The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1871-10-13
The Fire.

| ntAst The III ONE.
| The official report of the Home Insuranc
| Company 10 this city is as follows; cash assets
| October LIST, 50, 723, 206: losses at Chicago So
900, 900; cash assets to-day, $2,723, 2O6 All los
ses will be promptly paid aud policies issue,
| as usual trF
More Aid.
Nearly $4,000 additional subscriptions wer,
received to Gay at a meeting of the Chamber O
Commerce for the relief of Chicago
At a meeting of the New York insurance
companies to-day, committee of seven were
appointed to raise subsof ptious Tor the relic
Ut insurance agents and cauvassers of Chica
go.
The Dead
CHICAGO, Oct. 12.-Eighty dead bodies are
now lying In the morgue mostly found on the
hortn side. is Is certain that this is but q
small portion OF the number caught in the
Hames and utterly consumed. The coroners
yesterday held an inquest on GA dead bodies
and on y two were recognized; one, Henry Ul-
man, banker, and the other Peter o. Brien.
c Newspaper issued.
The Republican this morning issued hall
sheet aud the Tribune an extra sheet filled
with advertisements aud announcements OF
merchants, Change of localities, sc.
More Dead Bodies. .9
The body of the man who crawed into the
water main has been recognized as A. Leck-
son. Twenty bodies were taken from base
ments OF buildings on the hortherly side near
Chicago Avenue bridge.
OrsaOizatt of the Relief Com ittee.
The relief committee is thoroughly organized
with o. e. Moore as President, and David A.
Gage as Treasurer The committee met with
the council and decided that all monies should
be received by David A. Gage. Probably &C, :
OOO people were fed yesterday. Provisions are
still cOmlrg from all directions, j. w. Pres
ton has the general charge OF receiving sup
Plies
The Banker.' Meeting.
An adjourned meeting of bankers was held
to day. Resolutions were adopted 10 open for
business as soon as possible, and pay immedi.
ate instalments not eXceeeing Is per cent and
additional instruments as rapidly a, the assets
are made available until the entire liabilities
are hqudated. The deposits for the present
will be paid out as trustees for customers
Dr. Frerar, a well known ply sician, was not
sutfocated as was supposed.
The Frshkin Insurance Company lose $780,
600. They send word to paw in full
The report that the Union National Bank lost
money, papers, &c, is untrue.
large Wholesale lumber merchants are erect
ing temporary quarters on Lake Park, directly
on Lake front.
Frigh,fnt Loss of Life i'm the Lumber
Region.
A dispatch has been received from Green
Bay, Wis, stating that steamer has arrived
bringing report that three hundred bodies
had been buried at PIschtogo, last night, and
as many more are still missiog. Seventy five
persons were burned to death at Little Sur
geon Bay, and the suffering throughout the
north is terrible. With the exception of loss
of property by the fire, it is almost as appalling
as the burning of Chicago.
Further accounts from Green Bay of the ter
rible calamity have been received. They state
that 100 men were burned to death il a large
barn where they had taken refuge. Hundreds
of people were driven by the flames into the
river where most of them Lersbed.
A later dispatch says fire broke out in the
Belgian settlement of Brussels, in Dow coun-
ty, Wis destroying $50 houses, all that the
place contained, excepting five. Nine persons
are m 'ssing, supposed 10 have persisted The
Inhabitants lost everything. Active measures
for their relief are being taken from Duluth
and other places, but they must suffer severely.
Aid from London. 5-.I
LONDON. Oct 12.-The feeling Of sympathv
for the sufferers OF Chicago is wide spread aud
active measures for their relief are being taken
on all sides. The Lord Mayor, supported by
the leading houses of the City issued an appeal
Tor subscriptions. The meeting called by Mr..
Schenck at the Langdon hotel to day, will be
largely attended 1t is probable that the COM
mon council OF London will vote large sum-
A meeting was held at Birmingham last
night and committees appointed to collect
funds in aid of the sufferers. The meeting
was presided over by the Mayor of the city and
in addition to the action taken for the future
was very successful in immediate results Six
firms gave one hundred pounds sterling each
on the spot.
The most heartfelt sympathy for the victims
of the calamity is everywhere expressed and
the amount OF money raised will be large.
On the Continent.
In Vienna and Frank fort the leading bank
ers and merchants are subscribing for tile re-
lief of Chicago.
PROVIDENCE, R L., Get 1.-THE Newport
city council last night voted $500 for the Chr
cago sufferers.
Subscriptions in Providence are coming in
rapidly.
BUFFALO, N. Y, Oct ia relief train
reached here at 10 10 last night. A snow storm
was passed at Portage and rain and sleet at
Homellsville.
WashingiOn.
WARRINGTON, Oct. II Thirty five thousand
dollars have been subscribed here and collec-
tions are progressing.
Boston Aid.
Boston, Oct. II -Subscriptions from Bos
ton TOR Chicago up to this evening amount tt
two hundred and fifty thousand dollars.
VIM. Gray, Alexander III. Rice and Eben D
Jordan start tomorrow morning for Chicago
as committee to consult with the authorize.
of that city and aid in distributing supplies.
Business Men Alive.
The wholesale grocers held meeting this ar
| ternoon and agreed to ask no compromise will
| creditors but only time They are determine,
| to nav all accounts Iu full. .g .
1t is estimated from official reports that 80
| 100000, feet of lumber has been DESTROYED
leaving "a 100000 still on hand.
| 100000 was subscribed towards building tn
| Chamber OF Commerce on site of the ruins
1 . tn yrnr II
| once.
| The wholesale dealers of provisions, -four an
| lumber refused to take advantage of the situa
| ton, but will continue to sell their goods at til
| old prices. The same is true of the coal deal
| ers who have any stock left.
Temporary buildings are being erected i
| every drecti, ms, AMI by Saturday night tber
will be hundreds of houses ready for occupa
| ton.
There is a marked change in the spirit of tn
| people The first feeling of utter prostrati0
| has given way to confidence. Every bushes
| man who can find a shed in which to resum
has begun business.
| Couutry debtors are remitting their claim
and the insurance solvency becomes more an
more promising.
Business will be resumed at the live stoc
| yards Tomorrow.
Gen. Sheridan makes request through tn
associated press for the people of the couotr
to dlsuade from coming, those who are apxiol
to visit Chicago ere curiosity. Thousand
OF this class are here now, without shell er
accommodation, aud must be fed and cared Il
the same as the sufferers.
Appeal Of the Mayor.
Mayor Mason issues the following appea
Clothing and all protection from the cold W
be needed Though the winter as we as MOI
Send such articles forward in large quaut,ti
as soon as possible Collect money and hold
subject to our order. Send in provisions tn
Will keep. Cooked meats may spoil before
can distribute Them Aid arrives liberal
now. We want to husband our resources
much as possible for long winter is before
and the suffering will continue unit our
boring classes are able to sustain their familii
(Signed,) r. B. MASON,
Mayor.
Good Order Prevails.
Mr. Medill of the Tribune estimates t
number to be prov ded for the coming whit
al ~ OOO Gen. Sheridan issued an or .er 81;
ing tnat no case of outbreak or disorder is
ported and no authenticated report Of an
tempt at incendiarism has reached him, a
That the people are calm and well disposed al
the force at his commend is ample to ma
tam order, but suggests continued watchf
{ ness oy clt'zens till the smouldering fires
extinguished.
TELEGBAPHIC ITEMS