Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1874-07-16

OWoys 7slst
KrssENarN, July l3-While Prince
Bismarck was driving in the country
towards Saline Springs,at noon to-day.
he was fired ct by . young man. The
ball graxcd his wrist. The wound 10
Insignificant The wonld-be assassin
was promptly arrested. He has not
been identified. At ] 80 p. M, Bis
marck drove through Kissengen and
showed himself to the people. Tho
populace were with great difficulty
prevented from lynching the man af-
ter his arrest.
The CAicago Fire.
CHICAGO, July l4.-A great fire 10
raging in South Chicago, about the
vicinity of Michigan Avenue and
Twelfth street. Half . mile of build.
ings are In flames, and all the efforts
of the fremen are thus far futile to
check Its progress. Buildings are be-
ing blown up, and the whole force of
the city IRE department 10 on the spot,
with every means available for fight.
ing fire The streets are jammed with
teams moving goods from the plsoe.
The fire started this evening, ct about
4 80, on Fourth Avenue, near Twelfth
street, in south Chicago. It ran north
and northeast, through Fourth avenue,
Third avenue, State and two blocks of
Wabash avenue, and . large number
of houses ON the eastern side of tho
street. at the corner of Harrison street.
It took the Postoflcs, several churches
and . large naahss of blssls se& ei-
tainable at present.
80 o'clock the fire had made 81.
most . clean sweep up to tho corner
of Third avenue and Polk street, burn.
ing the homes Of thousands of people.
At the above corner the fire depart.
ment adopted the process Of blowing
up buildings with gunpowder, but the
buildings experimentcd with were but
email wood affairs and would have the
effect OF making Q quicker blaze ofthem
and the wind blowing, - It does, very
fresh from about south or southwest.
The fire is now on the verge of the hre
line of our big fire, at Harrison street.
The west side of WABASH avenue 10
now. in full blaze, which takes many .
stately building 10 ito course, which Of
fered haven of refnge In the winter
Iof 1871. The fire 10 just Immediately
In the rear Of the Fret Baptist Church,
and should that structure 60 down the
flre will have clear sweep to the
northward and eastward, and the Ex-
position building will in oil probabili-
ty be the fnal prey of the flames, and
% that 10 Immediately on the Lake
shore, there will be nothing further
for the fire to feed upon, provided we
have the good fortune to not have .
change OF wind. Although private
citizens are doing al that 10 In their
power to prevent the fire getting hold
upon their homes, yet the effort 10 ~
futile ~ for child to make IN ct.
tempt.
Wherever q vacant space north Of
the Are can be found It is Immediately
filled with goods Of all description and
and variety. Men, women and child.
rem are doing their utmost to save
their little all and bring II to some
place of safety. The work Of the fire
from this ON will burn mp - much in
Ave minutes - II has previously in
fifteen, considering the value In dollars
and cents. The heat 10 very great, and
no doubt that in addition to pecuniary
losses, We will have to mourn the loss
Of lives, II II next TO impossibls for .
fire Of this magnitude and fury, and
burning through ~ closely settled .
district - this, without calling for
many. . human'sacriiice.
Az the postoHice q directly in the
line Of the conflagratiop. it, employees
will have al they can do TO save the
mail matter In tho building, and con.
sequently there will b no mails leave
the city this evening, and there can By
NO possibility be one sent before to-
morrow evening, should the depart
ment DO successful In saving al their
valuables.
The principal lines Of the Western
Union Telegraph Company running
east and running through Stats street,
have oil bean burned, some forty
wires, but % the lines on Canal street
are ont of al possible danger, there
will be mo- Interruption Of Geographic
communication.
The IRE has burnt over 90 far about
half mile in length and some four
blocks in width, and although tho ex-
RtUUkOU VI kU0 YOWW9S - otS4A 0ONb0
every little while, there 10 little hopes
Of staying tho Ars short Of the limits
givon above.
0:l0 p. mat the beginning Of the
hre the wind was east, but Ut sunset Il
shifted quickly to the south and drove
the flames rapidly northward. Il IL
now checked In the east and west ct
Clark and 18th streets but 70 going
eastward. Ia which direction It has
burned several blocks, - far - Nichi.
gan avenue and northward. Whole
shingles are Aying toward the heart
Of the city, and the Arsmsn arg blow.
Ing up buildings - fast - possible
wherever It seems feasible. People
have .been compelled to move goods .
sscond time. The postofacs has gone
and two churches. The exact number
Of blocks cannot yet Do given. One
woman, . tenant, he's l0sttwo children
In the flames. The blocks burned are
varioualy placed st eighteen to twenty.
four. Merchants far from the 6rc, In
the heart OF the city, on Madison street
ere moving their goods. All Of the
police force are on the grounds, TO
prevent stealing. The 6remen are
working like heroes. One man, caught
stealing, was nearly lynched, despits
the efforts OF the police. -