Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1871-10-13

thing 60 tsrri6s.liy grand as the appearance
las; night Of the immense rolling aai believing
Of the are. canro, be imagiuel- The FIRE
could be seen hundreds Of miles away.
NE NEWS oE TIE DISASTER rs wAEHIS0roy-
IN President ORDERS sUPP1IE-.
WASHINGTON. Oct. 9.-Tae FIRE 4, Chicago eI-
cites iuteute inteTes: throughout the Gig. sDd
especially sm0ng gentleman from tnat locality
IL addition O. the pres kilograms. Gen. Meyer,
Ct the Signal Service, has been receiving dis-
matches from ,me % tine re-srl.ng the con
fagrstion.
On reading thea tbs morning, President
Grant requested Secretary Be.znap 10 Telegraph
% Gen -uer. Ian Saying i was the Presidents
wish that Genera. Sheridan th0ud Issue 81
provisions sui clothing % the sufferers be has az
bic disposal, and if iais prove insufficient TO call
90 the military authorities e, s.. Louis for the
CHICAGO. Oct. O.
ll30, ? m.-The telegraph ofice improvised
10 the southern part OF Chicago. which was sup
uossd beyond reach o. the flames, has been
abandoned and communication with the city Is
s-aiu interrupted i is expected that another
/ Once Will be opened during the night at point
two miles south Of the las, plase Of refuge, The
-
ported thu, the wind hai veerei around TO the
north anu sGs driving the flames back south
ward
A Caicsrl special 70 TIE Timsa, dated 90,
t1t morning. contains The following additional
, news
Ia. wind i1 sill bo.sisr1us and II II turns
north. nothing eau save the western division
The present loss is estimsted a. from : 100 0uJ,-
600 90 500, 100000 Ine f7e proof uuildng-
burned Ike tader, especially the banks, rot one
Of whi,h remained. Few BUSINESS persons saved
even taeir uapers. The whole population wss
busy al night and the streets are uov ike
ai71uzc with sleeping men
The l1ss Of life 70 Is inpo-7ible 60 estims-s.
Hle shipping ordered Into the north branch O.
the river was sent slrit into lAse Michigan.
Many vessels were 5uruel AL business is sus-
pended and must remain e. for the present
Tremendous efforts were msie O. save the Tt
1una ei,e and the Pos Ofse as vel as the city
hs. ami government buildings, o1- nothing re-
usius but blackeuei stones and cracking Gin
de-f NJ papers CAL be published until type
comes from ELSEWHERE, a. the type f1aniriss are
a.sa burned
The origin Of tae ere WAS 10 q stable where
wouan took kerosene lamp st milking time
4 large uum-er Of the f1emen were killed.
The burning ships saiiei il crimson wsters. Al
the cHurcle. ID she south division, the Convent
0l Mercy, al the railroad buildings and the
f-1at mansions 90 ll.c1.r gan AMI IS l1ksh Avsn-
ues e-e gone for miles. The burning bridges
a.oar jhe river were swinging gra ,eful arch Of
fire from shore O. shore Tue very psvemsuis
are burned
E1mor ssys u-F that another IRE has broken
out IL EgitpsTs an Be- moving north. II tins
of the Southern l.slz.lu cannot be prevented.
. l4e hllirel So 1zrls are A.reAiy burnt IL the
southern division TIE population vii probably
b. re5l-el 1.tY taousaul 10 one month Busi-
ness lel csunot rstume unless help IL sent from
r1e easy and west a hundred thousand en-
rllvees engaged iu the mercantile business are
du- Of employment. The streets -CsiluE O. the
unburu' portion o. the south pSrr Of the city.
and OIL Ie4l.lE 90 TIE one uunrlksu bridge,
west. s-e completely b.1cksi by a. kinds Of
vehicles carrying SICK AMI -jIrei people and
blacEs1ei furniture The county records are
ss;a bur tle city records are lost Msyor Mason
has received dispatches from s.; Louis. Nil
wGlzee. Detroit, Louisville, sui elsewhere, IL
quiriuE vhAt they snail ssui lie ASKS To-
cooked food ior 10000 homeless persons.
The President 3 stock exchange est.msies
the .ass Chicago a. 500. 900 .OJJ ami thinks
there Will be over dfty failures 10 the Stock
B0srl to-day. Jay Cooke ioes not thins that
the business interests o. The country VII suffer
seriously. but tnat many insurance companies
vi. 20 uaIer The ere has stopped the decline
IN the grain market aui Grain hiss already ad-
vsuosi. Relief IS pouring into Chicago from
al qlsr,s-s.
CHICAGO. 0c- l0-u05a.
Tie d-e eouauu-i 90 barn ST la., uica. Oh
the north sils, la. THE 5 n. is und-- control.
Ii il literally irae 20 "a there is nothing re-
naming or ina, side 20 the river. north to LIN
coin Park or the north. snd from the north
branch Of the river OF the ives, TO the lake on the
esft This portion Of the city, except slong the
msin river where there vss albasiness block,vss
occupied by dwellings TEo-,hiris Of the popu-
latioa q This district were Germans and s,auii-
nEyians. Tlsse people ar now homeless some
Of then are IA frame building On the northwest
section, and other are on the prairie without
shelter. Throughout the dag yesterday re-
nevAl Of the fres o. the ives. aide Vas looked
for AMI q change Of i've degrees In direction At
say time would have lei to that result.
There would then have been no refuge
for any. Every body had their cloth
Ing packed ready 70 start Tor the prairie st
suy moment Hgt God s7erted this possible sd
iition to cur disaster At suni1wn the wind
lulisi an - three o'clock this g. z. rains fer
ventIy prayed for. cane T. did no, rain lon-
but the roofs Of houses and the ground have been
wet, 50 thst now II is possible 70 have 6res snd
cook food for the multitude A meeting Of citi-
Esns was held in the First Congregational
Church IL v ashingtoa Street. which was con-
tinued throughout the night Measures were
concerted to protect Whist property wss left and
TO provide for the homeless. Richard and Chsl
Crane OF the North Western Manufacturing
Company have eontrived plan which is being
put into execution, for providing wster in case
ola fire breaking out 81 any time. The machin-
cry Of their works and boiler is being used fo7
thst purpose, and their engine and boilers and
engines are being used for pumping water from
the river.
Fifteen hundred citizens we're sworn in last
evening to ASS; the police force, and the Secre
tAry Of War authorized Gen Sheridan to employ
al available troops for guard, and Issued an
order Tor 100000 rations Five hundred
soldiers are on duty. This precsution vas neces-
ssry, for, IS remarkable as it may seem, there
were hends VINO still thought to extend the dis
sster. Two fenis esuTht il the act Of firing
house on the vest side were arrested and in
mediately hung to lamp posts. One was hung
on fifteenth street, near the river, and the
other in Claiborne Avenue, on the north tide
This prompt action has checked the thieye. and
murderers. The arrival Of hremen from Nil
Eaukee AID ST. Louis, and other cities. has sp-
parentiy restored confidence The Cincinnati
train arrived this g. Il. with four engines, three
from thst city and one from Dayton. They I
were seventeen hours on the way, having to /
change their route twice, and then finally came
via Piqua and LogAns3ort. There Was an mex
preside pleasure in seeing these experienced /
hremen 60 to work in business way,
where work Ess most needed. They are play /
ing on the coal pits to save whatever Of fuel ia 4
possible and preventing further spread Of the 1
fames- The vast plain is covered with people |
wandering about seeing evidence Of = wealth |
that has completely vanished in flames and /
smoke. a few business men with some nerve
are seeking houses for business. In the ives;
side rooms that were rented last week for $50
now readily command 5000 There are No,
nc; many Of these. but enough to allow few
business men to start. The newspapers viii be
started again in few days or weeks Jossph