The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1871-10-14

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i. 600 nesses Barred LEI, 900 People
Hsaselea- Lrss, 1lsO, O0O,OO0 |,
rye make condensation q the ts'egrans, giving
u much ~ our space win permit.
Chicaeo OF. 9Th, ;. IA Ire broke oat TWO
bouy seo in planning min sitaatsd bssween Clinton,
Canal Van Buren, and Jsckaoo stsssss. Il was sar-
rourded with wooden tenesnsnt houses. and fresh
Wind blowing from the lake they soon In flames
AZ the time Il broke out another re was In progress
IN Wells street near Adams. Nearly Ill the engines
were there and the planning Mill are gained fearful
headway, and up to the perreut has destroyed ok en-
tire blocks. and d sweeping with unabatod fury
A. thi, hour the are has made . clean sweep from
Van Boreu, north two blocks to Adams. and west to
Clinton two blocks from tho river The wha YES BE-
tween Van Buren, aud jackson arc burning. and the |
western approach to tho Adams street bEid2a - de-
stroyed. large coal yard containing 1000 tons OF
soft coa situated between the tracks Of the Chicago
/ Alton, and Pittsbarx Fort Wayne railroad tracks
and the river 10 on ars and burning furionsly.
LAr.s-l:so A. x-Thc nrc 10 apparently raging ~
strong n ever The block Of buildings on the north
side Of ysn Buren, street which II thought while
seo would be saved, are now wrapped In flames The
entire Ore department on the ground and ma
king slmoet supeshuman efforts to stay the flames
The losses already run into the millions and the end
Il not yet
10 O'Clock, =. x--Thc drc 10 now raging IN the West
Division. which appears 70 BE- gaining ground Ars.
Margaret Hadley was burned to death In her own
house.
RAJ THU time the dispatches states the DIRE was snip
.~,u.,, rne ,o4s was estimated ut half miion
dollars. Later however, broke out again with new
fury.1
Chicago. Oct s-At 1875 4. \. tonight, the Ore
which commenced 1t 10 r. u. has already swept over
SPACE At leas, three times large - that OF last
night and h still rushing it. path Of destruction
with greater fury than In any stage Of it, progress
The engines appear to b. almost poweriess Marshall
williams has lust teleeaphsd to Milwaukee for all the
stcsu,ess they can spare The confederation has a.
ready devastated 1t least 20 blocks, mostly composed
Of smaller class dwellings The inhabitants are mostly
poor people. Not lees than zoo buildings have been
entirely destroyed and more than that number OF fam
lilies rendered homeless The wind n blowing almoet
gale from the South and showers OF sparks aud
burning brands sweeping over the city and threat
ening destruction on every side Since this report
commenced twO additional al arms have been struck
The court home caught from flying Brand but was
cxtingushed BY the Waterman In tho tower. No de-
ec,ipti0n can give adequate idea OF the terrible
scene. The IRE started In . row Ut low, wooden
buildings "a Dek0ven street, between Jefferson aud
Clinton, ard tho flames last night spread with terri
bic rspidity. Before single engine could be got ON
the ground half the block IN flames and burning
furiouely The entire department were soon on the
spot and at work. For timeit seemed probable that
they would succeed In conninx the dre to an ARIA Of
four or i've blocks but the wind however, which was
blowing freshly when the re started, increased to
gale and suddenly the hames seemed to spread In ev-
cry direction becoming entirely beyond the control VI
the Ore department.
| lis 4. m--Thc nre II attn raging with incr eaaed
fury. II has spsvad almost with the velocity ct the
wind aud has reached West Monroe rtreet distances
Ut one mile from where II started, and It covers
breadth u nearly half mile, reaching from the river
70 Jefferson street. The distsncc already burned over
involves IN immense number Of lumber yards and
freight depots u the Chicago / g. Louis. and the
PitIsbuns. Fort Wayne 4 Chicago Railroads. The
property already destroyed connts many million dol
lars and perhaps the half Il not told The task Of
resting II scems four fold greater than Il did hour
sgo. Fagmsats were blown scr0ss t. the East side
ot the river and ct busding N Ars directly adjoln
Ing tue Cnicayo home. and the nansa sPsese =.
every direction. The city u wrapped In dAfknesa and
! terrible panic prevails.
aao 4 m-Ths 6re HIS reached the Western Union
Telegraph 0fbce
Chicoco has scnt to Cleveland and Cincinnati for -
s:s,ancc to subdue the fire. II il feared the whole
city ID destroyed.
Omaha, u m-Thc IRE 10 stiil raging In CaicaSo
aud the court house and hotels sre gona
Chicago. October q Noon.--Tte whole business por
tiou OF the city y In ashs from Harrison
to Chicago avenue and east 70 the river and lake The
area Of the re d three mikes IN length aud from mile
to mile and half 10 breadth. Every hotel, bank
exgess ONCE Telegraph Office, theatre and newspaper
Office with IN The wholesale houses In the CITY, an
totally destroyed The water works are DESTROYED
All this m0rpiug the wind has been blowing IN per
fect gle from the southeast with sky " brass Ths
only salvation for the remainder of the city y in tht
wind keeping IN it, present direction. The unbnrned
streets Tor miles are lined with household goodA M
ons darss 70 thiak WHIST the loss of life may be- Tn,
aamss swept through the city with ths rapidty q .
prairie Dire, and many must have pssished. Aunid
cent OGsrs q assistance coming fon every omar
u. great many pessons hsvs jumped Into The nv
q to escape The lsnss only to drown. Hundreds q
sniuals have pesisAsd in tn STABLES aad aessses.
u estimated that lCQ0So people ~ boDssas. afg
| uOpOrtiOa q who's ais destitute of everything
Cooked Sood u In great nead. and 81 the towns tsa
en- ass reasssted % forward provisIous and coina
70 TIE hsaxy asd ssarlv naked woasa ard chlldrsa
y early = posaihla NSany ssssy city and town -
| of h.rs ~ responded % this demand
/ Chicaeo Oct0bsr S-8p. m.-Ths simple tact thai
ths great city u Chicago y destroyed; thae hundred
ef lIoas q scvs capital haye bssn raised and tha
sWOoo inhahtsanas ~ honslsss. ~ saoagA Tor ~
Ous ~ . ateenps y sbslish. s1d Il woa b mock
~. ~ this awfsl day draws . cosA Thousands .
anxious syss watch ~ dsass cusds u smoke whicl
ssai run Over ~ barns l1es With svtdsat Gsar tn
ssddss cAsasu = winA vii Tan ~ Asas& Their