The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-01-06

Among other kilograms received early IN the
morning were the following:-
Lieutenant General sHERiDAN, Chicago. Ill -
Call on Quartermastel at Jefrersonvllle for blan-
k' tents inq wSsEss ISS
WASHINGTON d. o., Oct. 10, 1871.
Your despaion TO General sherman received at
$3.50 this morning: officers mt ST. Louis and Jener-
sonville ordered to employ extra force to meet
Cincinnati to purchase and forward provisions;
please send your orders 10 him there direct.
The oo " *tS ss9 sss general n ;ne
exigencies Of the occasion called for prompt &C.
tiOn:-
Captain C. II. HoYT, Assistant Quartermaster, JEFF
1crsonvie, Ind
Send to Colonel d. II. Rucker at tnis place, at
once, thousand pairs OF blankets.
7. IL. SHERIDAN, Lieutenant General
CHICAGO, Oct 10. 1871.
General JOHN POPE, Fort Leavenwortn, Kansas
Send here one company oil infantry In addition to
the one heretofore ordered. send camp and garri.
son equipage and ratlons for twenty days.
r H. SHERIDAN, Lieutenant General.
CHICAGO, Oct. 10, 1871.
General JOHN Pore. Fort Loavenworth, Kansas
Tue excitement here u such that and II best to
ton TO the two already ordered. Let them come at
once, anu bring rations and equipage; snail not
P. ii. SHERIDAN, Lieutenant General.
Orfers Of troops, In case their services were re-
Commanding The Military Division Of the south, and
Colonel Edward Hatch. In charge OF the Recruiting
Although the names had ceased to spread, the
greatest apprehensOns prevailed, owing to the Inn
mense masses OF burning coal along the docks OF
Tact That the long protracted drought had rendered
buildings particularly innammabIe, and tho utter
OF water, should one occur.
Another cause OF apprehension was the release
prisons at the time SAID prisons were burned, TO
gether with rumors OF the sudden advent OF fdes-
Darina the aay large numbers Of spec,al police
were sworn In at the temporary headquarters OF
the Mayor, and the following notice iss1ea:-
LET Us ORGANIZE FOR SAFETY IN CHICAGO.n
!. The Mayors headquarters will be at the corner
OF Ann and Washington streets: 2. Police head.
8. Every special policeman VIII pe subject TO
the orders OF the sergeant for the district in
win DC the
4. Five hundred citizens for each OF the divl-
sons wi BE- sworn IN as ,si special policemen
from police headquarters rations and supplies for
special policemen In his district 0. Oruers TO
Police. 7. The military will cooperate with the
police organization and the city government in
are invested with full police power and win he re-
spected and 0beyed IN their efforts 10 preserve
order.
Health Department, corner OF Ann ana Wash
ingtOn. X. b. MASON, Mayor.
CHICAGO IN STATE OF CHAOS
Later In the DAY, October TO- numbers of the Lead
ing citizens called upon me and urged me TO as.
sumo military control OF the CITY, Us they thought
that tho condition Of affairs was such that nothing
but prompt actOn on my part could save the bal
ance OF the city, restore confidence and maintain
late Colonel Thomas W. Grosvenor, VINO very
strongly urged this course and said That the people
Sree e 40 20 nn 1 81
HIS Honor the Mayor was doing all that lay In his
power with the partially disorgahized and worn
assist him To the utmost, and, furthermore II was
my earnest desire that the civ authorities Should n
such aid as the army could give. accordingly re-
fused 10 take any action looking towards mil
During the evening the excitement grew apace.
Certain persons commenced beating drums aud
gaining the ctlzens togetner ior organizaton under
tile most absurd rumors OF incendarsm, rob6eries,
murders and lynching prevailed. | dIi everything
that lay in my power 10 allay the excitement by
ridIculing the minute men and denying the various
reports but found to my astonishment that some OF
best ctiZens credited the most startling rumOrs
though was utterly unable TO find q single Indl-
vldua who had seen In person any OF the alleged
Outragcs.
During the night citizen patrols prevailed
throughout the whole city, nelghborhood organza-
that purpose. The wind still blew strongly from the
southwest and created constant alarm among the
ncipient fires and false alarms of nre. but at the
same time fortunately drove the flames from the
burning coal heaps across the burned district
where tnere was nothing TO ignite.
Early in the morning the following kilograms
were received from the Secretary OF War
WASHINGTON, ID. o., Oct. ii, 1871.
Lieutenant General SHERIDAN
agree with YOU that the fire is national caiam.
iy. The sufferers have the sincere sy mpahy Of the
Omcers at the depots at ST. Louis. Jenersonvile
and elsewhere have been ordered TO forward sup
f'''7 WILLIAM ". BELKNAP, Secretary of War;
WASHINGTON, ID. u, oct. IL, 1871.
Lieutenant General SHERIDAN
There are ut JenersonvIle 1850 wall and G, 600
common tents. AT Lcavenworth 500 hospital tents;
no large supplies OF tents elsewhere. AT Jelferson
belonging and
some part not yet delivered OF SIS 900 lately sod-all
o! above at your disposal for Chicago Jefferson
vile and Philadelphia nave orders 10 send forward
with all despatch tents ana blankets under Uusty
agents. deliverable to General Rucker. DO you need
clothngp w. W. BELKNAP, Secretary oil War;
On Inc morning OF the nth AdJutant Gener al
Ii. digger, oil me State oil Illinois, came 10 my house
and presented the following letter.
STATE OF ILLINOIS, EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT.
SPRNGFIELD, ILL.,, Oct 10. 1871. I
Colonel r b. MASON
DEAR sIn-COlonel Ii. digger, Adjutant General,
&C. will leave here this evening wnh one company
OF militia and one thousand muskets. He Will also,
after reporting 10 you organize for the preservation
oil order in your CITY, Colonel digger Is ola SOL
der, has served under my eye In the field and Will
preserve order at all hazards. lie mas orders TO en-
tually. Respectfully. JOHN NJ PALMER.
This letter was endorsed as lolows:-"I refer
the men are not wanted please order tnelr return.
X. Is. MASON, MayOr.n
At this time had no authority from the Mayor,
except that which was granted IN his printed no.
tce OF the day before and SO informed Co0nei Dll.
S S sc% me ea Soss Hs
which he assented. one Of nv stan officers pro-
ceeded 10 the depot with Colonel digger and Oh
tanned roster o. the troops. Later In The morning
saw MIN at the depot, inspected his command.
and t was posted under my orders and partially
supplied with government ratons and did good
service While 1t remained III the city.
MILITARY CONTROL OF THE CITY.
Al a meeting OF merchants ana Others, which
attended at their request was again urged to as.
sumo control OF AFFAIRS in the city, but again de-
clined. 1 however nnaly agreed To he responsible
Tor order III the city, under the direction 0f the
Mayor, and afterwards called upon the Mayor and
stated TO him that would be responsible for the
peace aud good order OF the city under his direc-
ION, provided lie was willing 10 issue procama-
ton 10 That effect ! proposed TO accomplish this
by toe use OF United States troops. and posse OF
e''~ens 10 az, as special poce, WHICH in.enmeh
10 raise ana give reglmental OrXanlza-
zion, as ] better understood controlling aud
handling men III that form. also told
him that Thought, II 1 was responsible lor the