The Cairo daily bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1870-1872, 1871-10-15
FEARFUL SUFFERING OF THE
PEOPLE.
FOUR FIRES IN CHICAGO ON
FRIDAY.
lNCENDIARIES At WORK.
\ SHORT SHIFT TO SUSPECTED
PARTIES.


The APPALLING calamity has not been "a =
aggerated. over 1900 men. women and
children are now destitute The lo.. Of
{ life has been very great--nOt less than
800 persons have been burned at Peshtil O
and vicinity, and 300 on the eastern shor .
Scores of men. women and little CHI .
dren arc now IN temporary hospitals,
burned and manned, IN want Of money,
/ clothing, bedding, boots shoes and pro-
visions of all kinds not cooked, also build
ing materials and everything needed by "a
family 10 commence life with
The people arc responding nubly, but
there j. no danger of being too much re-
ceiycd. The destitute must be provided
for during the winter
MILWAUKEE, October l3.-Col. d. Rob
| inson. Of the Green Bay Idrocdtc tele.
| graphs to the mayor AS follows. Northern
steamer just in. Doctor Nichols of your
| city and other passenger, bring the terrible
! news that 40 dead bodies have been found
at Peshtigo and vicinity, and it j. thought
that the loss Of life will reach 700. TINS is
/ exclusive of the east shore whore the los
| Of life is fearful
CohBUsTIBLE MASUFACToRIEs.
CHICAGO, Oct l3.-Thc mayor has j.
/ 49, NbN AN'A'"'bE l'bNioAAlaNi'ii
! All sash, door and lumber manufacto-
| ries, and other manufactures from which
danger BY fire is TO be apprehended, are
| hereby prohibited from operating or run
ming until public notice is given of full
supply Of water throughout the city mains.
Signed L. Z. Mason, Mayor.
FIRE ALARM SOUNDED.
There was quite an excitement caused
| this afternoon at about two o'clock by the
| discovery Of fire in the sidewalk of Mad-
| son street, between Union and Halsted
streets caused, doubtless. by the dropping
/ Of cigar stump. The flame, were quickly
cxtingui.hed by the passers.
A SECOND ALARM
came few moment, later from three mile,
west Of State street, caused by the discovery
! of flames issuing from small barn situat-
| ed on Western avenue. The building was
| isolated so that the fire could not extend,
but the honse was consumed. Great ap-
prehenson was felt down town, however,
as the wind was blowing almost IL gale at
/ the time.
Still later fire broke out in stable on
the South Side, near the corner of Mchi-
gan avenue and Peck court. The engines
hurried 20 the spot and by pumping water
from the lake, succeeded in eXtingu~hing
the flames.
THE WORK oEINCENDIAEIEs.
There j. little doubt that in these tive
latter cases the fire was the work of al
incendiary.
BANKS WORKING.
Most of the banks resumed business to
day, and will pay depositors - per cen
! Immediately, aud the balance in install
ments.
SUMMARY PUNISHMENT.
Many cases are reported where ALLEGED
incendiarics and extortionsts have met
violent end, and among others, it is sale
that cigar dealer on the south side EN-
ployed teamster to haul his wares for
short distance, and while going towards Il
place of safety was stopped by specia
policeman, who on learning that the
teamster demanded ten dollars for moving
one load, shot him on the spot.
a SCARE.
At the fire on Michigan avenue General
| Sheridan was present. Many families in
the vicinity packed their trunks and
moved portions Of furniture into the street,
near the scene.
The Commercial insurance company, of
Chicago have put their assets into the
hands Of receiver
NO OIL AND NO SMOKING ALLOWED.
The mayor has issued an order restrict
| ing the use of kerosene oil, and also for
bidding the smoking of pipes and cigars in
| the streets. This last order is caused by
the fire under the sidewalk on Madison
street, which was caused by lighted
cigar, and came very near produ1ing II
disastrous contlagration.
REPORTER IN TROUBLE.
The reporter of the Mail, ma med Fitz-
gerald, was last evening by citizen patrol
in the south side ms an incendary, and an
excited crowd Of roughs tried to hang him.
Before being rescued by the military he
was badly bruised and his head cut,
Rad PLACE FOR RoGUEs.
Thers is considerable excitement
throughout the city to-day, relative to the
reported incendiary attempts to-day. The
Chief of Police has issued strict orders to
arrest all suspicious persons.
LEAVING THE CITY.
1t is estimated that twenty thousand
persons have left the city in the last TWEEN
ty-four hours.
The Pittsburg fire engipcs left for home
to-day.
LADIES AT WORK.
Miss Phoebe Couzins and other Jealous
ladies have been actively at work in re-
lieving the necessities of the needy.
ANOTHER FIRE
occurred at half past eight o'clock to-
night but was promptly extinguished
There Is II widespread fear that the city il
overrun with incendiaries, and there ar,
fourteen suspected parties now in custody
There have been instances where limo
cent parties have been roughly handled
but the feeling is in favor of
HANGING
all who are unquestionably caught in tn
act.
RELIEF FRAUDS.
. ! Father McMulcn, n leading Catholi