Wyandot County Republican. [volume] (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1869-1903, 1871-10-19

tion of the wind saved them. The |
tower at the Water Works remains, as
do the walls of the main building, but |
it is minus a roof. A few houses were
also left on Division street, near the riv-
er, and one block on Sophia street, near
the park. All the rest has disappeared.
The double engine at the Water
Works is not seriously injured in itself,
but the foundations are in such condi-
ton as to render running it dangerous.
The smaller single engine will require
extensive repairs. The larger single
engine is apparently uninjured. Wheth-
er any of the engines can run depends
upon the cylinders, which may have
been sufficiently heated to put them
out of true.
The only buildings in the South Di-
vision north of Harrison street are the
Avenue House, on Michigan avenue,
| Lind's block, corner of Market and
Randolph streets, and two or three
| houses adjoining the Avenue House.
INCENDIARIEs KILLED.
| The damnably depraved character of
some of the ruffians of the city was per-
| fectly illustrated on Monday and Tues
| day nights, by attempts made to pro-
mote pillage by fires set by incendiaries
| in different parts of the city. To the
credit of the inhabitants of the city, be
it said, the villains generally met with
the fate they deserved. The following
are some illustrations, rumored and
authentic:
A man, name unknown, was shot by
a negro at the corner of State and Thir-
| ty-second streets. His offense was that
he set fire to building to obtain better
| Opportunities for nillape
A woman was arrested for setting fire
to a barn in the rear of a house on
Burnside street. By some mistaken
/ idea of clemency she was not hanged.
Two men, who were caught trying to
set fire to the Jesuit Church, on the
West Side, snow sleep in the valley"
About noon yesterday, a barn in the
rear of house on Burnside street, near
| Twentieth, was observed to be on fire.
Knowing it must have been the work
of an incendiary, the neighbors united
to extinguish it, filling everything they
could get hold of with sand. The fire
was extinguished and the incendiary
caught. 1t is stated that he was shot.
At about IL o'clock yesterday fore
noon man residing on Fourth avenue
caught man in the basement of his
house, equipped with hay and matches.
He gave the alarm, and the incendiary
was caught and stoned and battered to
death.
About l o'clock yesterday afternoon
a colored man, name unknown, OBJ
served a white man sneaking around
his house on Fourth avenue. He fred
the barn in the rear of the house, and
was instantly shot dead.
| LOSS OF LIFE
More than two hundred men, women
and children are missing, and it is
feared the great majority have perished.
ASSISTANCE.
Trains loaded with provisions from
all parts of the country are almost
hourly arriving, and large subscrip
tions in money have been received from
Cincinnati, St Louis, Milwaukee, De-
troit and other places.
Gen. Sheridan has made requisitions
for 10000 rations, and it is stated that
he has ordered 1000 tents for the use
of the houseless.
The churches and remaining public
buildings have been thrown open, and
but comparatively few are without shell
ter of some kind.
Most of the railroads leading out of
the city have authorized the Relief
Committees to issue unlimited orders
for passes to the destitute who wish to
leave the city, and thousands are gladly
availing themselves of the opportunity.
TROOPS FOR PROTECTION.
Lieut.. Gen. Sheridan has telegraphed
to Omaha and the military stations in
that section of country for 1000 United
states troops. to be sent to Chicago at
once by special trains. These II oops
are expected to reach Chicago to-day
and will be distributed throughout the
remaining residence and business por.
tions of the city as a protection against
incendiarism, robbery, pillage, etc. II
is not improbable that the city will be
placed under martial law.
INTERESTING TO THIEVES.
Circulars are posted in various por
tions of the city, of which the following
,, is copy:
OFFICE OF PINKERToN' POLICE.
Orders are hereby given to the Cap
tains, Lieutenants, Sergeants, and mer
of Pinkerton's preventative police, thai
are in charge of the burning districts
in the South Division. Any person
stealing, or seeking to steal any of the
property in my charge, or attempting tc
break open the safes, as the men can
. not make arrests at the present time
: they shall kill the persons, by my or
ders. No mercy shall be shown them
but death shall be their fate.
ALLAN PINKERTON.
---- A PROCLAMATION.
The preservation of the good order
: and peace and of the city i,
L n
eral P. II. Sheridan, U. S. A. The po
. lice will act in conjunction with the
! Lieut. General in the promotion o
the peace and quiet of the city, and the
2 Superintendent of Police will consul
with him to that end.
The intent hereof being to preserv.
e the peace of the city, without interfer
ing with the functions of the city gov
ernment. r. B. MASON, Mayor.
D From the Chicago Evening Post, Oct. Il.
, HORRIBLE MURDER.
e While the terrible fire was raging OF
!, Monday afternoon, a triple and mos
: horrible murder was committed on tht
/ northeast corner of Van Buren, anc
i Halsted streets, by avengeful Italian sa
. loon keeper. named Pietro. He became
: involved in a difficulty about som,
!, change, with three men, one named
!, Reddy, another OBrien, and the thirc
Y name unknown. Pietro became en-
/ ragged after war of words and, seizins
!, a large knife, fell upon the men with it
e He stabbed Reddy through the righ
/. lung, and he dropped dead in front o
the door. O'Brien and the other maj
were also stabbed fatally, and diec
o shortly afterward. Pietro escaped ar
i rest for time, but in the evening wa
: caught by the friends of the murdered
# men, and, we learn, was literally hacked
e to pieces. His wife, vicious Irish wo
!. man, laughed when arrested, and tolc
It that she had washed the knife Pietr
It used. and then concealed 1t. The mel
Il who were so wantonly killed were help
Y lessly drunk at the time, while Pietr
d was nearly sober.
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