Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1871-10-18

I NtlCC > HdS bCCl tdII glIlZ tOduS VI uOuScuOIu
furniture, merchandise, and everything
which has been saved from ruin.
Here and there is merchant carrying
that part Of his goods, which he has been so
| fortunate as to save, into his home for safe
keeping, If his home happens to be out of
/ the ire district. Almost every person hur-
/ ryIng through the streets has something in
his arms which ne is bearing to some place
Ot sa ETY.. One boy went by with the brass
| instrument Of band, which covered him
like armor almost from head to foot
women pass with all sorts Of odd thing
which they have rescued. | saw several
with canary in cage, some with a man
tel CLOCK, some with pictures, some with
packages OF clothing or silver A large
wagon drawn by two horses, loadei with
one portrait, in large frame, drove rapid y
fr IN the burning di5tric- to-day All kinIs
OF gro-esque incidents mnglo with tragic
ones in strange contrast.
John Hay OF the y. Y. Tribune, in a letter
dated at Chicago, Oct. 18th, gives some in
teresting particulars Of the present situation
and feeling in Chicago as well az incidents Of
the fire. lie says:
On every line Of that network Of converg-
ing railways which meet in Chicago, the
trains are ireighted with eager travellers
az .'i "a i ~ 'I9 Hlo 0'llo are
80 80 '"''Ni- - 'Io H'5"'790
s,.rsd ,,,rnose ~ H.. 49, = - -,
ass,,,,. tJt torr,JIo -
p IpulatIOn, but by far the greatest number
are citizens OF Chicago who have been scat
/ tered over the nation ia the active pursuits
OF commerce, sowing everywhere the seeds
which rI,air f,r.,,,. nv j. -, -, Tba
c,rlni nr,ys # tts desr-u,.ria, - Cl,i.1,,1
~ fr, h,s r..ol,oJ tl.,,, Il, r..
c-,urt,y and hos sc,,+ +,.,., m, - ,,,lb
-, ,io ~ i ,..,-,-i-tar- ,pi+h ~ ;,,,,,.s,,.
N,~rb w., ,,,,,,,.. H., - - +I.
sudden st0ppage OF the channels Of commu-
nlcation has let them in ignorance 1t the
fate. not only Ot cir houses and goods, but
also of their iamIic=. No sevcrer strain
could possibly be placed upon hum IN minds
and nerves, yet 1t Is wonderful to see with
what equanimity, aud even gtety. these men
carry t4eIr triLuttul burden OF anxiety
came into town yesterday morning with
crowded carload of Chicago merchants
Al every station there was IA rush tor the
telegraph office. and ut every considerable
town i0r newso.ys Bur operators refused
10 take -helr dispatches, aud tie papers .ey
obtained only augmented their anxiety by
contradictions aud evident cxaggyratllns.
At one moment IL was reported thuL TIL. fire
bad bs,n stayed at Division Street, aud at
another that mceudiar.e- were dugins pc
troleum b1ll- with thc visionary grace and
dcxterIty ot tue marvellous oG-prius o! mol
ern journalism. the Communist or PARIS.
Yet, devJureI by anxiety as they were. these
Illinois merchants preserved an appearance
Of cJoluc-- that would have done b NOR %
an IrJquIls al taes1ake. s sgretc cd cripple
G .us INTO The tram with a lassJrel petition
asking Tor and o. put him 0u bus lezs again
.. Just our affair they LAUGHED .. we re
all crIprI,- together p butt tlcv sa5wered
the p. stamps uu3n him. waica ne received
with au The suriy l-clurtesv Jf hi- race