St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1872-03-01

grove might cut of the retreat Oh the
100. 900 people in the south DIVISION
might invade the south division itself,
and come up under the impulsioh OF
that fierce wind, and where sho'ilG we
all he then There were three or four
bridges leading to the west division, the
only possible avenues of escape; but
what were these among so many? And
what if the commune" should go to
work and start incendiary fires while all
WAS vet in confusion These tiends
were improving the daylight by plum
deIimg along the street. Before dark
the whole male population of the city
was organized by spontaneous impulse
into IL night patrol, with pallid deter
mination to put every incendlary to III
slant death have heard many reports
of summary executions that night, but
have seen no corpses, and have talked
with no cXccutioners.
About ) o'clock p. NJ, | applied to ii
friend on Wabash avenue for the Use of
Il team to convey my family and chat
tells to the southern suburbs, about four
miles distant. where my brother hap
pcncd to own Il small cottage, which,
up to the present time, nobody could he
induced to occupy and pay rent for.
My friend replied that his work teams
were engaged in hauling water for PEG
pie to drink Here WAS another think
that had not thought of ia great city
with no water to drink. Plenty ill the
lake. to be sure, but none i'll the city
mains or the connecting pipes. For
tunatcly the extreme western limits were
provided with Il number of arteSian
wells, bored for manufacturing estab-
| lishmentS. Then there was the river
the horrible, black. sinking river of II
| few weeks ago, which has since become
clear enough for fish to live in. by real
son of the deepening of the canal. which
draws to the Mississippi Il perpetual
flow of pure water from Lake Michigan
With the city pumping works stopped.
the sewers would no longer discharge
| themselves into the river. So this
might he used. and it was. Twenty
four hours had not passed ere tens of
thousands of people were drinking the
water of Chicago river. and with II" I'M
pleasant taste OF effects.
The work teams of my friend being
engaged i'll hunting water for those VIII"
could not get AMY from wells or river oI
lake. he placed ut my disposal his car
rage horses. and coachnan. when he
directed to take me and the ladies to
ANY place we desired to reach. While
we were talking he hailed another gen
tlcman on the street. who owned Il
large Stevcdore wagon. and asked hmm
to convey my trunks, &c.. to Cottage
Grove avenue. near Forty-third street,
to which request an immediate and
most gracious assent was given. And
t..I
pressing mattress upon lis from her
store All the streets leading south
ward were Vet filled with fugitiVcS.
Where they all found shelter that night
know not. hut every house seemed to
hr open to anyhody who desired to en-
ter. Arrived about dusk at our new
home. We found in it, is expected. Il
cold reception. there was neither stove,
nor CRATE. nor Fireplace. nor fuel. nor
light therein. But will not dwell upon
thcS, things. We really did not mind
them. for when we thought of the
| thousands of men, women. and tender
babies huddled To gctlcI In Lincoln r"rl'
seven miles 10 the north of us. with no
prospect OF food. exposed to the ram II
II should come, with no canopy hut the
driving >m"k" of their homes. We
Thought now niue we had suffered anu
now mucn we Sh"lld ne lhallklul lnr'
How one feels ut particular time de
ponds much upon now ne sees others
ENJOY themselves. MI the eight h"ur
strikers are possessed OF more comforts
ana leisure Than we nav hlit we 81"
not notice ANY thih% "f II all. We nave
secured Il stove ana thtrr are pirntE
Oh trees aIo''iih us ana the axe Il iiiiSh
Ter tliah the pen 10 get ones breakfast
ready Just now.
bctaiiS Oh "ila' i S''" might ne spun
out I" the crack OF doom, nut must
draw I" IL close: mere WILL OF course
u" hlnch CURIOSITY I" kh"" why Ile
Ilir- hr""1 h'Iiidih4S s'c'iillea. ne
P"Nt-"Iilcc WaS LOST ny deirrllNr iI'eriial
construction. mere was laldl\ any
W""d-W"rk III II except f"inlt'ilr' ne
lo"rS were I" stone OF clay tlies' the
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iron "iilS' an" 'ncSe again furnishing
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