Tama County Republican. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1867-1872, 1871-10-19

hastily wrapped in blankets AMI
quilts to break the force Of their fall
and thrown from the second story
windows to the ground.
| When the alarm sounded for this
lire, another of considerable magni
tnde was burning on Wells street
near Adams, and several engines
were necessarily kept at work up"r
it. The rest Of the engines IN the
lefty were soon on the ground, but
before they arrived the fire had
spread over SO large an area and was
80 rapidly spreading. that their ef-
forts seemed OF little avail. Between
Canal street and the river were sew
'ral lumber yards which are entirely
DESTROYED.
At this hour the fire burned rapidly
from Van Bnren. north two blocks
to Adams; aud west to Clinton, two
blocks. Tho wharvcs between Van
Buren, ard Jackson are burning, and
the woodwork OF the western an.
proach so the Adams street bridge is
/ destroyed. A large coal yard con-
1ltaining 1000 tons Of coal, and sitnat-
cd between the tracks Of the Chicago
/ & Alton. and the Pittsburg d TT
Wayne railroad tracks and the river,
| is on fire and burning turiously.
j The immense grain elevators of
| Vincent, Nelson q Co, one Of the
finest in the city, ,s Immediately ad.
joining. and though intended tn be
fire. proof, there seems to be but it,
tie doubt hut that it will be destroy.
ed, as the intense heat to which il is
subjected will crack the. slate with
which it is covered, both roof and
sides It contains many thousand
bushels nf grain Of all kinds.
The depcts OF the Pittsburg & Fl.
| Wayne. and the Chicago. Alton d
st. Louis railroad. situated north OF
| Adams and between Canal street and
the river, one of the buildings. .
lihyt wooden structure occupied by
an express office, was in femes at
midnight and IS Undoubtedly destroy
cd. 81
The scenes in the vicinity If the
| confiagraticn were ,ndescribahle. Half
the population of the city seem to
have gathered there, Tugs in the
| river are engaged in towing tn places
OF safety the vessels moored in the
nelchborhood. while locomotives
were hastily pulling ont the great
| number ut cars standing on the tracks
in the path Of the flames.
MoNpaY's DIspAycHEs.
CmcAeo. Oct. 9, 12:45 A. NJ.
Tonight il the most awful one IN
the annals Of the city. The fire
which commenced at 10 o'clock. r.
NJ, yesterday, has already swept
over 4 space three times isrger than
the fi,e of Sunday morning, and still
rushcs on in It's path Of destruction.
with more fury than has marked any
stage OF It's progress. The engines
ars powerless. The Fire Marshal has
photographed to Milwadkee for all the
steamers that they can spare, At
this hour at least 90 blocks and not
less than 500 buildings are burning
CHICAGO. Oct. 8. 8 A. NJ.
The Court House, Sherman House.
Michigan Central, and Ills. Central
Railroad Depots. the Chamber OF
Commerce, Western Union Tile
graph Office are burned. In order L"
stop the progress OF the fire south
ward, powder was brought from the
arsenal and number OF whole blocks
were blown up. The FIRE sstill rage
ing and the whole city seems IN
danger
/ The fire broke ont Saturday night.
and has ben raging ever since. The
efforts Of the FIRE department have
lhecn unavailing to stop the progress
ot the furious elements. and. the fire
department of Milwaukee have been
tclecraphed for. and are nov on the
road to assist III extinguishing the
burning Of the metropolis.
Van Bnren, Lake and State streets
are all in flames, and tits feased that
no huil,lings on them, can he saved.
CnIc.ao, $50 A. M..The Who'll.
city is burned to ashes betweeu 18th
street and the North Side. and ev-
erything between the river and the
lake. Al, the newspaper Offices are
gone, also the pos.oftice. Water has
played ont. the water works having
been burned. A man from ChicagO
saws the loss cannot h~ less t an
| 5000 900, 900 He saws it is Just like
q prairie fire, only magnifcd ,hous.
AMI times.
The fire commenced about ten
O'Clock near the rer.ains OF the fire
Eot Saturday night. There was 4 ter
lrihle gale and the fire swept every
Thing before j, between about the
| Michigan Southern Depot and Linz
coln Park, excert part OF the town
east of Wabash Avennc and the lake,
and, it may re part OF the city be-
tween North Clark street and the
Rolling mill will be saved. s
The Michigan Southern depot
Michigan Central depot, and the
North Western depot and general
offices are gore. ThsCcart House
Postohice AMI Water works ARE
go,N, as also the Pacific House. Ire
mont House, Sherman House, Brigg,
House, Revere Hcnsc. Snd most al
of the other prominent buildings are
gone, and 4 no telling where it viii
stop If t. wind should shit to thu
west, a. there il no water to be go1
from the plugs and nearly all thu
hose that the engines had are burned
and several, engins are burned up.
| CHICAGO. IL A. M.-Every th.ns
from 18th street to l.incoln Park
and from Jefferson street to LAX.
street is IN flames. The Palme
House, NJ. y, Express, and r. a A