Centre Hall reporter. [volume] (Centre Hall, Pa.) 1868-1871, 1871-10-13

4 lie NnDOIneu etENtAS hiN lhI AuAlNc
lined with household goods.
No one dare 20 even think what
the loss of life may be. Tho flames
swept through the city with the ra.
pidity of a prairie fife, Many must
have perished,
PUBLIC BUILDINGS IN ASHES,
New York, Oct. 9.-Tho aiiicers Of
the Western Union Telegraph Com
pauy report that the Sherman House,
Postotiiee, Custom House, Rock Is
land Depot, Briggs House, fremont
Housi,, Illinois Central Depot, Board
Of Trade, all the Railroad DepotS,
and the Western Union Telegraph
buildings at Chicago are all IN ashaS.
THE FIsND STRIKES wARAsn AVENUE,
Cincinnati, Oct. 9.-The following
is from ]. J. Wilson, Chicago; No
water. The fire is now coming south
on Wabash avenue. and will probably
reach us hero before night. The fire
is still raging, and n southeasieFly
wind is blowing.
The loss, so far, is estimated at tiity
millions of dollars, Tho water works
is destroyed.
A dispatch says; We are TELEGRAPH
ing TO all the cities for food and
clothes.
Chicoga. Oct, SIP, M.-The aw-
iHl work of destruction goes on with
relentless fury from Harrison street
south 20 Division street north, and
from the River TO the Lakes an area
of four miles long by one wide.
THE FLAMES HAVE SWEPT IAERH'
THING
Before them. Ii is estimated that at
least one hundred thousand people
are homeless and in a suffering eondi-
ton. The streets in the districts still
unburned are lined for miles with
such household goods as have been
saved from destruction The most
generous offers of assistance in money,
food ir ANYTHING wrntep, Srd coming
from every city and town passible by
telegraph. The Major has respond nded
to several offers, asking that cooked
food be forwarded as soon as posi- bic.
Firemem are on the way here from
Cincinnati, St. Louis and other cities
The Water Works are entirely de
stroyed. They are now
BLOWING UP THE BUILDINGS on 7 HE |
LINE OF THIS FIRE,
to attempt to arrest the progress of
the flames.
LaiteI-It is now believed that the |
the spread of the fire southwark has
beeu stayed at Harrison street, but on
the North Side there is no diminutiou
of its fury, aud that entire di |
vision of the city is evidently doomed
TO utter destruction. and theae are
grave fears that the flames may spIead
TO the west side of North Branch Riv-
er. The inhabitants OF the streets
nearest the river are already moving
to places of supposed greater safety.
THE LOSSES.
1t is impossible now TO give even an
statement of the losses
but faint idea may be formed when
il is stated that every bank in the ex-
ceat two small savings institutions one
on 25th street, in the South division,
and lone 'on Randolphstreet, in the
West division, are destroyed; all the
wholesale stores, and all the large re-
tail establishments, the PoStoffice,
Court House, Chamber of Commerce,
every hotel in South division, except |
the Michigan Avenue Hatel. on the
extreme southern limets. which, ssescap-
ed the FIRE though badly scorched |
every newspaper office, even the Tri-
dnne building supposed TO be fire
proof having gnally suecumbed evey |
theatre, six of the long street elevators,
the immense depots Of the Michigan,
southern and Illinois Central Railroad
bolh passenger and freight depots Of
the lstter; more than score of church
es and much of the shipping in the
river.
TWO HUMAN FIENDs HUNG TO A LAMP |
POST.
Fifteen hundred citizens were sworn
in las, night as an extra police force,
and the Secretary of War authorized |
General Sheridan to employ all avail |
able troops for guarding and to issue
one hundred thousand rations. Five
hundred soldiers are now on duty !
this plecaution was necessary, for re-
markable as il may seem, there were
fends who still sought to extend the
disaster. Two men we're caught in
the act of firing houses on the West
Side. They were seized aud immedi-
ately hung to lamp post. one on
Twelfth street, near the river, and the
other three miles away, on Cleborne
avenue, on the North Side. This
summary action has checked the
thieves and murderers.
Chicago, October 10, ls7l.--The whole
city is nnder guard of militia Citizens are |
warned 10 stay in the houses, and meu are |
shot if caught in by-ways in twinkling |
The ruins are smoulderiug yet but the fire |
ia s,.1dued The city il without water.
Several men have been shot and several |
hung, who were afterwards found innocent |
10 all appearances; but were caught in al
ley-ways.
GOD BE PRAIsEDl
Chicago, Oct. TO-, 9 m.-Thcre was
a very heavy rain last night. The fire is
all out There Is nothing remaining OF
that side from the river north 10 Lincoln |
Park, on the north, and from the north |
branch Of the river in the west to the lake
on the east.
1t is feared that 800 persons have been
burned 70 death.