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I. CHICAGO IN RUINS. .

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CHICAGO IN RUINS. :.
The Heart Of. the City Destroyed Ter.
rible Cohfasration. ~.
CHICAGO. October 9--12 M.-Chica-
go is inruins. The Court House, Sher-
man House, Chamber of Commerce,
and all the telegraph offices are de
stroyed by IRE, which now extends
over two-and-a-half miles of territory.
The number of buildings destroyed,
the amount of loss, and, suffering that
will. follow, is in ,incalculable. !. Er
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CHICAGO, October 9-1:30 P. M
The fire has swept everything from
the Chamber. of Commerce to the
Jake and river. All tho telegraph
Offices, the Court House, = Sherman
House, Briggs House, fremont House,
the Post Offices Board Of Trade, build.
ings, id fact, everything and every
body from 18th street north aud Ca
nal street on the west side to the lake
are burnt out. All the city banks are
burnt. The whole business portion Of
the city is gono. The fire is still rag
ing. The Mayor has called for. assis-
tance. The. fireman are exhausted
and the water has given out. Loss
over s500,00o, 900.
CHICAGO, October 9-1OA. M.-The
entire business portion Of the city is
destroyed, and all banks, express and
telegraph Offices, and newspapers, ex-
ccpt the Tribune. Six elevators and
the water works are burned There
is no water in the city. Not less than
10000 buildings have already been
destroyed. The fire has burned q dis:
tance of five miles, and is still raging.
The wind is flowing a gale. It will
be almost impossible to get any re-
liable detailed particulars for some
time, rs there is only one telegraph
wire working, and that only to the
suburbs.
WASHINGTON, October 9.-Mr. Will
son, superintendent at the Chicago
telegraph Office, telegraphs that every
banking house and railroad depot in
the city arc burned. We are trying
to get the Office established in the sup
ply department., but the fire is coming
down Wabash Avenue, and he expects
to be burned ont there before night.
LATEST.
New YORK, October 10.-The ex-
element nowise abatcd regarding the
Chicago fire. There is an immense
sale for papers, and business is gen-:
orally suspended.
A special to the Times dated Chica-
90 2.2O A. NJ, says Chicago is in rnins
and still burning In the west divis-
ion. Taylor and ualstead streets arc
swept, the water works went carly,
and fearful loss of life by falling
walls followed. Ten thousand bust
ness men will be compelled to make
ASST ynmcnts. An Insurance crash is
is inevitable. The river is impossible
except at'bridge twelve. The other
bridges are burned. It is feared
brid &c twelve will be crushed by the
overwhelming travel All Railroads
have closed, and there fo mails. The
present loss is estimated at $500, 0,000,-
900. Fire proof buildings burned like
tinder. Few business houses saved
even their paper. No papers can be
published until the type comes from
elsewhere. Some vessels escaped by
being sent adlift into Lake Michigan.
The origin of the fire was in stable
where women went to milk COW with
a Kerosene lamp. A large number Of
firemcn have been killed. The Con-
vent Of Mercy is burned. The pave
mcnts arc burned.
A hundred squares are burned in the
south division. A hundred thousand
employees are. out of employment.
The county records are saved. The
city records are lost.
WASHINGTON, October 10.-A heavy
rain at Chicago put out the fire. This
statement is confirmed through the
regular and official channels.
New York, October 1O-11 A. N.
AT midnight lastnight the Western
Union Telegraph Office, which had
been located on the corner of Wabash
avenue and Sixteenth street, was re
move to Twenty-second street in con-
sequence of the approach of the fro.
At three o'clock this morning notice
was given that the fire was again up
on them, and they must make. father
retreat since that time there has been
no communication with the city.
In the Stock Board to-day motion
to donate twenty thousand dollars to
tho sufferers by the fire in Chicago,
was returned to the governing com
mitteo with power to increase it as
much as the treasury will allow under
fifty thousand dollars, which was car
ricd unanimously. 1t is reported that
three heavy houses have failed.
Stocks are greatly depressed. There
is decline in the whole list. The
western stocks were not called in the
board to-day.
WASHINGTON, October 10.-Steam
engines and provisions are going TO
Chicago from all points. Nearly .ev-
cry theatre is playing for the relief OF
the sufferers: