The Cairo daily bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1870-1872, 1871-10-11


being provided for the sufferers.
Mayor Brown, Of st. Louis, telegrnphs
that seventy thousand dollars have been
subscribed by merchants.
Cincinnati promises one hundred thou
sand, and Cleveland is proportionatcly
generous.
All this and and great deal more is
needed to relieve the immediate pressing
wants Everything is being done by Gem
eral Stager and his assistants TO keep up
communication for citizens and the press
with the world outside.
Colonel George r. Williams. Superin.
tendent Of the Cincinnati Fire Department.
reported for duty this morning.
Three-lourths of the United States mail
was saved and taken possession of by Col
onel wood, of the post-ofice service.
The rain Of fire and birthstone on Sodon
and G3.morrah can hardly be compared
with the devasting reign Of the fire hend
in Chicago. More than one-half Of the
population is now rushing through the
streets in vehicles which are obtained at
enormous prices, on foot and in every 9TH
or way, with the choicest household treas
ure' in their arms and on their backs, in
utter confusion. not knowing whittier to
60. Fearful suffering must follow and al
most Immediately. Fully enc hundred
and fifty thousand people are at this mo-
Lnp,.1...
where to lay their head. or get anything
to -atisfy their hugcr.
CHICAGO, October ., c, pm.-Thc pro-
gres.ng flames in the south division were
finally arrested at about one o'clock Pr.
This was accomplished by the blowing up
and denoli.hing Of several buildings on
Wabash avenue and Congress street bv
Lieut.. Gen. Sheridan. The district burned
over in the south division embrace. every
thing from the main branch of the Chica-
90 river TO the lake, embracing about one
hundred blocks. This district contained
all the leading business houses, the banks
Insurance offices, hotels and large num-.
Der Of churches, including St. Mary's
(Cathoic), St. PAUL., Swedenborgian, ETC.
The Methodist church on the corner o
Wabash avenue and Congress streets is
saved.
The Michigan avenue hotel, on the cor
ner Of Michigan avenue and Congress
street, and Congress Hall, directly ad- |
joining are saved.
Michigan terrace, on Michigan avenue.
cmbracingthc residence Of Lt.-Goy. Bross.
Hon. j. \ oung Scammoa, l.. c. Griggs.
Peter L. Fox and other leading citizens.
is completely destroyed, with the furni-
turc, and nearly all the other contents.
All the newspaper establishments, are
totally wiped out. The Tribune building
resisted the fiery element for several hours.
but finally yielded, Mcvickcr', theatre,
Immediately adjoining, also withstood the |
raging element but finally succumbed. in |
fact all the buildings in the district which
claimed TO be fire proof shared the fate Of |
those which could make ho such claims
Tho great central depot, at the foot Of
Lake street, became heap of ruins at
o'clock. Most Of the passenger cars of the
Michigan Central, Burlington Il Quincy,
and Illinois Central rairoadc, were moved |
on the breakwater and saved. West of |
Clark street, in the south division. the fire !
extended south "a far as Polk street. |
sweeping everything before il. The dis
tance burned over here is some three
blocks wide and over half u mile in
length, numbering about twenty blocks
the buildings were generally of the cheap
er character, embracing saloons, small
shops, poor residences, etc
The district burned over in the west |
side commences at Taylor street, running
from Dekover to jefferson, it ran thence
four or five blocks north, and then moved
toward the river, and finally
the west line was established on Clinton
street and reaching thence to the river.
1t moved in this line northward until it
reached the northwestern west side depots,
where it stopped a distance Of nearly two
miles from where it started. The p. +.
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we're in this territory. Both passenger
md freight depot: were in this district.
md are wiped out.
Almost the entire northern division from
he Main Branch and Chicago river to
Lincoln Park, nearly $50 miles in length
md one mile wide, is completely destroyed,
including the waterworks, u large number
# elegant churches etc. This statement
embraces the districts devastated. and en-
traces almost the entire business portion
# the city. South of Harrison street. in
he south division, and reaching out many
niles and covered almost entirely with
weilings, composed largely of the more
Iegant class is untouched and may be 4,
eSarded now n safe from injury For
liles and miles, in every direction, the
ldewa!ks, lawns, vacant lots and !
ront yards Of dwellings are filed with
e"ple who have escaped from their burn
lg dwellings taking with them only
aanty amount oftheir furniture and cloth :
ag' The sight is truly pitiful and har- ,