Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1871-10-11
Great Fire in chicago.
MORE THAN HALF THE CITY BURNED.

D CHIcAco. Oct e-l:45A.N
TO night y the most fearful in the annals
, CT this city. The fire which commenced at
B 10 PM, has already swept over a space of at
least three times large that OF last
night, and is still rushing or with greater
fury than has marked any stage OF its pro
gress The wind Is blowing almost a gale
rom the south, and showers OF sparks and
d burning brands are sweeping over the city
threatening destruction on every hand.
The fire started in a row Of twO-story
wooden tenements on Dekoveu street {, between
Jefferson aud Clinton, and as was the case
o last night, spread with terrible rapidity
Before a single engine could get on the road
. half the block was in flames burning furi-
ousiy.
o 2.l0 M-The flames are raging with in
creased Jury in every direction, and God 5
mercy only save the city from utter de
structiOn. \ fearful panic prevails all
through the streets where the people are
0 rushing 70 aud fro and weeping and wallng.
. Brands from the fire were blown across 10
d the east side o. the river and set a wooden
0 building on fire directly adjoining the hi
eagO gas house, and the tmos spread in
% every direction among the tlomIngs.
The vessels in the river are catching hre
o IN every direction, and all on the South river
Will probably be destroyed. raging,
roaring he'll Of fire envelops twenty blocks
OF the city 1t Is already scorchlng the
block of the telegraph office where THIS dis
8 p tch Il written, and sweeping onward
whir,wlnd of uues against which human
efforts are lruItless, and it is lmpossi Die 10
Q tell where it Will stop. Toe bridge across
Van Buren, street l. burned. The ears on
o the track of the Chicago ana Alton and
o Fort Wayne railroads, with thor freight
LUuscs, are sWs Ut away.
. ID Mine pueratDrS nrt. leaving the
: Western Union Telegraph Ollie, but Will
probably OIeD communication al some other
b point ia tie city.
b E>cLEwooD, 10 miles from Chicago, Oct
/, Gil A. NJ. The work 90 devastation con-
tIuucs. More than ofc-hsli OF the city Is al
ready destroyed, add tie flames continue
t.cir ratagcs almost uuppPosed. At about
zone clock tlls m0rulnE she fire crossed the
river at Adams street bridge, ami soon de--
tr1ycd the gt- forks and then spread IJselI
|m every direction. AT TINS hour almost
o. every building. from Harrison street north
ID The Chicago river, is destroyed, including
. all tie insurance etiI-e~. banks. hotels, te.r-
graph offices, news paper establishments, witt
Che cpuou oi the Iftsuts office which u
lire pgoel, tac count llau>e. >hcrmln Ious s.
q 1 eluaut House. Palmer House. ucW PtciIe
H9rcl. new Bi.cIow Hatcl. Jud. IN fact,
d everything else is swept ccT. tlI~ district
embraces .a Gle Dc,yy business Hou-c> IA
9 1h.. yIty Fine ram 30 tgc aud tri.u, tone on
>.3nm ami Gnmalrah cta hardly Pc m
n. Jared t' tLe devastating relsu q tine fire hend
LIN Chicago.
tuc1ee. OF. a-N. i. Tie whole bl-i
. ness psrt 81 t.e cI,y Is ia ASH $. sr3u IL srri-
son street north b. Chic.4a avenue. anna east
Hot thc rlyer tu LtstaFrrle- The drc sweep
p Is. a.-fsac. VI tHre- mll.- lu .ea-t. ttH mile
:. ora nlIc ana : aa.i io w.it..
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