The New York herald., 1871-10-15

srrrc,, nave ve-n out little irjurea. me nre
swept away the houses ncrcely, but u was
over when 20 linger. At the cemetery the
devastation Is peculiarly marked sidewalks
BEEN burned away. the exposed sand has, has been
drifted into fantastic domes the tombstones all
ruDolsn borne by the WIND. one street IS almost
white with feathers. The IRON sounding board OF
plano lies beside the distenued carcass OF morse
BURNED AND FL, ArED
almost oeyond recognition some anxious vrow
has tuab.ed pecA OF pickles INTO the ROAD;
they arc cha.red ami hard as II from
hercuianeum grocery. Near by Is pyra'nid
OF cans. wuioh once held pottci meats but
now are ourss open by the heat like many
discharged shells There is uu, litle sIaoke vlssOle
IN the runs fhe variable wind blows II acrdy
into eyes lrome quarter; from the lake comes 4
cool. pure autumn breeze douoy delicious by con
trasI
The same sights are visible here; cleaners OF old
iron: s,shtseers 20 some OF whom II Is tragedy, to
others co.ae0y; occasionally woman blue with
cold anu crs ing With hunger aud exhaustion bear
Ing IN tue cid shawl winch she has thrown over her
head, prAY baby. too weak Tor anything buta
srlFIED, srASyED Wall.
such al one asks how lar IL is 10 the Relief Com
mittee ; headquarters. and being tod that Is on
Ae west SIDE seems ready 70 DROP OUT with sigh
weari,y down that never eudns vista OF 4 rugged
avenue between smoke ana ruiAs.
oR.foRy At DISCOUNT
On ths aead walls GU s.'ie the burned district may
sun De See1 the announcements, Ia ambitious type,
Monday nlgnt;'i THAI the slentorlan George
Francis Tram VIII gasconade and gyrate on
give US again her rendering OF Elizabeth. and that
the spontaneous DerlOsthenlan Mrs Victoria
woodruff, the President, VIII give a speci-
men OF her famous oraiory. what mocSery 70
these gaudy posters. Nct u.tll or theatre where
they could appear Is eit wItD one stone upon an
other
You have several graphic accounts OF the pro-
gress OF the nre, out beg permission TO add
sketch OF what saw when arrived IN the midst or
the doomed cLy. ~ Twelve O'Clock sunday nisnt,
three hours after the Ire started and when II had
advanced niile
rue lre mad now leaped across the South branch
and was rushing towards The Court Honse and the
business centre. The streets were full OF men who
looked and acted like manacs. and OF af-
rrghted frantic stricken waiting women. Although
the devourilg monster had sent ahead Fremont
tory menaces IN the shape OF burning brands mahy
OF the women and children leaped nrst from their
beds. IN . condition OF semi nudity, when the al.
lacent block had lighted up their dwellings,.
Tney now rushed franucaily from house to house
ana from group to group some lmpioring aid
10 save household goods. and Others raising ago.
The air was nned with faggois. ny1g like ire bal
looms ON awful errands- An opaque cloud OF
veloped the afirighted f1gitives binding and
almost sunocatlng those who fingered TO fight the
NOT OF waer was ysSe n ragt @
crimson wall: men lost hope and energy, the wind
blew hurricane the air was lurd and there seemed
to be abroad vague superstition that all the
Internal forces had conspired against Chicago and
that resistance would but MADDEN these neither
powers and make their vengeance more complete.
Does some trace OF VoodoOsm still linger in the
human mind to break ont aud assert It's domina-
tion In moments OF supreme misery Is the
Zoroastrtan theology founded some mysterious
instinct OF the soul that would propitiate the devil
The 1re DOW made its way almost unre.
sisted The streets were nlied With hurlJing.
tevmsters had begun TO arrive and extorr theiI
outrageous prices from the owners OF business
hired teams without regard TO price, and the team.
sters charged without resard to service.
was not unusual. prominent jewcier
on Lake street paid $500 for team Tor an hour
pianos The teamseers generally took their pouua aud
OF nesn though here and there was rare
carey ssme in Ton Of 1ns s s with sa
wagons ana said, NY teams and drivers at
caslon developed all the worst and all the that
Is IN human nature. The good man aud the bad
man. The devillsn and the divine came 6ercey 10 the
front IN mortal combat
THE BoaBARDMENr.
have seen 1t nowhere stated by whaI means the
ore progressed 1t moved by vauiting from roof 10
ROOT, not adjacent, but perhaps block or several
blocks Intervening. The air was full OF burning
brands, describing enormous naming para
bolas. whose terminus The north side.
These meteors of destruction glorous with
hight, but hideous with awful meaning. as they
dropped on the roofs of the careless sieepers: and
already ire had broken out a mile away towards
Lincoln Park, Ill hall dozen places but had been
extinguished. Away every second. went
. the brands. IKE shells nom great mortar.
and startling resemblance to The lombard lnent OF
Charleston during those lurid summer nights OF
1854.
RECONSTRUCTION BEGAN
Already there are signs OF Lille everywhere In the
burnt district Indeed. traffic has commenced A
woman sells grapes from a go-cart In front OF
where the sherman House was, and boy sells
water from large pail opposite. New boards
make their appearance in litt!e piles here aud
there Safe-openlng has been elaborated INTO an
exact science. i saw a man to-day throwing old
brick out OF q cellar. The Chicago Post of to-day
thus cditorialy describes the situation'-
'There Is bright side even beyond what our own
he IL
aid. New England, with divine generosity,
companies. Millions OF dollars for FOOD,
shelter and clothing. now speeding hither on all
us the assurance tnat any Chcagoan who ever
cred again. already there are thousand
debris and clearing the ground. Lumber Is this
morning being hauled for barracks for the poor
along along the lake vI,a;. front The % few trading shy.
are this morning abashed by the reproof OF civliza-
ton, and awed by the warning OF Sherdan's police.
they VIII not be allowed TO take advantage OF
Business is revivlng with a rapidity and vigor
without precedent in the history OF man. The
bank vaults are believed TO be generally secure
the safes are almost universally true 10
their trust; some OF the banks OF the city Will
pay dollar tor dollar TO their deposiors and ii II be
part OF their risks, millions OF dollars for COM
mercal purposes WIN speedily now IN here. A
possession which thieves could not steal nor the
appalling Tophet consume-a cheerful face and o
hopeful heart. We are now
On common level, travelling together
and henceforth the victory Will be TO The strong
.'He that overcometh Will win" The million
mares OF 1900 VIII be they VINO today show that
The have prescience and pluck, willing hands
unnincning fortItude and nerves OF steel This
the rotal hour OF cross-bearng. The Garden CITY
is no more. HenceIorward Chicago shall be the
PhGnix CITY,