Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1871-10-16
WORK SOUGHT IN OTHER CITIES
INCENDIARIES STILL HUNTED !
ACTION OF THE LEGISLATURE


Etc., Etc, Etc.
WELCOME RAIN.
CHICAGO, Oct 15.-lt began raining here at
six O'Clock yesterday morning, falling quite
heavily for two hours, and since then drizzling
showers have prevailed Never was the rain
from heaven more grateful. The apprehension
felt by waterleSS inhabitants of the unburnt
parts of the city in regard to further condagra-
tons has been greatly allayed by these timely
showers.
THRPLACEs OF DEPOSIT.
The opening of vaults and safes continues to
be prosecuted as rapidly as possible. In most
instances so far the contents have been found in
more or less perfect state of preservation. In
some cases heap of charred leaves and melted
tin boxes is all that is found.
MORE ENCOURAGING ACCOUNTS.
Nearly all the stories which have been pub
lished of incendiarism, outrage and disorder in
Chicago prove to be false. The immediate dis
trcsS of the people has not been exaggerated,
and the necessity for continued aid on large
scale will continue for mouths. But the enter
prise OF the city is awake; several new buildings
are already begun; business facilities remain,
to greater extent than was feared, so that half
a million of bushels of grain, for example, can
still be sent forward this month, and more each
succeeding month; and the losses of the in
surance companies will be paid much more gen
orally than has been believed.
BUILDING ENTERPRISES.
The Chicago Times special of to-day saws:
Already architects and builders are busy, be-
You'd all comparison in building annals, first
for temporary structures for merchants whase
new stocks are already under way. Among
Others row of two story stores with eight inch
partition walls, are going up along the east side
of Michigan avenue, on Lake park, giving two
thousand feet frontage for wholesale stores.
Farwell, and Field, Letter & Co., and others
have mammoth shed on Dearborn park. In
the long row, on Michigan avenue, are Hubbard
& Spencer, Hall & Kimback, and their late
nei9hbors in heavy lines of trade.
The post office is located in the basement of
the Plymouth church, corner of Congress street
and Wabash avenue. Matt Latin and his ener-
getc sons are putting things to rights for eigh-
teen stores, to be put up this fall and winter.
The Illinois Central railroad company have al
ready taken measures for q million dollars of
building expenditures on the depot grounds
The Lake Shore company and Rock Island rail
road have already set in motion operations that
will put their vast structure into its former con-
ditOn at once. Work on the new Palmer house
is ordered forward. Investigation by the archi-
tect shows that the great Pacific hotel can be
finished in September, 1872. The Sherman
house can be at once rebuilt The fremont,
Briggs, Metropolitan Revere, Adams, the new
Bigelow and, probably, the Clifton, will not be
restored as most of them are structures of the
old time. The ruins of the court house and city
hall will probably have to be tax en- down.
THE BANKS.
The banks are doing their best Most of them
have gone down to Wabash avenue, near the
post office, where residences are rapidly filling
with office tenants. The State savings nstitu-
ton has lodgings just below Twelfth street.
The Merchants savings has gone into quarters
at the corner of Peck court. Other financial
institutions are finding accommodations in ave
nue. residences and on the west side. vast
business shed is going up on the long vacant lot
at the corner of Twelfth street and Wabash ave-
nue..
OTHER ENTERPRISES.
George C, Cook & Co. will at once start
wholesale grocery in Mr.. Scammon's cherished
garden, at the south end of Michigan terrace.
The Western Union telegraph company have
taken Burlington hall. The great express COM
panies and the newspapers found shelter in the
large solid stores on the west side.
THE STORY OF DEATH.
The total number of bodies taken from the
ruins up to the present time is one hundred,
most of them being found on the north side in
Kingsbury street and Chicago avenue Six
teen bodies were burned beyond recognition.
Twenty victims were found on Bremen street, in
one block and an equal number lay in Kings
bury street. The coroner states that he has held
ninety-one inquests. Nearly all the dead are
buried in the county Potter's field, no one being
able to recognize the bodies. Henry Ullman,
banker, was found dead in the Sherman house,
and his remains were sent to Racine for burial
Several bodies were found in the west side ruins
and are being recognized. A sensation is caused
by the rumor that Mrs. N. S. Davis and her
daughter, Mrs. James, are among the victims.
Mrs Davis was one of the most highly es-
teemed physicians. The remains of six Victims
ldhtu out tO-uuY, arc at the nOTHue.
THE FIRES STILL BURN.
The fires still burn brightly among the mill
lions of tons of COAL lighting up the whole city
at night, but no danger is apprehended, as en-
gnes continue to work day and night. More
hose and engines are wanted.
MORE RECORDS OF HORROR.
Hundreds of citizens met in the streets are
horribly burned about the face and head MANY
children are supposed to be in the ruins. Sew
eral bodies were found in the pnvy vaults to-
day, literally roasted alive.
LESS DEATHS THAN REPORTED
1t is now believed that the number of victims
does not exceed two hundred, as many supposed
to be lost have been found. The report that Dr.
Feer and family persisted in the historical acad-
envy was incorrect. The report of the death of
Geo. b. Carpenter and wife was also incorrect
GRAIN.
The entire loss of grain falls short of the receipts
the week previous. The grain registers official
report of the amount of grain burned, in bush
| els, is: Central elevator "A'-wheat ia OPS
bushels, corn 176,5OO oats $685. rye SO $50,
barley 1854; total 549,S6 Munger & Ar
mour's elevators-corn 1884, 24, rye II ,919, bar
ley 1879 700; total, 395,673. Hiram Wheeer's
elevator-wheat 1888, 309, oats "a ,9Ss; total, 227
547; Galena elevator-wheat 81 sos; national Ell
evator-wheat. 10000, corn $1,000, oats Al ,242,
rye 1884, barley sci; total, 10000
FREE PASSES.
Passes are being issued by the relief com
mttee to the utterly destitute, to all points Of the
J limited States where they can find work and