccipl
tatng them into rIyer This was the only method
to be adopted to them under the circumstances
About fifteen trucks and twenty-five wagons were
III this manner thrown into the river.
THE SIDEWALKS
on each side of Jackson street. from Clinton to Ca
nal; on bOtn sides OF Canal, IRON Adams TO Van
Buron, and on side OF Clinton street, from jack
son TO van Buren,, street, were entirely burned up
or otherwise destroyed.
LOSSES AND ISsURANCE-DIFFICULrIEs.
In lire OF such Magnitude II Is reasonable TO
presume tnat every insurance company in the city
has suffered 10 greater or lesser extent Tie late
ness OF the hour and the extraordinary confusion
prevailing everywhere however, precluded the pos
list or the companies. The following are among the
names OF those reported this morDlng:-Firemens,
Home, Equitable, Commercial, Chicago Fire; leu.
tonia, Cleveland; Alps, L,coming, AlDcrna Buffalo
Andes, oil Cincinnati; Illinois Mutual, Merchants; ;
Pacific, san Francesca; Union, San Franclsco; FIRE.
mans Friend knickerbocker Republic. Great
Western.
AN ESTIMATE.
Owing to the extcnt or the fire It was impossible
TO learn the losses or the Insurance OF the owners OF
in the nei2hborhood OF 500, 900; the Insurance IL
about twO-thlrdS 0I that.