Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1871-10-10
AZ Philadelphia.

subject. A. OAKEY HALL,
Mayor.
@ AZ Philadelphia. s
PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 9.-Mayor Fox has
called meeting of citizens for Wednesday
y adopt measures for warm and gener-
Gus response to the appeal Of the Chicago
ans for aid. The Commercial Exchange
Association appointed committee oftwenty
to collect funds for Chicago, and sent mes
sages of sympathy to the Mayor of Chicago.
Albeny-BaItimOre.
ALBANY, Oct. 9.-Mayor Thatcher has
called meeting for tomorrow to aid the
inhabitants of Chicago.
| BALTIMORE, Oct. 9.-The CITY Council
requested the Mayor to offer sympathy and
ask what aid Baltimore can tender Chicago
in her great calamity.
Cooked Provisions. 90
ST. LOUIS, Oct. "a train started
| through loaded with cooked provisions.
| The Merchants Exchange subscribed Sl0,-
600.
Poushkeepsie, etc.
PoUeHKEEPsEE, n. Y, Oct. ga meet
ing viii be called by the Mayor tomorrow
to aid Chicago. - l-a-.,s--l--
SARATOGA, Oct. "a meeting has been
called for to-mOrT0w to raise funds for the
Chicago sufferers.
BosToN, Oct. 9.-Mayor CASTOR has tele-
graphed the Mayor of Chicago expressing
sympathy, and inquiring in what manner
! Boston can best extend aid.
The Fire-Fiend subdued at Last, by
DemOIishing the Buildings I'm It's
Course.
CHICAGO, Oct. 60 P. M.-The progress
Of the flames in the south division were fin
ally arrested about l O'Clock this evening.
This was accomplished by the blowing up
and demOlishing of several buildings on
Wabash avenue and Congress streets by
Lieut.-Gen. Sheridan. 1.i.f ~
AReytew Of Its Ravages.
The district burned were in South
Division embraces everything from the main
branch Of Chicago River to the Lake en-
braciug about 100 blocks, and this district
| contained all the leading busines houses,
| the banks, Insurance Offices hotels, etc. A
large number of churches including St.
Marys Catholic Church, Trinity, First
Presbyterian, Second Presbyterian, st.
Paul Swedenborgian, etc. The Methodist
Church on the corner of Wabash avenue
and Congress streets is saved. The Michi-
gan avenue hotel on the corner of Michigan
and Congress streets and Congress Hall
directly adjoining on Congress street are
saved.
The Michigan Terrace on Michigan Ave
nue. embracing the residence of Lieut.. Gen.
Sheridan, Gen. Ross, Hon. John Scammon,
A. G. Griggs, Peter l.. Ross and other lead
ing citizens is completely destroyed with
furniture and many other contents. All
the newspaper establishments are totally
wiped out. The Tribune building resisted
the fire for several hours but finally yielded,
when McVickar's theatre adjoining with
stood the raging element, but finally sue
cumbed. In fact all the buildings in the
district which claimed to be fire-proof
shared the fate Of those Which, could make
no such claims.
Lake street became heap of ruins about
9 O'Clock. Most of the passenger cars of
the Michigan Central, Burlington and
Quincy and Illinois Central Railroads were
moved on the breakwater and saved, 81.
West of Clark street, in tha South Di- |
vision, the fire extended south as far as
Polk street, sweeping everything before it. !
The distance burned over here is some
three blocks wide and over half a mile in |
length, numbering about twenty blocks. |
The buildings are generally of the cheaper |
character, embracing saloons, small shops, |
poor residences, etc.
The district burned over on the west |
side, commences at Taylor street, running |
from Dekoner to Jefferson, ran thence four |
or five blicks north, and then moved diago- |
nally toward the river, and finally the west |
line Was established on Clinton street, and |
reaching thence to the river. II moved in |
this line nOrthward, until it reached the |
northwestern Westside sdepots where it |
stopped, a distance of nearly two miles from |
where it started
The p. F. VI. & q. and Chicago & St. |
Louis depots were in this territory. Both |
passenger and freight depots were in this |
district and are wiped out. Almost the en-
tire Northern division from the main branch |
of the Chicago river to Lincoln Park, nearly |
two miles in length and one mile wide, IS |
completely destroyed, including the water |
works, large number of elegant churches, 4
etc.
This statement embraces the districts de-
vastated, and embraces almost the entire |
business portion of the city
South of Harrison street, in South Diyis- |
ion street, and reaching out many miles and |
covered almost entirely with dwellings, COM
posed largely Of the most elegant class. is |
not touched and may now be regarded as |
safe from injury. & .t
For miles and miles in every direction the |
sidewalks, lawns, vacant lots, and front |
yarde of dwellings, are filed with people |
who have escaped from their burning build |
ings, taking with them only scarcity of /
clothing and furniture. The sight is truly
pitiful and narrowing. Unless they receive |
immediate relief, many of them, from expo
sure and starvation, will perish, of course.
1t is entirely impossible to make approxi-
mate estimate of the entire loss, but it can
scarcely fall below one hundred and fifty
millions of dollars, of course, but fraction
of this amount can be realized from the in
surance. ...-..
Gen. Sheridan has to-day telegraphed to
St, Louis to the Missouri Department there
to send at Once,to Chicago 100000 rations.
He has telegraphedt to Omaha for two compa-
MES of soldiers and 1000 tents. They will
be here as soon as they can reach here by
rail. He viii also order another 100000
rations. fF-.E
Mayor Mason has issued a proclamation
calling anleeting tonight in the west divi-
sion to see what the citizens can do for the
relief Of the sufferers. There are at least
100000 people who do not know where 10 |
get enough provisions to satisfy their appe- |
tites Of hunger. !
A later rumor from the North Division /
says the devastation Is less widespread than /
heretofore reported. There are no deaths |
reported by the disaster yet, but undoubted- |
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