The Hawaiian gazette., 1871-10-25
THE GREAT FIRE IN CHICAGO
It's Origin and Progress.
Extent of the Devastation.

CHICAGO, October l0.-About 10 o'clock Sunday
uiSat small barn 90 Canalport Avenue, not tar
from Twelfth street (vvst sidel. was discovered 70
Be on IRE II just such a little IRE IS has hap
peued a thousand times before The wind st the
time VAS blowing strongly from the south southeast
and owing 70 the dryuess, everything was ccmbrst-
be. From this small beginning the fire spidly
spread, soon reaching the adjoining property and
talking the course OF ;ae Wind began 10 spread more
rapidly towards the heart O: the city Reaching the
building below Twelfth streets the flames rapidly
devJUred everything comtustible in their way.
Reaching Van BGrua street bridge, this was seized
and quickly became prey to the flames; but it
served to carry tle FIRE across the river AZ this point
and the elrniyaoC devastation aud utter wide spread
ruin began on the south side OF the city. 10 short
time the magnificent depot and other buildings Of
the Michigan Southern sud Rock Island Railway
Companies were in flames From this time forward
al eforis OF the Gre department seemed uuayail
lug
NooN.-The rsilroad esst and south are sending
trains out this forenoon as all the ears in the city
over sunday are consumed. The incoming trains
are al behind time owing TO the fires raging in the
woods and praiEies. The evening trains Will pro
baby start out on time. The mails the P0st0lice
being consumed, OF course all the accumulation Of
mail matters for to-day's delivery has been CON
sumed The mails for the stock Yards is taken from
the incoming trains for delivery here.
The water and gas works are both destroyed, and
probably for some time the only supply OF water
will be from the Lake All the bridges across the
Chicago river from Van Buren, street 10 the Lake
have been burned, aud the only means getting from
division 10 the other by the tunnels entrances
which badly blocked.
TIE newspaper Offices have all or nesrly sH been
swept out Of existence, ard their materials destroy
cd. No papers hsve been or viii be issued down
town to-day. The Stock Yards san being the Gully
iolrua. which escaped couf5gstion-
Tbis morning large number Of teams were sent
BY Messrs Tucker and Sherman to assist in the re-
m0vzI Of such furniture as had been saved from the
sherman House
Aid vas teiegrsphed for to Milwaukee at O'Clock
Sunday morning, and number Of IRE engines were
at once sent forward by express. The banks have
sll been destroyed excepting the First National auj
the upper part Of ghat Is Quilted. The vaults are
however, Intact. The hoteIs IN the district frun Van
Burcn street to the river and from the river to the
lake are all destroyed, and the guests sought refuge
IN the hotels 10 other parts OF the city.
$50 P.N-Word Is Just brought that's fierce fire Is
raging on Tbirty-frst street This street is two
miles south Of the southern IRE limit on the south
sjds ana little less than thst from the limit on the
west side. This bas been set IRE for the purpose.
evidently, Of destroying the remaining part Of the
city, largely occupied By wealthy residents It is
also known thar two men Who we're caught in the
set OF firing buildings have been shot and Others
LED of with ropes around their ueckz- As the wind
Is blowing a perfect gale, the end csuuot now be
forgtcld Further news will be forwarded as soOu as
received.
There is possibly some doubt s. 10 the anthem
ITCHY ofthe FORGING as it has not been cou6rmedb BY
later dispatches -EDs Bsl7stiH.I
MORE FrREs-vHoLE r0rS DEsTRoIzD-PR AIEIEs
BCENTSG.
USIoS SrocK YARDS, October I0-The vilage OF
Casslio, Ind, on the liae Of the Fort Wsyue Rsi-
way. about thirty miles FROM Clfcaeu, took IRE from
the Gre raging in the prsirss II vas entirely. des
troyed Fires are rsgnz in peat beds near South
Bend, Ind. ard fears OF extensive tamages are en-
tertaiued should the high winds now prevailing con
time.