New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-10-17

OF 49, The chance OF obtaining employment for the man
seemed fair He slept ont the prairie the night after
the fire. and nearly helpless the next day from
fatigue and chils. Probably great numbers laid
that night the foundation Of ague consumption The
Sunday night had been very warm, and Monday, until
toward midnight, mild to make sitting out not
quite uncomfortable for q well person. But a sharp
change occurred about midnight; rain came, with
violent and very chilly winds, under which even
the robust suffered severely Those who had some COW
ering found the wind too much for them, and many
lacked even the chance shield their wearied bodies
from the blast and their little FROM the chill I'M
friendness OF the dropping skies. The rain was not
drcnchng, the wind to freezing, but both
just at the point which makes excessive discomfort
TO hardy enfeebed Is the touch Of distant
but certain death
STORIES FROM THE SUFFERERS.
In church some blocks away quite tho north west
verge Of population found other examples Of suffering
The first to greet me was bright and brave German
fellow also dry goods clerk, who had rescued his wife
and five children and had saved plenty OF good clothing
and household stuff enough for olerable comfort only
that he had no money chance Of securing house.
He took little thought for himself however but showed
family Of ten-eight small chldren-the father and
mother workers with the sewing machine. They had
owned house and lot worth n 900 or 5000 with debt
Of $780, The halfweeky payments for making up cloth
ing had been their living When the fire came the two
singer e6WlDKuHdcnlnes were bhVeu ny DufJmB
them in tho garden behind the house. Tues
day morning, going TO inspect the man
found ghouls just ready to make of with them. One
Of these appearances for the moment by Offering
carry them to tho owners place Of refuge, but on
reaching this demanded co. and took Of the SS5
machines in lieu Of payment am happy to say that two
Of sherdan bayOnets after that fellow and that we
have stern law for these extortons If the perpetrators
caught But by far the saddest here was that
Of beautiful and refined woman known, understand,
in art and operate circles, whose husband Is missing
and who escaped herself in only night wrapper; was
driven TO distraction by the terrors Of the wild Hight
aud was picked up in Lincoln Park in state OF more
than half insanity In the drest need OF care from her
sex ready die, almost from extreme exhaustion,
and wandering In mind most OF the time, she had
had last night only the nursing and help which
two could give, and now lay on pallet upon the
church floor, directly behind the pew on one SIDE
A young cared for her during the day, but at
night female Imagination lent partial insanity too great
terrors which should have fallen to womanly
sympathy deyolved the rude though kind and skilled
hands Of men. The man whose brave and clear head
gave him chief charge had had experience in hospitals
but pltful that wOmanly protection should not be
hand and that the couch Of such sufferer should not
be tendery spread under private roof Unhappy the
entire length Of burnt Chicago interviewed between all
these sufferers the north sde and that part Of the city
where suitable could have been secured for Them
THE BURNED DISTRICT ACCURATELY hEAsUNhD
There spared OF the remote northwest OF this
north side Of Chicago than the reports had OF them
admitted-an explanation Of which fact shall presently
mention In 1868 the city limits at FullertonaVe
the length Of which from the lake TO the north branch Of
the river is two miles. Northave., mile back In the
city, is mile and half In length from lake to river.
As far as Northaye little left and clear up to
Fullerton-ave tn thickly occupied part was ell
swept away but the limit Of this part diagonaly
from near the west end Of North'ave. to near tho
east end OF Fullerton-ave. On the left or
west Of this limit is large district
mostly unoccupied yet sprinkled in various drec
with residences of city people, well as with the
cottages Of gardeners. Unpaved streets deep with sand
with earth which Is like ashes, opened, and to
considerable extent sidewalks Of plank laid; and
there two three small churches within the district
Thus in fact territory in shape isOsceles triangle,
having the base nearly two miles long Fullertonaye
to the north and the sides ~ the river on the west run
ming there northwest southeast and ~ the limit Of
building the east running northeast and south
west not swept by the fire. and is now the equiva
lent of small very sparey settled village Oak openings
covered with young and low growth OF trees, squares
bare even Of fences and thcky covered with hstles
gardens occupying four to eight acres make up very
large proportion Of district The city limits not
long ago removed half mile north Of Fullerton-ave,
adding district Of more than square mile, the whole
OF which is as much Country II city had ever been
thought of in the vicinity The fire actually crossed Full
into district and Its southeast
corner near the lake the east and above Lin
coin Park on the north. But II the least
possible snip Of ground which was burned over
here and only one small building which reached
The residence and grounds OF Mr. Huck OF the great
Northsde brewers who lost 100000 lower down on tho
lake shore by the destruction Of his brewery, occupies
the lake shore front the north side Of Fuertonave
his standing nearest the southeast corner OF the
premises and just beyond 1t to the southeast is the
mall hons yVhp re reached, By efforts,
and aided by the police, whom Mr. Huck stimulated by
the promise Of reward, the barn was saved, and
the fire checked at that point On the site OF this one
small house, therefore, Just over Fullerton |
ave, and right at the edge OF the wide
sands beyond which Ia the lake, one stands
at the finishing point Of the conhagraton And here
may correct the accounts even OF persons resi-
dent at the north end In regard to the distance
run by the fire. From Fullertonave. south to Knziest
Is two and one-haf miles by the survey. Kinzie st 10
the second street north Of the main channel |
of the river From KinZies south, across the river,
and as far as Harrisonst is exactly one mile Nearly
all of one block saved north Of Harrisons the last
block TO the east directly the lake. Excepting this
block the distance due north from one Limit OF |
the fire to the other, or from Harrison-st. TO |
Fullerton ave. precisely three and onehaf miles, Thls
therefore, Ia the length Of the broad sweep OF conhagra
ton The average breadth on the south side is three
fourths of mile until one reaches Randolphst, going
north which Ia third street south OF the river Here
the great Central Depot grounds at the foot OF Lake and
push the line of breadth out 70 exactly one
mile Thus the connagratOn creased the main trunk Of
Chicago River with one mile Of 'front.' Over the river the
line Of breadth pushes still more into the lake, |
enough to give the fire Q front OF mile and |
one-s sixth, and this front Is fuliy Kept for |
the arst half mile north and nearly or quite |
rent for the secopd halme 1t did not lose much Of It
for IN. third half mile But for the last mile not
than half of the square mile over the burnt half
being triangle Of which the base was about mile in
length and the upper point the nnishing point of