The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1871-10-20
REHIHING CHICAGO.
rhe work Of Relieving the suferers.
Incidents of the Terrible
ScOUrge.
The Horrible Scenes at the Dead
House.

CHICAGO, Oct. 12.-There was no
renewal of fires last night, and moth
ing occurred to disturb the city.
General Sheridan has complete con
troll, and confidence is fully restored.
The various committees are busy,
and now that relief is thoroughly or
all the needy are being re
heved.
At a meeting of the various com
mittees from other cities, he'd in this
city last evening appeal was unani-
mously adopted:
"The Relief Committees appointed
by the different cities of the country
to bring suppliers and investigate
the immediate necessity of the de-
vastated city Of Chicago, beg leave
to present this appeal to the com
mercial men and capitalists of the
United States: After careful survey
of calamity unparalleled in the
history Of the world, with the evi.
dence before them of overwhelming
loss and mental trial, individual suf-
fering and pressing necessities never
before experienced by any communi
ty, the committee pray their fellow
citizens, and especially those having
relations with the city of Chicago, q
city whose enterprise, industry and
exhaustless energy, have conferred
honor on the American people, to
sustain the business men in this
their hour of trial. Their calamity
is great; let your confidence abide
with them. The Lake with its ma
vies, the spacious harbor, the vast
empire of production extending west
ward to the Pacific, the great outlet
from the lakes to the ocean, the thir-
ty-six lines of railroads connecting
the city with every part Of the con
tinent-these, the great arteries of
trade and commerce, all remain un-
impaired and undiminished, and are
ready for immediate resumption.
Extend to them q generous liberali-
ty by compromises and extensions
which are needed, and by the largest
possible advances in money, so that
the business property of the city
may be restored, the desolated estab-
lished."
The Republican this morning, the
anniversary of its first year, under it's
present proprietors issues a small
half sheet and announces its deter
to continue its publication.
The Tribune comes out with its. en-
tire sheet this morning with more
than whole page of advertisements,
mostly announcements ofmerchants
and other business men, of the open
ing of new places Of business.
The Tribune, in an editorial head
ed Rebuild the City," says all is
not lost. Though four hundred mil
lion dollars worth of property has
been destroyed, Chicago still exists.
She was not a mere collection of
stone and brick and lumber; these
were but the evidences Of the power
which produced these things. They
were but the external proof of the
high courage, unconquerable energy,
strong faith, and restless perserver-
ance which have built up here a com
mercial metropolis. The great nat
ural resources are all in existence
What, therefore, has been lost? We
have lost the accumulated profits OF
twenty years prosperous growth
we have lost the stock in trade OF
hand on the night of the fire; We
have lost money, but We have saved
life, health, Yigor and industry; we
have q dozen grain elevators yet re-
naming: we have material on hand
with which to place those we have
lost. We have within thirty six hours
time the whole country to draw up
on for supplies of every description
of goods. In two weeks from the
date of the fire our merchants can
fill almost any order for merchandise
that may be sent them. The credit
of Chicago is saved, when the whole
country has faith and hope and con-
fidence in us. There will be no de.
preston in Chicago itself. The
wholesale trade of the city can be
resumed at once. Temporary ware
house being erected and business re
sumed. Let no trouble be borrowed
from the past. All the losses of fire
Will in time be past into the great
clearing house, and the payment OF
balances will be made easy for every
body. Rich man have become poor
The accumulations Of years have
been destroyed, but no one will sli
down and waste time crying toI
spilt milk. Let US avail ourselves Of
the liberal spirit which the country
has shown in our calamity. There
are no relentless creditors pressing
ms fore payment, for closing mort
cages. or demanding the full measure
| of their bonds On the contrary.
the world is asking us to take money
unlimited credit and go ahead, leav-
ing the past to be taken care ofin the
future, when Chicago shall have re-
sumed her power and glory. Let
the watch~ord henceforth be:
"Chicago will rise again"
This editorial reflects perfectly
the almost universal feeling of oul
citizens of all classes. The same