The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1871-10-10
The Feeling at Various Points
Public Meetings Being Held
Efforts for Relief ofthe Suffering.
Muniflcent Offers OF Assist
anCe.

New YORK. October 9.-The chicago
fire has caused great excitement in this
city. Feelings Of pain are visible upon
the faces of the crowds gathered at the
newspaper bulletins in search OF par
ticulars. Newspaper. extras were issued
at eleven o'clock this morning, contain
ing the news, and sold in large numbers
In Wall street there is intense excite
ment. All stocks have suffered from
the sorrowing intelligence. Many citi
zens are taking steps for calling a relIe
meeting at once.
ClxoINNArl, October 9.-At the meet
ing for the relief Of Chicago there was
large attendance Forty odd thousand
dollars were subscribed in the first IF
teen minutes. All the transportation
and express companies have rendered
the free use of their companies to trans
port goods to Cincinnati. The Relief
committee will start at five o'clock this
afternoon with trains OF provisions and
clothing. From present indications
the amount given will exceed one hun
dred thousand dollars by that hour
many private citizens subscribing at
high as one thousand dollars.
CINCINNATI, October 9.-An immense
mass meeting is being held at the
Chamber of Commerce; also meeting:
bv the Odd Fellows, Free Masons, and
typos, for relief. ,
A Chicago dispatch, just received
dated Chicago, 7 P. NJ, says: The 7rt
bune office has gone down with the rest
The fire is still raging. Four Of Gin
cinnati's finest fire engines have just
arrived, making the run in little over
seven hours passenger train time is
twelve TO thirteen. A number Of lives
have been lost, while the number o.
horses and cattle destroyed is almost
innumerable.
Mayor Wilson telegraphs: "Ovel
one hundred thousand people are on
the streets, without food or shelter.
Send us tents and provisions.
A train, loaded with tents, blanket;
and provisions, left Cincinnati at five
o'clock, and it will reach Chicago al
two clock in the morning.
The amount OF money already sub
scrbed here reaches two hundred thou
sand dollars.
CINCINNATI, October 9.-The grea'
fire in Chicago monopolizes all atten
ton. Business is totally suspended
Newspaper bulletins keep the people
advised. Extras issued by the morning
papers are eagerly caught up. The
great calamity moves every heart. The
citizens meeting, called at the Chamber
of Commerce, is largely attended; Mayor
Davis presides. Committees on Tran.
portation and Finance were appointed
Subscriptions and cash payments were
at once received. The Chamber o.
Commerce gave five thousand dollars
Many leading firms gave one thousand
dollars each. At II o'clock, twenty
five thousand dollars had been sub
scribed.
The Hamilton and Dayton railroad
sent notice they had ample transporta
ton for all supplies and help necessary
to be sent to Chicago, free. The Indi
annapolis, Cincinnati and Lafayette roac
makes the same offer. The American
Express com pany also proposes to carr!
supplies free. :,
In accordance with these offers the
Mayor sends dispatch to the cities
along the line ofthe railroads to collect
supplies to be taken free. Blankets and
clothing will be collected and sent to
day in large quantities; also cooked
food. The committee will leave fol
Chicago at five o'clock this evening.
The streets in front OF the newspaper
offices are thronged with people eager
to obtain the last news of the trightful
calamity, and the only topic of conver
sation is the terrible distress OF the peo
ple and fearful destruction Of property
4 dispatch has just been received
from Chicago, asking for fire engines
and men. They will be sent at once
The dispatch also says the fire is still
furiously raging. ,.,
A dispatch from Superintendent VII
son, Of the Western Union Ielegrapf
com mpanv, Chicago, says cooked food a
this moment would be most valuable
He says there are at least seventy:nv'
thousand people in the streets. I'M
conflagration is unabated.
The Enquirer, Guzette and Commerce.
have each subscribed $1,000 for tn
relief of Chicago. The Enquirer ha
telegraphed the Times, Tribune, Repud
| Ecan, Post and Mail that if they can b
Of anv service in the establishment o
their papers to command them.
The managers of the hospitals hav
teIegraphed to the Mayor of Chicsg'
offering the use OF that hospita
for three hundred patients.
A meeting of the Common Counci
WAS called at one o'clock to take actor
for the relief of the Chicago sufferers
At the preachers meeting of tn
Methodist Episcopal Churches thi
morning, resolutions Of sympathy wer
adopted declaring that they would cal
on their congregations to co-oPerat
with the city authorities in atfordlni
immediate relief.
The MAYORS of nearly all the wester
cities have proffered relief and assistanc
to the Mayor of Chicago.
A meeting of the Railroad President
and prominent merchants and cltlsen
Of Cincinnati il now being held at tn
rooms of the Chamber OF Commerce