The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1871-10-11

Netc York, October 10.-The report
that the fire had broken out again in Chi
cago, and was burning fierccly, is positively
c)ntradicted by dispatch from Gen. Anson
Steger, Of the Western Union Telegraph
company, now at Chicago, to Gen. Palmer,
secretary of the company here. General
Steger says that this fire started in small
house on Thirty-lirst street, in the south
division, this afternoon, but was speedily
extinguished. Incendiaries were busy, but
seven or eight have been hanged or shot at
sight.
FIRE.
Washington, October 10.-The Sub
Treasury at Chicago lost 50 900 900; of
which half million was in gold.
THE LOSSES REACH THREE HUNDRED
MILLION DOLLARS, ETC, ETC.
Chicago, October 10.-A careful survey
of assurances to-day shows that there were
written on property destroyed over $780,
100000, and by adding another hundred
millions to this sum fair estimate of the
loss can be reached.
All the leading merchants who have been
seen express the determination to resume
business at once.
The Ecenilig Journal and Tribune hope
to publish small sheets tomorrow.
A special session of the Legislature has
been called to aid the business men to pro-
vide employment for the poor.
Under the apprehension that the suffer-
ing may cause crime, additional Federal
troops are called for.
MORE DoNATIoNs-wHAT SOME OF
THE INSURANCE COMPANIES LOSE.
Neao York, Oct. 10.-Belmont, Duncan,
Sherman & Co., and Brown Brothers have
given So, 900 each for the relief of Chicago.
Some of the losses of the New York in-
surance companies are as follows =
Citizens, $4,000; Hanover, $3.50, 900 !;
Columbia, 100000; Republic, 1925 900 /;
Tradesman's, $25, 900. The'Germania and
Niagara have risks, but the amount is not
given. The Hartford, Phoenix company
has issued circular assuring their agents
and patrons that they can meetther losses !;
leaving handsome margin of surplus.
The circular conclu d,s: "The lesson OF til s
disaster will compel liberal advance on
rates hitherto paid"
NARROWING NCIDENTS-LOSS OF LIFE
ESTIMATED AT FIVE HUNDRED.
Chicago, October 10.-Onc of the most
pitiful sights was that of q middle-aged
woman, on State street, loaded with bun
dies, struggling through crowd, singing
the Mother Goose melody of s'Chickory,
chickory, clancy crow; l went to the well
to wash my toe" &c.
There were hundreds of others likewise
distracted, and many, made desperate with
liquor or beer, which, from excess of thirst,
| tba,r 1ronly in, ha oh Of -,
great quantities, who spread themselves in
every direction, terror to all theymet.
1t is fearful to think of the loss of life.
II is conjectured, with good cause, that
near 500 have been burned to death OF
crushed by falling walls. We saw men
enter a burning building, and in moment
they were overwhelmed by falling wall.
In another place there was crowd o
men around the corner of a building, try
ing to save property, when the wall yield.
ed, and some of them were buried beneath
| it.
About twelve or fifteen men, women and
children, rushed into the building of the
Historic Society,". .fire-proof building-iCI
safety but in few minutes the flames
burst through, and they were burned Il
| death. Among these was the venerabl,
Col. Samuel Stone, eighty years of age, fol
long time connected with the society
| Also John b. Girard and wife, and Madame
De Pelgrove, the noted teacher of music
1t is feared that DIR. Friar and family wer
also burned, as they were in the building
and have not been seen since.
Mrs. Edsall, whose husband was mur
dered last week, and who was sufferin.
from an illness, was carried away for pro
lection to building which was afterward
consumed, and it is feared she also ha
persisted.
All the books and papers Of the Histori
cal Society, including the original copy 0
the famous emancipation proclamation @
President Lincoln, for which the societ,
paid $25,0 900, were destroyed.
1t is feared that a large number of child
ren, inmates of the Catholic Orphan asy
, lum, on State street, were also burned, a
many of them are missing.
, On Chicago avenue father rushed VI
} stairs, in one Of the buildings, to carr
, three children away, when he was over
taken by the flames and perished wit
: them. The mother was afterwards seen o.
J the street raying maniac.
l In the same neighborhood family c
five persons perished.
The list OF such fatalities is very long
and can only be fully verified after tn
smoke shall have cleared away and som
order restored.
LATEST FROM CHICAGO.
Chicago, October 10. 10 P. M.-The fiji
: has not broken out again.
4lr The Latest.
u Neto York, October H. "A special to IL
: World, dated Chicago, Oct. IL, 1870 A. M
g says: "1rhe wind is blowing gale; but ii
: fire is apparently subdued, and has NJ
7 spread since noon yesterday. The ban
u vaults all appear in good condition. II
z number of dead found in the ruins to da
II is forty. The ruins are not all accessb
o yet.
The weather is quite cool, and there
:; intense suffering among the 5000 famili
d that are camped on the prairies. Oh
II thousand tents were given them yesterda
Relief is coming from all quarters. III
$ future is uncertain, and general gloo
e prevails"
e A. L. Stewart has sent $50, 900 to Chic
d go for the sufferers.
a Four stock failures are announce