The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1871-10-12
Destructive Fire in Chicago, Illinois.

The most extensive eonfagration that ever
took place on this continent occurred in Chica-
go a few days ago. The details as reported by
telegraph are simply heart-rending, and no
language can more vividly depict the awful
scene than this bare recital of the facts as they
transpired. We give the principal portion of
the dispatches received in the Columbia papers
of Tuesday: ~
CHICAGO, October Saturday nights fire
was subdued after the loss of S5OO,O00.. Vim
cent Nelson & Co.'s immense grain elevator
was saved. Another fire in the Western dis
trict commenced at o'clock Sunday night, two
miles distant from the court house. at 2
o'clock, the fire had spread fearfully. The
flames approached the telegraph Office and the
wires commenced falling The wind is blow
ing gale from the South, and flaming brands
are flying over the city, threatening destruction
everywhere. The tower of the court house
caught fire from flying brand. The fire has
reached West and Monroe streets-a mile from
its origin. The fire is beyond the control of the
firemen Immense lumber yards, with freight
depots, have burned. The loss already amounts
to many millions. The whole city is threatened.
The panic is Increasing. At half past O'Clock,
the telegraphers abandoned the Western Union
telegraph Office.
WAsHINGToN, Oct. 9.-Thirty- -four blocks
have been burned in Chicago, and the fire IS
still raging The Mayor of Chicago has sent a
message to the Mayor of st. Louis, asking food
for the sufferers, saying the city is in ashes.I
The water works were burned to the ground.
office telegraph building and Merchants EX-
oL,nfro bovo hoon hurnn0
LATER.-The fire is still raging and spread
ing South. A railroad superintendent tce-
graphs that the fire has reached Wabash aven-
ue, and is spreading rapidly. His location is
three miles South Of Wabash avenue. He ex-
presses the opinion that the fire will reach him
before night
CHICAGO, October 80 A. M.-The entire
business portion of the city is destroyed. All
the banks, express, telegraph offices and news
papers, except the Tribune, six elevators and
the water works have already been destroyed
No water in the city. Not less than 10000
buildings have already been destroyed. The
fire has burned distance of five miles, and is
still raging. The wind is blowing gale: 1t
will be almost impossible to get any reliable
detailed particulars for some time, rs there is
only one telegraph wire working; and that only
to the suburbs.
CHICAGO, October madison Market, Clin-
ton. Jefferson, Buffalo and Griswold streets arc
ruined. Both sides of the Chicago River are
n mass OF ruins. Efforts to save the Court
House and gas works were futile, Thirty or
forty vessels are burning now, and many have
been destroyed Every man in the city has
been called to do duty Nearly every bridge
across the Chicago River has been burned. All
is terror.
5P. M.-The fire is under control. Three
quarters of the city, lying North of the river, is
in ruins. The entire business part of the city
North of Twelfth street, on all sides of the riv-
or and branches, is destroyed. Every printing
office, hotel and railroad depot has been burned.
The whole North side is reported destroyed. A