Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1871-1872, 1871-10-11

A mesuAg of citizens was held in she
First Congregational Church, on West
Washington street, which was continued
through the night. Measures we're concerted
to protect what property was left aud also
to provide for the homeless. Richard and
Charles Craine, of the Northwestern Manu-
factoring company contrived . plan, which
is being put into execution, for provid'n
water 10 case Of the fire breaking Out again.
The machinery Of their works is being used
for that purposs, like the engines and boilers
used for pumping water from the river.
night GO extra policemen, and the Secretary
Of War has authorized Gen. Sheridan to
employ oil avsilable.troops TO guard, and
issue q hundred thousand ra,ions
Five hundred soldiers are on duty. This
precsutioR is necessary, for as remark q bic
as il may seem, there were 6ends who still
sought 70 extend the disaster Two men
who were caught in the act Of firing houses
on the West Side were seized and immsdi-
stelY hung TO lamp posts. One was caught
on Twelfth street near the river, and the
other three miles out on Clay borne avenue.
CHICAGO. Ocr. IL, 2:30 A. MA careful
survey of inaafAnces to-day shows that
there we're policies on The property destroy
cd to the amount Of over two hundred mil
lion dollars. Add another hundred million
TO this sum and fair estimate can be reach
ed of the loss. All the leading merchants
who have been seen express their detsrmi-
nation 10 resume business at once. This
includes the heavy houses of John V. Far
we'll, Field, Letter & Co., SprAgue, Warner
Il Co., and others.
In the city there is no water except what
is gotten from shs lake. Very grave fears
of outrAgss by thieves on the West Side are
felt. General Sheridan, who has been q
hard worker oil through the ire, 10 still ask
Iug for troops from different poin,s, 10 keep
order. Ali business and work 10 suspended
aud every one 10 intent on secrrng, frat
something TO eat, next shelter.
The suffering on the North Side is heart
rending Men, women and children-tfty
! thousand of them-huddled together like 10
many Wild animals end, in another place,
seventeen thousand Germans aud Irish
praying for relief; helpless children asking
! Tor bread hesrt-broken parents, who know
GOT which way to turn or what To say, moth
| ing TO do but to await the distribution Of
| supplies which at best must be = slow pro
ceedIng, as there are parts Of the burnt ois
rlcts over which il Is almost impossible to
travel. Women in the pains of child birth
aud patients Who have been aroused from
beds of sickness 10 save lives that at besi
were nearly spent-aA exposed to the rain
of last night and the cold. raw wisds of TO.
day. Several deaths Aavs occurred in Lin
coln Park, and three women have brought
children into the world only to die. There
are people who, in ,he bitterness of sheil
souls, ssoribe the calamity to Gods judy
meut. A German said TO me: "This is q
second Sodom and Gomorrah, ard be curse
is on it." Another night must be spent II
Lincoln Park and the brick Gelds of Divis
ION street, aud yet another aud another
Each train and extras are loaded to theil
fullest capacity, tss'ng people away who, il
many Instances, have no plsce to go 10, -
caa's stay here and every train is obiget
| to leave five times as many it takes.