The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-10-10
THE CHICAGO CALAMITY. 4
The Effect Of the Disaster In
the Metropolis
ARTICULATION, WONDER AND COMMENTS.
uhe Great Topic Among the Public and
Scenes In the City.
\ LIVELY DAY IN WALL STREET.
Heavy Tumble In Western
Railroad Stocks.
uIE INSURANCE COMPANIES EXERCISED
Some Of the Minor Corporations
Anxious rs to Results.
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CHICAGO RISKS in NEW YORK.
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dhs Sltuatial q Viewed BY The Dry Goods In
forest and the Produss Exchange.
What the Leading Moneyed
Men Think.
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pay Coske, Harvey Fisk, vermIlye, George
Opdyke, W. b Clerke and Ogden
White ssInterviswed."
I'm CEuEaL EFrECf UPOH TNE CITY.
dhs Sltuatiol q Viewed BY the Dry Goods In.
forest and che Produss EXehaage.
What the Leading Moneyed
Men Think,
pay Ceske, Harvey Fisk, vermIlye, George
Opdyks, W. b Clerke and Ogden
White ssIntorviowod.n


ne aa-sbsorping topic Of conversation throughout
mo city yesterday was the terrible disaster that had
beGaIlen the city Of chicago. II Interested Ill
elssees and eli ages; nsught else seemed to be
thought OF; naugnt else seemed to be talked about;
high and low, rioh and Door. al were wrought up to
p nigh state Of excitement consequent upon the &C.
fous nature Of the dispatches constantly being re-
Eeived nom tho apparently doomed city.
Around the bulletin boards Of the different news.
haper onlces, whether English, French. Spanish or
German. crowds were collected eagerly reading the
6ewn posted mp. and freely commenting thereupon.
haeach nav Item was added the crowd swayed toand
tro anxi0nAy striving 70 get near enough to learn
- V1xuculars concerning the spread OF the ..nrc
6&CFs and the fate Of the unhappy residents
kD-GLovD ExouBnz,
laying aside for once hts nonchalant air, to the
hard-nssed mechanic or poorly clad apple woman,
bud rom the lips Of all words Of pity and kindness
eould DO heard 70 fail aArah thin,n said one
poor woman near the HERALD once bulletin BOARD,
ksCOd have patty upon the poor widows and little
pms turned adrift upon tine charities OF this cowd
wurid-" 'Thrue for you, man," said another. "for
powld lndade win they md IL !"
Not alone to these was the sympathy confined, In
bptts or the well received saying,
'THB POOR ARE ALWAYS KNDxsr
20 mo poor" Out men whose appearance indicated
Dhat they were abundanty blessed with this worlds
goods wore loud spoken IN their expressions Of
AID THE SUFFERERS
b some sgbstSnt lei manner.
The lower once Of the Western Union Telegraph
G0wpany. IN Broadway, might be said to have been
lAtry beseged BY an anxious crowd. either examtn-
ing the despasches posted up, waiting TO hear from
absent loved ones. about whose welfare they were
deeply concerned. or hastily preparing kilograms TO
be despatched to the City or Fire.
ANY one receiving news instantly became the Gen.
Ire OF group, who pressed closely around him to
iearn tho nature OF the Information, and any one
familiar with the topography Of the place became
Immediately the object Of interest for attentive
crowd Of listeners and never did words falling
from the lips OF the famous Oracle OF Delphi re-
ceive greater attention.
Every extra and each different edition OF the
evening papers were quickly snapped up. and all
the occupants OF the cars and stages might be
busily perusing their columns. The shrtll voices
pf the
GAMNs SELLING PAPERS
could be heard through Ali the crowded thorough
fares crying out ''Ere'syo extry; full p'rnciars
They did thriving trade, and as one said to an
other, 'Hey. Jenny, amt dis bully; I've sold all
mime; look 'eren exhibiting the money he had re-
cetved Tor them Owing TO the uncertainty existing
regarding the movements OF friends IN Chicago
many persons here, although most anxious TO for
ward despatched, were deferred from doing so.
Nothing has occurred for years which has stirred
mp the people OF the metropolis.