, 1872-10-09

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70 sets Of iron staifwovs Ipn-
eiva churches from Washington street down II
Twenty-second erect which WIS then looked O,
| as almost & suburban part OF the city. Il va
expected, BY the more sansuine, that tad
would gradually advance southward, but slowly
very slowly, block in one or two years.
TIT NORTH SIDE,
| too, had assumed definite character. It, too
had its attractions, and It, too, its contrasts
though net as vivid as those which existed Il
The South Division. With the exception of it.
southern extremity, it wns almost exclusively
devoted to residence purposes, that portion
east Of Clark STREET being occupiod b
the pleasant and attractive residences o1
the wealthy, while west Of it ware the homes o1
those who vera not so we'll endowed with world
II goods, Of those who vera pooz, and who were
IN moderate circumstances After crossing the
rivcr and passing through the quiet stores at the
eastern ead Of hinzie and Michigan streets, We
wandered slowly a1ong beneath rowB OF flourish.
ing trees, past pleasant houses SGT fer back feom
tho street, surrounded with grounds smiling With
flowers and flashing With fountains There the
library pt the Historical Society and 3 great
Medical Colle5e sean to hgve fonnd their Attast
abodes, and it Was with q singular eense of in
cong1uity that one found that this qaiet section
of the city WIS bounded in it's northeastern cor
nef by colony Of ir7mense brewe1ies. To CROSS
Clark sHrest was to become involved in q net
work OF nzrzow aud often pnimproyed roads,
smarming with children, and unsewer-
cd and anc1e1o. Here all waa Irish ard
there a11 vas Getnzn. The Sly Of the New
Wo1ld looEe1 down upon the inhabitants OF tho
Old. This portion Of the city Was in great part
conceded to the Garmans, and thoy had given
to it many Of their chnracteristcs- There Tas
their Turner Hen, ard there they reid their
Sunday afternoon concerts. At the northeast
EN- end OF the Diyiaion was Lincoln Park, the
special paids Of the inhabitants, and, to some
extent, OF I'll Chicsgo. It WIS approached
through an abandoned cemeta1y, whose unca1ed-
for graves and ieaaing heedstons did not, how
ever, incline to solemn and sober reflections
those who vent to stroll along tha wooded paths,
or beside the pleasant lakes, or upon the sandy
beach Of the CREST Lake whose many-hued SIR
face stretched far eastward As tbs North Dt7is-
ion xas in point OF population the smallest it sas
also, ss is the case with Little communities, tho
mos. patriotic. Its 6enizens we're a1ways prompt
to maintain the superiority OF that part Of
the city. The amenity Of its climate, end it's
superiority for residence purposes, were themes
which they were never vraJ Of discussing. They
looked do"n upon othez Chicagoans es South
Cerolinians did upon other Southerners, and
they pointed proudly to their park, their Water
Works, and their lovely and secluded homes
TIE VEST n1yI1oN,
larsest in population, and in territorial ares,
contained stores enough to furnish its lnh.bl-
tants with all the necesaa1ies Of life, but it WAS
hardly looked upon as 8 business portion OF the
city. Near the river there were numbers at
nanufactories which were gradually forcing
rway dwelling hoases, but that part Of it which
wss bu-nt over was chiefly covered by a1nsU
and crowded buildings. Along the North and
South Branches were coal aod lumber yards, End
here and there the ungain1y bulk Of an eleystor
uplifted itself. Ihsre wcro dePots filed with
-four, meats, pork, and ptAsr produce There
1ere dist1leries and packing houses which incl
eenta1lE corrupted the waters Of the two
branches, and ceusod thom to offend tho small
most grieGously.
Scattered through MI thesa divisions were i'm
mense school-housea, the prida of the city,
though not Of the Children who dTelt upon their
upner foars- There we're engire-houaes fur
nishod xith steamers OF al Azes, and OF the
most approved makes Tho fcrca which had
charge Of them hsd generally shown itself eff
Gcient, and vas looked to with confidence end
.rrst. The city had also crest faith in it's water
Eup,.iy drawn from the lake. through . tunnel
Which haxxo<ed for q mile beneath lts
bosom. 4 few years previous the breaking OF
: water main actoas tho North Branch
,ad left the West Sids nearly waterless for p
tev dsy9. but measures had been taken orcnder
he recurrence OF such mishaps an Gpossibtnty.
Immense engines, constantly in operation, and
shose total and united failure was locked upon
as out Of the question, forced the water through
he city. Looking forward, however: to the re-
4uirements Of the not distant future, steps had
been taken for The erection Of supplemental
pumping E1orks, in order to better supply &c
notcr portises of the West and South Divisions
The increasing accumulation OF wealth, and
he great returns Of business, had Glren an
npetus to the erection ct more substantial
,aildines. TIE TR1suE had, ct great expense,
srec.sd one which vas confidently believed to be
ire-proof, and which vas looked upon as
model Of it's l;cd. An immense stone st1uc-
nro had aS;sen At the southwest corner OF state
md Washington streets, which it was also beheV-
ID needed no insurance to x=ake its Owners
secure. Other Massive <ed@i6ces @ ct stone and
ron also adorned the South Division, and s seem e
,dG4p6h1e Of resisting the nsoFt destructive o.
- Al Il was x4x xzsis,ntion and prosperity IN the