Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 186?-1872, 1871-10-14
THE CHICAGO FIRE.

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mess portion of the:city is in ashes
from Harrison street, North, to Chi
cago avense, and east of the river to
Lake avenue, three miles in length,
and mile to mile and half in
with. Every hotel, bank, express
Office, telegraph office, theater and
newspaper office, with all the whole
sale houses in the city, are totally des-
troyed.
Many thousand dwellings are de-
stroyed. The waterworks were burn
ed early this morning. The wind Is
blowing q perfect gale from the south
west, with q sky of brass. No one
can tell what will be the end. The
only salvation for the remainder of
the city Is in the wind keeping its
present direction. Fifty thousand
people are homeless, the most of them
In destitute condition.
The unburned streets for miles are
lined with household goods. No one
dares to think what the loss of life
may be. The flames swept through
the city with the rapidity Of II prairie
fire, and many must have peirished.
CHICAGO, Oct. 9.-The entire BUSH
ness portion of the city Is destroyed
all the banks, express and telegraph
offices, all the newspaper offices ex-
cept the Tribune, and six elevators.
The water works give no water In
the city. Not less than ten thousand
buildings are already destroyed. The
fire has burned distance of five
miles, and is still raging. The wind
is blowing a gale.
CHICAGO, Oct. 0, Noon.-The aw-
full work of destruction goes on with
relentless fury. From Harrison street
south to Division street north, and
from the river to the lake, an area OF
four miles long by one mile wide, the
flames have swept everything before
them.
CHICAGO Oct. 9.-One third of the
city in ruins. All banks, insurance
offices, warehouses and elevators de-
stroyed. Fully ten thousand build
ings burned. Fire still raging.
CHICAGO, Oct. 10.-Several of the
| fine residences on the West Side have
been fired by incendiaries. The fire
Is now raging. 1t Is feared that the
remaining portion of the city will be
destroyed.
LATER
1t Is now believed that the spread
of the fire southwark has been stayed
at Harrison street, but on the north
side there is no diminution in its fury,
and this entire division of the city is
evidently doomed to utter destruc-
ton. There are grave fears that the
flames may spread to the west side OF
the north branch of the river, and
the inhabitants ofthe streets nearest
the river are already moving to places
of supposed greater safety.
ITEMS ABOUT THE GREAT FIRE,
Losses of New York insurance
companies foot up $40, 900, 900.
Provisions pouring in plentifully.
Forty-one thieves and incendiarics
shot.
Boston, Cleveland and Chicago
companies collapsed.
Adjusters of Phoenix and Etna
have began the payment of losses.
st. Louis contributes $3.50, 900, Gin
clnnati $3.50, 900, to the sufferers.
The Etna will pay all losses and
have her capital and a surplus OF one
million remaining.
Business is resuming, and the news
papers are In operation to some ex'
tent.
The people have resolved that Chi
cago shall rise again.
Southern cities are subscribing lib
orally.
The losses of Andes Insurance Com
pany will be promptly paid.
All fears OF starvation dis sipated.
The dispatches are too volumniou'
for our columns, and by another issue
we may he unabled togive authen
tic information, ~, ut hest, the reports
at present are partially conjectural.
WE call attention to Kennedy 4
Faxon's Insurance advertisement
The North British & Mercantile In
: surance Company, represented b,
T. Kennedy Il Faxop, telegraphed thei
! New York agent upon receipt Of new
, of the fire as follows.
: Subscribe 5000 10 the Chicago sui