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FIRE!
Destruction of
Chicago!
2,600 Acres ofßuild
ings Destroyed.
Eighty Thiusaad People
Burned Out.
All the Hotels, Banks, Public
Buildings, Newspaper Offices
and Great Business
Blocks Swept Away.
Over a Hundred Dead
Bodies Recovered
from the Debris.
Tens of Thousands of Citizens
Without Home, Food,
Fuel or Clothing.
Eighteen Thousand
Buildings De
stroyed.
Incendiaries and
Ruffians Shot and
by
Citizens.
Fatalities by Fire, Suffoca
tion, and Crushed by : ‘
Palling Walls.
Relief Arriving from
Other Cities
Hourly.
Organization of a
Local Relief
Committee.
ILtSt of Names bfpver Two
Hundred Missing: Men,
Women, and Chid- '
dren.
Tub City WifeOQt or Water.
Hoolej's Opera Houses,
MeTieker’s and the Dearborn Thea
tres, Wood's Museum, and all the
Art Gatleiies .in Ashi*
During Sunday night, Monday,and
Tuesday, this city has been swept by
a conflagration which hat no parallel
in the annals of history, for the quan
tity of property destroyed, and the
utter and almost irremediable ruin
which it wrought. A fire in a bam
on the West Side was the insignifi
cant cause of a conflagration which
hat swept out of existence hundreds
of millions of property, lias reduced
to poverty thousand* who, the dx,
before, were in a state of opulence,
“ ha* coveted the prairies, now swept
by the cold southwest wind, with
thousands of homeless unfortunates,
which ha* »tripped 3,600 acres of
buildings, which ha* destroyed public
improvement* that it ha* taken
year* of patient labor to build up,
and which ha* set bade for*- years the.
progress of the city, diminished her
population, and crushed her resources.
Butto a blow, no matter-.-.HoW tetri-
We, Chicago will not iuecumß. Tsate
- a* it 1* in the season,‘general, as the
‘ ruin is, the spirit, of her citiieus has
not given way, and before the smoke
has cleared away, and the ruins are
cold, they are beginning to plan for
- the future. Though so many have been
deprived of home* and sustcnance f
aid iu money and "provisions is flow
ing in from all quan t tv, antl-inuch'df
• 'the present dUtresk'will be -alleviated
fccfoi-e unotlicr day ha* gone by i '•
It Is'at this moiqeut impoacilSb^n
VOLUME 2 r
give a full account of the losses by the
tire, or to state the number of fatal
accidents which have occurred. So
much confusion prevails, and people
are so widely scattered, that we are
unable for a day to give absolutely ac
curate information concerning them.
We have, however, given a full ac
count of the fire, from me time of its
beginning, reserving- for a future day
a detailed statement of losses. AVfc
would be exceedingly obliged if nil
persons having any knowledge of ac
cidents, or the names of persons who
died during the fire, would report
them at this office. We also hope
that all will leave with, or at No. 15
South Canal street, a memorandum
of their losses and their insurance,
giving the names of the companies.
THE WEST SIDE.
AIICSO a aDjall cow-barn attached to a hoiirv on
Lhe corner of DtsKovvn and Jeflersou streets, one
block north of Twefth *trout, emitted a bright
light, followed by a blaze, and in u moment the
building was hopelessly on ftre. Before any aid
could be extended the fire had communicated to u
number of adjoining sheds, barn* and dwellings,
and was rapidly earned north and east, despite tho
eflorta of the firemen. The fire suenied to leap over
the engines, and commenced far beyond them.and,
working to the east and west, either surrounded
the apparatus or couponed it to move away. Jn
levs than ten minntes the fire embraced the area
between Jefferson and Clinton lor two block*
north, aud rapidly pushed eastward to Canal
When the fire first eutrulphed thu two blocks,
and ibu effort* of the undaunted engineer* became
palpably ahoriive to quench a single building, an
i-ifort was made to head it off from the north, but
ao great wna tbe area that it already covered at
llh3o o'clock, and *o rapidly did it march forward,
that by the lime the engines were at work the
flame* weie ahead of them, and again they moved
ou north. From the west side of Jefferson street,
a* far a* the eye could roach, in an eiustcrJy
direction—and that apace was bounded
by the river—a perfect sea of leaping flames cover
ed the ground. The wind increased in fldreonesa
as the flames rose. and Ike dame* wailed more
hungrily for their prey a* the angry guel* Impelled
them onward. Successively the wooden building*
on Tay.or, Korquer. Ewing, aud Polk street* be
came the northern boundary, and then fell back to
tbc r»:com! place. Meanwhile, the people in the
mote bomhuru localities bent all their energies to
the recovery of such property iu» they could.
With ample time to niovo all that
was movable, and with a forebod-
ing .of viut was coming. in . their
neighborhood. HI lon6t, they were oot and In safety
long before the daraea reached their dwelling*.
They wuro nearly all poor people, tho savings of
whoso lifetime wore represented in tho lifcle mas*
of furniture which blocked the streets, and ini-
prded the firemen. Thuv were principally labor
ort, jmost of them Germane or Scandinavians.
Though the gaunt phantom ot starvation and
homelessness, for the night. at leant, pasted over
them, it waa singular to observe the cheerfulness,-
not to say merriment, that prevailed. Though
mother* hugged their little one* to their brunets
and shivered with alarm, yot, strange to *ar* they
talked freely and laughed a* it rcalizlug the utter
uselessness of expressing more dolefully their
consciousnevi of ram. There wero many owners
of the bal.dingß who gave themselves up
to the consolation of insurance. But even that
appeared to weaken a* the flames spread, and they
gate themselves up to their fate. Many of tho vic
tims wore stowed away in the houses on tho west
side of Jefferson streef, while those on Clinton.
cau*hl between two lire-, had rushod away, losing
all bat their live* ami little one*. How many of
thes* latter onus were abandoned, cither from ter
ror or in the confusion, it i* Impossible to guess,
but every sow and then a woman wild with grief
would run lu and out amoug the alleys and cry
aloud bar loss.
The lire turn wore working with extraordinary
perseverance. Where It seemed impossible lor a
man to stand without suffocation they carried their
huie. •priakling thu houses opposite and endeav
oring to atop Its spread lu a westerly direction.
But it was evldvut by miduight that hu
man ingenuity could not stem that fiery
lido. At the same time, at* burdened wore the
minds of thu citizens with the conflagration that
the question of where it would end never entered
their minds. Engine No. u; which hud retreated
gradually north on Canal street to Fo*s’ lumber
yard, or rather where that yard had hern two days
"before, was suddenly hunouuded in & belt of
flame, and abandoned toils fate. At that time
’ ttalire w«a running almost entirely north, m two
aolitTcolumus. One was between Clinton mid Jef
ferson, the other between Clinton and Canal
•treets. ju that tearful advance, the flury cohons
'of tho southern column led, ami While they made
their. <m*laught upon Ibe barrier of lumber and
frtfno building* on Van Uim*o bordering
us the blackened alto of iba preceding uicbj'a con
flagration, tbe advance on the went
reached Wen Hbrriaoa. Before the s»oa*
of the flame* lu that lombur yard Hu?
' crowd stood In awe, though eu-t jetwlthotua'
thought of the jniril to como. It was row about
i: 13 o’clock.
Bat, while 11 seemed a* if the demon of flame
had reached* desert and needs must die. a new
danger appeared to threaten the city. >'rom the
South Slue, in the neighborhood of Adams street,
whereabout no uue ou the West Side could guess
with any degree of certainty, rose a column of
Are*, not large, but horribly sngpeallte. S--n en
gines as could be moved were called from the
Weil to protect tin* c AiV- jvoperiy. and tlu*
flame* left to die of Inanition.
TOK KIBE AS HKKX ntON THE
ffIXDWXBD.
The Are of Saturday burned tty; region in the
West Division from Vanßurvn siren uqrthward to
Adam*, and all east of Clinton street to Umrive.r,
Murry Nelson’s elevator alone standing. Thu
light from lh« burning remnants of these eighteen
acres of ruins illummrd the heavens on Sunday
evening. Precisely nt half-past yo’cfock the lire
bslls sounded an a’larm, ana a fresh light, distinct
from the other only to those living west of the tire,
sprung np. The wind at the time, as It bad been
for the preceding forty-eight hours, was strong
from ihe southwest. This Are commenced on
DeKovt-Ji street, at the corner of Jctlerson. and
one block north of Twelfth street. The
wind carried this Are straight before It,
through ihp block to the next block, and
ao on northward, until U reached Van
Bureu street, whgjv U slrucfc the south line of the
district burnt tlu; night before. Derr tjn* Are
ought to have ftopjwu, and hero, under ordinary
circumstance*, U would have stopped. But thu
wind though fierce and direct, carried the
dimes before tt.cultiug ui* clean and as well detinrd
a awath as does tbe reaper in the Held, the fire
gradually but ‘rapidly extended laterally, ami, hi
liie very teeth of lb*.* wind, worked backward near
ly to Twelfth street, and Uirucu extended ea*tto
iho river. ll worked against the wbid al nip the
weft line of Jefferson street to Vanburen, North
of Twelfth atrCcl it caet he burning brands across
the river, firing the tan yard of the Chicago Hide
Mtul Leather Company. As the lire widened at its
base it* direct Hue to the northeast was alr-o
widened, and tfcu* many hour* after tho sheet
of dame had reached Vanburen street, other Hues
coming rrom the ba*o would reach the rHuie jKilut.
Hot the work of the fire ou Ibp West Side, alter
the first through rush, wan slow, jjyO ** lain as ID
o’clock on Monday, many hbijeeb within tho area
w«ro Ignited for the flri-t mne.
The route of the flro was OHJlnrHy visible, It)
Arc minutes after the first dame had reached Van
Buret: airuet from the southeast* wr could set* the
incipient fire in the Mouth Ulrisma at a point thtce
bloeis to the north- The blazing brand* borne be
fore it had talleo iutu tho shed* and shanties near
the Armory, and nl once the blaze mounted high.
The food here was lu abundance. From the river
to Market streetthence to Franklin and Wells, in
a northeast direction. It made it* nay as If directed
by an engineer, in an air line, striking Madison
■ireet raster Wells, and near LaSalle. But. pre
ceding the actual blare was the shower of hlar
mir brawls, falling upon roofs, breaking through
windows, falling Into yard?, ami each brand start
lag anew tire. The are was lu full blast in the
rear of the Uolan Bank and Oriental Building?,
before the actual fire had reached Wells street,
three block? to the aouthwest. In like manner the
Chamber of Commerce building was lu dames, Hu*
roof ot the Court House was ablare. the old TUI
BUNK ofilce wa* half destroyed a? dUllncl con
(Wrstloo*. Fora loug time the Sherman Home
retUted dcilructlou. aud before it was abandoned
the fire bad commenced lu u dozen places on the i
North Division. Any one Mho will Isku a map will ,
aeo that the line from the.poiut whore the lire be- \
ruu. to the Waterworks, was the exact line of the i
•onthwert wind. The fire was not continuous. \
Standing to the windward we could see latj
fire raging at various point* along t <Jd*
at the same time. The Intervening g«psJfttf«ra|>'' j
idly overwhelmed by the flames, aud “hflttfVifter I
Lit |V brewery aud the Waterworks I
Thaw was one continuous sheet of blgli-imurtMwjg I
flamo from DeKnven street ou the southwest J#j
the lake shore at Chicago avenno. So obstacle
aaetued to Interrupt the progress of the fire, Stone
walla crumbled before it. It reached the highest
roots, aud awept the earth of everything combusti
ble. TU® gain v*? Intense Ui it* severity. Having
reached the lake.we ou the west had high hopes that
the destructive Work Would be confined to the di
rect path ibn* mown through the very heart of the
cliy. But the same extraordinary fact that had
marked Unoarthe place of beginning, followed to
tho end. It worked to the oast, and, even more
strangely, the west. Its progress west ou Madison 1
street was slow, and It was put until broad daylight
that it attacked the diatllcrto* of Myers & Co. ana |
Bo«s & Plows, at MadUun street bridge, i
The hoi* that, a* the fire hud extended to the
lake at Cuicspo areuue and the wind was blowing ,
fiercely from ibu west ami south, that part of the
North HtvMuu westward of the Hue of the fire
would escape. au idle one. Gradually all Clark
•treat was included, nud thence to the west until
tnecoal beds atttij river were reached. The scene
about daylight was terrific. Tho entire North Jft
vislou. Irom the rlvnr iu iho lake, aud as far north
as North atomic, was «>ue seething mass of blaze.
The roar of lhl> Dr<* vuu appalling. It proclaimed
tbrfury vf'lbc ties; ruction, |u the meantime nil
cotsmitulcalUni from the West Division to the
booth,-at any point north of Twelfth street, was
suspended, and we lo that division usd t j look
with idgks and tear* at the awfi • < vl ic tn-fore us.
Thousand* of fugitive* Iron: the mber divisions
I thronged tho atroela, waking shelter. Jn»t before
t daylight Chore w*i owe continuous sheet ol fUjqp
>. from Twelfth and Jefferson alroeia ou thu south.
g', :
{ eastward and northward, and thence back again
j awards the northwest as faajia Rallied atrool.
i making a semicircle, the of which was
abont seven tulle* long. X\\ coat of tbl* was a
perfect ocean of blaze.
THE GREAT CONFLA
GRATION.
thk hoctu sii>e—xnr. bkgia-
At about twenty minutes past midnight the
work of destruction began In the South Division.
While the flame* were nearing the South Branch,
at Harrlton street, a« wull mi sweeping northward
toward the burnt district of Saturday night, and
before any communication of fire had been haaxlwL
across to the east sidu of the river, a blazlhguiea
senger-stileil on the wing* of the hurricane, over
leaping a distanceoffully a quarter 9? a mile, end
lodged agalm-1 the dry clipboards of
a three-storr * tenement bouse. situated
near the.#** work*, abotn midway between Adam*
and Monroe, and Well* and Market streets. The
momentary contact of the fire-brand with the ride
of the building was sufficient to inaugurate-"the
frightful carnival of destruction. The dry riding
took tire ilk* a liuifcrmatch. and before there was
time to turn around the -uliru
structure was unvelojied in flame.
At (hi* time the neighborhood known
as ** Conley's Patch,” and lh« most squalid, pov
erty-stricken, crime-stained jwflion of Chicago—
contained hut few people awake or close at
hand, the gtcater part botug absent at the scene
of the fire across the river, while the women and
children were In bed and asleep. A cry of horror
and alarm was at once raised, but not soon ‘■nongh,
it is almost certain, to enable the sleeping inhab
itants to save themselves. The frightened
wretches came crowding out of the blazing tene
ment, but, sooner than we can wnte It, all oscapo
from the lower part wa* ent dff.'and there Is every
rent-on to-oppose that from dvy to ten human be
ings iieilshed In the flames ni this TKiiut.
HI GUT AND LEFT
the flro sproad, tnivelling among the dry tene
ments, thickly distributed, at a rate of speed
fester than a man could walk. Within
sir;y second* the space of one
block hail been traversed, and the south
Hue of Mourou street was reached for nearly
the entire distance between Wells and Market
streets. A lurid mass of flames was hflriod bodily
across Monroe street toward the nonh. lapping up
the stable!* of John V. Harwell Jc Vo., run the
American Merchants* Union Kxnress Comp. \y
before more than bnlfa dozen of tno hundred odd
magnificent burses could be rescued, the remain
der of the noble nod valuable animals lie lug ait nor
burned or sit (located within two minutes.
ACROSS WELLS STREET.
Bv this time the fire hud crowed to the oast sido
of Welle street, and was rapidly working eastward,
swooping everytidng In it* eourve. it 1* impossible
to usiliualc the number of live* loot iu tht* local
ity, the area of which wna wholly covered with
wooden frame structures. all of them crowded to
the utmost with poor )>eople. In the terror uud
confusion which prevailed hundred* of women,
with their brood* uf children, were seen wandering
about in a state of hopeless bewilderment, many of
them doomed, beyond ft doubt, to Ik: overtaken
ami surrounded and lost in thu wilderness of
flame.
NORTHWARD AND EASTWARD
the flaim-s progressed, crossing Madison street.and
extending east to LaSalle street ut thu same time,
Stone, brick, or wooden structures tell alike, and
with almost the same degree of rapidity, and It
SM now' become apparent (hat tho outlre
hu*iue*R iHirtlou, to the lake shore,
hid doomed. No one could doubt
this a* bckiu a* u fresh display of light further south
annouucod thu fearful fact that the Weal Hide fire
had
LEAPED THE RIVER.
At about a quarter to I o'clock thu regular chain
of lire from west to east was establUbro. the junc
tion beiugeffecled across the river at or near Van
P.uren street bridge, wheto (lie rows of Wooden
buildings »n Market street, and the remaining
portion of Conley's Patch south of Adams street,
formed a rapid route for the progress of tho devas
tating element. What the first Are ou tho South
Side had left behind the second one look up, and,
working eastward even more rapidly than
the other had dune, so (hat by 1 o’clock it also bad
reached LaSalle street. A coalition wus effected
between the twu department* of flame at about
this lime, and there the awful work went ou more
furlouslv than ever.
faster than it could bk traced,
or. at least, faster than, from any position «if obser
vation. the looker-on could accurately note the
preoc buildings which were overtaken In their
order, the Haines now raged toward the river and
the lake. The finest of Chicago's business Archi
tecture—and thl* the marvel of nil America—was
included In the ravages of the fire. At 4 o'clock
iu the morning (bn line of flame and ruin in the
South Division extended from above Har
rison street northward to the main branch
of the river, a distance of about one mile.
To the eastward It bad reached Dearborn street,
having included the Michigan Southern Depot,
the mammoth Ogdeu Jluttsc. covering an entire
block of ground; the new and unoccupied Bigelow
llottht!, both uf JJonore Blocks. Lombard and
UeyT.ojd*' Blocks. Harwell Rail, all the line cf
sevvu-stonr ninrblo buildings op ktSalle stree.,
the Chamber of Commerce. Conn House. Sherman
House, Briggs House. Tremoiit House, Crosby's
Opera House, Wood** Museum. Houloy's Opera
House. The Dearborn Theatre, the Pagt, Slail,
Moat* '/.tilting. Volk* /.tilling. Tivits. ftqniblicou.
and Journal offices, so that THE TRIBUNE was
the onlv daily newspaper In Chicago left untouch
ed, Mcvlcker’s the only the theatre, and the Pal
mer Jlouic the only.first-class hotel. The Ore had
not crossed _
DEARBORN BTRECT, SOUTH OK MADISON,
■andltwna confidentlytoped that the cufl of the
destruction could winy w prmjlPicd. People be
gan to HR u& tbinr head* and thank Uud'tlißt
something wM-to* be Jult of Chicago, and at half
past G o'clock In tho mornlnff there was good rea
son to believe that the confiaentiiq«|?d spent It
self. Thankful and r«>**t<v»s*.u rn 'dKF. •’**’-* • J - ,r vr c!
number*—watchers went to their homes
•vincy bad any—to got a little fowl and rest. It
was as well ifiat they went, for they were spared
the fearful renewal which occurred so soon after
ward. At about 7 o’clock lu the morning a sudden
gust of wind.
A PERFECT WHIRLPOOL.
swept ami eddied through Dearborn street, Wgio
ning at Jackeonstreel. where, at that time, the dre
had died down to umbers. Beds of livid coal-*
were caught tip bodily by the hurricane an
hurled against and upon the , wooden
ItMirture** ncro»s the street, and in a moment the
fire btj paiijed a fpothoold. and swept on once
more to thu m.rijm.irri and eastward. All tliat
had been left mituiiflit’d betun‘ll and
Mrdlson streets, and between Dearborn street and
th»- lake shore, was now doomed to destruction,
ami no the Jury of the flrt-t hurricane of wind rub
elded, there entue almost A lull, *0 that the fire be
gan to work.southward and westward.
IV Alt ASH AVEME AXI) STATE
STREET.
A** the fire progressed up Wabash avomm and
State street. It seemed us if it would be impossible
to stop it. Only two engines were in that section
of the city, and these were powerless Irom want
of wfiter. After the conflagration had successfully
passed Adams, Jackson, and Van Unrep, and had
arrived at Congress street. ? determined and vigor
ous effort was made at Harrison street ou the west
Urn-. Leaving the bhK-k between Congress.
Harrison, rotate. and Wahnsh avenue,
as certain prey for the flatnea,
eifort was concontratod on the line of building*
on the north side of Harrisou. On the coruerof
Stale was a wooden building which was i»k> in
flaumuble to l>o allowed to stand. The proi«r
method of stopping wa* here adopted, and the
principal actor in the contest was thereafter a red
capped chan in n square-box wagoo in which were
also placed several hundred jhiuiuls of j>owdcr.
The wooden building, on the northeast corner of
State and Harrison street?, was first to go, and was
laid flat by two charges of powder.
Next to thif on ibe cast was n thrcc-i-lory double
brick which met tbe haute fate kh lie neighbor, and
in a moment onlj the front walte remuitu d. The
cflVct of this wah aceu lu n moment, and the lire
was effectually checked, at lc«»l as far a* the liitrh
rr aching dangerous flames were concerned. Be
tween the brick bouse, last mentioned, and the
church, which occupied the comer of Waba»h,
was a small frame building, which was an
extremely dangerous cuKtomcr. and partook
of the came treatment whlph cured
the next bonus but not until after it had hi far
been enveloped in flames as to sonon-Iy endanger
the church.
This hut building wan In reality
THE HOPE OF THE FIHEMKN.
ami it moo 1 Ita'grouud nobly. It was commonly
called the Wabuidi Avenue Methodist Church, and’
\v«n one of the oldest churrhe** in the city, having
been dedicated in 1857. The blowing up of the
building ou the \ve»t proved Hie salvation of that
end. and the church resisted the attach from that
ride. On the north ride of the church was the real
danger, ihougn, fortunately, there war a vacant
lot between the nearest hoiw and the church. The
heavy, honestly-built walls of the latter and the In
tervcuing distance so far protected It that nothing
took lire except the ornamental lower on the
northeast comer. Thin was extinguished by a cit
izen volunteer, who sbovren most wonderful Indif
ference to dancer ami marvellous efllclency Id
work.
Here then was the mal turning polntoftho disaster
*nml over ihe barrier formed by the church and the
Overthrown hotm-s the flames’did not succeed lu
'^a<«lpg.
itwecn Wabash avenue and the lako the fire
met wvro even more fortunate. An attempt was
; made to arrest progress on tbo ilne of Congrcas
street, atullc was parilally successful. The east
three buildings were protected by the vacant
ground between Terfacc Kow ami the street, and
did not Ignite. On the Wabash avenue corner the
[ tire succeeded in passing the boundary of Congress
street atid attacked the brick block on the south
west corner. Here again gunpowder was used to
good effect m flghiing the flames, and bv iU aid No.
&ju Wabash was redu-cd to a heap of a
moment. By this moans the flns was checked at
this point, and the end id iho devastation Send at
Inst reached.
SOl’TIl SIDB sTBIXTUKES.
The prominent buildings destroyed in the South j
Division, an? r.s follows; Terrace’Block. Armo«*«- -
Block, Michigan Central Depot. Adams House. |
Trumont House, St. James' Hotel. i*a!mer House, j
pacific Hotel. Bigelow House. Sherman House, j
Martcaou House, Neva.la Hotel. Brigs* Arouse, \
Court House, Has Works. Croshy a Open House,
Mc\l.ck«r'a Theatre, llooley'v Opera House.
Wood's Museum. Dearborn Theatre. Spe- 1 ...r.l
Block. Jlonore Block. Post Ortlce and |’o»l Od.ee
Block, Keynolds'Block. McCormick's Block.the
Western News Company's. S. 0. llpggs * Co. *,
nud \V. B. Keen »t Cook’s Book. Houses. Manufac
turer's National. German National, Mechanic *
National, First National, Second National. Thtnl
Nattoual. Fourth Nainmal. Fifth National. Corn*
I mercial National. National Bank v-T Oomtnciju. liu-
I tioia Nattodal.CookCounty Nallonal.l-nloi^NaUou
-1 al. Mcrchatus'.Nmilqnal. Merchants’ A lifers
tJovln?, l-atn nod 'Jrmd, JJatigor'* Bank, HllnoU
WEDNESDAY. OCTOBER 11. 1871.
Savings* Institution. City National
Fire aud Marloc, Telcgrapn Office, Cbdßcr of
Commerce, Merchant*' Insurance Block. MstatAl
Block. .Etna Insurance Block. First MeTuodist
Church. St. Mary** (Catuollci. First. Presbyterian,
Second Presbyterian. Trinity (Episcopal), St Paul e
Uuivorsslistj. Swcdenborgian Church. W about
Avenue Methodist (partiallv), Birch Block. Palmer
Block. Michigan .Southern Depot. Academy of De
sign, Chicago Academy of Music, Bryant X Strat
ton'* Commercial College, Jewish Synagogue.
Phtfulz Clnb House, Mavo Block, Drake-Farwcll
BIoCk.TRIBUNE Block, Journal and Time* Office*,
offices of the Tost, Mail, and siaata Zeßuo?. Re
publican Office, Lombard Block. Slurgeas Block,'
Farwell Hall. Morrison Block, Arcade Building.
Stone's Block, Arraorv, Hubbard Block, Chltteu-/
den Building. Root X Cady’s. Lyon X Healy’s.
Smith X Nixon's. Kimball’*, Bauer 1 * X ilolter**
mu»!e stores. Metropolitan Hall end Music Hall.
Tbl* list, of course, includes only a very few of the
business blocks of the Month Division, but such a*
prominently occur to u* in recalling the former
'Condition of these once bu*y streets.
' SCENE FROMTHETiUBUNE fU’ILDfNO.
Tbe eight from the window* of THE TRIBUNE
Building was one tbe like of which few have ever I
acta. At fifteen minutes lu i o'clock tbe vtgw was |
like this: To the southwest ruse a cloud of black
smoke, which, colored with the lurid glare of the I
flames which caused It, presented a remarkable |
picture. Due west another column of smoke and i
fire ms*, while the north was lighted with the fly* )
ing cinders aud destructive brands, in leu win-,
ut«*s more the whole horizon to the west, a* for]
a» could be seen from the windows, was a fiery
cloud, with flumes leaping irjralong the whole Hue,
Just showing their heads ami subulding from view i
Uku tongue* of snakes. Fiv* minute*-more )
wrougut a change. Peal after jkuil whs sounded ;
from the Court lloqm bell. The lire wo* on LaSalle |
street, hud swept north, sud the Clumber of Com
merce began to belch forth stroke and flame from j
windows and ventilators. The east wing of the |
Court House was alight; then the west
wing, the tower wus blazing . on i
the South Side, ami at S o’clor!: tb'. whole build*
ing was in a sheet-of flame. Tne Chamber of Com |
merco burned with a bright steady flame. The
smoke In front grew denser for a minute or two,
and then, bursting into a blaze from Monroe to
Madison sheets, proclaimed that Farwell Hall and ;
the building* north and south of it were on fire.
At iu minute* pnst i o'clock the Court Housu
lower wa* h glorious sight. It stood a glowing, al
most dazzling trellis-work, around which was
wrapped s sheet—a winding sheet—of flame. At
a quarter past two, the tower fell, and In two tum
ulus more a crash announced the fall of the build
ing. The window* of the office were hot, and the
flames gave a light almost dazzling in Its Intensity.
It became evident that the whole block frpm
Clark to Dearborn and from Monroe to Madison
must go; that the block from Madison to Wash
ington must follow; Pmlland Block ablaze,
while everything from Llark to Dearborn op Wash
ington street wa* uu fire. At t*:3o the Are.was half
way down Madison street; the wind blew a'hurri
cane ; the flro-brand* worehurled alongthc ground
with incredible force against everything that Blood
In their way. Then the flames shut up in the rear
of Reynold'* Block, and then THE TRIBUNE
Building seemed doomed. Au effort was nude to
*sve the flies, and other valuables, which were
moved Into the combing room, but the building
stood like a rock, lashed on two side* b>* raging
waves of iUnie, and ll wa* abandoned. It wa* a
fire-proof building, aud them w ere not a few who
expected to see It stand the shock.
The greatest j>osalblo anxiety was felt for it, u* it
wo* the key to the whole block, including • Me*
Vicker’s Theatre, and protecting Stare atreer, and
Waliash and Michigan avenues north of .Mudlron
street. When tho wail* of Reynolds' Block fell.and
Cobb's Building waa no mom, the prospect* ofjts
standing were good, Several persons wont tip stairs
and louud it cool aud pleasant.—quite a’ refreshing
haven from the hurricane of smoke, dust, and elu
de:* that assailed the eye*.
Meanwhile tbe fire had *wcpt along northward
and eastward. The Briggs House, me Sherman
House, the Tremunt Uoiue, had fallen in a few
minute*. The bridge* from Well* to Rush street*
were burning; the Northwestern Depot was in a
blaze, and ftom Tan Bureustreet on the south. far
over into the North Side, from ll»o’river to Dear
tyorn street, the whole country wa* h mass of
I smoke, flame and ruin. It seemed an If the city
east of Dearborn street and to the river would bC
navud. The hope was strengthened wboti the wall*
i fell of Uunorv's noble block, without Igniting that
standing opposite. Tuo vacant lot to the south
seemed to protect it,.nnd at 7 o'clock on Monday
morning the whole of the reitfou designated was
considered saved, no Are being visible except a
smouldering firo in the barber** shop under THE
TRlßUNEufllcu, which, being confined to brick
walls, wa* not considered dangeruns. Every ofl’nrt
wa* made to quench it, but tbe Water Work-* had
gone up.and the absence of water, while It an
nounced how far north tho flames had reached,
forbade airy hope* of quenching tho fire below.
SCENES ON WAIt.VHU AVUM E.
The scene presented on Wabash avenue on Mon*
d»y, fora period extending from *4 o'clock a. m.
lilt lute in the day, was a most extraordinary out*,
calling to miud moat vividly ihe retreat of* touted
army. The lower part of the sveuue tad. ut an
early hour, been occupied by residents of burning
quaiter*, who *ought rarely for themaelyes and
their chattel* by depositing them oil the grass
plats tkirting Ihu sidewalks. For along distance
these plats were occupied by families, mostly of
the lower classes, with their household goods.
Tbcv Biip|M)red that they had discovered r. uktee of
security, hut their confidence in tills regard proved
unfounded.' Ah llio Qm commenced spreading up
the avenge a wilt} scepe' of confusion ensueu.
The -tryv-t pas crowded \vlth vehicles of
all description*, dntwii by men w}k> found it
impossible to procure draught The side
walks were filled with a hurrying crowd, bearing in
their arms, and upon their buckannd heads, articles
t»f clothing, furniture, Arc. lutdles dressed th ele
gant costumes, put on with the vicwofprveerviug
tnem, and with costly apparel of all kinds thrown
over their arms and shoulder*, staggered along
under tho unwonted burden. Poor women,'Wltlr
mattresses upon their heads or .weighted down
with furulttinj, tottered with weary step*
np tho cfovydct} sirreu Nearly every
one warn a fieri) expression, and moved
Op Without 9 word, as If they had Viced op their
minds toaml»rc the worst without manifesting any
4 javtma tVrasA;«v.•. , . , /• XGVffyiiT, the wail of
women and children rent the air. liflszisglesrp
to ihe eyes of those who witnessed the sad mani
festations. Pour little children thlverod lu tb4
cold night uir, and looked with wildly-opcn eyes
upon the scenes they could not comprehend*
Ludicrous incident* were of occasional occur
renof, lighting up with a sort of horrible humor
tue terrible realities of the situation. Women
would go by with dog# in their arm*—their pets
being alt that they bad saved from the rain* of
their homes. An octogenarian mi In a yard, with
a large cat enfolded in his fee!* l '- embrace. - Men
dragging wagons wore green vails over their faces
to protect their eyes from the blinding dust.
Drunken men staggered among the crowds, ap
parently,possessed of tho idea that the whole »f
--lair was a grand municipal sprue. In which they
were taking part as U duty that should be
discharged by all good cltlxeus. Trucks passed
up the streets, loaded with trunk*, on which sat la
dies in costly garb, and with diamonds In their
ear* and on their fingers. But one «ay before they
would have scorned the idea of riding in anything
less imposing than a luxurious laudau or coape;
but their pride was levelled in the inesencu of the
universal Imminent danger, nud they were thor
oughly glad to get the humblest cart iu which to
place 'themselves and their valuables.
Tho great portion of the )tenplc knew not
whither they were going. All they knew was that
the horrible dre was Iwlitud them, and they muat
move on. The stream poured southward for
hours —the bread avenue being tilled from house to
bouse with men, women,- children, horses, mules,
vehicles, wheelbarrows—everything that copld
move, or that conld he moved. Truckmen and
cxpreas.drlvcrs were hailed from the steps of
houses, or eageily pursued bv tho occupant's with
the view of securing their aid In removing house
hold goods to places of safety. In mauy Instances
the appeal* were tin*nccetnlui, their service* hav
ing been previously engaged by other parties; bat,
when they were disengaged, they charged the most
exorbitant prices, ranging from, $5 to SIOO for a
load, and turning np their noises at ofl'eriVMjf
amounts less than they demanded. This rims* of
)>eople made great profit out ot
the calamities of their lellow-clllxon*.
Their pocket* may be heavy to-day, but
their consciences. If they hare any, should be still
heavier. The instance* of generosity vtero, how
ever, far in excels of tbo«e of greed and eelCatx*
ue*s. I'eople from district* which had not already
been hnrtied. or who bad secured their, «>wu good*,
turned in with a will, and worked to at-eiiu their
friends, and frequently rendercu «ui tt» persona •
whom they did not oven know. Good angel*. *«
the shape of women, distributed foot! among tho
nullerers; and spoke kind words to those who ap
peared toJabor undor the severest affliction. Ho
mauuature.God be thankud. has its bright as well,
as its dark sides.
In addition to the crowds pressing southward,
throngs of people moved northward to sen what
they could see. Awl these cotiulor-cum-uis
Irequently caused u jata that was • almost
Inextricable. Hut, after great efiort, In
terspersed with considerable loud talking
and n«* small degree of profanity, the dend-lock
would be removed, and the opposing surges would
again make slow progress.
When the church ou the corner of H*aba-h ave
nue an Harrison street took Are, Jl seemed a's if no
limit could be placed to the southward mutch of
the mobster. An immense throng waa collected in
the vicinity of HarrUon street and Hubbard court,
and word was passed among them that Laird Col
lier’s church waa about to be blown up. The intel
ligence spread with the rapidity of lightning, and
then ensued a terrible race for life. The mssws
fled with precipitancy up the avenue, hellcr-sksJ
tef, pell-mell. U was everyone for himself, mil
devil lake the hindmost. Utile consider.*- ,
turn was had to »ei or as®- Fortt- 1
nstelr, however, uoimewas seriously injured it.
the tearful tush, and the people poured in disjoint-1
ed masfiwa down the various side Streets, many nut
deeming themselves safe till they had placed sev
eral blocks between themselves and the point
from which tbo danger was expected to proceed.
And so the day wore ou. the hvlug kaleidoscope
making constant changes, bat ever presenting the
same sad aspect. Hicilumoul, nohow, griaf. ter.
1 tor, panic,’taadnea* colored everything, relieved
simptv by A lew lonches‘.of lpQic«ousTJ«sa that
“ were absolutely grotesque Ip iholr relation to the
’ all-pcrvudiup horror.
The team loaded wit' :ic;iV.h mtrk<-d •' I'-nr •
ton £deall.'' Mrs. Kdsjdi u\* ••i»eu fr- i*t in*r |
house inabnlf Instnaible enroll;-ii, * ca;h - ir }
the monilng. . ... ,
THKWJS - ‘-Is ■I 1 ' •
•crowinir Dlvitltm
tclve# northo:wentstruJxLi nirny »*n- j
cstopedthcm'2We*Qi>on Mt’.t i-: .iv.t, w-v.ch l.cs *
Wtwrcn the Nyrdi Ih«cr.: au.l r-tir.ai. I
When the train* nwvvd a‘rv.« hey fovtvd !
their war blocked b%' the cr > r she .St'.-:b*w*e»iffn ;
Uaad, wiiicb bad b:Va rat ■:;* i?ier-.* :«> »*.uUl shv I
fire, and people wait rami-; :.•-•£ to dj ;ks Umg cc- 1
toarsto get ibroßKhtbetn. M: r.y, amble Jt’U>rr;|
their way through . the »..>«*aei«m r.i DM
»lon street. which wsp »‘.:r<v, •••‘jani to ,
ibat the crceaing of lb*' fiuiei;i:u, ‘it'ut ’iuU) |
tbe/lde street*, and n»do I', nr t*;.y 10 North ,U ;- .
cup* Ifridjje, where they werr (»•>;■•[ cut «;ili
outifraat difficulty, trough m-.cl; hurnp.Tf, b» iL? .
railroad train# aiu-mbey 70' 3Cn-«< ’„\.A \
only teams, but foot j\'*euir'':.> c-*rr }*.j rh-u .
•itta children and sum- litti* arii:«* 01 fiirmtura I
\or nijarinj:apparel, weidcd iboirw u\ s -.yit trj
same direction. On* worrnu had Jiothir.';; 1 u: 1. 1
vi!b »nck, and anotherwas tcv'.mpuatei by '1 eh'lt!. 1
v ho bad In it* arnu a of ct\S and r. ,
I.’jKs do£, and crying if.**.lf. j'o’.-, om. |
cry. masaia. - ' After yeti »£■ \
ou\nj>ou thejirairio. thry se.'.lrd i\r. ; j
tbc» could And room, »otrf ;u n c»sp,* i
nlca^, and others ujKin blarke:* ou tfa.* 1
Nontof them said anyiilm;. her si: ntdoohir.- : i: -
lentlr at the fire which wit* befo*o !
them; Many who bad-Bsm-vra* -.a r.ir’ treat ,
rtUeJrtesUq we||. where tU-y around
NORTH DIVISION.
Aacarlv as n o’clock In the morning of Monday.
the iK-ople u:> the North Side, ur many of them, bo- , tho warn ,«?<r« ,r .. ' :i . cill ' v -" {: " lu
.♦•• nt»» "eta UU&- ner#was% Tbcv hoard the r«*r ivo the Tvtrrin * rMiK* 4 }*, o ,1^
l)ivL.l,m,al.a .hey (; chi11i,,,..
could eve »ba dime* uhL the noise ol\ LVI H ON MONDAY EVUNXNtI
ill, .learner.- Slitl they did cot, at tLat ceriy [Vl,!c. ;;j , h -.-r D .,,, ~ , , -
I,rttr, entertain any aeriona appreheual ),,.. feul-ln; >.,0 tje tie-r. It «i,‘e,tn liitii •■s'
cunlldenl 'tltal tint river would b« an tmpin.a.aWe | ta.,. t ov> , t at “* , u of V.'
barrier, amply .nuclciil to picrenl any «prcadlr.o . “\an-hicb xvem evene-• 7- ,h
of the conflagration. , J)J daybr.alc. i ll.o\il,ie,t conruiio? tr,„n- .V;, , 'r' :!’,? 10
however, thing, were In a .otuewhat .tdierent po- i Weri. -eo.r*". ' V :I 'i“
,11)00. Tbe Sre, moving unnliea.tward, had cuiwu Kv w"7' eok
lb Ko.h.tteet bridge, which waa -wowdid with \ three a^pth.'old Vl. I.‘t f? >V ~ “)•,»
people. In order to prevent Ihic Are in . ,h ... A »■«. been l-vat !o
croa-iue It waa tamed, n... • V'no. the .7., lbt w war r.o d-e in r„c,l!g tho
ItlEU'ihV REdUt-T WAS THE DESTRCCTIOS “Vt bank 7^ «»* annliee,, iherocive. ..long
4 * OF TUB PEOPLE WUO WERE UPON IT. “bd. alt l N jr ' h Emi.ch, old tbe beat they
t Tho flrn croaaed then without paying aor at-1 fctdL. a: t„ Jtlaylag on the hart sr.,i Wet
Uutlou to tbe removal .( the bridge, mi went m-thor and Ktiher north, Inking,
upon the frame buildings, the warehouses, and tbe
lurabcr’yards. moved rapidly northward toward
the waterworks.• Tbj pcople’llvlngin that 6ectloh,
and north of there,'thought that the best nlaco
for them to reek -belter was on-the Jake •nore,-
and they rushed that way. carrying with theta
what theyconld. They wrr *oon found that they
were therfr ’ ' • •
BETWEEN TWO DEATHS.
ahe fire on urn* tide of them, and (tie wider on the
“tber. Into which tho Intense heat of tbe, fire was
driving them. Many lav there half iu the water
and half In the sand,'with’their head* down in or
der to «9.mnch air as thev could. *l7*o smoko
driving from the *hord made it almost impossible
to live, but. as. they were surrounded on three
side*, and there were no boat*,' they remained
where they were, and suffered as patiently us pos
tlble. -j ,
THE FIRE REACHED THE WATERWORKS,
at nu early hour, and the wooden roof was k*od In
a llaroc. The men staved there as long as they
could, but were compelled to retreat and made
theirescapfraJong the-lake shore." It had been
honed that this would escape, but the roof or. wood,"
and the coal heap*, etc., near It, destroyed any
such expectation.
GREAT LOSS OF LIFE-HORRIBLE OCCUR
: RENTE.
So little Idea bad the jwoplu living near Iho
Historical Society Building on Ontario street, txi
tween Dearborn and Clark, o! the terrible and
utter ruin which the tire would work, hot
snatching tip what valuable* they could, they
sought rhelier in its cellar, which was tin*
fortuuately tilled to a great extern, with in
flammable material. According to • the state
ment of the . Übrarlan of the Historical So
ciety, William Corknin, who waa there at the
time, the following uer.vms certainly bought
refuge there. Old Colonel Stone and hi* wife, Mr.
and Mr*. Able and their daughters. Mrs. Do Pel
grom, teacher of French, Mr. ami Mrs. Carpenter,
musical-people, Dr. Freer »*nd family, the former
hating with him $1,0O» worth-uf personal property
belonging-iu Itiisb Msdlc.il College, two patients
from the nospllal in Mr. Hlcharda' place, and John
It. Girard and family. Mr. Corkran had bold
of one end of h trank, and Mr*. Gebler of
tho other. Her dress took fire, and be
left her and ran for the stairs,
leading from the cellar up stairs. Ho 1* certain
that old Colonel stone suffocated, and, from the
sodden Inrush of dense smoke, there is cau*e Jbr
fear that nearly all'the others who wore In then*
shared the same late, bewildered by the fume*. and
tumble to fiud their way out uf u building
with which they were unacquainted, Mr.
Corkran ran np the collar stains and
weut into the reading-room on the ground
lloor. and thence hurried up into I lie
library room. At that time mere did not seem to
be any symptoms of the in the roof. Then, going
downstairs again Into tho lectnre and pamphlet
room, he saw the flame* rushing up stairs, and
made his exit as hurriedly as possible. Nothing
was saved from the building, not even the Emanci
pation Proclamation,-and it is now au titter aud
hopeless wreck.
AT CHICAGO AVENUE.
It was 10 o'clock when the lire got t< -Chicago
avenno. and all down Clark aud Weis streets
was in a state of terrible excltennnt. The
Arc hud grossed the river at another or,
rather, the Hying sparks had set fire up near On
tario street. Encouraged by the absence of jwllce
men, the roughs along on Knuie street broke into
the saloons there, and began seizing and drinking
the .liquor. Many others, at tho very nuviusnt when
they *lllo*l needed all thc'self-poasusslrn they had,
fuddled themeelvos, and, in many cases, wore •
SUUUOUNDED W£ THE FLAMES AND
STIFLED MY THE SMOKE..
Sonic were found lying on the tidewalk, and, since
no one paid auv particular attention to .hem, they
met their fall* there. Some women, and their
children, lingered too long, and were either lost
lit tho houses, or compelled tojump out.of the win
dows. and receiving injuries, remainedrrhcnj they
were. The incredible rapidity of the ilaate* passed
aUcoinpreheusion. They sprung from tide to aide
of tho street, and.skipping extensive t߻ts. return
ed to 'tomplclo their work. Often More tho
flames bad reached a bouse, the thick,* black
amuko began to roll out of tho chimneys, thu re
►DU of the action of the intense heat oa the pine
woodwork within. The Church of the Holy Name,
which haa a slate roof,.wan especially noticeable.
From the crevices of lire slates pourecuot eddying
whirls of black smoke which, after rlsliigashori
height, burned for a moment withun intense dame,
and then went out. At.uu early hour Ic Urn tuoru
lug. It wit* possible to got teams, I uiit was not
\<*ry long before they wofo all occupied. Itisre
jKiried, but not on ihJ.bcst authority, that
FIFTEEN MEN WEEK LOST ,
At a blacksmith's shop on Rush street. All thesu
tires. ill whatever point they crochet! the river, soon
Ignited, nml swept on uuobstructedlvtiorthwarU.
ACROSS CHICAGO A VENTS.'
The people HUug north of Chicago avenue and .
rather west of LaSalle street, were exceedingly
hopeful that -they would escape, and that ibo
dre would drift steadily eastward, not expecting
that l! would make any progress against the steady
and furious west wind. They also had great hopes,
in Chicago avenue, which is a 10>foot street, llul
the flames, running np C.lark street, and catching
'furrier riall and the m*w building north of It,
worked west, and got into the
brick block*.on the cast side of LaSaUtvaud then
Jumped that street uud got Into the blocks on the
west side. At about the same lime It crossed Chi
cago avenue and caught VcEwepa planing uijll, on
Wells, near Pearsom-swl then rushed on north
ward afllotig )be wooden holdings situated* there*,
blowing them flows almost before they were
on lire. Number* of tho eltlxcua aclzud what,
properly they could, piling It on drays,
which they tiimctlmesidraggcd themselves,
ami took the goods thus temporarily received over
to a vacant iol oa~ Franklin -strcUA.-beyond—Llm,.
where'lherc waa nothing "but earth and green cel
erv, and then bestowed their po9taf*U>wa la little
heaps, with which ibo aurface of 'the ground was
•oontovered. : Bwt this, material; with which the
earth was cumbered was of the most Incongruous
and often r luflfipmahh-* nature. Iri>h
women brought stray.' beds, and other*
piled un chair*, bureaus, tntt>k>, «nd fK'fX,
cimcwivalde arrive, - It w«* *si very Jong before
tie c|£&fß; falling In tion-c began to make
iV'tlic Eitrface of fills lot a succession of small bou
.Area, and the owner*, having,uo.-watur. and no
meara of covering with earth what they had, were
either compelled to stamp ant thetcJhuuo* or to lot
their staff go. and confine themselves to regretting
the uidct* waste of time, or to pick op the most
portable article and march offwith it. One man was
sfen marching off with a class kero«sa<»l*i«»p. *uU
aVor ho had carried it about a block, be met a
friend, who asked him what was the ns« of carrv
iig a thing like that any further. He looked at ft,
ovorvud that there did nut scorn lobeauchnse
irrit, andloaaed it away. Another man had fecur
ecu rickety and tremulous cart, to which was htr
nc»*fd a rickety and tremulous horse, sudiu It he
lix4‘ a l>ccr safe, which, with great
regard for ~ the -property : <?f’ others,
he wbh carrying out of harm’s
war;aa the prairte or elsewhere. Giber men look
up to Lincoln Burk, hoping that there,
at lean, they wonld be safe. But there, as else
when, the fury of the flames passed their compre
hension. and everything stored there, as well as
lots trees, waro swept away.
escape of people into the west div
ision.
So soon r.n the people west of Clark began
to i-o-i that there was no hope, and that the fire
was reallv bound to go northward to an
indefinite ' point. they turned all their
minds .to getting over In the W«t
DirMvti. when* there was comparative safety from
the flames, and plenty of vacant ground bn which
to encamp. So. since Chicago avenue bridge was
useless. the whole tide turned toward Division,
wblcb. Horn Grove Jo llalsted, wn* untouched, and
promised to remain no. It was n«»t many minutes
before a steady stream of carriage*, drays, express
wagons, and Vehicle* of every description were
rushing pell-mell acres* ‘that bridge. In
terlocking and breaking, while tbe south
ern." streets loading up to -Division'
jammed with wagons, which occasionally
caught fire. Tbe expressmen and draymen, stim
ulated by the'immense prices they were receiv
ing—tiu to 553 a load—drove their heavy team*
reckU-ely forward, breaking down the weaker
teams, and forcing their way acres* lire °V
dor to return as soon as for tuoih**' load.
Sometimes they tf.rtmelve- came to grief a., then,
anfkateiilng tbclr horses- Inen to other
wagon.
TUB ROADS WERE FILLED 'Mi ll :*KOI»u:.
craxed by excitement nud llqn<*r, or s.npef.ed hf
mioko.and no regard.nl nil was paid to thorn » y
thf drivers, so that at all those pouua mimcnap
accident* w.irs constantly t-.reniring. O:e :»:mi
whs driving np Clark.street Mtli a boat y le nd when
bo i-ll from hi- <eat
AKD INSTANTLY B? OK!-. HIM MMR
I both rides of North avenue, sod continuing beyond
.that . - ,
TILL IT REACHED WRIGHTS GROVE,
and Ogden** Grove, where it did not progress* s-o
easily amid the wet Umber. The rniu which began
. falling on Monday evening dampened the grass',
and sensibly.retarded. It. -Then It worked back
again aud got hold of the coal heaps and lumber
yards Tying south of Chicago avenue, and made a
clean sweep of all that was left, there. Sn»
brilliant was the light on Monday evening that it
was feared by aome-nf those on the West Mde that
It would cross over there and obliterate what was
left of the city. • . .
WHAT. REMAINS.
From Klutle street to Fullerton avenue is three
mite*. At ■ Chicago avenue, the North .Division,
is a ilu,J c oycra mile. wide. and. is still wider
further north,' nodi -at Faßertdo avenue, it
k ls-nearly two- 1 niHcs- wide. - This vast extent
of terzitorv Is nearly as desolate and cmpiy
a* \va*'Cd year* : ago. The-• only houses
remaThtng arc tne'ordluwH elevator, which fronts
on the basin at the.Junction of the branches; and
feomo of the low and insignificant frames on Kinzio
down iu that quarter. The width of the river at
that point, and tbe direction of the wind, saved
them. Hr. McCagg's bouse was burned, but his
greenhouse was uninjured. The hutir-e uf Mr.
MahbmD. Ogden, ou Dearborn street and Lafay
‘.ci te place, was not even scorched. The tower at
the Waterworks remains, a* do the waltsof the
main building, but it la minus a roof.
At uue time - It was hoped
that* Unity Church, which ata.d* comparatively
itolattd. would escape, but the hope did not last
long. A few houses were al*o left on Division
street near the river.and one block on Sophia street
near the park. All the rest has disappeared. The
block pavements; on which so much moony had
been expended, and so much of which had been
laid on that side of the river, has become honey
combed charcoal, and utterly useless.
. The double engine at the Water Works is not
seriously Injured iu Itself, but the foundations are
in such condition as to render running it danger
ous. The smaller single engine will require ex
tensive repairs. Tho larger engine Is ap
parently uninjured. Whether any of the engines
can run depends upon the cylinders, which may
have been sufficiently heated to put them out of
truth.
It appears that the readiest mcans’to secure a re
newal of water supply la to connect everything
that tho town affords In the way of steam pumping
machinery with tho boilers, wldcU are uninjured,
and the mates. A large horizontal engine, which
formerly supplied the city, lies In tbe Water Works
yard, and could probably render service. There
are abundance of pipe aud fillings In the city, and
Uis possible to secure a limited supply of water
within three days, if the matter is pushed.
WHAT WAS DESTROYED.
Among the bnildlng* of note on the North Side
which were destroyed were the Franklin, Mutely,
Lincoln, Plenum Street Primary, Elm Street Pri
mary, and other school buildings; the Clarendon
Hotel on Clark street, the North Side Stables, from
which nearly all the horses were saved, McCor
mlck’i* reaper factory, the Chicago sugar refinery,
the Galena freight* house, *the Galena elevator,
LUl'a and Sands* brewerie*. the tanneries along the
North Branch. the German Theatre at the corner of
Indiana and Wells street, Unity, Now England,
and Westminster chorche*, the Church of the
Holy Nome, the Cathedral, the Hospital of the
Alexian Brothers, the Jewish Hospital on LaSalle
street, the new Catholic one on 'the corner of
Sedgwick and Elm. with the convent of (be Sisters
of Mercy,'the Chicago Historical Society, the Hu
ron Street Station. the Bethel, Galena'depot, the
Revere Hotel, Uhlich's Block, Swing’s Block, the
Hatch House, (he Humboldt - House. Illi
nois Street Church. Armour, Hole .£ Co.’s
(.■levator, Hiram Wheeler's elevator, the pri
vate- residences of William B. Ogden,
J. L. Stark, Isaac N.‘ Arnold, J. K. Rice, George
L. Hnnlap. W.B. Houghtallug, Sam Johnson, K. 1.
Tinkbam, Tom Macktu. the contractor, whose loss
is from four to five hundred thousand dollars;
George F. and Julian Knmvcr,-Edward Burling,
A. 11. Burley. O. F. Fuller, Dr, C. V. Dyer. W. G.
Goody, Obn’diab Jackson, General Rucker, the new
Hlveri-ev Block, bear the Water Work*. E. B. Mo
L’agg.-Berry ■ F. Smnhi and Phil. Huyne Were
burned.
The Division £ltcet Substation, as well an the
One ou North avenue, the engine house*, the fine
blocks on LaSalle street, anil the new buildings
which have recently gone np ou Division street,
have also disappeared. No bridges remain except
at Division street and North avenue.
WHAT IS LEFT.
- Tltc-oulyJ houses or building* In tlic Suutli Divi
sion uort’li of Harrison street are the Avenue
House, on Michigan avenue, and Lind's Block, cor
ner ol Market mid Randolph street*, four dwellings
on Harrison street, ana two or three house*
adjoining the Avenue House. All else is in ruins.
Considering the ‘treat number of largo buildings,
it Is remarkable how few of* them preserve uuy
share of their original proportions. The rule is
tbatlhe walls have tallcu.
The noted exceptions to this are the new unfin
ished building ou the no rtheaH corner of Mouroe
and LaSalle streets. This building seems to nave
escaped the conflagration. Another exception is
Tile TRIBUNE OFFICE. It survived all its
for hours after the buildings front
ing it had fallen, and the fire had extended to
other parts of the city, it was attacked by a fresh
current coming in the rear from Slate and Monroo
street*. The lire then took possession and did
its work of deatenettau, TUo oast, *oulh, and
west walls arc standing, a section of (he north
wall had fallen out, thereby impairing, possibly,
die valnc of the oihcrwalls. The vaults and the
press-room, perhaps, have escaped destruction.
, The thlro case la that of the Vailed StaUi*. Fust.
1 Office, Court room, and Custom House. Of this
building tbo four exterior walls are landing, and
seemingly uninjured. The interior I# wholly dc
| etroyed. ... . • '•
; The’Mcrchants' Inpnrance Coinpiry*a building,
1 the Uoiou Bank bonding. Iho Urleulal building,
, Chamber of l*omJO«rce, the Opera lionae, Palmer
& Deiter’s store, the First National building, l*al
i nicr Hotel/HcYlckcf’s Theatre," Farwull Halt,
A*srlne ibfl;k, Statu Savings Institution, the various
SutJTSt havo but broken •fragment^tr.
tell where tttc'J* existed. •
' la a majority of caso£ruins arc within ; thv
hosetnent excavations.
( fcw cases did the walls ftll ont—- Hi®/,
tunic down and full Invert. The speed wl
the buildings were destroyed wars surprising. Uf 1
the Sherman House then la’oot a yofttfft of tbte
wall ten feet above the aWt-miik. A result f* that
locomotion through the Sotrh Division is easy,
even for vehicle*.
IN THE NORTH DIVISION .
there I* hot one hofite standing'.entire. Except
fragmentary portions of the walls of a few churches
there If hardly anything Ifcft. no gnldo the visitor.
Tho streets hare hnl little JQbhbb on them, the
walls having fallen la. Tlae streets sire all elevated
above the-mint, rs la the case throughout the
whulc'brfhe'Ro'nth Division wherethe fire raged.
ON tue west side.
ifany of the people on the West Side, especially
at a distance from *e river, had gone to bed early
on Monday night, and kgew nothing of what bad
transpired until soma put .returning irate them tbe
news. In many cases flm flret thing known waa
that the water would not run, and for that there
were at first many explanations, and never* true
one. Before lung, however, the trucks and
other teams, with fugitives and goods
reached even Western avenue, and they
began to get on Idea of tbe calamity. I'll* most
Immediate and pressing way In wblcb they
felt It was In the utter lack-of water. Neatly
«II tbe wdU were *lry, and there had been
nb rain fur weefff and the cistern* were
almost all empty. Therefore the people In the
; centre of tbe West Side, north of Montoe street,
went with wash-bolters, palls, buckets, and pitch*
«r», to the pond in Union Park, while those further
west bitched np- and went to tbe artesian
well. A wow branch of Industry W » B
created, and cart* drove up and down the street*
dlted with casks of water. minute, wne
I twr*onwho had relate* vr friend* on the West
1 bide rockin'* suelier ami. every vacant
bouse was "iu immediate demand. Tbe
order having been is-ued that there
-huuld bo no fire*. ib - /c '**«• an Immcdbds domard
tic tuv»o, *nu milk, and crackerf. and tbe snnpiy
wf,' pretty grti-tm. y exJua.'rei. -j.uo** u*vr»r»
doubled their prices «.-a -:i ami
oilier whilt rc.ru* • i : '.y.
civkck men
Tii-rv \v«n otic noMl 1 ).: v**r. li.
(ilMun.'l!. Nt th-? corneroor. r l/.-uuit and J_-,ki»
f.nsctp rtbcimt g:\ly rJfiv*cd lo jiiM u;i !ii* pr.-vr.
ba*. »o;U out ft nft»p>Q lead i t atml «<» >!.'• Loir
jk.l)’c .<n t:irt prairie. and p>;Yo .‘juJ.i a>.:
r*..r»* to «*;<•’verf* to-j pf>.<r to In). in rk ,- »
Ulii iTyswjofr Cf tnppden ]v»rtth»S la
fto.n ak « Qar»v;>. :/.th!:n: could te wrc fudii’i
men r;lm j-ti m u’o-.k
;o ctnu .1 ill!" ;norr:‘ utti if lh*» \Kce»cii; -(Mjfcthc
luii.r. T.:r.‘f :rj(o:u' oatc*
"o» -k- t.<- od all <»Tt;r the Wt r •• m l*j\
! oi.i {•.<.'*■. i ? Wohiopj awnm. wbUc rotu- i.-rtv.-Hcd
, .-.itt a< v n.* a* A?:Miu mi J liarleui. .
Ur'.uc the ftcUiiLrot u:if.<ift}r •
I or. tl..- W«-»* S\V •*•»*» very crijal. Tn.* lilijh •
: h. - i*-jj bi,,.vj} j. f lihoogb *1 IrlfcJ tors ro* •
! n.-ur » uw.*; »-»d tfcrT M«ru yroMHiiwl ajj\*«ch' • ‘
I iLai r.-w tin* w«*Vd bo f-t ;o nthrr pp.c -
I kc-u>* vtic o *■. i* tit* c! plunder!)!;; or ■
i flnrnrcd r- ft nuit'oid faollo;;, >
j itowU* hi men rtscs, !
J uui * prou v oveert
I;-].; up which,'' .th tlio YmotdiKa- • • .
- •»k•• ii }c paitltif out Jlr\-»ln tb« ?t •
• he occurtyata vd uuj-lalftmit;.**
t:nraniori* >jrn*pt». a.
ac>vY ' itbuicut o- .i.ftw*.
hi «0t- ;.ci Ma»r of the* •
inline tern were
untrue. i;
u> —t lire to :.*u- .fi>ait C;.t:
m:d mi indi ” irho Uie;
il;i; coiner Lftxc'n.otft r*.d
Ki;an:.*.ri»y diepored -t
w«r»- ~Vf*rvcd jcKLTrlflj a;
horc*'* d.if in prerarrh',; ord
INGEN DIAHII.. KILLBu
Tbe dawosWjr depraved characv: •tf'ijin-f;'
, tiif rulliao* >->f ibc city wa.l pcnVcilj tturfratiSiV i
; Monday and the ensuing r.-' *,by tu lev airjc.
I to promoto pillage by lire- #»t l>y let'i.t,-; W fn
[ cibercut parUo||h« cUy. To ih* crtfdii \fff* ;r,-
; habit*Jl** Jibe cby.be it m\i. U. • c*' 'u.vn p-r.
1 eff.lly with the fate they e’ese iVu V-ie'v.t
| lowing are pooie ilhiMrailnut*, nmuvy'd .•»»;.! ir.t’!.: .
—A bey Hiti-mpii'd •o liul*. -:t mnrVujn r..-
,b> i.Mjil.t;;; s Clotisrs* .ine • ' :&•{/* vr*th hi-.v.
1 :ir..l li.row jin: it into nbi.'»-j..r f.-\ TJuriT- !<■.■.
j strveu II- received Uv- Mali-. cf '
[ Cr**njrr. who ea*-- 'be ; r.. and: • :mw ! . !r.-
, \ ji. lev.” J
•-A iDnn, r.i-. . . jowiyf fbot lit a ! .
.at the cor- r ..1 ■ an r i Vhir‘”-HVOi ’ei
Hi* utTcrci- w il,h- mV f?e t>»i buJk..i.s ;o c;>
i t*.!r bet Ie r oMu-rtm itJes /cr pil!.-.?o.
; - Bridge: uickc was/a,-:eMcd lot viru l
1 s turn in the rear jI. o / h* bat; r-ti ItjrnsV
; By *uan? mlrtakv, idclt -n c!-u«-ncv th. m>«- v i
| bsiLjred. • ■■ r ■
( —Two meu, v jo wi
| u» the JctuUcb arch.
J were, pieattd p. *nr,
». Aoott* cor u: yett
HijrtJaldpjflW Cwcct
c/rw etneht. tr\tc^ r io set 2rc
/on the Wvet s*:d* , ,\vere dl«-
ivr-rnory, end f . !.»oW> r?-ot:
flervc-d t-mrifilf
ferdnyv a ha:u o" he vo. nor of
c’, ! i cqtJvts vu- .nccitobe
NUMBER 66.
on firo. Knowing that it miii*t have-boon the
wurkof an incundiarv, the neighbors united to ex
tinguish it, Ailing their coals and hats and every
thing they could gel hold of with rand. Thc.Aru
was extinguished in good time, and u mau'fottnd
in there captured. It hi stated that lie was shot.
Whether the reinirt is or la pot correql is npj
known. t t* V ,*
—At about 11 o'clock yesterday forerfeon, a*mau
also residing on Fourth* avenue,, caught a man in
the basement or bis house, number unknown,',
armed with hay and matchc--. He. {k lv<,: t* iC alarm
and the incendiary was caught and signed and
battered to death*. He lies on the avenue yet,
near Fourteenth street.
—From Commissioner T. B. Brown the following
incident, woa learned. On his authority it is cor
rect without* doubt: At about 1 o'clock yester
day afternoon a colored mau,*name unknown, ob
served a while man sneaking round- his house ou
Fourth avenue. He fired the b:iTn in the .lean of
the house, and was instantly shot dead. *•
—Among the special policemen sworn liiAmlhe
South Side yesterday was a negro named "Hick"
Costello, who was assigned to a bent on Wabash
avenue,'near Hubbard court. About 4 o'clock ip
the afternoon, a white man, whose name is un
known, was looking upou the ruins, when Costello
warned him off. He answered that he was only a
spectator and was doing no harm, when the negro
raised » piece of lead pipe, with which he u;i»
armed,.and smashed in the man's skull, killing,
him on the spot. The crowd followed the negro
and would have hanged him but for the interven
lion of a couple of policemen wbo rescued him
and locked him. up in the Cottage drove Station'.
—About 3 o'clock yesterday afternoon residents
on the South Side were alarmed by a cry of Are.
Which Increased when they saw smoke aeceudiug
from Mr. Schaffer’* store, corner Jf State and Thtr
ly-tirstalrects. It was evidently the-work of an in
cendiary, and, owing to the used
by the scoundrel wbo did the work, much difficulty
was found iu extinguishing the tire,
cr Sheridan happened hear the place, and.4<s{arod
to put out the blaze. A meeting of over citi
zens waa held immediately, and Mr. Sberiduu em
powered the Chairman to swear in all he thought
At as special policemen. There was indtl'nation
enough to have put a summary end to the devil,bud
be been caught, and a determination to -treat all
such as dogs unworthy of life.
—Another man was idiot last evening by a police
officer,who delected him In the act of attempting to
Are the Jesuit Church, on Twelfth street.
—An excited crowd gathered round the West
Division Police Station, about 5 o'clock yesterday
afternoon, intent upon making an application of
lynch law to a man who was alleged to have tried
to set Are to a limtso on Milwaukee avenue. Three
or fonr ropes were nourished vigorously in the
crowd, and several speeches were made by parties, -
urging them to rescue the incendiary from the
bauds of the police, hut the latter were Arm, and ok
the last accounts the man was still a
thu cell.
FATAL INCIDENTS. ?
DEAKBOKN STREET,
While Madison street, west of Dearborn, and the
west ride of Dearborn wetv all ablaze, the specta
tors saw the lurid IMbl appear in the rear windows
of Speed'* Block. Presently a man, who had ap
parently takeiMimo to dress himself leisurely, ap
peared on the extension built up to the second
story of two of the stores. lie coolly looked down
the thirty fuel between him aud the ground, while
-the excited crowd first cried jump! nml then some
of iheoi more Considerately looked for a
ladder. A long plank was presently found
usd answered the same as a ladder, aud was placed
at ooce against the building, down which the man
soon after slid. But white those, preparations
wen.-going ou there suddenly appeared, anutltcg
u»*;. at a fourth story window- qf The building rie
low, which-bad no projection, but was Hush frofij
thu top to the ground—four Aiorles and a batten*
Ui»escape by the >jtalrtvay wh» evidently cot;®’
and he looked despairingly down the fifty feet
tween him ground. The crowd gre
almost frontthe sight, for it was only
acholmiofdmubbifore him—by fire or by bolug
crushed to death by the. fall. Senseless
cries of-jnmp! jump! went:up from the crowd—
.senseless* but full of fur the sight was
absolutely agonizing. .THen for a minute or two
hcdbappOHrvd.. perhaps even less, but it seemed
so long a time supposition was that he haa
fallen, sutfocateifrSnia the vmoko and heat. But,
no; he appears First be throws udt a bed;
then some bed clothes. -appartUillyi-why; probably
even he does not know.* Again tic looks dow'n
the dead, sheer wall of fifty leet boiou - .hiu\. ■•lie 1
he»italee. atid well he uiay, as be l\}hta. again
and looks behind him. Then • he mounts
to tho window-sill. Ills whole form appear*,
naked to the shirt, and his white limbs gleam
against the dark wall in the bright light
aa he swings himself below the window. Somehow
—how nom* can loll— nml catches upon
the top of the windows below nim. of the third
story. lie Ploops and .drops again, ami seizes the
frame with his hands, and his gleaming uudy once
more eiraighten-and hangs prune dowuwtnd. and
lltcn drops (uettmtlv and accurately upon the win
dow-rill of the third story. A shout .more ,of
joy than applause goes up from the
: crowd, and those who had turned away their beads,
not bearing to look upon him ns he seemed about
to drop to sudden and certain denib, glauced up at,
! him once more, with- a ray of hope, m this daring
and skillful feat. luto this window he crept to look,
probably, for a stairway, but appeared again pro-’
sently, for hero only was the only avenue
of escape, desperate and hopeless as it
was. * Once mure he dropjted hU body.
: hanging by hls hands. The crowd screamed, aud
waved to him to pwiug himself over the projection
from which the other man had Justbeen weened.
Ho tried to do ibis, cod vibrated like a pendulum
Irom side to side, but could not reach lar enough to
throw himself upon !t« roof. Then he hung by one
hand and looked down; raising tho other hand, be
took a wwung from side to ride once
mure 16 ruflclt l)se roof. In vatu: again he hung
muiloulesH by one band, and eluwly turned his head
over his fhotrlder and gazed into the abyss below
him. Then, gathering himself up. be let go hlc
hold, amt for a second a gleam of white shot down
falhforfy feet, hrtl» foundation of the basement.
OC.cotttß«i it killed him. • Ho was taken to a drug
store pear by, aud died in ten minutes.
SIX MEN LOST.
. Sis men went wortln:» on the,corner of Clark
and Madison streets, top of J. U. Chamber’s store,
and when lb« firv caught the lower part of the
building Were unable to get down, and equally on
"ahtevP mfeAUe to ad They fell
through ilia I*llol and were totally conth'nicVn
FIVE MEN CRUSHED.
After the. flames bad consumed the store of J.
H.-Roes, Slate.near the corner of Washington, the
wails were left partially standing. An express
wagon war passing a short time after The eon*
flsgnxtlon ittul reached the front of the-building
ju*t la lltuu to recc f the billing wall. Five
metiwerein the i»agouat_ the time and* all were
crushed,aad.AUied.. * 4 ‘
A WOMAN PERISHES.
An unknown woman was caugut in a building
on State street; near Taylor, and was unable to get
out In time. Shu had no chance ol escape. and fell
back into the bnllding, where she was. of course,
cownnted.
CUET MOREUEAD
wm last seen •truggling maufully with a large box
containing the books ol Reyburn, Hamer *k Co.
The flame* and smoke overpowered Mu, and he Is
certainly lost. Tito crowd oil called atoud tor him
to come away, but to no two; the brave fuopnr
stood and struggled until all had lot Imnlo Cght
the flames. • ‘
A DRUNKEN MAN
tried to run Bomb from the Base Bali grounds on
Michigan avenue, and was caught ami killed by
tDe fUtuc*.
JACOB WOLF
war routed to death In his boose, No. h3 West
Uarrltou street.
BOI)IE*i POUND.
A TRIBUNE reporter wandenug a«**oug the
ruin* along Ontario street, dU-mverod, in the rear
cellar of the dwelling net* east of
tbc Historical Society* building, the
charred trunk of n «nman, body, lying
amid ruins of many whir bottle* mid tbc apparatus
of a w«*rr-^ , os*». Then* roasted flash
SiT . .-.i nocluc to U.e ideD-
lily, >n ‘oeu the s*-x. of .1 - v; niMvj.' obtainable,
i’i'i hoesa liSii h*'c» <*oru;>ieU by a i*rrn , ~'
*. r~p«;r »<f the Historical ilttUdiug-t-v »
l;. ,y i,a% be\*U ibatof Ulcn. \ . ,t .
in'M.apj nrca.ly the upor-
P.-rhasis n i»ur>;wi »f . ■ •
I
UAT
All 1
tb** r
''■' ft ■ M
Julies
!:d vr*’ .
o'..
• car? mother a I tf.r
:k H at S.vu-n ] Mipt.a;, t oruer
'\ '!• •• J.
:S3 lia? -i l>ov Sor 3 vest*
■ /cln ••
74 ke-.- averne.haa two
v • a uanterf ,Vjo_v L.xucord:* cud S.
.'s* r,,r-. ii cao #oi* ker <lau‘.*h: ir at Ihc corner of
: • • ■ i- to .-u<lMitvrdQkce nvjmie.
i jttlea Jcnpic N ;«.* te ic-uud nt AI«.
'••.-a,- t. -‘*o. S SlUcfc'ftjfft. i
Auia ‘<»'a£Der. 4 ye.-ijv old. TUc jiijjliit j
.-\ii V-i.Tbeir?, Nil \V«?i Erie ?trccl. |
*'!• ,llj tfanjcr ia at IlalMed ttH”*!. • i
(‘.-.ere## (Jcbbsrt 1? rt Bethel (;huicL. |
1 r 'Ellen and "Kale lledenu.mii. The
• 'jotlu'.r te nt SaituMmon >trct*t. i;iir Chicago a'vuuc.
: HenJ. Geronx*?. Ht. J.oui*. u jjc ci;d five ciuldrcu
. fHit rtml bhr.at Fir?: Chcrrlj.
| Turee i*tiildrm. jutnitd Mhr.-heu. nti.-sluj. lufor-
I tnatiou to bo Beal.to Mri. Flynu, IWJ Alonn-e.
A child, unmet! Uorih, niis-lu/. Inronufltlon lo
I !it**fu'.w ii- McKinnon,‘il'w li.dlxna avenue.
I Loal? M.-»r«Un mlrrintr. lufonuation to be sentto
; ,Uv- Urowi.. 5| Meildiau ptrt-ct.
•i i. H.UonalckV xrire and child can find UcTal
318 Wes! Lnka.
% William Sanger's wife and children are at Wells
School, corner Kenbencnd Cornelia.
'••Almuy Hounds, of 21.1U South Franklin street,
is at Hotert Laird Collier’s Church.
Katie
mother, alTunwrllall, West Twelfth street.
.. ilarrHacke'nly* has flve children missing. In
■formdilon to to Turner Hall, West Twelfth
streof. •
Annie Miderhatlor, missing. Information tube .
sent to Katrina Keller, Tamer Hall, West Twelfth
street.
Mary Ha&man, 6J years old, missing': ?10J re
-ward (orluCormailon, to be scut to (J. A. Hartman,
155 Ponrlh avenue.
,-f JtjoiWffs, named Leonard, are at SUS Fnlum
street.
Tommy Jackson. 30 years i-kl, mi.->hig; infor
mation to be sent to Centenary Church.
The family of Mitchell Curtis 1* missing; inf..:-
miJtion to be sent to the Centenary Church.
A. Lomi baa \'Qe and two chih.reu missing. Jii«
jftjhnajiou to btr sent to South Park avenue.
Maria ami JuIU Bresiin are at -Hi Ann streer.
Matilda Brawn*missing. Itifonuatioti t*» be j-eiit
to W. W. Uin£j*nn, 155 Walnut street.
' Thomas O'iirieit. 7years old, missing. Informa
tion to be sent to Mrs. Keen, opposite Sunnv.-ide
Hotel.
Henry Leary is a; First Congregational C’htijeli.
Mrs. .1. O'Neill and three children, Mrs. 11. Faith
and two children, lumping, luiortuatiou to besom
to Fitiff Congregational "Church.
..Mr-s.E. Ityun and flx cl.ildren, missing. Infor
mdflbutu be sent to 15a North llal&ted street,
a Mra. W. 11. Clay, missing. lufotmatlou to be
rtnt to Fir-I Congregat tonal CJinrch.
Kudie Simpson arid Manny Bullock. mi.-ring.
Infurmatlonto be sent to Frank Muuroe, corner
Eldridge court and Wabash avenue.
A girl two or three years old, lound on Indiana
street, is at the hotel m Drsplaincs.
John Daly's wife and six children, mL.-ing. In
formation to be sent to Eighteenth street, corner
Caual.
i iMary Ellen Baijibildge, misting. Information to
Jje s«nt to TG Mdimi Peoria street.
Cast. Johnson's wife and child, missing. Infor
mation to be sent to First Congregational Church.
* Three children of Peler't.ym.io. missing. Isifor
mation’to be sent to the Centenary clmrcn.
WiJh and child.of
Henry Schneider. *J‘i years old, missing. lutornu
lion to Iw sent to Centenary Church.
- Joseph Mommtlu, of North avenue, corner »-f
f&agwick, ii st-llte .Via Mn-et Church.
* Itiohard Walsh is at Mr. Nicho!.-.', corner Mud
don and Like streets.
The wife and nvu children of Chas. Herzog miss
iny.\ information to be sem to :lUI Milwaukee
aveutfb.
Mrs. Brown and four children missing. Infor
matiou lobe sent to First Congregational VhurCh.
•* <?yorge S. Clarke missing, import a: 7gr» e.-l
Lake street, or at Tribune office.
ITEMS IN GENERA:
•Thy* fate of tlur poor picture - of the Battle «
lyaburg was thc-sau:e asthaf of ncarlv ever’
ulie.- it was tnm from the wall by D.m St
who had it in charge at the Academy of 1)
and who could not detach it l»y legitimate i
add wrapped carefully in an ml-skiu cmrrii
party cl men here it south us fast ns thev anil
it was left opposite Trinity Kpt-copal Chur
Jackson street, tho .heat-becoming so great. :i:
ttmlera to numerous. that tno keepers
quished Ir.and* ran. Nothing has been lu-an!
since.
—Business men all day yesterday were Ini
round Air the recovery of their safes and uhai
contained. The hanks, or rather their ruins,
surrounded all day'. Of the hanks which cia
liavo recovered their saff-s in good condition ai
Commercial National, the Hirst. Fourth, and
uractnretV Banks. Tlie Union Bank was n
fortunate. The papers .therein weie mi lire
probably everything is.lost there. The Lea
Trust Company, it L- suited, removed the .u
part of their treasure before the building c
tire. Mr. 11. N. F. Lewis, of the UVrfeivi 1.
removed all his books nod papers from the sn
—The readiness and rapidity with winch \
of shelter and rations of luodhavv 1-eeti sjij
tolho homeless and hungry are rentsukabic.
doors ol the s»chool*hou>es and ehiirclie.- iia\e
thrown wide open, both in the South and
Divisions, and yesterday they 'were thronged
the poor victim's of the’ilre. tome of whom
their way there,,and dtbefs were brougl
•charitable people ungagedln the mission ot
lug them up. Food .)n abundance was sup
and Up* watering-carts brought water trem tlu
and dlstrihutrd it in .lio-u to bucket-, uher
was coineyed into the churches and dealt ou
—The boundaries of tin* lire in the >oufi
•siwtoujtirc Unison struct on th<» auuli Imtu
rlvfer h> Wahpßl nveutiurlhe fire stepping at
grues street on Michigan avenue., the lake
east, and ibc river on the West and north.
—Few If any of the pictures in the A.'adej
Design were’ saved. Tho* Kotlienuel lii-t«
Uctty-dimgb picture ua- taken out bv cuiti
Ol the pictures in the Opera HutiseAtt ll.i,
Bierstadt's Yoscmitc. Deiteubuch's » hrist
; «Jnl a few small pieces were saved.
. Vl'lie Opdra ftbuje auditorium hud been
pbddy renovated, and it was .the intention to
if with the Tuoti us Orchestfa-ou Monday «-vei
rl’hc'buiMiug.vvas occupied .no the gruiu.il inn
Bauer’s, Boot A Unity’s, and Kimball's i,
stotvs, and,Weight’* restaurant. The second
third floors,. were, occupied bv insurance.
the upper tloor h
An Caller? anil artists’ studio-. Among then;
w\ru MwsV»>fttwlhpp**. i-cbmard:. Hmu, and ]
Ibw, wfa) luj} all ilietr picture-. Most of the «i
In tlfe clfyWefC tocaieo in the Academv or De
and they lose everything.
—Bum in the South aud West Division- tvi
of citizens word organized In everv Mock,
cfllcipuily guarded \U_irre ‘the priu
danger lay. .In the Bu6til , Djyfslyn several ar
of auspicious persoud tferu ntadr. It i- repi
that nil attempt was made to lire SelppA Ikitir
iHumhatlhe incendiary was arrested
‘ sikall stable oh the corner of Burnside aud ’H,
first fstreels was fired on Monday evening,
proinplly’Viiiugnislied. aud it was reported
the perpetrator was -hot, hut we cannot trao
rnmor to any reliable source.
- The ;bo «‘hamber of Comm
have derided to rebuild at once outlie old
They will begin Jo clear oif td-day.
.. —r.Ajiacelitig ot bankers and railroad MlTi
called for to-day, to take measures for u-iabh
a basis of trade.
—The city of Lcvcmvorlh has voted £io.Ou
offered homes for 100 families.
—TUo slock of grain ««tbe rity hasprohablv
diminished to the extent of *J.uxmu». le:i
4Aw,wxi bushels here. About so|»ercoui o
flour is burned, leaving lu.utu barren', Near!
the pork and uk-au ar* burned.
—A largo number of fugitives from tli*' >
Division landed their effects on a tract ol a
•AW acres »«nth or the rolling 1 mills, where
passed the night without food or shelter.
—it la reported that the govermneir has rvre
J.OOU.UW) army rations to be sent here, from Lc;
worth tud other places; also ,v*o tens froiti M
iogton.
--The Aurora Arc depamnen:, with t
engines arrived here nearly on Sntdny, nnr*;
themselves to The tnajju- 1
man,™ u
jeatcitrjry m a section of aj-lnch xtt
pipCj lying neat the Water Work-. Anc
similar fragment of humanity waa found »l
liUersectioD of Clark and Randolph streets.
~Tbe I.gmlon-* iflverpool t ompanv will.
>uth -ritailvcly stated, pay SJ.iwo.tU) in { cn djn
C ‘ A w G . re ?oO\ at 8 o’clock, on Mo;
morning, reached Weedon Station and tele ’rai
•»’ fact of the city’s destruction to all the nod
stations.
incio was a rumor *h*
orphans in the asylum, corner of Ca** and snii
street, had been l»>si. The children were r«m
duriug the night to a point limhernorth. ami
aflcrdayllgbl were carried to the College lloib
west pf Blue Island avenue on Twelfth street. ’
are destitute of clothing, nave what they escape
and of that kind and ol loud nil
gratefully received.
—Messrs. Uage Brothers ,t‘Wjilt*T4 have- re
tire new biick building on the northeast con:<
Madison and Clinton street, and will open
Mbc Sbormun j n UO ont ten days. Tney
fortunate In finding St specially built for hotel
poses, and expect to sluml- mnhc »u« , u . vv >
man House nearly equal to the old one. *
Dommenco furnishing their house to-day.
—The-iErsniny Putt will be issued, until fit
notice,
The ntsmesS office will, lor ■>)
.iird ibxir. ”*v .i*" " ’
—The lion. I. N. Arnold anti bis family err
uninjured, awl are at Mrs. Hn.-tingUou's, m
corner of Calumet avenue and sixteenth sired
—Almost the only fnigme-nlof gr..m;d m;s<:i
In all the desolate waste of the North side w>v.
at the corner ol Kush and Eri- streets, a I
post, with lamp and lettering in gnud order
mark*, Uke a graveyard rmtrv' , .v
two Ueauiifnl nr<
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The Proeldvijiwc- appohited to head Ou
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Executive Cotmniltct! \y.-\» tlu* a i.pi okttei
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Ctiimuittec ttj'! directed jo rt*in<. ; c j.t i» o't
to liiu.noiuucr iu uhich the n:U coramiv
set.
Tho Director* abo. rct-touicni’ct! that :>1
coumictj*pccdJn>ajii Stnurtlay Ih-.i l-o ‘e:ii
Via- basil* of value* eiiiTcm fot tai- seiei il
pa Saturday ui of u
comntitco of nfae-hu-appoiuied l.v ;he Prei
detersifue h vaJuus.fofsucli seitle
Gcorso to lay ou ite i:
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