New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-02-05
having taken 5000. 1000 out of the State Treas
THE DOOM or CHICAGO.


The fate in store for Chicago on April 10 is
attracting widespread attention. and sympathy
is being expressed on all sides. Even ST. Louis
is exhibiting sorrow, aud has extended an In
vitatlon to such Chicago people as wish to escape
the impending doom 70 come down before tho
trouble begins Ali this anxiety about Chicago
is called forth by the prediction of California
| man named Erickson. who goes into frances
and strips the uncertainty from the future, men
| ton OF whom has already been made In The
| Tribune Indeed Chicago is not The only town
| which is TO be wiped out on April l9-San Fran
cisco goes also as well as several minor California
places. but it looks as II it vii! be worse Tor
Chicago than the others. because she is going
right along and paying no attention to the warn
ing while the cautious Californians are reported
| "a buyinc tents and moving back among the
tall timber on the foothills.
Mfr Erickson gives q detailed account Of bis
experience with Chicago while In his trance.
He saws that he stood on the Lake front and saw
the city enveloped in a cloud. This sounds
reasonable-in fact. IL isn't necessary to go into
o trance in order to have this experience. After
gazing some time and lodging locomotive and
lust missing being struck in the back by the
bowsprt of a schooner which was turning around
near the shore, he saw the cloud which rested
on the city blown away by the wiud OF heaven
which, we suppose might be possible-in trance
After the air had become clear. Mr.. Erickson
continued his observations and saw all sorts Of
wickedness going on-such as stock-loboinS, lying
about the population Of the city, etc. lie saw
that prominent citizen know as Old Hutch rob-
bing his fellow men On the Board of Trade while
his clerks were robbing him and other enterprisng
SPECTATORS were robbing the clerks. lie saw en-
ragged herds Of locomotives tossing the people right
aud left on their cowcatchers lie was just turn
ing his attention TO number Of men who were
busy on the prairie stalking out Worlds Fair sites
when the scent OF the Chicago River became too
much for him and he came out of his trance, not
however till be heard loud voice proclaim that
An earthquake and tidal wave would blot out
Chicago April 10.
Mr. EriclSson's prophecy was promptly tele-
graphed TO Chicago yet she Is paying no attention
to It, but going on eating and drinking and marry
ing and getting divorced just as II there was 10
danger Our advice to Chicago is to wake up and
move TO Waukegan and Kenosha. When the
waters of Lake Michigan roll fifty feet deep over
the roof of the Auditorium it will be no time to
pack up household goods and buy railroad tickets
Chicago should remember the fate of the man who
came along just as Noah was drawing up the gang
plank of the Ark and remarked that he didn't
think there was going to be much of shower
Chicago must surely know that st. Louis thinks
she Is wicked enough 20 have been destroyed long
ago. She should follow the example of the wary
Californians and prepare to camp out. She might
as well, too cease her efforts to capture the Worlds
Fair. The trouble is coming too soon. New
York on the other hand, can accommodate TIE
Exposition as she has intended all along for,
though Prophet Erickson says the world is coming
70 an end in 1896, and we suppose that we shall
have to 20 then as we'll as the rest, still that will
not interfere with the biggest kind of show here
in '02 or '03. Chicago means WELL but she is
unucky.