The weekly Panola star. [volume] (Panola, Miss.) 1857-1881, 1871-10-21

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iuio Ne alf viih 80 etalisfisn N.
flfy ihai seem sBlilimely faboncat
Theu. bes,ea y q ifssh sslo II wimi|
4 rushed iii % iivef iouafi ibc Pest
Office . tHfbBieut river ssse rae.
eeodinr vave. dasi,iug agalust stona
walls, beaten baek lor . moment In
saIleu detea' ,then gathsringsifsueth
for a m0re furious unset. ani break
ing ina spray of ffe thal rushed
like M army to scale the walls auj
carry lhe soreIl sismn the fampatte.
The Bew hotel, whose namo flfyot
almost ready iaf occupauey.fathlsh.
cl new material to feed the furry Of
this assault. For o time column
fame rose up from the north side Of
.his building from the ground 81
the root, perhaps thirty or forty
feet in breadth, which, in its occa.
sioual spiral curyings and with the
quickcncd motion impaired by every
fresh conquest of fire within the
walk, seemed like nm enormous
fiery scrpcut writhing in agony, and
irantically struggling to make ter
riblc leap into the air. II was sub
lime the noble daring struggle TO
beat back the flames aud save the
buldings--but the wisost and BRAY
est efforts of men were the struggle
of LilIiputians, and the cngines
seemed absolutely contcmtiblc in
their iechlcness, even when doing
their best. A broad river flame,
reaching miles in length, could not
bc resisted.
At I O'Clock | took walk over
tho business portion Of the South
! side The postoiIicc still deGcd the
flames. Tho Tribune building stood
grandly and stubbornly out In .
dogged resistance that was on
couaging. The grand house o
!, Field, Letter & Co., was stillbidding
, defiance to the flames. X looked nj
] II in this quarter the fiery foe was
. about to be conquered, and we re
+ turned to Mr.. Honoro's weary an(
r sleepy, and yenturcd to lie dowr
:: tQga, lplialp assured. that the danger ln u
{ aroused in tho course Of an hou
! with the tidings that the house wa
. on FIRE. Tho wind had risen to
: very fierce gale, and was sweepin
: along the Avenue northward witt
d great fury. We had just time !
y snatch up coat and satchcl and d
$ scend from tho third story 70 max
,c our escape over tho burning pil'
ID Of carpets and burning furniture b
l. fore tho house was surrendered 7
r. the flames. Then VIC saw that 20
le ton Of the city which we had r
h gardcd as saved twas doomed. 4
to far along as the Michigan Avcn'
a Hotel 1t was evident that the fiji
pa residences must 90, and some Oft
be Churches on Wabash Avenue Al
ks Palmer House were already
he flames. Making our way throut
sh clouds Of dust and throngs Of fra
ng tic people, We reached . quieter !
ke gion in the southern portion Of 7
he city.
me Then, amid AL this tlimnlt a
cir despair, came tidings from Cine
in natl Of Il hundred thousand dolla
ith and provisions, and fire engin
IN and all sorts Of brotherly thint
it, and strong men took each other
lcs. the hand and wcpt. tits not
tho evil, even in d calamity like this
the AT s o'clock Monday aftcrnc
Ing we took the Michigan Central tr
i've from the Twenty-second street
Of pot, to make our way back to :
the cinnati. 1t was fire, fire, fire, pl
css, ty much all the way to LaFayc
cit, Between Chicago and Michil
her City the prairics and the woods Y
{ an one fire on both sides Of US,
the sometimes We had to make our
.alls through the fire, the flames flal
! OF up to the car windows,and the 4
urst of the car becoming 80 heated
zing the feet could detectit From N
tor igan City TO Lafayette we wcr
ance almost constant sight ofraging I
des- IN prairics Or in woods, and 90
that times to tho very edge Of the +
vord the fires were raging.
! in Tn conclusion, let me say that
the conduct Of the business men OF I
you ago was, 80 far as ! could see, !
way admirable. When speak OF
fire ic crowds it il not Of the busl
lival, men that Ispeak. The men who
ar their whole fortunes consumed
hour looked on with brave he
mare and resolutely talked Of tryir
,,r;e again. They deserve to sue