Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1871-1872, 1871-10-12
our SPECIAL REPORT
Err AT CHICAGO.
WHAT THR LIGHT AR
TILLRRY is DOING.
SIGHTS & SCENES


lsre. he returned this morning, and I
rings the following particulars: G
The Gre Of last Friday night totally de-
troyed oil the property on the West side !.
rom the RIVER westward to Jefferson street,
nd from Monroe street south to Dekove i,
fifteen blocks in ell.
The FIRE OF last Saturday night totally
destroyed ell the property from Harrison
Itreet north ward to Lincoln Psrk-a dis ,
ance Of about FIVE miles-and from the 3
Lake shore westward to the river, except I
about two blocks on the southwest corner OF
the North Side adjoining the river. One
house on the upper end Of the North Side,
strange to say, stands uninjOred. The
Madison street bridge, aud the Lake street
bridge, are the only ones remaining that
conn unicate with the South aud the West
side. The Ksuzie street bridge is the only
one remaining that connects the North aud
" est sides.
By procuring map of ChicAso,And using
the above ss reference, the reader can &c!
an exact idea of the burnt district.
The walls Of the Pos, Office building, Of
the Court House, and Of the Tribune build |
ing, are principally intact and standing.
There is stone store building on the south
west corner Of La Sale aud Mouroe streets,
which hes escaped almost entirely The
balance of The block was wholly consumed.
| The heat vas 80 intense that the street car
rails were bent nearly double, rising in the
middle. The track is warped out OF shape.
In a street on the North side our reporter
saw horse lying dead near the pavement,
chained TO 9 post, while behind it lay the
ashes and iron work Of burnt buggy. The
statement that . Thousand dead bodies OF
men and women lay scattered through the
streets OF the North side, IS doubtless uu-
founded. Our reporter saw nothing and
heard nothing of the kind, while in that
part Of the city yesterday.
The story that roughs and incvndisries
we're busy in trying to get up another con
dAgrAtiou is quite true. They are frustrG
ted however. The whole burnt district is
under military guard, and nobody is allow
ed there without a pass, in order to pre-
serve the bank vaults from plunderers. The
lnburnt districts are closely pAtrolled both
By day and night. A notice is everywhere
posted, signed BY Alfred Piukerton, Of the
Police force, giving warning that all thieves,
plunderers or inceDdiaries will be lmmedi-
sIely shot on detection. No arrests will be
N sde The district burnt over comprises
about $500 acres, once covered With the
very finest structures of the city. No build
ing was FIRE. proof. That innumsrAble lives
we're lost in the conaagrssiOn is beyond
doubt. No one is now compelled to sleep
out" as Was st 6rss the case, the houseless
population having taken refuge in churches,
school houses, halls, and al other public
buildings; blankets and bedding are badly
needed however. Rents are eIirAvagsntly
high Rooms of small dimensions rent for
as high as three or four hundred dollars q
month. The Sherman House opens mex
Monday on the corner of MRdisoa and Chm
! ton streets. The building is not large, bu
is new and well furnished. This is not fal
from the LaCleds House, nov being run By
the Briggs House managers. No one ia
D suffering for the want of food. a consider
able quantity has been wasted. No more
should be sent for the present. Clothing
aud bedding is loudly called for
Our reporter conversed with q gentleman
Who had been Q man OF wealth until Sstur
day night, but who was yesterday com
PEELED to beg 9 clean shirt from an old &C
quaintance on she West side. When GU
reporter saw him he was standing on tn
Sidewalk staring at his safe that lay in In
midst OF q pile Of smoulderiug embers. g
] want to open that safe" said be, 'but su
i afraid to do il. l have seen so many O
. them opened, and have seen everything i
them burnt up, tina, l havsn't the courag
to open mine" Many men are utterly DE-
spLiring, but the great mass are determine
TO pitch in once more, and huiId up th
city and its commercial spendor. We yer
10 .ure the hazardous prediction that in los
4 than Eve years, Chicago will be as gre'
d aud prosperous as ever. We have OF spat
10 to continue the present subject farther.
30 DIR. Plummer returned this morning, OIL
E. informs us that the Rock Island Light A
IL tilery has lite headquarters in q Metbodi
le church on Wabash avenue. The steaC
t; and orderly conduct of the boys has elicit,
e. general common, aRd approval A smI
detail guards the cannon, while the remal
II. der Of the company is p'troling in 4
~ burnt district. II is a matter of no part
K ulsr credit to Rock Island. that her volu
Il. ,eers are the only ones in Chicago who a
&C. without . uniform. Companies from
quarters of the state are on duty in {
streets. elegantly uniformed and equip,
bu. the Rock Island boys are COMPEL
to march sbsut in tn
"a old clothes" We suggest, that
Q matter of local pride, our City Coz
he Gil should consider the expediepoy of app
20 priAting $500 towards supplying the 90
re- pany with tasty uniform-this, after
the present excite ment is al over. The b.
have 5000 already on hand for that purpo
and would gladly furnish the balance if t
'u- city would furnish $500. We nigh. go,
day require their services. Let our read
o talk the matter over.
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