The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1871-10-25

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moving Trunk from one railroad TO
another, and SIS was charged for cup
of coffee.
Persons accuse railroadmen of being
utterly demoralized, and state that
they saw stolen bolts of silk and other
valuable goods being conveyed on one
of the railroads running east CT Cl,ica-
go.
The police were absolutely of no use
and looked carelessly on while depra-
da:ions were heiag committed.
ST. LOUIS RELIEF COMMITTEE.
The st. Louis relief committee who
left your city Monday evening will
meet with a cordial reception from the
city authorities here, and the distribu-
ton of food brought by them will go
o n wi h great immediate benefits.
More provisions are anxiously expect
ed.
| VISIT TO CHICAGO.
A pleasure party composed of Mr..
Louis A. Beruays, son of Dir. Bernays
of this city, Mrs. Albert Cohen of Little
Rock, Ark, and Miss Bridgelow of
kenosha, Wis, came through the burn
ing streets of Chicago on Monday and
arrived in this city at an carly hour
yesterday morning. They gave the
following particulars to our reporter:
The party left Kenosha for ST. Louis
at 6 O'Clock on Monday morning, and
reached Chicago at 10 o'clock A. NJ.
They had been informed that great
fire was raging in Chicago, but had no
idea it WAS Of such magnitude as it
proved to be. As they drew near the
city their attention was attracted by
the immense volumns OF smoke arising
from the confagration. When they
arrived at the depot they found that
the fro had swept over the north,
northeast and west side OF the city, and
that she south was the only part that
remained untouched. Nothing e :
NAMED along the line of the fire except
a very few Insignificant buildings.
While Mr.. Bernays and his party
were attending to their luggage, they
were also requested to watch that of Il
| gentlemen who was unknown to them.
The gentleman returned in few min
utes and said he had seen a policeman
who discovered man trying to con-
fagrate by put ting a Quantity of
shavings to q house and pouring kcro-
sene on it. The ruflian had just APP
Piled light to the combustible pile
when the policeman shot him through
the head and he fell dead. -.
1t was with great difficulty that the
party procured Il hack to convey them
selves and their luggage to the Illinois
Central railroad depot.
They then commenced their journey
to the depot. When they arrived at
the main depot Of the Illinois Central
it was in flames, and they finally got
on a tain bound for St. Louis. The
ground along the track for a long dis
lance was completely lined with all
kinds of furniture and goods which
had been saved from the general rnin.
The depots also were the refuge of
thousands of homeless and agonized
men, women AID children.
A large quantity of goods had been
taken d o W Il toward h g lake shore
for safety, that being the only availa-
bic place. The owners. however, had
the painful experience of witnessing
the fire reach it and consume it entire
ly. The wind was blowing furiously,
and the main cause of the rapid des-
traction.
It's rather remarkable that only two
weeks ago, Mrs Cohen, one of the par
ty had visited Chicago in company
with her husband, who was repre-
sentative Of a Masonic lodge. She had
in company with him visited all the
interesting places in Chicago and had
much admired its noble and beautiful
edifces.
! Mrs. Payne says she hopes never to
see the like again, as it exceeded in
terrific grandeur and horror all that
the Imagination can conceive. Ac-
cording to her statement, rapidly given
the fire broke out about half past 9
o'clock Sunday nj ht, some two miles
and half from the Crosby Opera
House, near where they were residing.
On the alarm being given, no one re-
allied any Immediate danger, espe-
cially at points remote from the place
where the fire originated. But SO
rapid was the march of the flames that
about twelve O'Clock the dodgers in the
hotel began to be alarmed, and many
commenced packing up their yalua-
bles. The wind blew q perfect hur-
ricane, and the atmosphere was filed
with dust, smoke, cinders and sparks.
The fire engines began to give out, the
wind blowing the streams of water