Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1871-10-12
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Plans for Rebuilding the City.
The Movement Of Grain Re-
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New York Insurance Companies
Will Pay.
Boston, Cleveland and Chicago
Companies Collapsed.
People starving by Thous.uds.


INDIANAPOLIS, Oct. 11.--Rev.Dr. Eddy
has just arrived from Chicago and reports
\ that the loss both of life and property is
beyond conception. People are starving by
thousands. Men, women and children are
! without shelter, food, money or clothing.
Not less than eighty thousand are house,
less. For the sake of God send prepared
food, clothing and money. Thus far the
supplies sent have not lessened the peril of
absolute starvation. The people must have
more help. Let there be no relaxation of
charitable aid.
DANIEL MACAULEY,
Mayor of indianapolis.
Tuesday Night-FOGd Coming I'm PIen.
tifuIIy.
CHICAGO, Oct. 11.-No disturbance oc-
CURED during the night. a great deal of
suffering occurred among the people Mon
day night, who were obliged to camp out on
The prairie on the northern extremes of the
city, and quite number of deaths resulted
m consequence of the exposure, fright and
fatigue endured.
The committee in charge, in the name of
the city, impressed omnibuses, carriages
and wagons of every kind, and set them at
work carrying provisions to them, as also
water, and bringing them into the churches
and schoolhouses on the south and west
sides, where they have been sheltered and
made comfortable; and last night it was
believed but very little suffering existed
With the assistance of Gen. Sheridan and
Col. Forsyth, the committees have been
organized and set at work, carrying out
their various duties very quickly and efec-
tually.
Immense quantities ofprovisiOns have ar
rived, many car loads being cooked, ready
for distribution, and the committee have
telegraphed to several places to stop sending
in more at present. Twenty car loads of
provisions and ten thousand blankets came
from Cincinnati, accompanied by seventeen
Of her citizens. st. Louis sent in twenty
car loads of provisions.
The first supply of provisions received
came from Milwaukee. Allegany, Spring
field, Lafayette, Burlington, Racine, Madi-
son, kenosha, RipOn, Urbana, Sycamore,
Allegheny City, Jacksonville, Davenport
and Plymouth sent one car load each. Elk
hart and Fort Wayne sent three cars each,
Cleveland six cars, Oshkosh and Logans-
port two cars and Cleveland five car loads.
The Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Rail
rosd brought eight car loads from Nepaucet.
The various cities throughout the country
have almost all telegraphed offers of money
and supplies of every kind.
New York has made tenders of large
amounts Of money, and many of her private
citizens give ten thousand dollars each.
Jay Gould has telegraphed the use of
fast trains and free transportation over his
road. All the railroads leading out of Chi
cago are carrying free of charge over their
roads such of the homeless as have friends
in other places, and this kindness on their
part is being largely availed of and many
are leaving the city. ----
Special Session of Illinois Legislature.
Our own citizens are doing everything
that is possible for men to do, feeding the
hungry, and our women are nursing the
sick and clothing the needy and doing what
they can do to relieve the distressed. Many
private houses are accommodating all they
can shelter. Gov. Palmer sent a special
with five thousand dollars yester-
day and came here himself this morning to
assist in affording relief.
He has called special session of the Leg
islature, which is to convene at Springfield
on the 18th inst. Many Governors of
other States have been heard from, and
all tender their assistance in behalf of their
respective States.
st. Louis Gives $500, OOO-CInclnnati
$3.50, OOO-New York 100000.
AT meeting of the citizens of st. Louis
$4,000 was subscribed. Cincinnati
pledges S250,000, and New York will
probably assist us with half million. As
our city is without water by reason of the
destruction of its waterwerks the greatest
care is being exercised to prevent fire from
breaking out, as in our present helpless con-
dition fire might in1ict untold additional
misery upon us, and in consequence large
numbers of special police are being sworn
in 10 watch and patrol our streets and guard
all places which might be in danger of an
incendiary attack.
Fixing the Price of Bread.
The Common Council yesterday passed
an ordinance fixing the price of bread at S
cents fer loaf of y ounces, and the same
for loaves ofless or greater weight,
and affirming penalty Of $40 for each vio-
latiOn of the ordinance, which is to remain
in force for ten days.
Fifty Miles an Hour.
NEW YORK, Oct. 1.-THE Erie relief !
train, consisting of seven cars heavily loaded
with provisions, left this morning. The
train is to make a minimum of speed of so
miles per hour.
$4,000 Tents for the SheIterIess.
Yesterday the Secretary of War directed |
supplies, tents, and blankets to be forward
ed to Chicago, at disposal by Gen. Sheridan.
About twelve thousand tents which will
shelter one hundred thousand people, at |
Jefiersonyille, Philadelphia and Leaven-
worth, are also at his disposal. The special |
trains sent from Jacksonville and Philadel- |
phia with tents and blankets arrives at Chi |
cago tomorrow at noon.
The Hartford
has telegaphed its agents throughout the