The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1871-10-21

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The entire North division is
swept clean from Chicago river
to Wright's grove. a distance of
more than three miles, but one
house, that of Mahlon ID. Ogden,
formerly the Hon. VIM. b. Og-
denis, remains standing in the
entire district. \ large portion
of the population, driven from
this desolated ground, are en-
camped on the prairie to the
north, where they have nothing
but the canopy of heaven to
cover them, and scarcely suffi-
cient food to satisfy their hunger.
A meeting of citizens of the
State was held this evening. at
which resolutions were passed re.
commencing Governor Palmer to
| call an extra session Of the legis-
lature at once. Ex-Governor
Oglesby was appointed to pro-
ceed to Springfield and lay the
matter before Governor Palmer.
All the packing G. houses and many
of the elevators remain unin-
jured, and these two branches of
Chicago's great business will be
but slightly interrupted. The
directors of the chamber of COM
merce met to-day and resolved to
proceed at once to the re-crcction
of their elegant editicc. Two
companies of United States in
fantry arrived here this evening
and will be at once put on postal
duty. .... .. ....
Reissue OF papers. The Jour
nal and Post have issued editions
of their papers this afternoon,
and the Tribune will appear to-
morrow morning, printed on a
single cylinder Taylor press,
which has been put up during
the day.
Standing near the river, on the
North side and looking north. the
eye ranges over a vast plain
miles in extent, broken by the
trunks of burned and withered
trees scattered throughout.
Towards the northeast, the wa
terworks tower lifts it's beautiful
proportions uninjured to the sky,
but the waterworks, Immediately
to the east of it, and hundreds
of feet from other buildings, is a
complete wreck, the engines and
massive machinery within pre-
senting scene of utter destruc-
ton and DISSOLUTION. Near the
Junction of the north and south
branches of the river were four
immense elevators, which Sue
cumbed to the flames about 10
o'clock OH Monday morning, and
are heaps of burning grain and
timber. Near Rush street bridge,
on the North side, the Galena
elevator is but a mass Of smoul-
dering ruin. McCormick's Reap
er works, to the east, and the
sugar refinery beyond, have also
been swept away. .......
The fire even entered the old
cemetery at North avenue, and
licked mp the trees and shrub
berry, cracking and destroying
the tombstones in its way.
The NicOlson pavement has
passed through the fierce ordeal
in a very perfect manner, and it
is as firm to-day in nearly all the
streets as need be desired.
The most remarkable feature of
all, is the fact that the brick. of
buildings was burnt to ashes the
same as if wood, so that for the
most part the rubbish docs not
present a formidable appearance,
there being but here and there a
projection of wall. Hundreds of
acres are almost as clean as nice
ly cleared fields. Stone work,
both sand and limestone melted
down, for the most part, into one
disintegrated mass. In the de-
struction of the courthouse, the
county records were destroyed,
and great deal of trouble may
be anticipated from this source.
1t is reported that Chase Broth
ers, abstract men, have saved
their copy of records, by remov-
ing them in vehicles from their
rooms before the fire reached
them.
At latest accounts, twenty-five
school-houses and twenty-three
churches had been burned, in
Guiding ST. Patrick's, on Lake
street, and the church of the Holy
Name, the two finest church
structures in tho city.
The scene is indescribable.
The streets in some sections are
strewn with dead bodies. More
than fifteen square miles is burn
ed. There are literally no build