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THE DOOMED CITY. 
 
 CHICAGO 
 
 DURING 
 
 AN APPALLING ORDEAL. 
 
 THE FIRE DEMOH'S CARNIVAL. 
 
 The Conflagrations in West, South and 
 North Divisions. 
 
 
 GRAPHIC SKETCHES FROM THE SCENE OF THE DISASTER. 
 
 Prepared and Written by a Journalist. 
 D ET RO IT : 
 
 Published riv the Michigan^ News Company, 
 
 1871. 
 
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 GEEAT FIRE H CHICAGO. 
 
 GRAPHIC DESCRIPTION OF THE TERRIBLE EVENT. 
 
 SCBWKJSt, IIVOII>KIVTS, ETC. 
 
 " OstT a (Ire In the West Division." 
 
 This was the reply to anxious etKinirors or ppiliaps disinterestml curiosity-seek- 
 ers, as a bright light burst upon the horizon ami illumined the district »ituat«d 
 between the southern bend of Chicago River and Jellierson Street. 
 
 Only a fire on the West Side— and despite tlie eflforts of firemen, despite tho 
 genius of human skill and mechanism— lour raagnillcent blocks— magnificent by 
 reason of the wealth, industry and enterprise they represented— were rediiced to 
 ashes, only tliree or four structures remaining on the entire area. Vinegar Works, 
 Planing Mills, Box Factories, Lumber Yards, Wagon Works— all were swept like 
 paper from roof to foundation, and fully $500,000 sacrificed. Amongst the heavy 
 losers were Messrs. Lull and Holmes, Oweigle, Sheriff & Sons, Chapin & Son, Pitts- 
 burg, Fort Wayne*& Chicago Railway Co., Wilmington Coal Co., Boltzer & Co. On 
 Jefferson Street a row of tenement houses were consumed, together with the chattels 
 and personal property of dwellers therein, who narroely escaped with their lives. 
 while an unfortunate lady, Mrs. Margaret Hadley, was so blinded and smothered that 
 she fell upon her face in the hall of her residence, and naught save a calcined, charred 
 and ghastly skeleton remained to identify the ill-fated victim. 
 
 But it was only one life, ouly a loss of a few buildings, only a loss of half a. 
 million dollars. The Insurance Companies were responsible, were sound ; let the 
 merry bells ring instead of the loud Are alarms ; let the gloom of an hour be cleared 
 before the glowing progress of a prosperous people. 
 
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 III&TORY OF THE 
 
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 IL ton hours the Western conflasration was fovgolton ; in ten hours a rich, enlor- 
 prising, pleasure-lovin- poo,.le wore sketching out their plans for Sunday aranse- 
 mentrrecreation, and devotional exercises; the fashion of the city, tlie poor of the 
 city, thousands gathered under the roofs of magnificent churclies, ^Inci. in the short 
 space of a few liours were to fall before the resistless advance of Ih- Are fiend; thou- 
 sands entered their ofllces and finished some neglected task; thousands yisited 
 pleasure resorts or listened to the Orchestrion's jangled music, in a northern saloon; 
 ihousands promenaded the parks or visited their friends and arranged future specu- 
 lative transactions; whilst in the evening Turner Ilall-lhe great German Sacred 
 Concert establishment-was packed with jubilant humanity. Then the Western Light 
 Guard Band struck up an exquisite selection from the opera. What cared the gay 
 mr^ses for the howling of the wind or the mournful warning of the night before ; let 
 the poor feel,-let the rich enjoy themsolves-proceed with the music, pass around 
 tlic glorious Ithnn Wdn, and drown the hurricane's roar without, by strains of music 
 morl exquisite and fascinating than the famed breathings of the .Eolian harp. 
 
 But there is an alarm of fire; the door keepar looks out; the manager runs 
 down to listen; still the light is west-; miles away in fact-and the answer to en- 
 quiries is:-" O.ily a lire in the West Division." "Only a fire in the West Division" »s 
 re-echoed throughout the vast assemblage -and the music proceeds. But the din 
 grows louder.:-the bolls ring out a heart-rending peal-; the sky is radiaut-and the 
 people quietly ret're from their Sunday evening amusements. At the Sherman, Tre- 
 mont, Briggs, Talmer and other hotels, successful speculators, bold operators, inter- 
 ested' tourrts are calmly discussing various .luestions more directly concerning them- 
 gelves-when the " clang, clang, clang," of the belh' arouses them. " Where is the 
 fire 1 " " Oh. way up in the West Division, I think," answers the porter. ■ 
 
 But the bells almost speak-there is something deathly, awful, supernatural in 
 their wild appeal. The streets are crowded with anxious faces, running to the scene 
 of disaster-running to meet the foe so rapidly advancing upon their fortunes- 
 families and liomes. God knows, if a veil could close out the black spot upon the 
 memory of those who witnessed these awful scenes which followed, humanity would 
 kneel submissively and crave the boon ; heads which never before bowed would sink 
 in Christian humility ; voices wliich never spoke save to curse their Croator-woakl 
 beraised to thank Him for his great goodness! ... - ^ . ' '., 
 
 " Clang, clang, clang ! "—and through streets, across squares, clown every possible 
 •thoroughfaro iumdreds of excited people rushed ; from the north-west section they 
 came lo assist the firemen and sullerers ; from the river towards the west dense 
 masses of people thronged, wildly screaming fire, fire, /re-whilst the south-west 
 wind-blowing a perfect hurricane-hurled clouds of dust and other refuse into the 
 eyes of the exdted, yelling racing crowd. The roar and hiss of the flre after it had 
 fairly started is indescribable; it seemed as though a large pent-up power had sud- 
 denly sundered the shackles which bound it and revengefully burst upon its victims. 
 On the corner of De Koven and Jefferson streets, the scene paralyzed description: the 
 
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in ten houfs a rich, enlor- 
 plans for Sunday aranse- 
 f the city, tlie poor of the 
 mrclies, \Ylii(;ii in the short 
 nee of tliM fire fiend ; thou- 
 I task; thounands Yisited 
 uslc, in a northern saloon ; 
 md arranged future specu- 
 -llie great German Sacred 
 '. Then the Western Light 
 ipera. Wliat cared the gay 
 ng of the night before ; let 
 ith the music, pass around 
 ■ithout, by strains of music 
 )f the .Eolian harp. 
 ks out; the manager runs 
 ct — and tliR answer to en- 
 ire in tli« West Division" is 
 sic proceedH. But the din 
 tlie sky is radiant— and the 
 its. At the Slierman, Tre- 
 itors, bold operators, inter- 
 3 directly concernhig tliem- 
 iises tliem. " Wliere is the 
 rers the porter. ' 
 thly, awful, supernatural in 
 faces, running to the scene 
 sing upon their fortunes — 
 Lit the black spot upon the 
 1 followed, humanity would 
 ir before bowed would sink 
 :urae their Creator— would 
 
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 iquares, down every possible 
 the noith-west section they 
 er towards the west dense 
 _/tre— whilst tlie south-west 
 'it and other lefuse into the 
 1 hiss of the fire after it had 
 fge pent-up power had sud- 
 fully burst upon its victims, 
 le paralyzed description: the 
 
 GREAT FIRE IN CHICAGO. 
 
 five had spread with the wind and darted off with the rapidity of lightning ; in fact 
 tr^ legitimately its progress would be an impossibility. In hai an hour two 
 olOockB of Are spread a ghastly radiance between Jetrerson and C nton s.ree h 
 oth The firemen-bruised, exhausted and over worked, tore do.n bu d-n^. a^ 
 eCe.l to head off the fire to the norU.-but in vain; shrinking mult.tu es, the 
 vrtnlof temporary lunacy, wild with afright and excitement, closed together an^ 
 :: ent to loud lamentations; they cursed and Jostled each other, knocked one 
 To her down, trampled over females in their mad anxiety, when ,ho flames w.th 
 lec I rapidi y, sp 'l on in their work of mad destruction. Building after bu du,g, 
 t^2 blod. followed in au^ck succession; Taylor, Far.uar, Polk and Lwn,, 
 ! rel -ve soon in flames, whilst hundreds of unfo, tunate.s, s.icv.flcmg property nd 
 ea tX p«..essions_vacated the districts; many of these were Gennans, a ,ew 
 rrad others of foreign nationality. One unfortunate woman on Polk street wa. 
 to an r a he up ,er window of a bia.ing building and wildly display a ch.ld, 
 :::: :;:^, l— to a mother. i»stinct_she would not part wiU. U. 
 Ts res of her heart, both perishing together. Another woman, issued from a bu.1.1- 
 ; Ling at the top of her voice, tearing her hair and calling on God to curs 
 !lk 1 her others, happily a majority, were collected calm and res.gned ; wh.ls 
 t Latin., t ey ga.ed on the magnificent buildings which boUlly fronted t.,e Are, as 
 1 gh t dispute its passage ; there they felt con.ident, the conflagrat.on must cease 
 Cease -scarce had this carnival of the tire fiend commenced; tb,s was but 
 as advanced lines of skirmishers to p.epare the road for complete desolat.on, 
 o;,e column of fire held its way alor.g Clinton and Canal street, the other along thnton 
 and Jefferson-moving north-west with a sullen, angry roar. Fh. and wmd coal- 
 esced-a bond of unity see«.ed established, and man stood abashed m the presence of 
 the terrible progress accomplished. 
 
 ..My God, the fire has broken out in the South,- was neard fom the hps of a cU- 
 .en and sure enough «.:hile the blanched and weary toilers, with bloody hands, 
 burned faces and many with torn garments, had been checking the progress on the 
 west Side, a suggestive light appeared in the vicinity of the Gas Works, between 
 Adams and Monroe, and Wells and Market streets. Imn.cdiately there was a stam- 
 pede in that direction, though the atmosphere by tins time was stiflling; the heat, 
 dust wind, burning cinders and scorching ground was almost unbearable ; it was 
 maddening. A myriad of burning cinders had been hurled over one-flfth of a m> le. 
 impregnating a wooden tenement situated as above described, and m an 3n..aut, w. h 
 the rapidity of breath, the structure was wrapped from roof to foundation m a seeth- 
 ing blanket of flame ! The fire crackled and roared, leaping with demomac exulta- 
 tion from roof to roof ; buildings apparently uninjured suddenly steamed, smoked and 
 in a moment flames darted from beneath the eaves, grappled with the wmdows, em- 
 braced the girders, and with a parting roar, sped on to other quarters. Tins w-as 
 before one o'clock Monday morning, and as the flames leaped toward th« miserable, 
 grovelling district, popularly known as ■' Connollys Patch ;" that portion of the flra 
 
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 HISTORY OF THE 
 
 between Cliutou and Canal streets, in the Wast Division, was miking rapid liaad-vay, 
 quickly eiigiilpliing the lumbar yards, tenement houses, and buildings on Van Burea 
 street, whilst the extreme western branch had reached West Harrison Htreet, border- 
 ing the scene of the previous night'n calamity. 
 
 Suddenly anothsr cry of alarm was hoard, and each heart sank as a bright light 
 appeared in the vicinity of Adams' street, and engin3s, (iremeu and voluntears dashed 
 toward the scene, " Connolly's patch '' was now blazing with intense fury, dozens of 
 unfortunates ran out in almost a nude condition ; struggling females, crying children, 
 groaning nun, rushed in dozens from the flre-feediag shanties; but njt all — many 
 •were unable to escape, being perfectly hemmed In. A poor man who got out with his 
 hair almost singed to the skull, raised his hands above his head and cried piteously 
 for his child. '■ Slie's in the back room — my God, my Qod — 3ave poor Anne, my 
 poor child !" but it was an entire impossibility, and as the roof fell in, and millioiist of 
 sparks sprung fiom -he grave of the child, the unfortunate man fell prostrate on the 
 ground. Tiie madden»d sea of flams broke like waves over the devoted settlement ; 
 it darted in fiery arrows, or rolled like a blazing cylinder, then suddenly burst into 
 shafts wh'.c'ii cut with the seething precision of a reaper at his work ; a perfect para- 
 pet Olf Are blocked many in their dwellings ; one man rushed forward and was silently 
 Orawn down to his long home ; ethers madly screamed for lielj) — but the barrier was 
 impassable and fully eight or ten perished in the space of as many seconds — some with 
 curses, come with prayers upon their lips. In the neighborhood of LaSalle street, 
 Monroe, Clark and Diarborn streets, very little anxiety was felt concerning buildings iu 
 these neighborhoods. Pew dreamed that the exquisite creations of genius, the hand- 
 some, massive mirb'e structures which had comprised the wealth, the hope, the pride of 
 the msrcantile community, would prove but pasteboarii objtaclss in checking the ad- 
 vancing flames. Whilst this flre was in progress, a junction of the western branch was 
 rapidly approaching — by way of JefFarsoa street towards the VanBuren street bridge 
 and Mirket street ; but the intensest interest was created on the south line of Monroe 
 street and running along Wells and Market street. On Monroe street, the stables of 
 J. V. Farwell & Co., and the American Union Express Company, were next attackied. 
 The shivering horses nestled closely together; they neighed .'ith fear and stood 
 tremblingly eyeing the advancing death fiend ; very few escaped ; not more perhaps 
 than eight or ten out of a hundred powerful animals. It was a fearful sight; but 
 man was suffering still greater afflictions. On — on to Wells street— the poor again 
 attacked and poverty — in such a case — the sure courier of ruin and death — clung to 
 its little store until the scorching cohorts drove it from what had ever been its strong- 
 hold. Old ra3n and wom3n, stout, stalwart men and little children, all alike quailed 
 before the m.irch of this terrible enemy. Sick and maimad, decrepit and crippled, 
 many fell by the way and were speedily lapped up by tongues of flame only too ready 
 for prey. And the fireman— aoble, reckless, Spartaudike in thoir effjrts — no praise, 
 DO eulogy would do them justice ; they worked with the defiant energy of men who 
 would assert their manhood and discharge their duties even at the tacriflce o{:lifa ; 
 
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GREAT FIUE IN ClIICAQO. 
 
 s miking rapid headivay, 
 I buildings on Van Biiran 
 t Harrison street, border- 
 
 irt sank as a bright light 
 1311 and volunteard dashed 
 ith intense fury, dozens of 
 ? females, crying children, 
 ■uties ; but not all — many 
 man who got out with his 
 s head and cried piteously 
 loJ — aave poor Anne, my 
 oof fell in, and millioiis of 
 man fell prostrate on the 
 T the devoted settlement ; 
 . then suddenly burst into 
 his work ; a perfect para- 
 d forward and was silently 
 lielj) — but the barrier was 
 many seconds — some with 
 orhood of LaSalle street, 
 elt concerning buildings iu 
 itions of genius, the haud- 
 lalth, the hope, the pride of 
 itaclos in checking the ad- 
 of the waotern branch was 
 le VanBuren street bridge 
 a the south line of Monroe 
 anroe street, the stables of 
 ipany, were next attackied. 
 ;hed .'ith fear and stood 
 scaped ; not more perhaps 
 It was a fearful sight; but 
 ills street— the poor agaia 
 ruia and death — clung to 
 t had erer been its strong- 
 children, all alike quailed 
 id, decrepit and crippled, 
 es of flame only too ready 
 1 their effjrts — no praise, 
 efiant energy of men who 
 en at the tacrifice of : life ; 
 
 darting throuah windows whilst dense smoke and lava-like rivers of lire streamed from 
 the roofs ; scaling the summits of blazing edifices— God know*, had it been pr>isil)l« 
 to subdue the wild onset of the flames, these men would hive aohieviid a victory. 
 But Providence had otherwise ordained — the extraordinary powers and perseverance 
 of these noble fellows was an imperishable monument in the record of manhood's 
 heroism. And now the Southern Division was alive to the threatened danger. The 
 managers of the Sherman, Tremont, Briggs and other hotels, hastily warned their 
 guests— and in these immense buildings scenes took place beggaring description. 
 Guests rushed from their rooms forgetting money, papers, clothes and other property ; 
 Bickly women were conveyed to the first flat; porters stumbled over trunks and 
 trunks fell upon guests ; some fell down the stairways, others attempted to pack 
 their possessions; but such a state of trepidation were they in that many abandoned 
 the attempt and dashed into the streets. 
 
 The flames steadily advanced towards the north branch of the river— crossing 
 Maddison and rolling their ravaging columns down La Salle street— rapidly approach- 
 ing the Pacific Hotel, and there another voice made known the fact that the fire had 
 sprung across the river at Van Buren street— and was working southward. That 
 Division was doomed, and strong men wept upon the shoulders of their friends as they 
 were warned to seek safety in flight. Many dashed towards the North Division- 
 having little confidence in the west ; some went south — others stood to see the reward 
 of a life's labor swept away in the space of a few minutes. This new branch which 
 had thus partially deserted the West Division became a powerful adjunct to that 
 whieh was working north and east, and what the first fire which visited " Connolly's 
 Patch" had loft, the new arrival swept before it — working toward La Salle street ; 
 and here the united demons— impelled by a furious wind, strengthened by the unison 
 of force, sped on in their mad career, flames forming a perfect canopy of lurid sheets 
 which passed like an archway over the streets, roaring, crackling and gurgling with 
 almost human signiflcance ; they seemed to vie with each other in the work of de- 
 struction. Suddenly t*iere was a frightful explosion ; in some parts of the city a per- 
 fect shock as of an earthquake was experienced — the Gas retorts had exploded, and 
 quickly following this the Qovernm»nt Store House and some barrels of gunpowder 
 in a gunsmith's shop ign-ted — creating a perfect panic — whiUt many fiends m human 
 shape, in order to carry on their thieving and plundering operations, announced that 
 certain bnildings were about to be blown up with gunpowder, thus creating a wild 
 confusion, causing many to be trampled under foot and seriously injured. Up to 2:80 
 A. M., no fear for the North Division was seriously felt, for the hissing monster sprang 
 upon and clung to his prey in the South Division, whilst a wail went up as the Lake- 
 side Publishing House and the grand Pacific Hotel were attacked. The Pacific Hotel 
 was nearly completed — the site being a solid block of land having four distinct 
 fronts on Quincy, Jackson, Clark and La Salle streets. The general style of archi- 
 tecture -as observable on the exterior was Italian, presenting the general eflfect of 
 broad spaces and bold, sweeping outlines. The principal fronts and returns were ex- 
 
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 HISTORY OF TIIK 
 
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 quisilely wroufclit in th« olive tinted sandstone of Ohio, from the Anllier^t .luarries, 
 .nd presenting a continuous cut stone front of over 750 feet, rising ninety-six feet from, 
 sidewalk to cornice-and six full stones above a splendid basement. The total height 
 of the walls was 104 feet from the pavement. Ad.lod to these, thero was a magmfl- 
 cent display of architecture on the upper floors. The attack made by the Are on this 
 edidce was watched with considerable inlerest-the announcement having been made 
 that it was flre-proof. Thousands o.f feet of lumber, however, were stacked within, 
 and this rapidly ignited, and in a few minutes the stately building was wrapped in 
 flames All the walls and partitions above thesohd stone foundation were bricked to the 
 second floor and the interior divisions carried with brick to the tops of the building. 
 The exterior walls were twenty-four inches thick to the first story, thence twenty 
 inches thick to the fourth story, thence sixteen inches the remaining two stories. A 
 system of iron girders entirely encircled the building, lesling on brick walls, these 
 girders carrying the main partitions and supporting the bricking in of the partitions 
 on each floor, thus constructed to prevent Are running from one side of the buildinu 
 to Uie other, through the joists. Qentlemen of great intelligence and experience had 
 pronounced the main portions of the racific impervious to the action of Are; Dut the 
 mad flames the roaring sea of fire which dashed through and enveloped this grand 
 triumph of architecture, melted the very stones with which it came in contact and 
 hurled the stately piles to instantaneous deslruclion-and with it over half a million 
 dollars The hotel was not yet opened, and was owned by a large company. 
 
 At this point the city appeared like a boiling cauldron; viewed from any point 
 there was a weird, impressive grandeur. In the west fire was still raging-thousands 
 of tons of soft and chestnut coal transformed the scene into that of a volcanic erupt- 
 ion • in the north-east huge fires and fiames darting upwards, illumined the Northern 
 Division while in the Southern Division the cries of escaping refugees, the screams of 
 injured 'beings, the roar of the lire and the shock of falling ruins, called to mind 
 Yiistoric descriptions of the days of Pompeii and Ilerculaneum. At the magnificent fire 
 proof building of the Tribunk Office, many gathered to witness the fire from an emi- 
 nence-one of the editors thus graphically describing the awful grandeur of the 
 scene:— ■■< ' ' ■"«■ ' "^ 
 
 " The si"ht from the windows of the Trihvre Building was one the like of which 
 few have ever seen. At fifteen minutes to 1 o'clock the view was like this : To the 
 south-we^t rose a cloud of black smoke, which, colored with the lurid glare of the 
 ■ flames which caused it, presented a remarkable picture, Due west another column of 
 fire and smoke arose, while the north was lighted with the flying cinders and des ruct- 
 ive brands In ten minutes more the whole horizon to the west, as far as could be 
 seen from the windows, was a fiery cloud, with flames leaping up along the whole line, 
 ust showing their heads and subsiding from view like tongues of snakes Five min- 
 utes more wrought a change. Peal after peal sounded from the Court House bell. 
 The fire was ou LaSalle street, had swept north, and the Chamber of Commerce began 
 to belch forth smoke and flame from windows and ventilators. The east wing of the 
 
CHEAT FIRE IN CHlCAaO. 
 
 11 
 
 "rora llie Atuller^t (iuanieM, 
 Bt, lisiug ninety-six feet from 
 basement. The total beiglit 
 these, thero was a magnill- 
 acli made by the (Ira on this 
 nncement having been made 
 ivever, were stacked within, 
 y building was wrapped in 
 iimdation were bricked to the 
 . to the tops of the building. 
 ic first story, thence twenty 
 e remainins? two stories. A 
 lesting on brick walls, these 
 bricking in of the partitions 
 om one side of the building 
 elligence and experience had 
 to the action of lire; But the 
 ;h and enveloped this grand 
 ,hich it came in contact and 
 id with it over half a million 
 by a large company, 
 ildron ; viewed from any point 
 re was still raging — thousands 
 into that of a volcanic erupt- 
 ivards, illumined the Northern 
 iping refugees, the screams of 
 ' falling ruins, called to mind 
 tieum. At the magnificent fire 
 I witness the fire from an emi- 
 g the awful grandeur of the 
 
 Ing was one the like of which 
 le view was like this : To the 
 red with the lurid glare of the 
 Due west another column of 
 ;he flying cinders and destruct- 
 ,0 the west, as far as could be 
 japing up along the whole line, 
 tongues of snakes. Five min- 
 ed from the Court House bell, 
 e Chamber of Commerce began 
 lilators. The east wing of tha 
 
 Court House was alii-ht ; thei> the west wing, the tower wai< hhyM^u <;n the Sou.h 
 Side and at 2 o'clo.k iho wliole l.uiUling was in a sheet of fiam. The Clumber ot 
 Connnerce burned with a bright steady 11 ano. The s,n..ke in front gn-w -lenser lor a 
 minute or two, and then, bursting into a bla/o from Monroe to Madis«n streets, p>.>- 
 clai.i.ed that Farewell Hall and the buildings north and south .of it were on lire. At 
 lOnnnntes past 2 o'clock the Court Hou^e tower was a ylorioiis sight. It sto.id a 
 clowin.' almost dazzliuL.. trellis-work, around which was wrapped a sl<.et-a w:nd..m 
 sheet-of flame. At a .piarter past two, tlm tower fell, and in two mim.tes u.ore a 
 crash announced the fall of the building. Tl,e windows of the ollice wore hoi, and the 
 names "ave a light almost dazzling in Us intensity. U became evident that the whole 
 block from Clark to Dearborn, and from Monroe to Madison must sio ; that the block 
 f,om A[adis.,n to Washington must follow; Portland Block was abla/.e, while every- 
 thin" from Clark to D.arborn on Washington street was on fire. At 2:P,0 the fire wa.s 
 half "way down Madison street; the wind blewfa Inn.icane; the fire brands were 
 hurled alon- the ground with incredible force auainst everything that stood n. the,r 
 wnv Then"the flames shot up in the rear of Reynold's Block, and then the 2V//.««. 
 Buildin- seemed doomed. An otrort was n>ade to save the files, and other valuables, 
 which were moved into tho composing room, but the building stood like a r.,ck, hi-shed 
 on two sides by raging waves of flan.e, and it was abandoned. It was a fire p.^oot 
 building and there were ont a few who e.xhocted to .see it stand the .shock. The 
 areatesi possible anxiety was felt for it, as it was the koy to the whole block, mdud- 
 L. M-Vickor's Theatre, and protecting State street, and Wabash ajid Midiigan ave- 
 nues north of Madison street. When the walls of Reynolds' Block fell, an.l Cobb's 
 Buildinc^ was no more, the pro.spccts of its standing were good. Sc-v.r.al persons went 
 „p stairs a..d found it cool and ploasant.-quite a refreshing haven from the Inirru.ane 
 of smoke, dust and cinders that a.^ailed tho eyes." ' 
 
 Now tlie fire seemed to fasten upon the stately rows of marhlo and stone on La 
 Salle Clark, Dearborn, and the southern end of State street, running east, and sur,.- 
 ina through lanes and avenues, skipping, leaping from building to building^ w,!h 
 ravenous i^pidity. W. K. Nixon's buildina, Republic Life Insurance Con'.p.-^ny'-s 
 buildin.,Boones Clock, Andrews' I'.lock, on the oast side of LaSalle street, and 
 Brvan-r Block, Otis' building, Miller & Drew's i,>surance buildin., Oriental huMuvr, 
 Mercantile building of D. S. Smith & Co., Union National Bank building, on the west 
 side of La Salle, were smoking ; then south again, towards the lake, the llond sped 
 on unmolc^ted; buildings were blown up, but the flames cast firebrands for bloc.s 
 nhead the first intimation of Arc being a burst of smoke from the caves and wmdows; 
 i,„n sl'uuters were torn open or draw,> apart, metal fron, the roofs poured a flood ot 
 Hcorchin. fluid to the earth, whilst tin was pulled np and cast in coils frou> its resting 
 place Westward on Washington street a terrifying sea of fire existed, the Nichol- 
 son pavement-althongh resisting the fire to a very great extent-was obliged to 
 succumb blading under the feet of fleeing nndtitnd.s, many of whom cursed the.r 
 lives and indulged in the utmost profanity. Massive stone melted under the mad em- 
 braces of the heat ; it chipped ofl in blocks, cracked into fragments and shrunk fronx 
 
r- 
 
 1: 
 
 IIISTOIIV OF TIIK 
 
 t 
 
 til" ri'lrnn-yiiu fl^ivl ; ;nin nivl the fruits of liN iiKluslrious in^onui'y 'vppp .ilikc lietp- 
 1"<M. Wliilit ili.> w«Ht'»:Ti si'le nf tlm S mtli D:vi,<ioii wi-* biiminT 1iu,m pieces of flrsl 
 tirali'';- \v"-f (ust finvrl toviils Rmlalph straH, anl oran bifjre many ot Uie 
 l>'iilrliir,'s 1)11 LiSilIc, D-'ai". irn aivl o'Iit stmsts wrR on fl:'e, the O.iurt House and 
 8<>vpral sliMU'turps wr-rc ooinninnein^ to blaze, iiius dividing the iirnranii and nrovpntin? 
 anything like a p^rfeot concpntraMon of the scoie of steam engiiins at work. 
 
 Opposite the tirniicl the trrsit Cuvt House loJim^d in torrlble srandnur. Rjinovel 
 to a grpfil degrra from tb- surraun liiQ; ilrfl, thoss in antiiority hesitated to allow the 
 ]);-iso'i3rs uo-r^i-, ins I it.t;<r yellel in fury, priyed. l)p',f«p(;!ie 1 for clpmsncy, charity, 
 anything that could soften the hearts of th<;ir guard -i, and at last, when siuf)ke issued 
 from the roof, tlir^y wpre discharged, two persons guilty of murder being placed 
 in custody and li»ld by tlie police. Tlien the groat b -11 of this splendid edifice seemed 
 to speak ; it sent, lortli ilie wildest alarm which had yet been heard; even as the Are 
 smothered the cup„'.'., "real harsh, mournful sounds were nearu from it — 
 " Ci.AN(j"— " Clano"— " Olano." 
 
 T!iis mirlced the pro-Jnct and th? daT.;er,— and psiple shuddered as volumes 
 of smoke passed through the windows of this stately edince, and great Rhaftg of flame 
 and myriads of trembling cinders were caught by the wind and liurlea as messengers 
 of ruin towards adjacent structures. Many people sought refuge in the LaSalle 
 Street Tunnel, carrying books, trunks and papers with them. But dense columns of 
 , .«moke passing north and south warned the fleeing niassas ; immense blocks of stone, 
 falling with the quickness of lightning from the buildings, cut huge masses from 
 the stoning of the tunnel, and tore away parts of the iron railing as though it were 
 thread; to add to the misery of the nnfortur.ates, thieve.s prowiea jaround, stealing 
 property, friglitening women, and indulging in the lowe.it description ot Diauic- 
 guardism. In fact, some quietly entered back premises and fitted suits of clothes, 
 liats, boots and vests— displaying a refined nicety in selecting their costumes not often 
 observable. The fiends should have been handcuffed one after another. 
 
 It WIS Just previous to this that th- Gas Works exploded, and when the fire 
 crossed Monroe street, several voice cried: 
 
 " The fire has reached the Qw House— run, run for your liyes! " • 
 
 A frightfully confused seens followii ; curses and profanity, shrieks of fear nd 
 p.aia, were ca^t from white lips and pass'^d upon ths wings of the hurricane. 
 
 Ilsre stoo 1 a mother with her tender child pressad closelv to her bosom, the little 
 darllng'pouting its innocent lips and pressing its face to the only 'aoart|il, knew. 
 " Take the child away'l " almi-it yelled the father, who w.as acting as though perfectly 
 insann— 'MIv U>d do you w.ant to ba destroyed ! Run, run for your life ! " And 
 he siezei th'' cinging, startled woinan by the arm, forcing her towards Clark street. 
 
 On State Street, Field, Leiter & Co.. had engines employed flooding the palatial 
 building which they occupied, and many firmly believed that the structure would be 
 saved ; meanwhile hundreds of thousands of dollars in goods were remored, and a 
 
US ingonuHy wore .ilikp lielp- 
 biirninj; hu:^^ pieces of Aral 
 III oron bifjre many ot Uie 
 n fli'p, the O.iuvt House and 
 nu liifi iirornnii and nrovpntin? 
 earn Piigiiips at work, 
 torrib'e iraudfttir. R^imvel 
 thority liMitatod to allow the 
 ^"cliel for clPiTiincy, charity, 
 id at last, when smr)ke issued 
 ilty of murder brajng placed 
 of this splendid edifice seemed 
 been heard ; even as the Are 
 ere nearu from it — 
 
 paiple shuddarod as volumes 
 ince, and great Miaftg of flame 
 vind and liurlea as messengers 
 ioujht refuge in the LaSalle 
 
 them. But dense columns of 
 !3s ; immense blocks of stone, 
 ings, cut huge masses from 
 iron railing as though it were 
 eves prowiea jaround, stealing 
 
 lowest description ot DiacK- 
 ies and fitted suits of clothes, 
 acting their costumes not often 
 ne after another, 
 
 exploded, and when the fire 
 
 • your lives!" ■• 
 
 profanity, shrieks of f«ar nd 
 igs of the hurricane, 
 closelv to her bosom, the little 
 38 to the only lioartjit knew. 
 fvas acting as though perfectly 
 Lun, run for your life ! " And 
 ing her towards Clark street, 
 sraployed flooding the palatial 
 I that the structure would be 
 ^ goods were removed, and a 
 
 GRKAT FIUK 1\ CIIICAfJO. 
 
 18 
 
 ttysteniilic nrrangement of forces instituted. Then on the corner of State and 
 Kandolph streets volunteers and others mounted thn roof of Ross & Gossage's 
 building, riikins; their very livHS in attempts to cliop away tlip cornicps, whicli tlipy 
 Huoceeded in doing, Uih nmltituds below cheering enthusiastically. But the labor 
 availed little, for speedily the immense block was wrapped in fiery garb, and crumbled 
 into ashes before the enemy's attack. It was heartrending to hear women calling lor 
 their children ; they would seize a bystander by the arm, and between hysterical 
 sobbings and shiverings anxiously implore aid in seeking the missing loved ones ; 
 80 startled were the horses that at times they would break loose from their fetters 
 and dash madly into the ruins of the fire — whilst tame pigeons — crossing the line of 
 fire — wore suddenly paralized by the heat and added their little carcases to appease 
 the wrath of this devastating monster. Back towards the central portion of Wabash 
 avenue frightful scenes had oocurred — scenes too solemn, too striking to |)ermit of 
 any perfect daseription. In many places naught could be seen save jagged remains of 
 buildings, and angles ])ointed their scarred edges to the sky ; very few buildings 
 stood ; the Post Oflise almost dared the sea ttf lire to engnlph it; with a roar as of 
 the waves of ocean hurling their mighty power against a rock-bound coast — the 
 'flames darted fpr their prey ; they rolled beneath the cornice^, hissed and gurgled as 
 they found light prey amid the boxes and drawers and i)apers; the revelry of 
 paademoaium seemed to be rivalled in this earthly region, where the flre king held 
 sway and passed the fl.it of dastruction upon this doomed city. 
 
 Uj) to Wabash avenue the crowd was immense — thousands of poor houseless 
 wretches, driven from their homes, had sought refuge in this district ; but shortly af- 
 ter 4 o'clock the cry cama — '■ Fire spreading up the avenue !" and immediately there 
 ensued a state of excitement beyond parallel. The flre was behind them — the vast 
 prairie of palatial residences was as straw in ^liccking the flames; dense clouds of 
 smoke rolled above, whilst cinders, burning and igniting everything with which they 
 «ame in contact, found resting places in many a happy home which was soon U^ be 
 desolated. 
 
 " Oh, sir, I have lost mv mother." ' 
 
 She was a child of nearly thirteen, who spoke, whilst her sobs told what suffer- 
 ings the little one was enduring ; dressed in fashionable apparel, with a light, " t loud " 
 npon her head— it seemed a crime that rough fellows should push, jostle and frighten 
 her ; " her mother !" perhaps the tie had been severed in this world, and we placed 
 the poor little soul under charge of a friendly policeman, who, no doubt, did his ut- 
 most to restore her to her relatives. Now came a struggle for the pavement; thous- 
 ands rushing south mat thousands pressing northward ; women were crushed and 
 fainted in the collision ; blasphemy, imprecations, drunken jokes and other orgies in- 
 dicative o ' degradation, were indulged in. The rich jewels of a pampered beauty, or 
 reigning belle, did not preserve her from contact with those of meaner origin or mean- 
 er position ; both had hearts, feelings — both suflfered and both were subdued. One 
 lady ran about with several chains passed over her neck, her fingers covered witk 
 
 / ' 
 
HISTORY OF THE 
 , u ul.llsi n.K.lher nmnifeBte.! that the ruling pnsHion was strong even In death- 
 ':r^^^^^^ -"«.. a '■ Barato,a- U.n.n.U the ..et., the fl.rne. capture.! 
 T , ulLl with itH renuniscencoH of fascinating flirtations nn.l waler.ng-place 
 U.e valuable t-'^-t ' ^^^^^ ^^^^^ ^^_^^.^^^^^_^^^^ ,^^,^, ^.^^ ^^^^^, .,, „, 
 
 i„..„,„es, and the - •"- ,,,noso,.hical n.ood ; she rcn,arl.ed to him :- 
 
 ^:::;:"::: :;: "o ;;;:o,.ci.a\o.ni«M;. .. ... ..t ,,. wo.d-c..sh.s 
 
 o had been n,no.ni.ic.ently fitted n,., over ^70,000 havin, been spent npon 
 r; e 1 i X con,ploted and approved on Saturday ni.hf. it wa« to have 
 Lt: o^-'lhy TheLre Ti.o.as with his Orchestra ou that Monday even.ng 
 
 ^"'Mtlelv:::' ^n, fifteen or thirty .inn.s an explosion could he heard ; ho„.s 
 
 \ 1 Only two en.Mnes were in this section, and these were powerless 
 
 ..ere h own t p. ^ ^^J^; „,, ,^,,, .^yond Adan.s, Jac.son and Van 
 
 • ...thout wate, ^^'''ll''^ I a determined etlort was made at Ha^-ison 
 
 n:rtr;" rC^hl^c. between caress, Harrison, Btate and 
 
 X a 1 a^ certain prey for the .lames, e.lbrt was concentrated on the l,ne of 
 Wabash a^en ^^^^ ^^^^^^ ^^ ^^^^^ ^^^^ ^ ^^.^^^^^^ b„,,a. 
 
 .,, ..h„..h .ts d n.er ^^^^^ ^^.^^ ^^_^^^^ ^^^^^ ^,_^ ^^^^^^ ^^^^^_ ^„, ,„ , 
 
 •'":"'T:: ' he Iw U remain! The eflectofthis was seen in a nroment, and 
 niriv checked, at least as far as the hi.h-reaching flames were con- 
 Z: ^^^rC !^ 1^-. ,.st mentioned, and the church which occupied 
 cerned. »«' ^-" ,. .^^,,^ ^,„,,,„ ^ns was a dangerous heap, and 
 
 "^TZ : I tm " hich reduced the .ext hou.e; but not until af^er H had so 
 :::::::;:;;: names as to senously endanger the Wabash avenue Method.t 
 
 ^''""■?' , . n>an's in.enuily b.llled the devastating fire flend ; by the skillful re- 
 
 Ufl I s t ch was saved and here the n.st check proved successful , 
 
 ,,K.val .of biuKlmgs tne i,u-:ldings being saved. 
 
 ■ , r lh?S..,lU Dlvl.i« «.™.1>..1 ft.™ "tave ir.„*.» .met .o,.i™.l 
 
nHEAT KIRK 1\ CItFCAliO. 
 
 15 
 
 ng even in death — 
 the flumes captured 
 niid wateriiig-place 
 idy was towt id the 
 remarked to hira : — 
 her woid— Croshy's 
 in;; been spent upon 
 ght ; it wan to have 
 at Monday evening 
 
 lid be heard ; homes 
 lese were powevlefsa 
 i\s, Jackson and Van 
 'as made at lla'-'-'son 
 , Harrison, State and 
 :itraled on the line of 
 was a wooden build- 
 efore blown up. Ad- 
 lie same fate, and in a 
 ieon in a moment, and 
 •hinf; flames were con- 
 uni'h which occupied 
 I dangerous heap, and 
 not until after it had so 
 t)ash avenue Methodist 
 
 id ; by the skillful re- 
 >ck proved successful ; 
 bu'idings being paved. 
 ?t and No. 330 'WabaBh 
 >en the fire which even 
 
 clock the position was 
 rrison street northward 
 lad been reached by the 
 y before it. All hoped 
 l-_whith Vad been de- 
 iiiet, in the east the Are 
 
 ccomplished. 
 
 :sh ; it lifts huge boards 
 
 stB and eddies and scal- 
 
 Cers tons of dust over all pedestriaiiH, bliiidH the workmen, biiads thosf wjio are re- 
 treating, blinds tiiH unforlmmte homoh'ss child and tho heart broken iiiollior — and 
 Qod know8, the world would bo a more uliaritable, more kindly disposed could all in 
 it have witnessed the miseries of Monday, the Otli day of October 1871. 
 
 '■ The Ure has started tti^iiin in the SDUlhern Diviiiion." This was the announce- 
 nienl which nearly maddened tlw distracted poimlaoe — for now the norlli was rapidly 
 being destroyed — deaths were occurring every hour; iionest men were being pillaged 
 by thieving e.\i)ress men, hack drivers and rascally carriers — ; people were tiretl, 
 hungry, sleepy — and yet nothing could he procured to meot the demands of nature. 
 
 '■ Uon't cry motlim-, don't cry," were words heard thousands of tims.s that night 
 passing from the lips of a child who felt the oouvulsive spasms pressed into her own 
 liands and knew well the awful anguish which alllicted the one who nourished, loved 
 and would protect her, even by sacrilking hor life. But sconos such as tlieae had 
 occurred too often to excite emotion now. 
 
 The wind increased ; livid coals were eaught up and hurled upon the wooden 
 structures across the street, and in a moment the tiro had gained a foothold, and 
 swept on once more to the northward and eastward. All that had been left untouch- 
 ed between Jackson and Madison streets, and between Dearbon street and the lake 
 shore, wis now doomed, and as the fury of the flrst hurricane of wind subsided, there 
 came almost a lull, so that the lire began to work southward and westward. 
 
 Solemn and serious a task as it is to chronicle the misfortunes of a wealthy city by 
 Are, itisadoubly melancholy duly to speak of Dbatii, and to record His work of silent 
 destruction. People dashed from wagons and killed, horses burned to cinders, women 
 rushing for succor, with their clothes in flames. Men in dangorous positions leaping 
 forty and even sixty feet, to be dashed to pieces on the pavement below. The Tri- 
 llin* reporter witnessed an intensely exciting leap from Speed's Clock, on Dearborn 
 street, by which a man met sudden death under tlie following circumstances : While 
 Madison street south of boarborn, and the west side of Dearborn were all abla/.e, the 
 spectators saw the lurid light appear in the rear windows of Speed's Block. Pre- 
 sently a man, who had apparently taken tima to dress himself leisurely, appeared on 
 the extension built up to the .second story of two of the stores. He cooly looked 
 down the thiry feet between him an I Iho groun 1, while the excited crowd Ur.st cried 
 jump, and then some of them more considerately looked for a ladder. A long plank 
 was presently found and answered the same as a ladder, and was placed at once 
 against the building, down which the man soon after slid. But while these prepara- 
 tions were going on, there suddenly appeared another man at a fourth story window 
 of the building below, which had no projection, but was (lush fr jm the top to the 
 ground — four stories and a basement. His escape by the stairway was evidently cut 
 off, and he looked desirairingly down the fifty feet between him and the ground. The 
 crowd gathered frantically at the sight, for it was only a choice of death before him — 
 by fire or being crushed to death by the fall. Senseless cries of jump ! jump! went 
 
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 „ .. b.i.hl Hub. a« 1... s>M.,u. hanself b«U,- lb. «i.,clow. 8.,n,«h.,vs_b.,w ......e .an 
 
 tell-be .lr..r» ami ca.c h..,s ,„,.... .he l..,.s .,f lb. wi,.d.,w« bel..>v him. Ho m...,. and 
 
 a,„,.sr.„ain.an.Uei>,...be.n....-vi,b bis l,.,mN. and bin .leam.ng b.,.ly ..n-'e n...re 
 
 .uuigh...ns and ban«s ,,.o,.e do.n.a.-l, and th.... .IropH in.lantly and accuralely u,...n 
 
 a,e windo^v.^ill ol .h. .hi.d K....y. A ^boul, ,....e .,f jcy .ban applauM., ,.,.s n, .r.,m 
 
 ,„ebr.a.hl.s.c..,wd,and vh..e .ho bad .u.nod a.ay .heir heads, noV b..«..n«lo 
 ,.,ol- u,.,n bin. as b. se. n,. d uh.,nl to .1...,. U, snd.len and .e.tain death, ulan.ed up 
 .ahimu..emo,e.i-ba .ay o. h.„,e at this da„n. and sKiU.« .ea.. In.otbis^.u- 
 ,lowb.-m,,ttolo,.k, i,.ol,ably,.or a Mai.>s.,y, but H^ea-ed a^ain pesenlly, lor 
 ,e,e only .as the only avenu., o. escare, .les,,e,alo and b.^eles^ an il >^■aH 0«ce 
 u.ore be dropped his body, ha.,.in, by bis hands. Ibe cowd sc.eawd and .aved 
 to hi.u to swin« biu.sell over the projection fr.u. vvbicb lt.e o.her n.an bad jns beeu 
 ,escued H« tried I., .lo this, and vibrated lik« a pemlulun. )■.,... side to sm e, but 
 ..ould uot reach far onouoh -to throw Imnself upon its u.of. The,, he hung by o„e 
 hand an.l looked down ; visin,- the other hand, be look a fresh hold and Bwung from 
 Hide to M.le once n,..re to reach .be roof. In vain ; a.aiu be bang n...t,onless by one 
 Land, and slowly turned bis bead over his sbouhU-r and .a.ed into the abysa below 
 ,,,„ Then, .atberinu bim.elf up, be let ,o bis bol.l, an.l lor a second a uleam of 
 wbiiesbotclownUdn...ty)eet.o.hebaHn..nt. Ofcou.se i. killed him. He ^a» 
 taken to a d. ug store near by, and died in ten minutes. 
 
 When tbe Ross building near Slate and Vasbingt.n, streets fell, a man with a 
 vvaiion- occupied by himself and four others-reached the base of the edifice just 
 as the walls fell; th.^y live vve.c crushed to atoms and .emained beneath the tomb 
 which covered them. One of them saw the ruins topple and uttered an exclan.at.on- 
 ,,„t was unable to escape. One of the IVilme reporters, wandering on the ^or,h 
 Side discovered, in .be rear cellar of the dwelling next east of the T.stor.cal 
 Society-B building, the cbarred trunk of a buman body, lying amid ruins ol many 
 .ine bottles ar.d .be apparatus of a water-closet. There was mucb roas.ed flesh 
 Mill clinging to the spine, but no clue to tbe identity, or even the sex of U.e vrct.m, 
 was obtainable. The hou.e had been occupied by a Gern.an-lhe keeper of the 
 Ilistorhal Building-but the body may bave been that of some person who had 
 stravedinu. (apparently) tbe upper chambers ..f his bouse, probably in pursu.t of 
 • plunder. Two men were also fou..d in the neighborhood of a livery stable near the 
 raciflc Hotel, burned and charred so ah to render recognition an imposs.b.hty ; only 
 
 
GREAT FIRE IN CIIICAao, 
 
 .liMiliiicly iiuoni- 
 li\it it Keeliietl «o 
 ill ilip 1 iiiiiUf ami 
 •eiyo lie(l-(lollie», 
 « <lc'Wii llip (lead, 
 Hill. IliM whole 
 ilio (l«ik vtall in 
 , — ii(,\v iKiiie fan 
 
 1, lie McdlJH Bllli 
 
 5 liody <'inp mine 
 il BCtuintely upon 
 iu»*, y<i«'H I'l' 'fon* 
 Is, not, Iji'Hiina to 
 Ipatli, Kluiiieil up 
 ul. liitolhiH iviu- 
 aiii i.ieK'iitly, lor 
 us il WBM. Ouce 
 enined ami waved 
 iiBii liad just 1)eeii 
 1 side to si<le, but 
 leii lie liiiUB by one 
 Id and swung from 
 I motionless by one 
 ilo the abyss below 
 second a gleam of 
 lied him. He wa» 
 
 s fell, a man with a 
 3 of the edifice just 
 d beneath the tomb 
 ed an exclamation — 
 leiing on the North 
 it of the IMstorical 
 amid rnins of many 
 much roasted flesh 
 le sex of tJie victim, 
 —the keeper of the 
 me person who had 
 irobably in pursuit of 
 livery stable near the 
 n impossibility ; only 
 
 a part of tlioir legs and trowKers lenmined to establUh the liict that they wero huniPtt 
 heingH. Mr. Muichoad perifhtd in the huildinu tif lit \hinn, Hunter & lu, whilst, 
 etideiivoriiiK to snvp hdiks; he li-ll li;uk >nu)tliei( il. Ui.e Wull was iiasnd lo deatli 
 at 95 West Ilniii^son slieetj wliii^i a diui.kcn tiiun, ciKUuvorliB to cii.ss ihti htibe 
 ball s'ound, wa.-. also dtstioyed. gix Lin. wtic \\(,ikii:i: t,n il.e v.,ii.ii vl Cluik iii.n 
 Mait;soii streets, top o! J. 1), thnmbus stoic, ai,d wl.m the l;ie lai-yht the lower 
 part of the building weie uiiuble to get .lovsn, ai.d Kniully i.i.i.hie lo isiape to 
 ailjoiiiliig buildiii|-s. Tl.cy loll U.k ii;^h the r».«.l and weie totally consumed, alter 
 utteriig heart ici.diig shiiil.; I A viUiantii State strut was i.i.ubie totsiujie liom 
 her room I she acted .liaiititally, slapping ut tlie nnn.ts, scui.m n^ at U ciowd, 
 iluncing, siiigin;; and hcidim her l.iLd with both hui.iU , tl.tn witli a hi i.ntii,^, 
 despairing shriek she succumbed to the flie ai.d .-mike. Ikr son did ui! in his power 
 lo save her, but the solid, iccthii.y (he datu'd towaids I.;m,.ai.d rooted with disltacl- 
 iiig (lertfiiess; the fire held i.i.tu mn-tlrd nii.sttiy oxer tie pK.ple; their liuie < lloiu 
 were— so to speak— mocked and jteied at as he Imped Horn bu.Idii^u to building 
 twisted his rmistarips ll:!ou',h(ail a bicik, and hiiiii J lor nilKs aioiiiid huye mi..sse8 
 of filed timber; the wiiad il.i:it;e<l li((;uiiitiy, but the missu.n ol de.H.latioii hud to 
 be accimplished, ai.J man had lo succumb to llie sway of this maddennd eU meni. 
 Shiny of the dead wero gathered togothor and conveyed to the Wesi iJidu; some were 
 Muothered-tome had their skulls fiatlui.d, some hml l.-eii burned to d>'ath— but all 
 wi-re victims of llic terrible ciihiiiiity. 
 
 Ere turning attention to the Xorili Side it may not be out of place to enumerate 
 a few of the [ironiineiil blocks and UuildiiiKs leveled loasiiesin llio Soullierii Division. 
 Of course there weie hundied,-) of olhor edilices, represeiii'ua millions of dollars which 
 are omitted: City National Bank, Illinois Savings' Institution, Western fire aud 
 Marine, Telegidph Odice, Chajiiber of Oommeice, Merchants' Insurance Block, A^ivA 
 Insurance Block, Fiisl Methodist Church, St. Jlaiy's (Catholic), iMist I'lesln terian, 
 Second rresbyterian, Trinity (Eiiiscopal), Si. I'aul's (Universnlist), SwedenbuiRiaii 
 Church, Wabash Avenue Meihodist (pauially). Birch Block, Palmer Block, Michigan 
 Southern Dejiot, Academy of Design, Chicago Academy of Music, Bryant & Siratton's 
 Commercial College, Jcwhh Sjnagogiie, l'h,.eni.\ Club lluu;e, Muyo Block, Drtke- 
 Farewell Block, Trihuuc Block, Join ml and Tmik Ollices, Oflices of the iW, Mail 
 uuASUuitH ZciluHi/, lieyuUican Ollice, Lombard Block, Slurgess Block, Faiewtll Hall, 
 Morrison Block Arcade Building, Stoiies Block, Armoiy, Ilublaid Bloik, ChiUeudcn 
 Building, Boot & Cudj's, Lyou & Ikalj 's, Bmith & Mx.u.s, Kimbulls, Baucrs & 
 iMolter's Music store, Metropolitan Hall and Music Hall. The lisi, of course, includes 
 only a very few ol the busii ess blocks of the Koutli Division, but such as pn minently 
 occur to us in ucull'rf; il.eloimer coiidllion ol these once bii.Ny streets. Terrance 
 Block, Michigan Cenlial Depot, Adams '.louse, lUassasoil House, City Hotel, Meliopo- 
 lilan Hotel, Tremont House, St. Jame's HoLel, Palmer House, Pa.ulic Hotel, Bigelow 
 Hou.se, Sherman House, Matteson House, Nevada Hotel, Brifea's House, Court House, 
 
II 
 
 mSTdllY OK TllK 
 
 ,U. Work. Cro.bv> r,,..,a H , M.-Vi..Wo,'. Th.-.tre, HooLy'. Opera "-*";■ J^";*'; 
 
 OiiHWorKM.iro. y i , ui,...w Ilnm.rrt Dlo.-W, Poitl OIHce and P.ml Of. 
 
 us- au,l Farm«rV «»vln«. Loan and TruH, na.l«e,-. Bank, etc., ct... cU.„ «l... 
 
 0„n„u th. vav,„« „r Iho flr«, IIIIIh atlenti.m wan cxciUul by tl.« occurrence of ac^ 
 .,ae,! a ll,;ouna«a, .ck, <..ri,..le.l-a,. ...I .• take care of tU-.-seWeB a^d 
 ^: Z. ..narea. of n.n, wo... an. Cildren ..,. U.-ir last .oep an.ld tUe 
 
 nstips of this iiwful ei.nllauration. 
 
 Whilst the ,o,aU.we. an. ..uU...ru action, were s.no,.Uh,ri.. nj;"^^ ^^ 
 ,.f .„n,..ion was .h. ...rth ..l. .h- U,. .n.kin. rapi.l ,.ro«ro. -«; '^^-^'^^ 
 .,nd an.l n.-chir,. Ur,.h .^..i. Th. .u-ul«e here wa« crowded w.th people 
 ,va« at one... l..r„ed to pr..v,M.t the flam-n making further headway. 
 
 r;;,:!:;; aware ..f it. po.or the hre attacked the hrid.e. drove ^^^^^^^J 
 „., wiUllv iMlo the water and many inf. sufloeation. The warehouse, lumiu. yard 
 
 :::;^:i:p,ani.mi„s .. -^^j^:::z::::::z::::^zz: 
 
 ,Uis,lrethanby re,yh.s upon the evidence of ropoUers fron. the Ch.cago p,e«s 
 
 " rr::r:.^;r;::,..e.ivin.near.e„i^ricai..^^^^^^^^^^^^^ 
 
 Ontario .reet, h..een ,>.ar.H.rn and Cark. of ^";-;^- J^" ^ ^.r m 
 there Old Colonel Slou- and hm wite, Mi. a.id Mks. a. u ,,,• Preer 
 
 „U,ers who were in there shaved the same fate, bew.lde.ed b> the u ue , 
 
 : «,., .,«,. .ay outof abuihlin, with which they were ^'^^^^^^J;^^, 
 
 ,,„ up the cellar Htair« and went into the readmg-roon. on the ground 
 
I lUvAM, Wood'i 
 c« and PoHl Of. 
 
 N Nilii'iial, Oer- 
 Thlrd Nalioiial, 
 Ilk of C'oiiunorce, 
 m' National, Mor- 
 tc, otc, etc. 
 occurrence of ac- 
 • tlicniselves, and 
 jt dlesp aniid lUe 
 
 niinti, llio centre 
 d by anorlli-v/ent 
 itii peoplB and it 
 
 re many Into leap- 
 ise, liinil)or yards, 
 around wore soon 
 hoiulbroken crowd 
 if the spreading of 
 a Chicago pre8»— 
 
 aciely nuildiug on 
 Iter ruin wliii;h the 
 V sou'^lil Hheller in 
 ll:ininial)le maU-.vial. 
 il Society, William 
 ainly sought refuge 
 lieii- daughters, Mrs. 
 .il p>M>i)lo, Dr. Freer 
 property helonging 
 lliohard's place, and 
 of a tiuuk, and Mrs. 
 I, for the 8lairs, lead- 
 tone Huftbcated and, 
 r that nearly all the 
 le fumes, and unahle 
 ainted. Mr. Oockran 
 ho ground floor, and 
 
 (JIIKAT FlKl, IN (•|nC.4IJ0. 
 
 10 
 
 Ihencc hurriml up into the library mom. At ihut 'Inn- there did iKrI, sfem to he any 
 KymptoniM of lire in the roof. Then, «oin« down stai' • aauin into the lecture «nd 
 pamphlet rooiri, he Haw the llamen rushing up Ht»lr», and maile hii exit m hurriedly 
 ax poHMililo. Nothing wan iiavod from the building, not even the Emancipation Pro- 
 clamation, and it Ih now nn utter and hopelens wreck. 
 
 At Chicago avenue. It wan 10 o'clock when the lire got to Chicago avenue, ami 
 all down Clark and Wcllii »treetri was In a state of terrible excitement. The lire had 
 crossed the river at aiiolher point, or, rallier, the flying sparks had Met lire up 
 near Ontario .street. Kncouragod by the abitence of policemen, the roughs along on 
 Kln/.ie street broke into the saloons there, and began seizing and drinking the llijuor. 
 Many others, at the very moment when.they most needed all the solf-posseslon they 
 liad, worried iheniHelves, and, in many caseH, were surrounded by the llanies and 
 stifled by the smoke. Some were found lying on the sidewalk, and, since no one 
 any particular attention to them, they met their fate there. Some women, and 
 tlielr children, lingered too long, and were either lost In the house, or compelled to 
 jump out of the windows, and receiving injuries, remained where they were. The 
 incredible rapidity of the llames passed all comprehension. They sprang from side 
 to side of the street, and skipping extensive tracts, returned to complete their work 
 Often before the llames had reached a house, the thick, black smoke began to roll out 
 of the chimneys, the result of the action of the intense heat on the pine woodwork 
 within. The Church of the Holy Nume, which has a slate roof, was especially no- 
 ticeable. From the creviceB of the slates poured out eddying whirls of black smoke 
 which, after rising a short height, burned for a moment with an intense flame, and 
 then went out. At an early hour in the morning, it was possible to get teams, but it 
 was not very long before they were all secured. 
 
 So soon as the people west of Clark began to see that there was no hope, and 
 that the fire was really bound to go northward to an indettnlte point, they turned all 
 their minds to getting over to the We'-t Division, where there was comparative safety 
 from the Humes, and plenty of vacant ground on which to encamp. So, since Chicago 
 avenue bridge was useless, the whole tide turned toward Division, which, from Grove 
 to Halated, was untouched, and i.romised to remain so. It was not many minutes 
 before a steady stream of carriages, drays, express wagons, and vehicles of every 
 description were rushing pell mell across that bridge, interlocking and breaking, 
 while the southern streets leading up to Division were jammed with wagons, which 
 occasionally caught fire. The expressmen and draymen, stimulated by the Immense 
 prices they were receiving— «20 to JoO a load— drove th.Mr heavy teams recklessly 
 forward breaking down the weaker teams and forcing their way across the river in 
 • order to return as soon as possible for another load. Sometimes they themselves 
 came to grief, and then, unfastening their horses, tried to find another wagon. 
 
 The roads were filled with people crazed by excitement and liquor, or stupified 
 by smoke, and no regard at all was paid to them bv ihe drivers, so that at all thosa 
 
2Q HIBTORY OF THE 
 
 points namerous accidents v ere constantly occurring. One n.an was drh-ing „,> 
 Clark street with a heavy load when he fell from his seat and instantly broke h.s 
 neck The team was loaded with trunks marked " Barton Edsall." Mr. tdsaU was 
 taken from her house in a half insensible condition, c,uite e*rly in the mornmg It 
 willlbe remembered that her husband was murdered in his house the precedn^g 
 
 Thursday night. 
 
 The wanderers crossing Division street either scattered themselves north or went 
 straight west, while many encamped themselves upon Grove Island, winch hes be wee« 
 the North Branch and Ogden Canal. When the trains moved a little west they found 
 their way blocked bv the cars of the Northwestern Ro,d, which had been run up 
 here to avoid the Are, and people were compelled to make long detours to get through 
 them Many, unable to force their way through the confusion at D.v.s.on street, 
 which was almost equal to that at the crossing of the Beresina, turned .nto the s.de 
 streets, and made their way to North Avenue Bridge, where they were aWe to ge 
 out without great difficulty, tho;-h n.uch han.pered by the ra.lroad trams aft^r the 
 got across there. Not only teams, but foot passengers, carrying in the.r arms ch.l- 
 flren and some Utile articles of furniture or wearing apparel, wended their weary way 
 n the -me direction. One woman had nothing but a silk sack and ano her was 
 accompanied by a child, who had in its arms a couple of cats and a httle dog, and 
 "v n" H«elf, sobs out, .' Don't c,y, mamma." After getting out upon the pra.r.e, they 
 I ieVdow; wherever th.y could find room, some sitting in rockmg chairs, and 
 oth s upon blankets on tne ground. None of them said anything, but aU sat lookmg 
 i, Ln ly at the fire which was immediately before them. Many who had teams went 
 as far west as the Artesian Well, where they encamped around the large pond, which 
 supplied them with water. There they remained in the most forlorn and uncomfort- 
 Sc ndition, which was aggravated by the rain, which began fa Img about 1 
 o'lock on Monday nigh, and which caused a change from the warm and comfortable 
 temperature oi the day, to the piercing chilliness of Tuesday mormng. 
 
 Late on Monday evening, Chicago avenue bridge caught ftre, and soon fell into 
 the river. It was even then alm3st impossible to get over at Division street, on 
 account of the teams which were even then crossing. Everywhere the widest con- 
 fusion was prevailing. Families were separated, and vhe members were van. ly seek- 
 n^ or one another." One policeman picked up a three months' old chUd, winch had 
 been lost in some way. Since there was no use in facing the Aa-. heen^mes 
 arranged themselves along the west bank of the North Branch, did the best they 
 could all Mondav in playing on the East and West Sides. 
 
 The fire went farther and further north, taking both sides of North avenue, and 
 
 continuing north. 
 
 The people Uving north of Chicago avenue and rather west of ^^Salle street, were 
 exceedingly hopeful that they would escape, and that the fire would drift steadily 
 eLtwardrnocex'pecting that it would make any progress against the steady an fu... 
 west wind. They also had great hopes in Chicago avenue, wh.cn a 100 foot street. 
 Z the flames running up Clark street, catching Turner Hall and the new 
 building north of it, worked west, and got into the brick blocks on the east *de of La 
 
lan was driving np 
 I iiiBtaiiUy broke his 
 ,." Mrs. Edsa'l was 
 in the morning. It 
 liouse tho preceding 
 
 iselves north or went 
 a, which lies between 
 ittle west they found 
 ch had been run up 
 Btours to get througli 
 D at Division street, 
 , turned into the side 
 liey were able to get 
 road trains after they 
 ig in their arms cliil- 
 ided tlieir weary way 
 ,ck, and another was 
 and a little dog, and 
 ipon the prairie, they 
 n rocking chairs, and 
 ig, but all sat looking 
 who had teams went 
 he large pond, which 
 irlorn and uncomfort- 
 legan falling about 11 
 varm and comfortable 
 orning. 
 
 Ire, and soon fell into 
 at Division street, on 
 fhere the wildest con- 
 bers were vainly seek- 
 t' old child, which had 
 le flames, the engines 
 ich, did the best they 
 
 of North avenue, and 
 
 }f LaSalle street, were 
 e would drift steadily 
 , the steady and furious 
 ch is a 100 foot street, 
 r Hall and the new 
 on the east *de of La 
 
 GREAT FIRE IN CHICAaO. 
 
 21 
 
 r*alle, and then jumped that street and got into the blocks on tlie west side. At 
 about the same time it crossed Chicago avenue and caught McEwen's planing mill, on 
 Wells, near Pearson, and then rushed on northward among the wooden building.* 
 situated there, blowing them down almost before they were on fire. Nnmberg of tlie 
 citizens seized what property they could, piling it on drays, which they .sometimes 
 dragged themselves, and took the goods thus teraiiorarily received over to a vacant 
 lot on Franklin street beyond Elm, where there was nothing but earth and green cel- 
 ery, and there bestowed their possessions in little heaps, with which the ground was 
 soon covered. But this material with which the earth was cumbered was of the most 
 incongruous and often inflammable nature. Irish women brought straw beds, and 
 others piled up chairs, bureaux, trunks, and every conceivable article. It was not 
 long before the cinders, falling in dense masses, began to make of the surface of this 
 lot a succession of small bonfires, and the owners, having no water, and no means of 
 covering with earth what they had, were either compelled to stamp out these flames 
 or to let their stuff go, and confine themselves to regretting the useless waste of time, 
 or to pick up the most portable article and march off with it. One man was seen 
 marching off with a glass kerosene lamp, and after he had carried it about a block, he 
 met a friend, who asked him what was the use of carrying a thing like that any fur- 
 ther. He looked at it, observed that there did not seem to be much use in it, and 
 tossed it away. Another man had secured a rickety and tremulous cart, to which 
 was harnessed a rickety and tremulous horse, and in it had a beer safe, which with 
 great regard for the property of others, he was carrying out of harm's way, on the 
 prairie or elsewhere. Other men took their goods up to Lincoln Park, hoping that 
 there, at least, they would be safe. But there, as elsewhere, the fury of the flames 
 passed their comprehension, and everything stored there, as well as the trees, were 
 swept away. 
 
 " God help us, where is this to stop V groaned a fatiier, as with his children in 
 his arms he traveled the streets, now and again looking back with a manifestation of 
 intense anxiety. On— on — on— towards the lake the unfortunate people crowded, 
 shrinking as the roar of the fire-torrent neared them. On— on— on— to the beach, and 
 still the serpentine monster left its devastating marks behind, and advanced on the 
 forlorn battalions crouching in the sand, or crawling in the water. As the hiss and 
 roar advanced, many drove their horses into the lake ; women unused to fatigue, clasp- 
 ed their children to tbeir breasts and prayed fervently to their Maker. Others laughed 
 with the hollow glee of lunacy, others stood petrified, gazing upon the terrible sight 
 before them. 
 
 These people were sandwiched between two walls of death ! 
 
 To advance was to be destroyed by flie — to retreat — to meet a watery grave ! 
 
 One man held his head under water at intervals, anotlier bound his coat around 
 his head and saturated it with water. Wagons were capsized, and many retreated be- 
 neath them for concealment, and thus baflfled their foe until far in the distance. 
 Wright's and Ogden's groves could be seen distinctly, although the fire had not yet 
 reached that point. 
 
 The line of devastation could be distinctly traced north-east towards Newbury 
 School House, gliding into Webster avenue in the vicinity of Lincoln Place, there the 
 
IlISTOUY 0? THE 
 
 22 
 
 «. .„«,. CUV .»~o, ., «-J:;* ™ trr,Il.,.»,,».,. mo...... ;-.ov.i«, 
 
 A. Ui« <l«y pro8r...«l Ih. ma ry oi ii» ^^.j^^,^, 
 
 lion. From the corner of LftSalle street nor ^^^^ ^^^ ^^^^ 
 
 Ue«,arny noticab.e ; in .o.e ... tUe ^^^^^^Z:;^, ,^ , .^rfeet bUndin, 
 wind, after scooping uMmh and al m a body, m ^^^^ _ 
 
 cloud. Division street was swept clean, not -^-f ^^^J™ \^ ,, ,„ve act.d 
 ed to the spot where stood ^^^^^^'TZT^^Z^'^X^.r.er^ in aiding 
 as fire conductors ;-they burned rap.dly, ^"^^ ''"^'"'^ZveA the North avenue Police 
 ,.eho.Ushwor. of destruction. \'^^^-'^^ ^^^^^^ 
 
 Station, whilst the charred ^-^^ -"«;;^\^^' ^^ Hospital, the K. C. ChurcM- 
 worship-were particularily noticeable. ^^^/'^^^J,^^ ^,,,J, i,„,^arks rubbish and 
 hothdisappeared-leavingscarceauace^^^^^^^^^^ 
 
 -^^:r =. reader, on. ^:^)::z:t:::^^:::zi 
 
 the gloom and bitterness occasioned by the feU dest y , ^^^^ ^^^^ ^^. ^^_ .^^^^ 
 
 that for miles south, miles north, m.les east, "» '-^ L wheat and acres of battered 
 eorners Of buildings, blazmg heaps of c^^^^ ^^^^ ^^^^^^^^„_._ 
 
 machinery, gr.my, red and useless ^ ^^^^^^ ^^.^..^ had gathered 
 
 accomplished some good work n ts ^'^^-^'^'''' g,,., „,e«rred a heart-rend- 
 
 ,o be educated by the -'^-"^^^'^^s;! ^^^^ aloud-their lamentations 
 
 ,„g scene, the children ^^^^^''^f^^'Zl .ecu'red wagons and saved them 
 
 being heard by many ^^''^^°"'. . '\' J"'^',,, ...reatened. The spire of the Church ot 
 from the horrible fate with whchtl^^^^^^^^^^ ^^^^^^^ ^^^.^ ^^, ,^,,,,,y 
 
 Holy Name --'"-^-^^ '"',;' ^.u J the Rev Robert Collyer delivered so 
 injuring several men. ^l^X^^-^.^^.o. the destruction of Paris-now be- 
 eloquent a sermon the mght before d* J ,,,ath. more potent than mill- 
 
 came a victim to the element mo e deadly tha ^^^ ^^^.^.^^ ^^ p^^^^^ ^,, 
 
 tary heartlessness. At the Wat«r Works Mr. t g ^^^ ^^^^^ ^^^^ 
 
 interests of the city-the roof '^l"- ^^'"".^f^t'Lg out to the Works. Even 
 viewing the Are on Ohio street, to observe the flames he^d. g ^^^^^^^ ^^^ ^^^^_ 
 
 the graves in the old cemetery were -^^^f ^7^^;;™; ,,,,, „pon the frightful 
 
 J.on railings twisted ';-;— ^ ^^rt^^^ ^^^^ ob^ct.. the sadden- 
 work accomplished durmg Monday 1 J^^y call ^^^.^^^ ^^^ ^^^^^. 
 
 i„g experiences of that awful day 1 ^^ "J" ;; ;" „, g^^om aud Gomorra-and 
 l„g. prevailed upon his brain to -;^- "^^f^^™ „, ,,,erved pity, hooted as he 
 to prophecy a similar destrucUon n^he <.^ of C ^ J„ ,„„,,^, .ho ran or walked 
 was, driven from his stand-he yet wa^ '' ,„„„.i^„.,„ thought what the m.foriunate 
 or spoke as though in a dream, and ^^^^^ZlZL rapidly melting streets. 
 
 ::xrr=s;:xreiv.uir.dge.^ 
 
D llie lake, whilst 
 
 ;reased ;— nothing 
 Duble and iribula- 
 1 division was par- 
 l to ashes, and the 
 a perfect blinding 
 I could have point- 
 seem to have acted 
 rumental in aiding 
 orth tvenue Police 
 -a German place of 
 the K. C. Churck— 
 imarks rubbish and 
 B to Orchard, every- 
 •ther progress west- 
 
 uins, and witnessed 
 credit the assertion 
 n save ruins, jagged 
 ml acres of battered 
 rphan Home ; it had 
 lildren had gathered 
 curred a heart-rend- 
 1— their lamentations 
 gons and saved them 
 )ire of the Church of 
 1 down and severely 
 CoUyer delivered so 
 L;n of Paris— now be- 
 lore potent than mili- 
 riving to protect the 
 ger was amazed when 
 t to the Works. Even 
 s blistered and scaled, 
 rell upon the frightful 
 ul objects, the sadden- 
 by anxiety and suffer- 
 om and Gomorra— and 
 vedpity, hooted as he 
 eds who ran or walked 
 It what the uuforiunaVe 
 rapidly melting streeU, 
 ,r sidewalks; clergymen 
 general destruction— in 
 ade men brothers. 
 
 GREAT FIRE IN ClUCAGO. 
 
 23 
 
 It were useless te endeavor to classify the inagniflceiit structures reduceil to 
 ashes on the North Side ; happy homos were made desolate; the lauyli of youth was 
 turned into weei)ing; the plans for future enjoyment were defeated; the prattling 
 infant in the cradle, the young mother full of hope— what a fearful comment on the 
 uncertainty of human happiness. Milliims of dollars represented now by crumbled 
 ruins ; households pampered in luxury and ease praying for an opportunity of con- 
 cealing themselves, protecting themselves, with paupers, beggars and thieves ; not a 
 building to enter, scarce clothing to cover their forms; God in his great mercy would 
 not have sent so great an alHiction without mysteriously ordering it for some wise 
 
 purpose. 
 
 The following were a few of the destroyed buildings in North Division : Revero 
 Hotel, Ullich's Block, Ewing's Block, the Hatch House, the Humboldt House, Illinois 
 Street Church, Armour, Dole & Co.'s Elevator, Hirara Wheeler's Elevator, the private 
 residences of William B. Ogden, J. L. Stark, Isaac N. Arnold. J. K. Rice, George L. 
 Dunlap, W. B. Iloughteling, Samuel Johnson, E. I. Tinkham, Thomas Mackin, the 
 contractor, whose loss is from four to five hundred thousand dollars; George F. and 
 Julian Rumsey, Edward Burling, A. H. Biirley, 0. F. Fuller, Dr. C. V. Dyer, Q.W. 
 Goudy, Obadiah Jackson, General Bucker, the new Diversey Block, near the Water 
 Works, E. B. McCagg, Perry N. Smith, Philip Iloyue, Franklin Mosely, Lincoln, 
 Pierson Street Primary, Elm Street Primary, and other school buildings, the Clarendon 
 Hotel on Clark Street, the North Side SUbles, from which nearly all the horses were 
 saved, McCormick's Reaper Factory, the Chicago Sugar Refinery, the Galena Freight 
 House, the Galena Elevator, Lill's and Sand's Breweries, the Tanneries alonrf the 
 North Branch, the German Theatre at the corner of Indiana and Wells streets, Unity, 
 New England, and Westminster Churches, the Chapel of the Holy Name, the Cathe- 
 dral, the Hospital of the Alexian Brothers, the Jewish Hospital on LaSalle street, the 
 new Catholic one on the corner of Sedgwick and Flm, with the Convent of the Sisters 
 of Mercy, the Chicago Historical Society, the Huron Street Station, the Bethel. Galena 
 Depot, &c., &c. , 
 
 It is Tuesday. 
 
 No papers are issued. Where once stood the Timeg offl(;e, from whence issued 
 one of the most fearless, dashing papers on the Continent, was now a ruin, Mr. 
 Storey's loss being altogether immense. The Tribune, having secured Edwards' 
 Directory Office on Canal street. West Side, coalesced with the Joumul, for the lime 
 being, in fact all the printing offices nestled closely together on Canal and adjacent 
 streets. West Division was crowde I, as also portions of the South. There is a 
 settled gloom observable ; rich men on Saturday are poor to-day. They are not 
 downhearted, however. They calmly talk the matter, each one wondering, apecuiat- 
 ing as to how his safe has " stood it." Selfish merchants in some cases are extortion- 
 ate in prioes ; they ask 26 cents per pound for the commonest brand of sugar ; they 
 swindle on bread prices until a manifesto is issued forbidding them to sell for more 
 than eight cents per loaf. One man hangs out his shingie, and a real bona fide thingle, 
 U)0 ; on it is inscribed his name, and underneath, " wife, children energy !" That it 
 all he had left. 
 
 On the corner of Canal street business men discussed their losses ; Uiey 
 
 w«re 
 
21 
 
 HISTORY OF TFIE 
 
 j.hilosopliifal, but ever and anon the trembling lip, tlip un.enain neivou'. action, told 
 too plainly that the lieart felt what the lip failed to utlor. 
 
 Here is Mr. Wentworlh of the Michigan Central ; he has been working hard, and 
 ■evidently has borne his share of the fray. 
 
 " How much money liave you 1" asks his friend. 
 
 " Just fMur dollarH," is the reply— and one-half goes to the anxious enquirer. 
 
 A trentleman who had been worth $300,000 stood viewing the destruction of his 
 wealth in an elevator. Pointing towards a mountain of wet, smoldering \vheat, he 
 baid : " This day I am not worth a dollar ; this day a week ago I was possessed of 
 
 $300,000. 
 
 Scenes such as these were frefpient ; men came down from their wealth-created 
 positions, and removed the mantle of business courtesy and practical coldness which 
 had too often frozen their hearts, and made them indiflerent.to the troubles and bur- 
 dens of others less fortunate in the battle of life. 
 
 But now all were wounded, and able to practically test the efTect of changes 
 reverses and afflictions upon the human heart. 
 
 During the day the following notices, proclamations, etc., were issued : 
 
 " 1. All citizens are requested to exercise great caution in the use of fire in their 
 
 dwellings and not to use kerosene lights at present, as the city will be without a full 
 
 supply of water for probably two or three days. 
 
 2. The following bridges are passable, to wit ; All bridges (except Van Buren 
 aad Adams streets) from Lake street south, and all bridges over the North Branch of 
 the Chicago River. 
 
 3. All good citizens who are willing to serve, are requested to report at the corner 
 of Anne and Washington streets, to be sworn in as special policemen. 
 
 Citizens are refpiested to organize a police for each block in the city, and to send 
 reports of such organization to the police head(|uarters, corner of Union and West 
 Madison streets. 
 
 All persons neoding food will be relieved by applying at the following places : 
 
 At the corner of Ann and West Washington ; Hlinois Central Railroad round- 
 house. 
 
 M. 8. R. R. — Twenty-second street station. 
 
 C. B. &Q. R. R. — Canal street depot. 
 
 St. L. & A. R. R.— Near Sixteenth street. 
 
 C. & N. W. R. R.— Corner of Kinzie and Canal streets. 
 
 All the public schoolhouses, and at nearly all the churches. 
 
 4. Citizens are requested to avoid passing through the burnt districts until the 
 dangerous walls left standing can be levelled. 
 
 5. All saloons are ordered be closed at p. m. every day for one week, under a 
 penalty of forfeiture of license. 
 
 6. The Common Council have this day by ordinance fixed the price of bread at 
 eight (8) cents per loaf of twelve ounces, and at the same rate for loaves of a less or 
 greater weight, and aflBxed a penalty of ten dollars for selling, or attempting to sell, 
 bread at a greater rate within the next ten dtfys. 
 
 w.™J.- 
 
vims action, told 
 oikinj hard, and 
 
 JU8 enquirer, 
 estruction of his 
 lering \vheat, he 
 was possessed of 
 
 r wealth-created 
 il coldness which 
 troubles and bur- 
 
 ffect of changes 
 
 issued : 
 
 iseof Are in their 
 be without a full 
 
 xcept Van Buren 
 I North Branch of 
 
 ;poit at the corner 
 n. 
 
 ; city, and to send 
 Union and West 
 
 iHowing places : 
 , Railroad round- 
 
 districts uutil the 
 
 one week, under a 
 
 price of bread at 
 • loaves of a less or 
 attempting to sell, 
 
 GREAT FIRE IN CHICAGO. 25 
 
 7. Any hackraan, expres.'nnn, drayman or teamster charging more thin tie 
 regular fare will have his license revoked. 
 
 All citizens are re.mested to aid in preserving the peace, got d or.ler and goo.l 
 name of our city. 
 
 October 10, 18"f. R- B. MASJN, Mayor." 
 
 "Proc/(7WJrt/jo/i.— Wliereas, in the providence of God, to whrse will we humbly 
 submit, a terrible calamity has befallen our city, which demands of us our best efforts 
 for the preservation of order, and the relief of the suffering : 
 
 " Be it known, that the faith and credit of the city of Chicago is hereby pledge<l 
 for the necessary expenses for the relief of the sulFering. Public order will be pre- 
 served. The police and special police now being appointed, will be responsible for 
 the maintenance of the peace and the protection of property. 
 
 " All officers and men of the Fire Department and Health Department will act a» 
 special policemen without further notice. The Mayor and Comptroller will give 
 vouchers for all supplies funished by the different relief committees. The headquar- 
 ters of the city government will be at the Congregational Church, comer of West 
 Washington and Ann streets. All persons are warned against any acU tending to 
 endanger property. All persons caught in any depredation will be immetliately ar- 
 rested. 
 
 "With the help of God order and peace and private property shall be preserved. 
 The City Government and committees of citizens pledge themselves to the com- 
 munity to protect them, and prepare the way for a restoration of public and private 
 welfare. 
 
 " It is believe<l the fire has spent its force, and all will soon be well." 
 
 " R. B. MASON, Mayor. 
 
 GEO. TAYLOR, Comptroller. 
 
 By R. B. MASON. 
 
 CHARLES C. P, HOLDEN. 
 
 President Common Council. 
 
 T. B. BROWN, President Board of Police." 
 
 Gov. Hayes, who had been in Chicago for three days, assisting in the work, issued 
 Ihe following suggestions : 
 
 " To the People of Ohio : - 
 
 It is believed by the best informed citizens here that many thousands of the suf- 
 fers must be provided with the necessaries of life during the whole winter. Let the 
 efforts to raise contributions be energetically pushed. Money, food, flour, pork, 
 clothing and other articles not perishable should be collected as rapidly aa possible, 
 •especially money, fuel and flour." 
 
 (Signed) " R. B. HAYES." 
 
 Lieut. Gen. Sheridan issued the following order : 
 
 " IIeadqcarters Militaby Division op Missoubi, ) 
 Chicaoo, October 12. J 
 
 " To His Honor the Mayor : 
 
 The preservation of the peace and good order of the city having been intrusted to 
 
se 
 
 HISTORY OF THE 
 
 roe by your Honor, I am hnppy to Btate that no case of outbreak or dis.irder has been re- 
 porteil. No autlientiited attempt fvt incendiarism has reached me, and the people of 
 tlie city are cahn, cpiiet and well-disposed, The force at my ..disposal is ample to 
 maintain order, should it be necessary to i)rotect the district devastated by flre. Still 
 I would suggest to citizens not to relax in their watchfulness until the smoulderina 
 fires of the burned buildings are entirely extinguished. 
 
 (Signed) r- H. SHERIDAN, Lieut. General." 
 
 Mayor Mason issued the following appeal : 
 
 " Clothing and all protection from the cold will be needed through the winter as 
 well as now. Send forward in as large quantities as possible. Collect money and hold 
 it subject to our order. Send in provisions that will keep. Cooked meats nearly spoil 
 before we can distribute them. Aid arrives liberally. Now we want to husband our 
 resources as much as possible, for a long winter is before us, and the suffering will 
 continue until our laboring classes are again enabled to susUin their families. 
 
 (Signed) R. B. MASON, Mayor." 
 
 The Gov. of Missouri, in his proclamation to the jieople, said : 
 " Let us unite likewise in the most generous emulation, and extend the largest 
 possible aid to them in this the hour of misfortune. I, therefore, recommend all 
 counties, cities, towns and other corporations, to all business and charitable associa- 
 tions, and to the community at large, to take immediate steps to organize relief com- 
 mittees to express the deep sorrow which Missouri feels at this overwhelmning afflict- 
 ion. It was only yesterday that they were united with you in congratulating you on 
 your own soil and in your own chief eity, whilst their own homes were being des- 
 troyed. Let us respond by throwing open wide our own doors to those who are with- 
 out shelter, by sending bread and raiment at once, and by such contributions ward off 
 further distress, as the generous heart of our own great State will be proud to trans- 
 mit, in recognition, too, of the warm and intimate feeling that has heretofore so close- 
 ly bound ourcitizens together. I cannot forbear lo extend to all who have been thus 
 stricken down in the midst of an unbounded prosperity, the sincerest sympathy of 
 Missouri's sons and daughters in their distress. 
 
 Done at the city of Jefferson this 9th day of October, A. D. 1871. 
 
 B. GRATZ BROWN, 
 Governor of Missouri." 
 
 The following dispatch was received Oct. 12th, by Archbishop Spaulding : 
 
 " To Archbishop Spa ulding, Chicago : 
 
 The cathedral, six churches, orphan asylums, hospitals, House of the Good 
 Shepherd, schools, charitable institutions and Bishop's house are in ruins. Over 100,- 
 000 people are homeless. 1 beg you for a general collection in your church ne>:' o"^- 
 day. The Superintendent of the Tel -graph Company asks you to r-port this ...cwage 
 to the Prelates of the co\intry as our wires are too crowded and few. Request all re- 
 mittances to be to yourself. ^^^^ ^^^^^ ^.^^^^ ^^ ^^.^^^, 
 
 And from one end of the Continent to the other arrived assurances of aid and sup- 
 
 port. 
 
 1.. 
 
(ler lias been re- 
 d the people of 
 >8al is ample to 
 I by fire. Still 
 16 smoulderiiia 
 
 Bill. General." 
 
 jh the winter as 
 money and hold 
 jats nearly spoil 
 to husband our 
 le siiflfering will 
 families. 
 SON, Mayor." 
 
 [lend the largest 
 , recommend all 
 laritable associa- 
 anize relief com- 
 rhelmning afllict- 
 atulating you on 
 were being des- 
 )se who are witli- 
 ibutions ward off 
 le proud to trans- 
 retofore so close- 
 10 have been thus 
 •est sympathy of 
 
 rZ BROWN, 
 
 ir of Missouri." 
 
 paulding : 
 
 use of the Good 
 ruins. Over 100,- 
 church ne:»:' o"n- 
 (port this u.c'isage 
 '. Request all re- 
 op of Chicago.'' 
 :es of aid and sup- 
 
 GREAT FIRK IN CHICAGO. 27 
 
 It may be interesting in the future as a reference to know some of the prominent 
 towns and cities which contributed to the fund for relief of suderers. It would prove 
 an impossibility to publish all these who poured into the Treasury their small or great 
 contributions ; thousands of individuals halved their finances and prayed Providence 
 to help the stricken people. North, south, east, west— across the prairies or across 
 the ocean— across mountain steeps or in the radiant valley— all came forward to prove 
 that Charity was yet an attribute of man's nature. Here are the prominent oaes : 
 
 City St. Louis i 50,000 
 
 Citizens of St. Louis 70,000 
 
 Pittsfleld, Massachusetts 6,000 
 
 J. M. Gould, Santa Fe 425 
 
 Boston, Massachuf etts (various contributions) 400,000 
 
 Kansas City, Missouri 10,000 
 
 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania— citizens 200,000 
 
 City Council 100,000 
 
 Hamilton, Ontario 2,000 
 
 Patterson, New Jersey 7,000 
 
 First installment of Urbana, Ohio 1>000 
 
 Buffalo, New York 100,000 
 
 Indianapolis, Indiana 40,000 
 
 First National Bank, Greencastle, Indiana 2,000 
 
 Cincinnati, Ohio 225,000 
 
 Leavenworth, Kansas 10,000 
 
 Collin. Randall & Co., New York 1,000 
 
 Quincy, IHinois 16,000 
 
 Montreal Board of Trade 10,000 
 
 Meadville, Pennsylvania 8,000 
 
 Fort Wayne, Indiana 2,000 
 
 Jeffersonville, Indiana 1,000 
 
 Portland, Maine 20,000 
 
 Baltimore American subscription list 10,000 
 
 Watertown, Mass., in addition to the fifty cages of clothing 1,000 
 
 Rondout, New York 2,000 
 
 San Francisco Stock Exchange, in gold 8,000 
 
 Adams Express Company 10,000 
 
 Alex Martin 2,000 
 
 James Roosevelt, Hyde Park, New York 1,000 
 
 Lawrence, Kansas 10,000 
 
 Joseph Barrett & Co , Boston 1,000 
 
 Amsterdam, New York 8,000 
 
 D. S. Morgan & Co., London, England 6,000 
 
 Drexel, Morgan & Co., New York 5,0C0 
 
 City of Rochester and Monroe county, New York 70,000 
 
 Port Byron, New York 260 
 
 San Francisco subscriptions 25,000 
 
28 HISTORY OF THE 
 
 Which they iiitend to adtl fTJ.OOO 
 
 SlBiidnriJ Li'e Insurance Company, New Yoik 1>000 
 
 Wnynf sviUe, Ohio 2,000 
 
 Tonnto, OnUrio, (gold) 10,000 
 
 N. E. Dodac, London, England 10,000 
 
 Citizens of Missruri 20,000 
 
 City of SI. Joseph ^''^^ 
 
 C.mnly of Missouri 18,0<)0 
 
 Syracuse, New Yorlc 26,000 
 
 Jeffersonville, Indiana V^^ 
 
 Police Department, Washington, D. C ^^ 
 
 New OrleanB, subscriptiors incomplete 10,000 
 
 Mechanics Trade Exchange, Brooklyn 1.^00 
 
 Haverh.ll, Massachusetts 10,000 
 
 Shaneetown, Illinois 5,000 
 
 Guardian Mutual Life Insurance Company, New York 1,000 
 
 Tcpeka, Kancas MOO 
 
 Louisville 200,000 
 
 Naragar.sett Steamship Co ^^^ 
 
 Oswego ^2,000 
 
 Newark ^^•^'^ 
 
 Trenton 17,000 
 
 Rome, N. Y 2,500 
 
 Palmyra, New York •'^'OOO 
 
 Robinson, Shade & Co., New York 500 
 
 Employees of the Department of the Interior, Washington, D. C. . . 4 000 
 
 Manufacturers and Builders Fire Insurance Company 5,000 
 
 North British and Mercantile Fire Insurance Company, London 5,000 
 
 Employees of the Engraving and Printing Bureau, Washington.... 1,400 
 
 Ohio Falls Car Cotrpany, JefTersonville, Indiana 1,000 
 
 Philadelphia 130,000 
 
 Whitman & Field, manufacturing company, Shielburg, Mass 500 
 
 Jacksonville, Illinois ^00 
 
 Protestant Episcopal General Convention, in session at Baltimore . . 2,000 
 
 Laflin Powder Company ^'^^O 
 
 Greencastle, Indiana, council appropriation 2,000 
 
 Manchester, New Hampshire 15,000 
 
 Henry Fawn, of New Haven, Connecticut 5,000 
 
 Terre Haute, Indiana 10,000 
 
 Bloomington, Illinois 15,000 
 
 Decatur, Hlinois 5,000 
 
 Green Castle citi?ens 1,-00 
 
 New York Gold Exchange 12,000 
 
 Alexander T. Stewart, New York 50,000 
 
 Erie, Pennsylvania 15,000 
 
$75,000 
 
 1,000 
 
 2,000 
 
 10,000 
 
 10,000 
 
 i:o,ooo 
 n,ooo 
 
 18,0<)0 
 26,000 
 1,000 
 600 
 10,000 
 1,000 
 10,000 
 5,000 
 1,000 
 6,000 
 200,000 
 1,000 
 , 12,000 
 . 30,000 
 . 17,000 
 , 2,500 
 . 3,000 
 500 
 , 4000 
 6,000 
 . 5,000 
 . 1,400 
 . 1,000 
 . 130,000 
 500 
 500 
 . 2,000 
 1,000 
 . 2,000 
 . 15,000 
 . 5,000 
 . 10,000 
 . 15,000 
 5,000 
 . 1,200 
 . 12,000 
 ,. 50,000 
 ,. 15,000 
 
 (IIIE.VT FIRE IN' CIIICAOa 29 
 
 pphoii i^n.ooo 
 
 Baltimoio 2(M>,0()0 
 
 Concord, N. 11 7,400 
 
 LancftNter, Pa 25,000 
 
 Mason Cily, Illinois '2M 
 
 Danville, lliinoiH 1,750 
 
 Clinlsea, MaflHachusettH 2ti0 
 
 New York Cotton Exchange 6,000 
 
 Lafayette, Indiana 10.000 
 
 London, (Canada) 2,000 
 
 Lynn, MaHHachusetls 5,000 
 
 Keokuk, Iowa 6,360 
 
 Commercial Excliango Philadelphia 10,000 
 
 General Julius »*'hite, Evansville, Illinois 600 
 
 Industaial Exhibition Fair, Buffalo, 6,000 
 
 Paris. Illinois 1,000 
 
 Up to Saturday night the 14th, the following llgures were recognized as being a 
 fair estimate of the subscriptions already raised : 
 
 LONDON, ENO., LIST OP SUBSCRIPTIONS. 
 
 Amount. 
 
 Corporation of London 9 6,000 
 
 Private citizens of London 35,000 
 
 Messrs. Baring, of London 5,000 
 
 Messrs. Rothschild of London 6,000 
 
 Messrs. Morgan, of London 5,000 
 
 Messrs. Brown, Siiepley & Co., of London 6,000 
 
 Great Western Railway, of Canada, London 6,000 
 
 Grand Trunk Railway, of Canada, London 5,000 
 
 Liverpool Chamber of Commerce 2,000 
 
 American Chamber of Commerce, of Liverpool 1,800 
 
 Total (gold) $73,800 
 
 Recapitulation. 
 
 Total to October 12 inclusive 81,375,880.00 
 
 Received at New Vork Herakt office 1,079.45 
 
 At Chamber of Commerce 48,266.15 
 
 At Stock Exchange 2,825.00 
 
 At Cotton E.xchange 1,250.00 
 
 At Produce Exchange/ 8,814.00 
 
 Brooklyn 126,000.00 
 
 At Grocers' Board of Trade 33,053.00 
 
 Hardware trade 15,111.50 
 
 Fourth avenue and Twenty-eighth street 120.00 
 
 Union, Adams & Co 86.00 
 
 Miscellaneous city collections 47,262.20 
 
 Other cities (including Canada) 454,600 00 
 
 Euroi)e 78,800.00 
 
 Clothing, &c., estimated 600,000.00 
 
f 
 
 80 
 
 HISTORY OK TIIK 
 
 Hon K. C. Ii.K<^iKoll, on bel.alf of ll.o Illinois Stale AsHociaUon, Wasl.inaton, D. C, 
 Ima forwavae.1 l.y special inoHHenger >3,727, an.l ,.rovi«ionN, nn.l «ent move llie next 
 day Omaha also raisod a fund, whilst many of those mentioned added largely to 
 these contri!...tionH during the paHt week. Food and ololhing arrived in ahundance- 
 Imndreds of cars conveyed it thither-whilM it was rumored in many caHen parties se- 
 cured the charity of committees, and after obtaining article* or passes on railways, 
 K,ld them i such case*, happily, were few and far between ; a bitter lesson hr.d been 
 Uught^let us hope it benefitted thousands who seldom before appeared thai«Vful for 
 the protecting hand of Providence. 
 
 It ii Wednesday. The people desired to blot out the past — rub the old reckoning 
 off the slate and commence anew. The TribuM had already furnished admirable re- 
 porU, and we are indebted to the able reporters for the annexoH p^thy Information, 
 
 Owing to tho fact that the North Division was accessible only .c oss Kinzie and Di- 
 vision street bridges and through the dark Lasalle street tunnel, passage throug'i 
 which was forbidden to teams, the i)eople who yesterday visited that quarter of th« 
 city were chielly those who had formerly lived there, and were hunting for shreds an(' 
 scraps of property, or were trying to find the places where they had once lived ani. 
 the property they had once owned. The great rush of visitors on foot and in carria- 
 ges was across Randolph, Lake, and Madison street bridges into the South Division. 
 People from the West Side, from lower down on the South Division, and strangers 
 who had just reached the city, all turned in that direction, and wandered from point 
 to point, often pu/.zled as to their whereabouts, and seeking in vain for old and famil- 
 iar landmarks. The principal business in the South Division yesl.^day was the digg- 
 ing out of safes from the smoking buildings in which they were bur.^d. Several per- 
 .sons were shrewd enough to make that a business, and they succeeded in getting all 
 the work thev wanted. A few ropes, shovels, levers, and occasionally a little water, 
 made up the'stock in trade. Some had gotten out their fourth safe by 2 o'clock, and 
 were hunting aronnd in search of other jobs. Mony of the safes came up in excel- 
 lent condition, while others were the most deplorable wrecks. One of Herring's lay 
 on River street near Rush street bridge, the interior wood-work gone, and all the pa- 
 pers charred. The Harris safe of Deeflfenbacher who is in the tobacco business on 
 Water street, was also found to be worthless. It contained papers valued at about 
 e40,000. Others were taken out which had apparently passed unharmed through the 
 fiery trial. Others which had been oi)ened were found to be in excellent condition. 
 All things considered, they have stood rather better than was expected. Many which 
 have been gotten out were not opened for a day or two, until they got somewhat 
 cooled off. McVicker was working to get out his and they were also laboring on one 
 or two other buildings. . 
 
 Another business was started by a man in a cart, who drove down Randolph to the 
 lake displaying a sign "Removal signs painted here," so that persons desirous of 
 sticking up upon the ruins of their stores a notice of the places at which they intend- 
 ed U> reopen business could do so. Nothing strikes the eye more favorably, in going 
 near the South Side, than the great number of these little Bulletin Boards, which 
 have been roughly lettered off with notices of removal, generally to Wabash avenue 
 or te West Canal or Randolph street*, and they give abundant proof that the energies 
 of the merchants have not been crushed out by the catastrophe which has befallen 
 
 liiem. 
 
 ■-Tat^y*^ " ' *^-' **"' '" ' '-''* ' 
 
lin^lon, D. C, 
 iioiP llie next 
 led largely to 
 I abundance — 
 iHes parties se- 
 s» on railwnyF» 
 '88on lir.d been 
 d Ibatdcfiil for 
 
 I old reckoiiin<{ 
 admirable re- 
 Information, 
 Kinzie and Di- 
 MHage tliroug'i 
 quarter of tli« 
 ; for shreds aw' 
 once lived aiii 
 , and in carria- 
 South Division, 
 and strangers 
 ired from point 
 
 ■ old and fanul- 
 f was the dictg- 
 
 Several per- 
 id in getting all 
 y a little water, 
 )• 2 o'clock, and 
 ine up in excel- 
 f Herring's lay 
 and all the i)a- 
 co business on 
 alued at about 
 led through the 
 lUent condition, 
 d. Many which 
 
 ■ got somewhat 
 laboring on one 
 
 Elandolph to the 
 sons desirous of 
 lich they intend- 
 irorably, in going 
 Boards, which 
 Wabash avenue 
 that the energies 
 lich has befallen 
 
 GKKAT FIUE IN CIIIC.VOO. 
 
 81 
 
 On crohMUg the river at Madison street there Is a vaoamy -n th.' north side of 
 the bl.eet and nothing else, and with a few noticeable exceptions there remain but in- 
 significant an.' one-story relics of once flrst-class buildings. Law's coal yard on the 
 south side of the street is on lire, and even where the Hames have not broken out, 
 the white smoke is pouring out at a fearful rate. Some of It may, however, be saved, 
 by the liberal and constant use of water. Ueyond there, going east, there Is practi- 
 cally nothing until the relics of the Otis Block are reached, at the corner of LaSalle 
 and Madison. Just to the south on LaSalle, the walls of the Arcade building, which 
 was immediately in the rear of the Farwell Hall, remain comparatively intact. 
 
 The Trihune was, by .several hours, the last building in Chicago to survive the 
 general destruclioM, and iumagnilicentflre-proof building was the last to succumb, 
 althounh it had been surrounded by fire on two sides for about four hours. The 
 buildim- was a perfect model of architeclHral elegance, and had been constructed 
 throughout wilh\efe.ence to safety and durability in case of fire. The ceilings wore 
 Of corrugated iron, resting upon wrought iron " I " beams, while every partition wall 
 in the entire structure was of brick. It was, in all respects, one of the most abso- 
 lutely " fire-proof buildings ever erected. That is, it was fire-proof up to the date 
 of its destruction. It was completed in April, 180!., at a cost of e225,000, and its 
 contents were fully 8100,000 more. Relying upon tne integrity of their edifice, the 
 Tribune Company had taken no insurance, although they have little cause to regret 
 this ne-Tlect. In the corner of the first floor was the counting-room and business 
 office, with a fire-proof vault for the safe keeping of records, valuables, etc. Oa the 
 Madison and Dearborn street fronts were elegant stores of various kinds, all filled 
 with stocks of goods. In the basement wore the boilers and engines, two of Hoe's 
 eight-cylinder presses, several folding machines, large quantities of printing paper, 
 and a vast collection of miscellaneous machinery, tools, appliances and material 
 necessary to the carrying on of a great newspaper. 
 
 The second and third floor of the building were devoted to offices, all of which 
 were occupied. On the fourth floor were the editorial and composing rooms, all su- 
 
 perbly fitted up. 
 
 As stated above, the building withstood the storm for several hours, and it was 
 not nntil 10 o'clock on Monday forenoon, six hours after it had seemingly escaped, 
 that it was reached from the eastward from McVicker's Theatre. The interior wood- 
 work and combustible material was consumed at once, but the floor, and walb. gen- 
 erally remained intact, although all were so blistered, cracked and twisted as to be 
 almost worthless for future use. 
 
 In the private office of the business manager on the ground floor was a relic of the 
 siege of Paris, a Krupp shell, which fired by the heat, and. exploding tore a wide 
 breach in the walls in its vicinity. 
 
 • A search among the ruins reveals the gratifying fact that the two eight cyliner pres- 
 eee valued at about $60,000, are not seriously damaged. It is believed that both can 
 be 'restored to service at a small cost. The four turtles are also all riuht, including 
 the two which were on the press when the men got scared and left. The Post Office 
 building also stood well,ita wall being intact, and its roof is not entirely gone. It can 
 probably be repaired. At the northeast comer of SUte and Madison Street sUvudB, 
 comparatively uniiyured.the unfinished brown stone front which was erect.na there. 
 
12 
 
 1 
 HISTORY OF THE 
 
 J J 
 
 ! i 
 
 i 
 
 BIrirp ihew wa* notliiiig In It to Imrn, Hn front hIkiwh very fow trnces of Hoorrhliig. 
 Tli«> (lorrick wliich >-\*»m\ \u front of it han fnlltMi agiihiHt ono of tli<< ii|i|Htr windows, but 
 hHH lirokcn notliiug. Of tlic niagnilicii-nt blta-lc oicupled liy the Wuntern News Com- 
 pany, 8. C. Origgn St, Co., only a fragnionl ri'nmlri, the siouthwcNtern coriwr of the 
 wall riHing to tlit< Kecund Ntory helglit. 
 
 At the corner of Waxhington and 8tate stands the building which had un(|ues- 
 tiunably best stood the trial by Are — the First National Bank. Its walls seem per- 
 fectly safi", althonuh the floors have sntfered. Field, King St, Co. retain their ortice in 
 the basement, where Robert Law is also installed, and if the room were only swept 
 out, and the ])ieces of paper removed, no one oould |)ercieve tliat anything had gone 
 wrong overhead, Untiuestionably the comparatively slight repairs will |)iit it in 
 order again, and it will .serve as a nucleus fur building in that (juarter. Turning east 
 Into Washington street, the way is encumbered with the limestone blocks which once 
 formed part of Field, Leiter St, Co.'s store, and which were thrown there when the 
 building was blown up. Mixed up with brick, telegraph wire, and other debris, it 
 makes a mass of rubbish which ought to have impeded the progress of the flames, 
 but did not do so. Down in the basement, piles of dry goods are still burning and 
 epjitting an unpleasant stench. On the opposite side of Washington, the photo- 
 graphers' places and the other stores have vanished, while Drake's Block is decidedly 
 more of a ruin than it was a year ago. The ipiestion of the removal of the Second 
 Presbyterian congregation has been eternally settled. The hard limestone walls of 
 the church resisted very well, notwithstanding the slight amount of pitumen in them. 
 The southern tower remains, and the walls are all upon a level with a point just above 
 the great front windows, Tlie experience of this Are has been rather imfavorable to 
 the softer limestones from Lerao:it, and has shown that, after all. a thick wall of good 
 brick will stand as well, and resist the action of the flames, as well as any stone that 
 is used here. excepling[granite. The eftect of the lire upon the Athens marble has 
 been remarkable. In some places the stone has disappeared altogether. In others, 
 such as the LaSalle street front of the Court House, it has been gnawed and eaten 
 awny, or fallen on the great flakes. The sandstone and granite may not have been 
 exposed to so intense a flame, but they certainly stood very well. The Tribune build- 
 ing was badly scorched, but the stone was not materially ii\jured. Dearborn Park has 
 been taken possession of by Keen & Cooke and Lord St, Smith, while right across the 
 way, on the Base Ball Oround, the fence surrounding which, has been wiped out, is a 
 sign to the effect that parties wanting room on public grounds must go to C, B. 
 Farwell, at the corner of Thirteenth and Michigan Avenue. The American Mer- 
 chants' Union Express have obtained possession of a part of the ground, including 
 the diamond, and Oray Brothers have hold of the north fifty feet of the base ball lot. 
 C. T. Bolles, dealer in stoves, has also begun running up a small booth. The ground 
 is covered with piles of lumber, and bears a more striking resemblance to Cheyenne 
 in its incipient days, than anything else. The iron stores of J. V. Ayer, Hall, Kimbark 
 & Co., and others, on Michigan avenue, between Lake and Randolph streets, present 
 a curious spectacle. They are filled with iron, twisted, distorted, and bent out of all 
 shape, while across the street the immense iron rafters and beams have been dealt 
 with in a most extraordinary fashion. In many of these stores, and, indeed, generally 
 in the wholesale warehouses, the fires were still burning, and, of course, no attempt 
 
 »i'. 
 
GREAT FiUE IN t'llK'AdO. 
 
 8t 
 
 H (if NOOri'llillg. 
 
 r wiiidowH, bul 
 »rn News Com- 
 curiinr of the 
 
 :h had un({uea- 
 vMa seem per- 
 1 tlieir utHue in 
 ere only swept 
 .liiiig had gone 
 will |)iit it in 
 Turning east 
 :ks which once 
 ^here when the 
 lither debris, it 
 of the flames, 
 111 burning and 
 )n, the photo- 
 ck is decidedly 
 of the Second 
 estone walls of 
 umen in them, 
 oint just above 
 unfavorable to 
 k wall of good 
 any stone that 
 BUS marble has 
 er. In others, 
 .wed and eaten 
 not have been 
 Tribune build- 
 born Park has 
 ight across the 
 wiped out, is a 
 st go to C. B. 
 Lmerican Mer- 
 luud, including 
 e base ball lot. 
 . The grountt 
 :e to Cheyenne 
 Hall, Kimbark 
 itreets, present 
 bent out of all 
 lave been dealt 
 leed, generally 
 rse, no attempt 
 
 was made to put Uiem oul. i lie sidewalks of tlie Union Depot, tliirk and stniiii?, are 
 (dill standing, but the ofllcej in the rear have cived In, except at the northeast corner, 
 where one tall pinnacle remains. The building occupied by the Chicago, llurlington 
 & Quincy and Michigan Central Roads has been gutted, but the walls are still partiallly 
 standing. The Michigan Central Freight Depot has alio been cleaned out, though the 
 walls are up to the spring of the roof. Quite an amount of sugar was lost here. 
 Just south of this depot half a dozen cars were burned, the trucks yet remaining on 
 the track. Near by was a car which had just run up from Tolono, on the Illinois 
 Central Road, tilled with jirovisious. generally bread and cheene, some of which were 
 issued on the spot to hungry men who hap))ened to be near by. The trains of the 
 Illinois and Michigan Central stop jast in front of the old depot. 
 
 At the head of the slip which lies just west of Elevator A was the Providence, one of 
 the live AnioHkcng NtcaintMs which cnnie on from Pittsburg, and t!io Pliicnix, of Det- 
 roit, engngi'd in pumping water through along line of hose, past the rui-is of the Mas- 
 sasoit House, to wet down the ruins beyond. Another engine wos near the Central 
 Elevator, playing upon the innnense hill of wlie\t, which was in Elevator A, and which 
 wos bursting in little puH's of smoke all over its surfiice. It cannot bo very easily ex- 
 tinguished, and all that is expected is that it will gradually smoulder away. The 
 Marine Hospital, an old ond substantial building, is in very good order, comparatively. 
 Of course the inner walls and the roof are gone, but the outside walls have stood it 
 very well. 
 
 It is not possible to ascertain as yet the entire amount of shipping lost along the 
 river aiid the branches. The Navarino, however, a new vessell belonging to Captain 
 floodrich, was lying off Goodrich's docks, and tried to run out, but stuck just beyond 
 and behind Rathbone's stove manufactory on the north side of the river aud sunk tliore, 
 _ her boilers now Ijeen just visible. Eight or nine schooners and brigs were also caught 
 near the mouth of the river, and burned to the water's edge. From Rush street 
 bridge east, on the north bank, the coal hea|)s are in a blaze. Rathbone's place, and 
 all inuiiedintely east of that, are safe. Rush street bridge itself is a hopeless and utter 
 wreck, as is also the state one. The great wholesale houses on River street have been 
 completely swejit away, and nothing is left tit give an iilea of what was once done there, 
 except that in some places there is iron, and in another a quantity of lime which has 
 been effectually ruined by the heat. Along li,»re were one or two burnt safes, and as 
 many disgusted, but uncomplaining, owners. 
 
 Water street is done for, and State street, from the bridge to the First National 
 Bank, is in the same condition. At the northweiit corner of Clark and Water streets, 
 one corner of a building is standing, but ought to be taken down as soon as possible. 
 
 The Sherman House has totally disappeared, and the remains in that part of the 
 city are so scanty as to make it almost impossible to identify localities. On many of 
 these streets women and children were engaged in collecting scraps of iron and all 
 kinds of rubbish from the still hot buildings. Some boys had found on Water street 
 a lot of China doll heads, scorched but unbroken, and were carrying thera off as rel- 
 ics. Three men were also moving up the river in a row boat, intent on doing a little 
 wrecking, if they got a chance. The burnt district is now so thoroughly patro'led by 
 regulars that there need be np apprehensions as to the perpetration of more thefts. 
 
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84 
 
 HISTORY OF THE 
 
 The old pari of the Court House is gutted, but the wing* have .tood very well, and 
 
 '"' ";:: 'wal rrJl. stores of tl. Bo^d of Trade huUding are .ill standing. 
 
 The ellect of the fire upon the different kinds of pavement has been very curious. 
 AS ZZ of course the stone stood it the best, but the large cobble stones spht^n 
 „any instances. The asphalt laid in the Court House square was no .nju^ed at aH^ 
 The new cylindrical block pavement on Clark street stood ^^y ^f^^^^^^^^r 
 Place whore the tar kettle had run over and a great str,p was eaten out The tar 
 wasgone f om between the blocks where the gravel had not been laid on ,t but he 
 IcksLre generally uninjured. The pavements o Madison, .Kand^^^^^^^^^^^ 
 other streets were in much better condition than was expected. They were UaUiy 
 Ccrrd in many places, and sometimes twisted and upheaved but can be ge. 
 erally repaired. The rails of the street cars were in many cases badly spmng, but 
 the sills are uninjured. 
 
 The S.uth side road will have its track all repaired in a day or two, and .t v,-.n 
 cake the West Side companies but ashort time to relay their's. ^bere.s considerable 
 aeb,ns in many ot the streets, but the work of clearing has already begun. The side 
 ttlks, wood a'nd stone, have gone, the large limestone blocks. A ong the South 
 Brunch Lind's building stands, and the me,^n,g Marl has its office here. The cod 
 yards south to Madi«on street are still burning, and will do so desp.te the wate , wi h 
 Ih exception of the one at Randolph street bridge. The LaSalle street tunnel .sm 
 perfect o'der but on account of the of the darkness there, and the fear of accident*, 
 Totiriages were allowed to go through. There are no records in there at present, 
 and, if any were stored there, they have been destroyed. 
 
 The real headquarters of the order-preserving force of the city is now at No. o69 
 
 Wablsh avenue, wire General Phil Sheridan has e-^>' ^ 'd''f t crr^L 
 house formerly occupied by the Phoenix Club. Here the head of the c.ty has planted 
 a pine table and entertained his numerous visitors. 
 
 The force at the General's command, in addition to the city regalar and spe«d 
 police consists of seven companies of regulars and six of volunteers. The fo mer 
 f. 11 and other- western points, and are all camped ^^^^T^^^ 
 Ball Park on Michigan avenue. To them, as the most trustworthy and vigilant for^ 
 Tt Lu ha been entrusted the care of the South Side ^-',^^'«^^'^;; j;^;,^';f,^:: 
 Harrison street t. the main river, in this space is at present ^^^-"^ ;;;7;^ 
 fAhe City yet in safes, and in most cases buried in the ^^ ^^^^ ^^Z 
 pow known t. be in the city and the P-^^ ;;"^^^^ ^ " '^Lt one possidle. 
 
 r :r:r i:: r:::::: ;~ .j.. ... and it wi. 
 
 be wonderful indeed if the ruffianly element shall triumph. ^ 
 
 looking men as one could see. They were irou" «•" 
 
 11 
 
 |.«. 
 
 
tood very well, and 
 
 re still standing. 
 B been very curious, 
 obble stones split in 
 i not inju'-ed at all. 
 well, except in one 
 eaten out. The tar 
 1 laid on it, but the 
 , ^Randolph and the 
 They were badly 
 red, but can be gen- 
 badly sprung, but 
 
 ,y or two, and it will 
 Ehere is considerable 
 y begun. The side- 
 s. Along the South 
 ice there. The coal 
 espite the water, with 
 le street tunnel is in 
 Lhe fear of a'-cidents, 
 s in there at present, 
 
 city is now at No. 569 
 s headquarters, in the 
 f the city has planted 
 
 y regalar and special 
 unteers. The former 
 1 upon the site of the 
 trthy and vigilant force 
 listricl, reaching from 
 e wealth and treasure 
 The number of thieves 
 ill make the safes their 
 prudent one possidle. 
 jsible kind, and it will 
 
 mpaign in Illinois, and 
 Tuesday morning under 
 itioned in different parts 
 Two companies were 
 street, and were as fine 
 Industrial University at 
 
 
 GREAT FIRE IN CHICAGO. 
 
 3-3 
 
 -Ohampaisn, and a lieavfier, healthier, more intelligent set of men wouM b" hard to 
 
 find. 
 
 One other company of militia was stationed at the corner of Canal and Wilson 
 streeis, for tlio i.roteclion of the tlioroiighly atfiishted residents of that portion of the 
 
 city. 
 
 Another comiiany was placod at Ilalstead street, with headquarters at the railroad 
 
 Station, on Twelfth street. 
 
 The North side did not need much miliUry protection in its dilapidated condition , 
 and was abuiidimly guarded by two militia companies stationed at Lincoln Park. 
 
 A pan of ttie Oliaitipaisii company was also at the corner of Rauriolpli and Eliza- 
 beth streets. 
 
 Geiiaral Sheridan seemed satisfif-d that the city was pRrfectly safe under the pro- 
 tection already at hand; but, in order to assure tliLs, more trooi)s will arrive shortly. 
 Three a.l lilion il companies of reo;iil-ir8 were exiiected last night, and ten conipanien 
 more will arrive to-day, making a forco large enough to k^ep in or.ler all the roughs 
 iu the Utiited Stales. 
 
 \Ve!).ve.U)Av, ami the smoke commenced to clear away ; men were braver, truer 
 to themsolves, more collected, more enorgeiic. The Corn li.Kchange meiL>l)ers ha<l se- 
 ' cured a large, d.irk-looking hall at '.1 Canal street, and there tlw (|nestion was mooted 
 as to thj b;v o )iir:tH to be pursued with regard to business on hand— whether to re- 
 pudiate or declare all transact)ions " off." or to await the settlement of insurances and 
 op.ining of banks. Men were certainly downhearted, and yet they spoke brave words 
 — ini tliey m?ant wh it Ihsy aaid ; " Chicago rauit rise," " Chicago is our city," and 
 thay were jus'Jy proud in being able to feel that the world's sympathy was with them 
 iu this awful hour of doubt and atlliction. 
 
 LiUlv! p-inting o(flj3i;were commsncing to distribute, and these little ones now had 
 the upper hand ; neglected workers who had feared the sherilf and dodged the 
 baliff, put ou tueir best clothes, and in some cases sold out for satisfactory prices 
 to those daily publishers who were short ot sorts, or perhaps " son of short." The 
 Font came out— the Tribune came out— the Jmrml came ou!r-the liepublimn came 
 cut, but save and except the Tribune and perhaps the Journal, it was a weakly 
 "comd." No mende.ierve more credit thau the journalistic refugees of Canal and 
 adjacei:-. streets; they slept in old wagons one night, an i had rented oftices and se- 
 cured a few hard looking "cases," and set to work ; verily they were obliged to 
 work in order to set, for matters generally were in a demoralized condition. Boys 
 took advantage of limited issues of the paper and charged 25 cents, 60 cents and even 
 $1.00 per copy for the Triune and other papers ; the proprietors grumbled, but the 
 boys— for these city Arabs were now the pompous and wealthy classes— main- 
 tained their prices and formed a ring, so that no youth dare dispose of his newspa- 
 pers at an unfair figure— or ratner at a fair, hoVieat figure. 
 
 The following, from the Governor of Michigan, was read with much pleasure by 
 the community at large : — 
 
 " The City of Chicago, in the neighboring State of Illinois, has been visited in the 
 provideiip^e of Almi^htv God with a calamity almost unequalled in the annals of his- 
 tory A lar^e portion "of that beautiful and most prosperous city has been reduced to 
 ashes and is "now iu ruins. Many millions of dollars in property, the accumulation ot 
 
 3 
 
36 
 
 HISTORY OF THE 
 
 vpars of iiidu.Miv ami toil, liavo boon swept away, almost in a monipnt. Tlio rich have 
 ixM-n itiliuvd i<i'i«'imrv. ihi> I"""" li»^*' ''"*'' ''"' 'i^''*' ''"'y powswHcd, ami many ihou- 
 sandH of i)eo])l(' ri'ii<lere(l homeless and liouseless, and are now ■wilhout the ahsuliile 
 uen-HMaries of life. 1, iherelore, earnestly call ii|)on the oili/ens of every portion of 
 Michi<'an to take immediHte measures for alleviatinn the pressini; wants of that fear- 
 fuUv atliicteil citv tiv colleitini; anil lorwardin« to tlie i\Ji.\or, or proper authorities of 
 Uhicaeo supjilies of food as well as liheral collections of money. Lei this sore 
 ealamilv of our neiiihliors remind us of tlie uncerliiinty of oarllily pos.sessious, and 
 that wh'en one member suRers all (he nicmbers should sutler with it. 1 cannot dimbt 
 that the wliole people of the Slate will mo.st, fjladlv, most promptly, and most, 
 Hlierally respond to this uraenl demand upon their »ynvpathy, but no words of mine 
 can plead so sironalv as the calamity itselt. 
 
 * • HENRY P. BALDWIN, 
 
 Governor ol Michigan, 
 
 The Secretary of War telpgraphe<l :— „ ^ 
 
 War Pepartment, 
 Washington, D. f; October 11, 1871. 
 To Lieutenant Oeneral Bheridati, Chicago, ill. „,,„,, 
 
 I a"ree with you, that the tire is a National calaimty. The sullerers have the 
 •incere sympathv ilf the miti(ui. Officers nt the Dejiots at St. Louis and .Joftersonville, 
 ■Aia elsewhere, have been ordered lo forward sufiplies liberally and promptly. 
 
 WILLIAM W. BELKNAP, 
 
 Secretary of War. 
 
 To add to tills, Robert Bonner, of the Z«rf/yer, telegraphed to Mr. J, Walsh of the 
 American News Company, that he could draw tipc.i him for $10,000 to be used in 
 relieving members of the press— whilst the manly tone of the press sustained and 
 fortified many through the dark shadows of the hour. 
 
 Then news arrived from London, (Ihigland,) that in respon.se to the call of the 
 American Minister for a meeting to express sympathy and provide relief for the peoi)le 
 of Chicago, over 400 American and English gentlemen assembled at the Lenghain 
 Hotel. One >■>( the speakers tlrew a parallel between the conflagration of 
 Chicago and tlie great lire in London. Great enthusiasm was evident from th;- oiiening, 
 and the meeting needed no stimulus. Everybody was eager to contribute, and within 
 a short time from the opening of the list £1000 was subscribed vii)a voce. Conspicuous 
 among the subscribers were several Confederates,who retjuosted that their names should 
 not appear. A few merchants of Chicago, who,so establishments were destroye.l by 
 lire, also oftored their contributions amid the cheers of the assemblage. Resolutions 
 expressing the deepest sympathy for the sullereiii, and pledging furthcu- aid, ware 
 adopted by acclamation. A committee was appointed, with J. 8. Morgan and Gen. 
 Schenck at the head, to produce additional subscriptions in London and throughout 
 the kingdt)m, and there was every reason to expect that a largo sutu would be raised. 
 Expressions of sympathy were received by telegraph and by mail from all parts of the 
 ooimtry, and read by the chairman. Among those present were Hon. A. Curtin, Mic- 
 ister to Russia, General A. E. Buruside, General .J. Q. Barnard, lion. Hugh McCidlough, 
 Messrs. Morgan and WoodhuU, of the American Legation, Adam Badeau, Consul Gen- 
 eral at London, Wm. E. Dodge, of New York, John I. Cisco, of New York, Messrs. 
 Munn, Storring, Habicht, of Clews, Habicht & Co., Bowles, Randolph Clay, George 
 Wilkes, Bcjughton, the artist, John Healy, and Thaddeits Hyatt. Many eminent Eng- 
 lishmen also attended the meeting and manifested their interest in its objects liberally 
 by word and deed. 8u(;h charity kindly expressed nerved tlie sufferers— who had 
 BOW not only to think for themselves but also for the poor— and as the news of sub- 
 
GREAT FIRR IN CHICAGO. 
 
 t. Tlio rich have 
 , and many ihou- 
 hout the ah.siihlle 
 r evt-ry portion of 
 anis of that lear- 
 ipcr anlhoiilie.s of 
 y. Lta this sore 
 pos.seNsidus, and 
 . I cannot doubt 
 inptly, and inoHt 
 no words of mine 
 
 lALDWIN, 
 
 ir ol Michigan. 
 
 Department, 
 •tobcr 11, 1871. 
 
 sufterprs have the 
 and Jeflersonville, 
 roniptly. 
 
 ;elknap, 
 
 i;retary of War. 
 r. J, Walsli of the 
 IJ()0 to be used in 
 ess sustained and 
 
 to the call of the 
 lief for the peo])le 
 at the Lentsham 
 courtagration of 
 from th;- opening, 
 ribute, and within 
 •oce. Conspicuous 
 heir names should 
 ei'e destroyed by 
 age. Resolutions 
 furtluu- aid, ware 
 Morgan and Gen. 
 >n and throughout 
 would be raised, 
 im all parts of the 
 n. A. Curtin, Mic- 
 lugh McCullough, 
 ;leau, Consid Qen- 
 3W York, Messrs. 
 olph Clay. George 
 any eminent Eng- 
 ts objects liberally 
 afTerers — who had 
 8 the news of sub- 
 
 Mripiioas — announced abovt; — was received, jiroutl men \ve|ii, arid nianlj lieail*-- 
 yeRrnod to pmve that a world's syuiiiathy wns appreciated. Men sold it was Christ- 
 Mko. Let us lioi>e it will b(>ar fruits and make !> more tha;i la'iiing impression on tlieni. 
 in the future. 
 
 We shall pass over tlie frightful scenes fibsorvable in /isiiing ilie niorpue, where- 
 OTer eishty unfortunate and almost unrecogni/alile bodies were Inid f)nt; some iiad 
 be<;n .suflbcated, trampled to death; a few ! id fallen, others licrn tnlten fruni r\iin>, but 
 hundreds more must still remain in the ruiiii. 
 
 TnnRsnAV pawnko and now that telegrams were received and niessrngeis 
 arrived it became known that a m.i.jority of the insurance companies wei-e anxiour. to 
 »ettle all claims in full; such announcements as the following creating intense e.vcite- 
 ment, as thousands hail anticipnted advantage being taken, and an apportionment («f 
 10 or 1.') per cent being declared: — 
 
 The Liverpool and London and Globe Insurance Co's. telegraphed their agents : — 
 
 Nrw York. 0<t lli. 1871. 
 "Chicago losses probably under two and a half millions. The Directors in New 
 York are authorized to draw on London, Charge higher rales.' 
 
 Ai.KBKD Pf.1,1,, Manager. 
 The Hanover Fire Insurance Company telegraphed : — 
 
 New York, Oct. 12, I87I. 
 " In view of the intense feeling existing relative to the sl.imling of Fire Insur- 
 ance Companies, we take pleasure in saying to our friends and the public, that we 
 have telegraphed to our agents to diaw at sight m soltlenient of all losses by the 
 ChiMgo tire as fast as they are adjusted. After the payment of which we shall have 
 our Capital intact and a surplus of over $125,000, leaving our Cash Assets ovtjr $525 - 
 000. 
 
 B. S. Wai.c:oit, Pre.'^ident. 
 I. Rkmsen Laxe, Secretary. 
 
 The New York managers of the North British and Mercantile Insurance Com- 
 pany received the following kindly and generous cable telegram from Mr. .1. W. Cater. 
 Chairman of the London Board : — 
 
 " Subscribe $5,000 for the Chicago suflerers. Settle all losses promptly. Draw, 
 at three days sight." 
 
 " The assets of this company in the United SUtes, amounting to over $1, .'300,000, 
 will not be touched in the payment of losses in Chicago." * 
 
 Wm. Con.xkr, 
 Chas. E. WniTR, > Associate Managers. 
 
 Wm. Con.xkr, 1 
 
 Chas. E. WniTR, > Associate Mam 
 
 Wm. p. Blagdknt.J 
 
 The managers of the Niagara Fire Insurance Company issued the following : — 
 
 Nbw York, Oct. 10, 1871. 
 
 " The los.ses of this company by the recent fires in Chicago cannot exceed a quarter 
 of a million ef dollars, which will be promptly paid as the various claims shall be ad- 
 justed. 
 
 This Company will have remainuig more than a million of dollars of good assets, 
 38 a guarantee to its policy holders." 
 
 H. A. HowK, President. 
 P. NoTMAN, Vice President and Secretary, , 
 
 The Jefferson Insurance Company, (New York) : — 
 
 Trihity BuiLDisn, No. Ill Broadway, 
 
 New York, Oct. 10, 1871. 
 To the public: This Company having no out-of-town Agent,^, and doing busine,s.<i 
 only at this Office, is not materially affected by the great fire in Chicago, the entire 
 aujoujit at risk there being only $47,500." 
 
 Samdel £. BfiLCHBB. PresldeuU 
 
 
IIISTORV OF THE 
 
 Tl.e loUuwing wa. i.vsuo.l by the Ande. Insurance l'ompan>-^^^ ^^^^^^^ ^^^ ^^.^ 
 
 " To ilip AiKk's liismaiice (Jo.; _ 
 
 An.lp < losse. « ill nol exceed $^00,000. j. ^ ^^^^ ^^^^^^ 
 
 '• The Andes i, s.-lvout and ve, y simnR. and Las already commenced payiug the 
 Chicago lo^^i3.'' J jj jjexnett, President. 
 
 The 'Comiiieiclar' aj!ft:icy anuonuoed ; 
 "The Coniiiany li io only ^o.OOU al nh 
 
 iij 'JLicai:".'' 
 M. V. 
 
 1!. I'UWLKK 
 
 President. 
 
 '^^^t':!S^^'ui'=:;:>i^'i'S^ie"ru^^ by U. .lisa.Uous,flre i. 
 
 <;hica^;: U Lve no a.ency there, and but one r.U o';)- ^'-^^^'il-iaent. 
 
 ;;.S. nu-e t,un our n.. reserve, le.vin, our capaal ^'^l^^^^^^'^,,^^,^. 
 
 The foUow-.n^ a,sp,vlch was received from the 0(11:= of the Amencan Cnitral Fire la- 
 su;ance ComiHiny of Si. L .ui^ Mo.: ^^ ^^^^^^^ ^^^^^ ^^^^^^^^, ^^^ ^g^j_ 
 
 .. M.>ssr.< Wm. II. Cheppu & C... Manai-^s of the New York Branch America. 
 
 10 bu.i„.'>s. twenty per cent call made. ^^^ ^ ^^^^^ SecreUry. 
 
 ». .1 i<' „, r.f (I .vif ud liruelv interested, the followins; arrived : 
 ^'■r.t :^ an/f on •1^l) r^^^^ A-'.nt of this Company at Buffalo say, 
 
 the .liil'i^rmrnv ;.avs all looses pvomotly at Chicago and elsewhere, and contmue. 
 all branches of buiiness at all points^as IJ^^'^J^-;^,^^^ ^„^^, ,,^,^^, Department. 
 
 The annexed telegram wa.s f,om the underwriter.' age^,cy : ^^^^^^^ ^^^^^^^ ^^^ ^^^^ 
 '^^^i'lf:^^^:;^ ;S Sr!irSv^^i^^.ara and I^epublic I^ura^eCo.- 
 
 The Paclflo Company, of San Francisc, telegraphed their agent that the lo,s«. 
 ■«ould be fully «l,Oa;),0;)0, and tlu-y had levied an a.Sbessraent of seventy-ttve per cent, 
 vhich would meet all demands and leave a surphxs. 
 
 The Agents of various companies is.sued a noticethatthefollowmgCompan.es 
 topresentedbythemcan pay all losses susUined by the lat« fives in Chicago, afl*r 
 which their respective capitals will remain ummpaned : 
 
 "D.troit Fire and Marine Insurance Company ; City Fire Insurance Compa.y, 
 Uartford , Pacitic Insurance Company, San Francisco. ^^^^^^^ ^ Belanobr. 
 
 '''• fitaf ad^Lnr^'iltlheCses^K^ Fi.e Inuranco Company, of 
 
 New ^""o* win noT cS^me the surplus. The Merchant. J^«3"-°<;; Company, of 
 Providence, had uo Agency in Chicago-losses by '^Tt! ir&^o., Ag^U. 
 
ir 11, 1S71. 
 
 fAN, Agent. 
 «d payiug the 
 
 ', President. 
 
 ;, President. 
 
 astrous fire in 
 dollars." 
 s, President. 
 
 nsequeut upo« 
 
 company, that, 
 
 rill not absorb 
 
 lO. 
 
 li, President. 
 
 ( ntral Fire la- 
 bor 12, 1871. 
 anch Anaericaa 
 
 )nl interruptiom 
 (VM, Secretary. 
 
 It Buffalo, says 
 B, and continuet 
 
 e Department. 
 
 obar 10, 1871. 
 
 Insurance Corn- 
 is day, due pre- 
 I inourred at the 
 
 will remain nn- 
 ig the gross cash 
 B of dollars, 
 leneral Agent, 
 at that the loss«» 
 nty-flve per cent, 
 
 owing Companies 
 in Chicago, after 
 
 urance Company, 
 
 B & Belanobr. 
 
 ince Company, of 
 ,nce Company, of 
 only." 
 & Co., AgesU. 
 
 GREAT FIRK I\ CIIICAGO. 
 
 liO- 
 
 The People's Fire Insurance Conipnny, of Woiccstpr, Mass , ^aid : 
 
 "The People's Fire InsurancB Cinippny, of Worces-ter. MasMirlmsrtis, is perfect- 
 ly goWent, and all their losses at Cbicsgo nnd elsewhere will be paid pronijitly on de- 
 mand." 
 
 Ai'iJ. N. Cfidrn, Secretary. 
 The Williamsburg City Fire Insurance Company : 
 
 'October II, 1S71. 
 At a meetint; of the Committee on Clainis nnd Lo'-^es conveiied by llie I'reKideiit, 
 a resolution was passed unanimously authorisiiii; him to lelciiuiph to Chicajjo that all 
 losses sustained by the Conipnny. as soon (is adjusted, would be settled by sight drafts 
 without deducting the sixty days' interest." 
 
 Edmitnd Diuooh, President. 
 Tho Firemen's Fund Company : 
 
 " This Comiiany has no Agencies; will siid'er loss in ("liicago to the extent of 
 two-thirds of its surplus, leavinu; cai)ilal uriliaiiiied. The President is now in ('liica<.'i> 
 prepared to give sight drafts for all los'^es as soon as adjiuted.' 
 
 Jamiis D. f PAnKMAx, President. 
 The Lamar Insurance Company, of New Voik, said : 
 
 '■The Agents of the Company at Chicago telegraplied that the losses by the late 
 Ire, after a careful examination, will be less tlian S'Jil).IK)l), thus leaving the capital 
 whole, with a handsome surplus, and the Company are ])repared to pay on demand all 
 losses as soon as adjusted.'' 
 
 W, R. MAfntARMtD, Secretary. 
 
 The Corn Exchanire Insurance Company (N. Y,) nniM)unced : 
 
 " In reply to the numerous iii(|uiiie.s as to our losses by the Chicago lire, and to 
 .refute the many false rumors in regard to ilie staiiding of this Comiiany. we have to 
 itate that we have taken no risks in tliat cily since December. 187t», and the whole 
 amount of the unexpired risks within the burnt district is but sixt,y-one thousand dol- 
 lars, all of which is re-instired." 
 
 E. .1. LownicR, President. 
 The U. S. Branch of luiperinl Fire Insnrame romi)any announced : 
 " Our net losses will not exceed Slllo (KM), by rlie CliicHgo (ire." 
 
 \'i. \y. Crowulf,, Rei-ident Manager. 
 The ^Etna, Har*ford and Plurnix were largely interested, and the am ounct inert 
 that they would pay their losses in full, gave wide satisfaction. Further telegri'ms. 
 were as follows : — 
 
 Hartford, Conn., October 13. — The following circular was issueil: 
 
 Office of thk Co.n.nkcticct Firk Insurance Company, >• 
 IIartkoru, Conn., October 13, lb7l. V 
 Definite information just receiveil from Chicago, places our los.ses at so ni{>h » 
 tgure that we are obUged to su.spend business until the question of reorganization 
 shall be settled. (Signed) ^ John B. ELnRunoE, President. 
 
 Boston, October 1.3. — It is announced that a enarantee fund has l>een raised bj 
 the directors of the New England Fire Insurance Company, and it will continue bust. 
 ■e«M. 
 
 LoNDOH, October IS. — The los.ses of the Liverpool Insurance Companies by tho 
 Chicago fire are estimated at £420,000. 
 
 The following notice to the policy-holders and stockholders of the Commerce In- 
 
 tmnnce Company, of Albany, has been issued : 
 
 I have just received (midnight, October 18) telegrpjihic advices from our General 
 Agent, who is in Chicago, which convinces me that our loss will not exceed 8!450,('*(Kt, 
 and probably will be adjusted for less. As our 8.ssets amount to over {>650,(i00, ther« 
 remains 820t),000, if not more, to protect outstanding policies. 
 
 (Signed) Q. A. Van Allkn, Vice President. 
 
 The banks issued cards stating tlieir being prepared to ppy 15 per cent on all de- 
 posits in a few days, and promising prompt arrangement of claims and liabilities — 
 
 SSSitSSrai'ia^^^artteWsS*; » 
 
40 
 
 HISTORY OF THR 
 
 ..uc.bank.sLalin«lluiilwouId-.,my .loUar for dollar after the lap.e of a few week.. 
 Then caM.e u ^uu-.n.-ni ..f li.e position of all insurai-c co.npai.ies-Mc.nt privately t. 
 leading n.en. l.nt now pul.lisl>«d,in f„ll-it will U.ero U, seen that nmny fompan.es 
 doin.' a lar.re Imsine.s, bv rea.o.. of lacking judoment, were straw corporations, and .^. 
 is lo'be hoped that when the Nalional,Conventiou of Innurance Con.punies Ukes place, 
 .trinsont Stat* action will l.e^dvised, to prohibit the reckless and carele«s comiact of 
 insurance liUfiiness. 
 Jfew York ComjntufK. 
 
 Name. 
 
 ^tna, Oily 
 
 Adriatic, Oily 
 
 Aarlculuiral, Wuleriowii 
 
 Albany, Albany 
 
 Albany City, Albany 
 
 Anicriran, 1'., City 
 
 Amrriean Kxuliiinjjt', t'ily 
 
 Arcl ie, »;ily 
 
 Aslor, City 
 
 Atlantic, City 
 
 Hiekmuii, I'ity 
 
 lirewum' and Mal.»turrt', City 
 
 Uroadway, Oity 
 
 Itroiiklyn, I.. 1., Oily 
 
 liiittalo City, Bullulu 
 
 Huirali) Kliv and Mm iiif 
 
 Burt'ulo (ioj-nian, Biitl'alo 
 
 -Capital Ollj, Albany 
 
 ■i'UuoUB" 1'., City 
 
 City, Oily 
 
 ■Clinton, City 
 
 t'uluiabia, I iiy 
 
 ■Coiuinerce, Albatiy ■ 
 
 . -Uoinmcrcf Fire, I'ity 
 
 * !oinmervial. Oily 
 
 «Jontimnital, 1*., City 
 
 <,'orn fixcUange, City 
 
 Kagle, City 
 
 tEmplre City, Oily 
 
 .iixcelBior, Oily 
 
 .{exchange. Oily 
 
 >fiirinerB' Joint Slock, Meridan... .a. 
 VUeineu'K, City 
 
 i''iri'iuen'« Fund, City 
 
 Firainen'* Trust 
 
 Fulton, City (nuspended) 
 
 "tiebbard, Cliy 
 
 ■Cternianla, City 
 
 •Olenit Falls, Glens Falls 
 
 Kilobe, City 
 
 ilireenwicli. City 
 
 ■<}UBrdian, Oily 
 
 Hamilton, City 
 
 Hanover, P., City 
 
 Hoffman, City 
 
 HolUud, Purchase, Biila\ ia 
 
 Homu, Oily 
 
 Pope, City 
 
 lioward. P., City 
 
 Humboldt, City 
 
 J raport«rs' and Traders', City 
 
 International, City 
 
 Irving, City 
 
 Jcflbrson, City 
 
 Kings County, City.. 
 
 Knickerbockui', Oily 
 
 Ijifayctte, L. 1., City 
 
 Lamar, City 
 
 Lenox, City 
 
 Long liilanJ, P., City 
 
 Lnrillard, P., City 
 
 Uauhaltan, City, 
 atari ai: 
 
 Market, P., C% 
 
 Mevbunicg' L. I., City. 
 
 Capital. 
 \ ^0O,(WU 
 
 • '.;Ol),lHil) 
 10(1,001) 
 
 1511,00(1 
 
 :;oi),iKio 
 
 'JOO.Oiill 
 
 •iflJ.oiio 
 
 25 1,000 
 •JJO.OOO 
 
 U)ti,(Ki;i 
 
 iOO,0O0 
 
 i:oo,ooo 
 i:.Ki,ooo 
 i5a,oo() 
 200,o;;o 
 
 y;)4,222 
 2'K),li00 
 20o,D00 
 ,TOO,0,iO 
 210,000 
 "50,01 lO 
 
 aoti,ooo 
 
 400,0110 
 
 2:ki,ooo 
 
 200,000 
 o JO.OO 
 
 ;iOO,ooo 
 aoo,ooo 
 200,000 
 
 2'H),000 
 100,000 
 lOO.OOO 
 204.000 
 160,000 
 160,i;00 
 200,01)0 
 200,000 
 ."iOO.OOO 
 200,000 
 200,000 
 
 • 200,000 
 200,000 
 160,1 00 
 400,0J0 
 20(,',(H10 
 100,0(10 
 
 2,500,000 
 150,000 
 600,000 
 200,000 
 200,000 
 500,000 
 200,0^0 
 200,010 
 150,000 
 280,0(1 1 
 15U,0UJ 
 
 3oo,0(n! 
 
 150, 00 
 
 20u,0i/u 
 1,800,0110 
 6tO,COO 
 200,0,,.. 
 200,000 
 160,C0 1 
 
 UroRB AmpIs 
 Jan. 1, 1871. 
 I 442,7011 
 240,120 
 660,84S 
 204,073 
 ;il)7,«4ti 
 741,405 
 274,360 
 200,433 
 4 15,671 
 850,179 
 201,351 
 220,(i(KI 
 370,004 
 304,444 
 370.034 
 473,677 
 270,0«1 
 203.700 
 «84,70S 
 468,009 
 302,704 
 451,332 
 002,377 
 249,372 
 300,1102 
 2,638,038 
 398,930 
 606,440 
 286,409 
 ;'.35,724 
 183,959 
 19$,«73 
 360,981 
 173,377 
 226,369 
 383,002 
 260,892 
 1.077,849 
 571,123 
 315,738 
 429,872 
 279,688 
 260,135 
 700 336 
 236,242 
 171,496 
 4,578,008 
 214,241 
 783,861 
 261,18ti 
 302,589 
 1,329.476 
 322,746 
 411,155 
 262,673 
 394,079 
 214,757 
 651,402 
 240,801 
 384,932 
 1,716,909 
 l,407,7;i8 
 200,4l'9 
 704,684 
 218,047 
 
 $260,000 
 6,000 
 
 Suspended 
 
 26,(K)0 
 
 16,000 
 
 Nothing 
 
 250,()(A) 
 
 Suspended 
 
 Nothing 
 
 Nothing 
 
 Nothing 
 
 8,00J 
 
 26,000 
 
 Nothing 
 
 2,000 
 
 3.IXW 
 
 10,000 
 
 16,(X)n 
 
 5,000 
 
 1,(K)0,000 
 
 Nothing 
 
 Nothing 
 
 Nothing 
 
 Suspended 
 
 Nothing 
 15,000 
 
 6,000 
 
 Ad'ts 700,n00 
 
 Nothing 
 
 26fl,0()(J 
 
 10,000 
 
 Nothing 
 
 Nothing 
 
 40,000 
 
 Nothing 
 
 230,000 
 
 10,000 
 
 Over 2,0tX),0.'B 
 
 Nothing 
 
 275,000 
 
 10,000 
 
 22,500 
 
 400,00 
 
 Refuses risks 
 
 47,500 
 
 33,000 
 
 Nothing 
 
 7,600 
 
 200,000 
 
 30,000 
 
 Busncnded 
 
 Nothing 
 
 Suspended 
 
 22,500 
 
 S« 
 
$260,000 
 6,000 
 
 Bunpemlcd 
 
 26,1100 
 
 15,000 
 
 Nothing 
 
 260,0(4) 
 
 BuKpundcd 
 
 Nothing 
 
 Nothing 
 
 Nothing 
 
 8,00J 
 
 25,000 
 
 Nothing 
 
 ■2,0OU 
 
 8.000 
 
 10,000 
 
 16,000 
 0,1100 
 1,(XH),000 
 Nothing 
 Nothing 
 Nothing 
 Suapunded 
 
 Nothing 
 15,000 
 
 ' 5,600 
 
 d'ts 700,iK)0 
 
 Nothing 
 
 260,000 
 
 10,000 
 
 Nothing 
 
 Nothing 
 
 40,00*) 
 
 Nothing 
 
 230,000 
 
 10,00tl 
 
 tet 2,0tX;,0' 8 
 
 Nothing 
 
 275,000 
 
 10,000 
 
 22,500 
 
 400,0. K) 
 
 itefuraij ri«k8 
 
 47,500 
 
 3a,000 
 
 Nothing 
 
 7,500 
 
 200,000 
 
 30,000 
 
 GRKAT FIKE IN CHICAGO. 
 
 41 
 
 Nauip. Oapllwi. 
 
 Mcchiiniis' undTradorn' City f200,(«i<i 
 
 Meroanlili', City 20(M>00 
 
 Wwclmnti., Oitv 2(iO,WK) 
 
 Metropolitan, i'My 3110,000 
 
 .Mont»ul{, 1,. I., VMy 16(>,0<H) 
 
 NaH»«u, I.. 1., City. 2nO,(KXI 
 
 Nationai, City..... a"<M>"0 
 
 NfW Am«t.*(l8m, 1'., City .'WKMTO 
 
 N. Y. Bowery, City WK),Oim 
 
 N. Y. Com ral, Union SpriniiB 100,000 
 
 N«w Yorl« E(iuitabii' 210,000 
 
 New Yorlc Kiro 20(),0(K) 
 
 Niagara, Oity 1,<00,0<X) 
 
 Nortli American, City .MKi.dOO 
 
 North Uiycr DAiylOO 
 
 JVllle, fily 2(W,II0() 
 
 I'arli, City "OO.OO"' 
 
 I'eoplun, t'itv 150,000 
 
 P«ter Cooper, Citv 150,000 
 
 I'h.enix, T,. 1, C:ity l,lH)0,oiO 
 
 Ueh.'f, Citv 200,000 
 
 Itepubllc, t'itv :i00,n0O 
 
 J{p8oliite, Clt'y 2110.000 
 
 RutgiMK, City 200,000 
 
 HohoncctaHy; Hclienectady 1(X),1I00 
 
 Hccurity, C'ity 1, IIK),(KH) 
 
 HIandard, City 200,0il0 
 
 Htar, City 2IKI,IKI0 
 
 PtcrlinK, City 200,000 
 
 Htuyyesant, City 200,000 
 
 St. Niclinlas, t.'lty I.'i0,000 
 
 TradoKnien'H City 150,000 
 
 United StateH, City 2.M),000 
 
 AVasliinn!lon, l'.,Cilp 4IKVIO0 
 
 \VaU-rto>vn, Watert.iwn ]iH),00 1 
 
 \Vcstche«ter, New Kcchello 200,{M)0 
 
 AVcutern, of Buffalo 3 "0,000 
 
 Williamaburg City, City 250,IKK) 
 
 Yonkers and New York, City 600,000 
 
 MMSachmetis Companies. 
 
 American, Boston $ 300,000 
 
 Bay Btatc, Worcester 104,800 
 
 Beverly, Beverly 30,(K)0 
 
 Uoston, Boston 300,(KK) 
 
 Boylston, Boston 309,000 
 
 City, Boston 200,000 
 
 Kliot, Boston 300,000 
 
 Kquilahic, I'rovlnstown 50,000 
 
 J:xchange, Bo»ton 100,000 
 
 Firemen's, Boston 300,0(K) 
 
 First Kstlonai, 'Vv orcoster 1(X),000 
 
 Franklin, Boston 300,000 
 
 (ilouoester, Olouoester 100,000 
 
 Hide .nnd Leather, Boiiton 300,000 
 
 Howard, Boston ?00,000 
 
 Independent, Boston 300,000 
 
 Lawrence, Boston 260,0'!0 
 
 Manufacturers', Boston 400,ooo 
 
 Mercantile, Boiton 300,000 
 
 Meroh nt<i', Boston 500,000 
 
 Mutual Benefit, Hoston 200,000 
 
 National Boston 300,000 
 
 Neptune, Boston 300,000 
 
 New England Mu'ual M., Boston 2(X),000 
 
 North American, Boston 200,000 
 
 reoplc'e, Worcester 400,000 
 
 Prescott Boston 200,1 00 
 
 Salom, Salera.... 100 000 
 
 Shoe and Leather Dealer', Boston 20o',000 
 
 Hprlngfleld, Springfield 600,000 
 
 Suffolk Boston 160,000 
 
 Trader's and Muchanics', Lowell lOoJooO 
 
 Tremont, Boston 200,000 
 
 Washington, Boston,.. 30o|o00 
 
 ■'Ohio Convpanies. 
 
 AUlemannia, Cleveland $ 260,000 
 
 American, Cincinnati lUO.OOO 
 
 Orosf Assets 
 
 Jan. 1, 1S71. 
 
 414(10.1102 
 
 273,300 
 
 442,«»0 
 
 3iI0,4:M 
 
 264,405 
 
 3lll,51S 
 
 232,071 
 
 432,1138 
 
 5«2,83o 
 
 201,804 
 
 420,0fl;i 
 
 302,273 
 1,31)4,007 
 
 770,305 
 
 407,42*1 
 
 443.257 
 
 302,483 
 
 231,070 
 
 2«6,724 
 1,890,0111 
 
 310,013 
 
 033,478 
 
 252,452 
 
 343,034 
 03,737 
 l,88|i,,-i33 Ail'ts 
 
 .372,707 
 
 300,441 
 
 247,027 
 
 303,040 
 
 222,572 
 
 423,181 
 437,2.-|ft 
 
 774.411 
 171,7iVl 
 
 485,314 
 
 582.547 
 
 630.USI2 
 
 803,033 
 
 t 344,481 
 
 liM>,27d 
 41,831 
 678,740 
 833,260 
 309,427 
 072,212 
 42,129 
 111,092 
 1,033,330 
 157,368 
 641,90S 
 118,751 
 419,211 
 35^,042 
 640,018 
 262,502 
 1,430,464 
 .594,299 
 958,5.')9 
 2.54,092 
 821,840 
 852,195 
 l,a30,9:3 
 601,747 
 887,766 
 462,600 
 197.940 
 649,806 
 930,101 
 283,288 
 192,401 
 294,543 
 936,875 
 
 $285,565 
 125,613 
 
 Losses. 
 
 ' ioo,iV)o 
 
 16.(K)0 
 Nothing 
 Nothing 
 
 ""leiwKJ 
 
 40,(HKI 
 Nothing 
 
 Nothing 
 
 16,IXW 
 
 230,(KH1 
 
 260,(K)0 
 
 viim 
 
 Nothing 
 Nothing 
 
 360,666 
 
 10,000 
 
 2l!5,(H)0 
 
 80,000 
 
 NoUiing 
 
 Insolvent 
 
 1,000.00<I 
 
 Nothing 
 
 Nothing 
 
 7,600 
 
 Nothing 
 
 Nothing 
 
 25,000 
 
 Nothing 
 
 400,000 
 
 Nothing 
 
 Nothing 
 
 Nothini^ 
 
 70.' KK) 
 
 300,000 
 
 Nothing 
 
 '\ifm 
 
 '766I066 
 
 Suspended 
 
 12,000 
 350,000 
 
 10,000 
 '5661666 
 
 700,000 
 10,000 
 
 $26,00* 
 
 SSRtSgJi 
 
 •»»■;** -_- - ias*£iao'-d*-» 
 
 .0t- 
 
42 
 
 HlsJlOKV OF THE 
 
 (IroM AmcK, 
 V„,„- <;»PIU1. .Ii.n. 1, 1S71. 
 
 ..'... i.„>».i il,(:(K),li(K) »l,11)3,42a 
 
 Aii.tcc, «:"■'"' . W) (XK) 7fi>l 
 
 Hut Ur, 1 1 iimllion "• '"" rf-;'" 
 
 ( Vnlr.,, Oolumlm, ■ • JM^:^, ^^ "» 
 
 nnoln.mll, Clmimmtl ' 'MOO . V-J 
 
 Kttiili', Clnclnnntl.. ' ah mi 
 
 B,.rek.., ( lincinimti :^-*^ «^-"''7 
 
 KHimcr', (Jinrihimtl , f^'^^\ -J-"-^ 
 
 KariiuTH', .lolloway '."i"' «^ l^'-"^ 
 
 Knriiu^r»' unJ MirclmntV, 1 ayi.m f^^OOO .5,77 
 
 Kurraern', M.T. «n,I M't'.„ Hamilton W,m If-M 
 
 f'rki.rJK".Vi:: 1L3, ^^^f«'i 
 
 Kmnklln, Colmnlnm >mM 8S,(.7l 
 
 German, Ck-vcland i'.^/^^] -r/'?"" 
 
 Oi'mian, Dayton... --.«^' -•'■^^ 
 
 German, Tol.-lo «- » **.»<;. 
 
 Globe, Cincinnati l'"MHM 1, .1,14.1 
 
 Hamilton, IlamPton 1;,5^ „*W 
 
 llibernla, «.!lev„l«ml ^^,0^ 2i5, (Xl 
 
 Home, (Vlnmlme & "-W (Ja7,W7 
 
 Home Toldcdo 'W" Jf>f^^ 
 
 MiTchantH' and Manufa.-turcis' Cincinnati.... Ifin.lKH) 2«6.i» 
 
 Miami Vall.-y, Cincinnati l<ifl."< l*}."?* 
 
 Miami Valley, Dayton jW.l 'U-" 
 
 Mutual, Tolc-'o '; . J' « .2W 
 
 Natioi.al. Cindnnal 1 l."- I|'-fil4 
 
 Ohio, Cl,illicoll.« f'-'W 40,"«2 
 
 Ohio. D,.ylon ., A^W 5.W1S 
 
 < )hio ValU-y, Cincinnati 50, ,6. 79, 21 
 
 PcoplcV, Ckcinnali 25.l)(>0 43,a28 
 
 Hun Clcvelaud •il.'O.lHNt odl.M!) 
 
 Teiitoiiia. Dnyum 2«,00^) *«.5;:^ 
 
 Tobacco, Cincinnati WM^ 1 3.3 1.5 
 
 Toledo Toledo 7.V<W ll)5,fi.i7 
 
 r«ionV>°cim,atl l^'JI^J J?!.''?!? 
 
 ■Wasbiiigton, Cincinnati 12B,1(W ito'llA 
 
 WesteriT, Cincinnati 100,000 173,550 
 
 ilitiouri Cmnf<inie». 
 
 American Central, Bt. Louis | 231,.3"0 
 
 Anchor, St. Louis 1"6,225 
 
 Uoatmen's, Ht. Louis 100,oJO 
 
 Chouteau.St. Louis 19.319 
 
 Citlicn's, Pt. Louis 175,(K)() 
 
 Commercial. St. Ix)Uis 4U,«60 
 
 Excelsior, St. Louis i3,0J7 
 
 Franklin, St. Louis Ill0,9(hl 
 
 German, Bt T^uis 65,5(10 
 
 Globe Mutual, St. Louis 125,000 
 
 Home. St. .Toseph (i3,850 
 
 .Jefferson, St. Louis 101,272 
 
 l^fayWto, Lexinstou *1'^ 
 
 LumW. men * Mechanics, St. Lonle 1HO,000 
 
 Uarln«,8t. Loul-< 15(),0«0 
 
 Merchant's. St. .Toseph m,(AQ 
 
 National, Hannibal 111,201 
 
 North Missouri, Macou lA05rt 
 
 Pacific, St. Louis 26,IX)0 
 
 Phooeoix, St. Louis 118,960 
 
 St. Jo9«ph, Bt. Joseph HOOO 
 
 gt.Lour9,8t Louis 249,000 
 
 Btate, Hannibal 109,000 
 
 Hnion, St. Louis 100,000 
 
 Wnit«d States, St. Louis 170,000 
 
 IU\ 
 
 $254,875 
 121,974 
 
 61 78a 
 
 21,808 
 271,37a 
 
 4;i,898 
 
 19,816 
 1- 9,701 
 
 70,6715 
 150,798 
 
 66,061 
 J21,84i 
 
 56,439 
 200,409 
 21",»2.i 
 
 79,682 
 147,733 
 164,168 
 
 36,835 
 126,664 
 106,72i> 
 
 307,342 
 162,099 
 
 107,67i> 
 
 184,27» 
 
 IiOMSSt 
 
 n6,ooo- 
 
 m 
 
 26,000 
 
 75,000 
 
 1360,000 
 27,000 ■ 
 20,000 
 25,000 
 

 nn.OOO' 
 
 w 
 
 GREAT FIRB IN CHICAGO. 
 
 JUiiiOil 
 
 a,o(X) 
 
 76,000 
 
 Nun I'. 
 
 i mirlcun. ('liicago 
 
 Aiirom, Aurora • 
 
 OlilcBKO Klri', ClilcBKO 
 
 Clilcaao KIriincnV, Chicago 
 
 Commfrclftl. Cliioiigo 
 
 K(|Ultal)le, I'liiciiito 
 
 Kiirmir'n, Kroifpcrt 
 
 Oerman, FrLcporv 
 
 Ourtnnn lim- iii"l Sav'i. Co.. (Julncy. 
 
 Ovrman, ChicnKO 
 
 Orcat Wi'Bteni, Chicago 
 
 Ilome, Chicago 
 
 IllliiolB Mutual. Alto-i 
 
 Knlckcrliooker, Clilnigo 
 
 Merchant's, Chicago 
 
 Mutual Hicuriiy, Chicaito 
 
 |ict)u1)llc. Chicago 
 
 Kockford, Kockfonl 
 
 WinuwUeik, Ki-ecporl. 
 
 Cttpim. 
 
 1&I),00() 
 aOll.lKX) 
 1(11,80(1 
 
 axi.ooo 
 
 180,000 
 liW.OOO 
 1(10.00(1 
 111,000 
 
 K-i,m I 
 aio.oco 
 2-.'2,: 31 
 •.tlo.Oiiil 
 
 iiii.noo 
 
 KiO.UOIl 
 
 fioo.otui 
 
 1 18,!12.-> 
 99S,'2' (I 
 IdO.COO 
 KHl.OOfl 
 
 (ffooa Ai«f(cta 
 
 J in. 1. IS71. 
 
 |.')48,87ft 
 
 ■-'■JO,471 
 
 i:il,,SOil 
 
 a"a,M4 
 i;«fl,6;t'> 
 lai.iui 
 I'.n.WKi 
 
 I11I.H'24 
 l.W.O.M 
 »7,8-.'l 
 ■274.Vjri 
 2t6,33H 
 
 sr.n.oiii 
 
 IKIi,!'.".* 
 S78,'J.U 
 14,'),.')34 
 I,l:i2.8r2 
 2;!5,442 
 143,Ti2 
 
 f.naaea. 
 
 Tbese companies cannot fiivnish Hgures- 
 maiiy guspensions will follow. 
 
 Pennitylvanin, 
 
 -but most of tliem lose heavily, and 
 
 American, rhila'elphin 
 
 Franklin, I'hilinlelphia 
 
 Uirard, I'hilHdelphia.-.^-- . ••„•/:,• 
 
 his Company ,.f North Ainoncii, l*.nil - • • •• 
 Ins. Company g.ateof I'cnnsyiTama, Phil. 
 
 Uaociister, haiicii^ter.---: 
 
 Pennsylvania I'hiladolpblii -■ 
 
 Delaware Mutual >atety, Phila 
 
 KnterpriBe, Philadelphia 
 
 ♦3^,000 
 27,000 
 20,000 
 26,000 
 
 bycomiDK, Munoy. 
 Ai|)a, t'Tio 
 
 ileivaiiiK Fire R; atlinif -- -•-- 
 
 Williauiiiport tire, Wiiliamsport- 
 Columbitt, Columbia 
 
 Co*neeticut. 
 
 MtnH, Hixrtford 
 
 City. H artford - 
 
 Charter Oak. Hartford 
 
 ConiiectiiMit, Unrtf'ord ••••• 
 Fttirflold County, Norwalk.. 
 
 Hartlord, Uarttord 
 
 Merchant*, Hartlord..-.--. 
 North American, Hartford. 
 
 Norwich, Norwich 
 
 Phoinix, llartforu 
 
 Putman, Hartford 
 
 Rhode Island. 
 
 American, Providence ■ 
 
 Atlantic, Providence 
 
 City, Providence 
 
 Kqaitai'le, Providence ■ 
 
 H"pe. Providence 
 
 Merchant^', Providence ■ 
 
 NarraganBett Providence _-. 
 
 Providence Washington, Providence. 
 Roger Williams, Providence 
 
 CaUforma. 
 
 California, San Francisco 
 
 Firemen's Fund. San Francisco. 
 Home Mutual, San Francisco — 
 
 Oooidental, Sun Francisco 
 
 Pacific. San Francl-co 
 
 People's San lirancisoo 
 
 Ifnion, San FranoiBCo 
 
 ifaitte. 
 
 Eartern, Bangor » I50,00(i 
 
 Katinnal, t'angor £,°-™'' 
 
 flaion. Bangor S00.0«' 
 
 100,000 
 
 «!,047,B12 
 
 Nothinn 
 
 400,0(1) 
 
 3,l'37.4.^! 
 
 5(0,()0(> 
 
 200,0(10 
 
 4li:),(l6! 
 
 Kothinit 
 
 5(10,000 
 
 3,orxi,.'):m 
 
 coo.ooo 
 
 200,000 
 
 542,908 
 
 
 20(i,()00 
 
 2.'.0,34i> 
 
 Nothing 
 
 400,000 
 
 1,094,001 
 
 Nothing 
 
 :i(io,o(io 
 
 1,821.102 
 
 
 200,000 
 
 til!,(i51 
 
 12.1,000 
 
 Mutual 
 
 .'ilfi.S irt 
 
 
 y50,ooo 
 
 :i(i5,r,ai 
 
 12,666 
 
 l.'iO.OO') 
 
 177,5();l 
 
 
 1(M,(J00 
 
 110, SOD 
 
 a.'jo.ooo 
 
 
 i,()(:0,(x:o 
 
 t."i.732,fa3 
 
 *2,('00,0i 
 
 2 ■O.OilO 
 
 5.'i4,287 
 
 2y),ooo 
 
 l.")0,(JO<) 
 
 251,951 
 
 2t0,00i> 
 
 auo,(WO 
 
 40.'),0ti > 
 
 SuRiionded 
 
 aiooot) 
 
 2I«.3.'.H 
 
 :t4,i (10 
 
 1,000 000 
 
 2,7;t7.510 
 
 1,200,00) 
 
 200,000 
 
 ."WO.ogii 
 
 350.000 
 
 300,000 
 
 4.''*,50:l 
 
 
 uoo.ooo 
 
 381.731! 
 
 
 fiOO.O'O 
 
 1,7 1 7,947 
 
 7()o,'obo 
 
 800,000 
 
 785,783 
 
 425,000 
 
 t '.00,000 
 
 t 374,069 
 
 $ 400,000 
 
 ••'(Hl.dOO 
 
 32(>,ia:l 
 
 275,000 
 
 50,000 
 
 72,150 
 
 
 500,0(0 
 
 27l,l«'.» 
 
 Nothing 
 
 150.000 
 
 2ll,H7:t 
 
 150,000 
 
 300,000 
 
 372,199 
 
 18,000 
 
 500,000 
 
 792,947 
 
 38,000 
 
 200 000 
 
 41.'i,14J 
 
 56O,00» 
 
 800,000 
 
 878,946 
 
 100.000 
 
 • 300,000 
 
 C 106,324 
 
 
 500,000 
 
 7!i9,627 
 
 
 eoj.tioo 
 
 a:>T,-M.\ 
 
 ...-.- 
 
 300,001 
 
 474,095 
 
 
 1,000,000 
 
 1,7.7,207 
 
 ♦ 1,000,000 
 
 uoo.ooo 
 
 5(K),0(lO 
 
 
 750,000 
 
 1,115,574 
 
 
 9 150,00(1 
 
 $ a37,64H 
 
 Nothing 
 
 200,000 
 
 941,30!» 
 
 17,S0o 
 
 iJOO,000 
 
 421.205 
 
 5,ooa 
 
 Jj 
 
44 HISTORV OF THE 
 
 Michigan. ,, » . 
 
 " ((ro«H A "Hold , 
 
 Det?oi?Vir« an-l MHfin.. Detroit • "jo.oo;' • WJVHU 4 HO.OOO 
 
 Stiite, Laimiiig iw.uuo 
 
 ^^''TreW Proteotiva. Mnw,n.l-.e • IfiMTJ; * W;ni • AOM 
 
 North-weetornNutionul, Milwaukee 18«.<HXi Htl.^W w.OOO 
 
 . "*'!sri'!iulFireundMBrmo, Si. I'liul • lao.oiX) • ^<«).593 « fio.ooo 
 
 ■^"''auL.. CaviuBton •• - • 150.0«0 • ie3.6" I35..KK) 
 
 JVw JldVinxhirr. 
 
 New llHmpshire Fire, Miinchejter $ lOU.Ooo $134,086 
 
 Foreign Oomjiaiiiex. 
 
 The list of foreign flompiinien doinK busitiesM in tiie Unitod Stiitos (tive» the whole asBets 
 oftlieeompnnie^. A'l of thmn except the linperiul do ft life iwurunee busineM. and the lar 
 «e.t..ort^o^o.thei.a«.^ ^ ^,^ 
 
 uXpo.'ifti;ondan"an;i«iohe. );;5;..76.| l^.i:Hi.4U.. ^m^m 
 
 North British and Mcreuntile ''WS .I*. ?,^'i«- v^i!?^ 
 
 uSyal '.■.-.'•".'-.■.■.■.■-".'. 1,-144.475 !l,a74,776 IW.UW 
 
 Tiie Conipmiips wiiose losses are (IPNigrmtwl by (lots or '• leaders," have not lieen 
 heard from, tlioiuili iu tiie ciise of the Chicago conipaiiios it in feared a very laage ma- 
 jority—if not all-are liankru|it. Tlie " Auicrifan," " Merchantii'," " Relmblio," and a 
 lew others, how 'ver, giving iiromise of reasonalile adjustment. However, tlieir personal 
 losses liave bi en immense— iia)iers have tiisappeared and been destroyed, recor<lH 
 burned, and maiterH so disturbed and disarraned that it must be a long time ere satis- 
 factory or definite evidence will lie forthcoming. The other outwide Companies not 
 lieard from have not l)een very great sufferers, though many will be hard pressed. 
 "We from inquiry and close investigation are convinced tliat many stated losses are from 
 26 to 60 per cent, more tlian at presented asserted. 
 
 At the Chamber of Commerce the wildest excitement was manifested; men grew 
 desperate as they discussed tlie removal of the Board to Mich ave. on the South Side 
 — tJie repudiation of former transactions— the losses of a few days past— and otlier 
 matters of grave importance. Within a few liours between two and three thousand 
 acres of magnificent buildings had keen destroyed— within a few hours over 16,000— 
 yes 16,000 ediilces liad been swept away— within a few hourn 80,000 or 90,000 people 
 were left homeless, houseless, starving— and within a few hours pro|)erty to the extent 
 of over $300,000,000 had been stricken down before the march of the destroyer; had 
 acted a brilliant part in the Fire Fiend's Carnival— and bade the proudest head droop 
 and coldest hearts yearn for the miseries of the Doomed City. Doomed City ! It wa» 
 indeed ;— years of strife against misfortune, years of strife with creditors, and years of 
 dee]) anxiety— this to secure prosperity— this to build up a city famed throughout th« 
 civilized world ;— and now for miles around, naught save wrecked fragments of masonry , 
 ghastly beds of ashes, and poverty's gaunt form mocking the millionaire of yesterday 
 Fragments of masonry! let those who doubt this assertion seek the sites of th« follow- 
 ing magnificent structures : — 
 
 Academy of Design, Adams, between State and Dearborn. . 
 
 A. H. Miller's building, corner State and Madison. ', '. 
 
 Andrew's building, La Salle, between Madison aud Momoe. ■ ;- • 
 
t 80,00U 
 
 • 7s,noo 
 
 H<:,000 
 
 t fio.ooo 
 
 t 35,IK)0 
 
 I the whola Kii«et.'< 
 Ineu, and the lar- 
 
 * m.ooo 
 ift(),noo 
 
 'J,(Hi(),(K>0 
 
 'j.oooono 
 
 Nothiuir 
 
 !IH,l)00 
 
 ," have not been 
 a very laage iiiu- 
 lepiiblio," atid a 
 er, tlieir pereonal 
 Htroyed, reeonls 
 iig time ere satis- 
 e Coiupanies not 
 be liard pressed, 
 d loHses are from 
 
 psted; men grew 
 the South Side 
 past — and oilier 
 I three thousand 
 rs over 16,000— 
 or 90,000 people 
 jrty to the extent 
 e destroyer; had 
 idest head droop 
 ed City ! It wa» 
 ors, and years of 
 [1 throughout tha 
 nents of masonry , 
 ire of yesterday 
 08 of the folio w- 
 
 GREAT FIRE IN CHICAOO. 
 
 44 
 
 AndrawN &. OiIh'h biiiMlriu, (Mark, betwci'ii Monroe and AdnmN. 
 
 Arcndf Imililiiiys, (Iliirk. bt'tweeen Miultson and Monroe, 
 
 Herlin l)lin'k, corner Hiate and Monroe. 
 
 liinke'N bniliilhi;, Wa.shin<;ton, between Filth avenun and Franklin, 
 
 Hooiie block, La Salle, between Wawliinnton and MnciiHoti. 
 
 Howen'H buildiiiu, Itiiiidolpli, between Micliinan an<l Wabash avenue. 
 
 Bryan block, coiiier La Siille and Monroe. 
 
 UitcIi'h block. Lake, t)elween WiibiiMJi avenue and State Htreel. 
 
 Calhoun block, Clitrk, )iet\\cen WiiHliinuton and MailiNon. 
 
 Chamber of Coninierce l)uililinij, corner La Salle and Wanliinaton. 
 
 Chicago Mutual Life limurance building, Fiflh aveiuie, between WaHhington aud 
 
 Randolph. 
 Thi Chicdgo Tirnen buildiiii,'. Dearborn, between Washington and Madison. 
 City Water Works, coiner Uliicaijo iiveiiue and I'ine. 
 Cobb's block, corner Lake and Wntiasli aveinie. 
 Cobb's bl(«'k, Wushiiinton, between Clark and Dearborn. 
 Cobb's buildinsi, DeiirliorM, between Wasbint'ton ami Madison, 
 Cotnmercial liuililinsi, corner La Snile and Lake. 
 Commential Insurance Company's building, WaHhington, between La Sail* and 
 
 Fifth avenue. 
 Court House, Randolph and Wiishington, between Clark and La Salle. 
 Crosby's building. State, between Randolph and Washingtcni, 
 Custom House, corner Dejuhorn and Monroe. 
 Dellaveii block. Dearborn, between tiuincy and Jacks"ii. 
 Depository buildiiitr, Kiimlolpli. betweeti Clark and La Salle, 
 Dickey's building, corner Deiirbofii and Lake. 
 Dole's building, corner Clark and i^outh Water. 
 Drake's block, corner Wiibasli avenue and Washington. 
 Eagle Work's block, corner Madison atid Clinton. 
 Ewing block, North ('lark, between North Water and Kiii/.ie, 
 Exchange Bank buildlns;, corner Lake and Clark. 
 Flander's block, foot South Water. 
 
 Fry's building. La Salle, between Watdiington and Randolph. 
 Fullert<in'H block, corner Washington and Dearborn. 
 'Gallup building, corner La Salle and Madison. 
 Garrett block, corner Randolph and Sta.e. 
 
 Hartford Fire Instn-nnce building, La Salle, between Randolph and Lake. 
 Holt's building, Wiushington, between La Salle and Fifth avenue. 
 Honore block. Dearborn, beiweeen Monroe and Adams. 
 Illinois Central Land Department building, Michigan avenue, between Lak« »\iid 
 
 South Water. 
 Keep's building, Clark, between Madison and Monroe. 
 Kehoe's building, corner Twelfth and Blue Island avenue. 
 Kent's building. No. l-^S Mmiroe. 
 King's block, corner AVasliington and Dearborn. 
 
 Lakeside building, corner Adams and Clark. ■ 
 
 Larimm Block, corner Clark and Washington. ': . ' 
 
 Lincoln block, corner Lake and Fratiklin. . 
 
 Lind's block, corner Randolph and Market. 
 Link's block, corner La Salle and Lake. » 
 Lloyd's block, corner Randolph and Fifth avenue. 
 Lombard block, corner Monroe and Custom House place, between Clark aid 
 
 Dearborn. 
 Loomis Block, corner Clark and South Water. 
 Lumberman's Exchange, corner South Water and Franklin. 
 McCarthy's Building, corner Dearborn and Washington. 
 McCarthy's Building, corner Clark and Randolph. 
 McConnick's Block, corner Dearborn and Randolph. 
 McCormick's Building, corner Michigan ave. and Lake. 
 McKee's Building, corner Wabash ave. and Randolpli. 
 Mackin's Building, State, between Madison and Monroe. 
 Magie's Building, corner LaSalle and Randolph. 
 
 -■^e Si;«SSaB*«*!*«i»^jlB4Sa!KiT»ss>iSev* 
 
HlflTORY «»F THK 
 
 Major Illd.k, nviiiff LaSallf ami MinliHim. 
 
 Marino Hank HniMinu, lorncr Ukf ami USiillf. 
 
 M.Tl.«ni.K' Huil.li.iK, WiiMliinnlon, L.Mw.M'n l,.iSall.- nml Mllh nvo. 
 
 M«'r<'aniil.« Uiiil-lina, l.arfallc, liflw.Tii Ma.lison ai.<l WuNhinuioii, 
 
 M..rrliniil'H fiiHiiraii.f IJiiil.iinu, <'orn.T LaHall.' ami Wiishiii«ton. 
 
 Mclh.HliHl C'liunli Ul.H'k, ci.rncr Clark ami WaKliiM«tou. 
 
 Mclriipiirnan Hl<><k, vurui'V Uamli'l|ih ami UHnllt>. 
 
 MonriHi Uuililiii«, f«.rni>r Clark ami Mnnnn-. 
 
 Morrison lUoik, Clark, lifiw.-cn Miulison and Mcnrm-. 
 
 Morrison Uuililinc, Cliirk, t..'iAVf.'n Muilisou ami Washmisloii. 
 
 N«'wl>iiry lJlo«;k, itrncr Wi-lls nml Kin/.ii-. 
 
 Nixon liiiililiiiu. ridiiiir LaSallc and Monroe 
 
 Norton Hlork, N.ps. i;i(i and i;!« f^outl. Water. 
 
 Old Hoard of Trade Uiiildinns, South Water, l.etween I.aS.ille and ttllli ave. 
 
 Open Hoard UniMinti, Miidison, lielween Clark and LaSalle. 
 
 (trienlal Uuildinu', LaSalle. between Wasliinsilon atid Madison. 
 
 OtiH Hlofk, eorner Madison ami LaS'dl<'. 
 
 Otis Biiildini!, corner Stale and .Mudison. 
 
 I'dcitli: Hotel, corner (Jlnrk and Qtiincy. 
 
 Pardee's linildina, corner Sontli Water and Kil'tli ave. 
 
 I'lKunix Hiiildini!, USidle. between Uandolph ami Wasliitiglon. 
 
 I'oinerov's Huildinir. No Itltl Soiitli Water. 
 
 I'ope's block, Mudison, between Cliirk and I-aSallc, 
 
 I'ortland Block, corner Kearliorii and Wasliiimloii. 
 
 Post-Olllce corner Denrliorii and Monroe. 
 
 I'osi-Onicp Huililiinj, UearlMirn. between Madison nml Monroe 
 
 yVaiVfVf Fiinrur liMildini;. AJonroe, between Uearboni and Clark. 
 
 rurples Block, corner North Clark and Oidario. 
 
 Ravinoiid Block, corner Slute and Madison. 
 
 Republic Lilt' Insuraiicv liiii din«, La.Salle. between Madtson and Monroe. 
 
 Reynold's Block, coni.-r Dearborn and Madison. "* 
 
 Rice's Bnihiina, "i to ^;'. Dearborn. 
 
 Scanimon's BuildiiiB, corner Randolph and Miflneaii ave. 
 
 Shppard's Buildinu, Dearborn, between Monroe and Adams. 
 
 Hheiman House Block, corner Clark and Ratidolph. 
 
 Smith & Nixon's Block, corner fc'lark and Washington. 
 
 Speed's Building. 125 Dearborn. .m , 
 
 StaaU 7A-iXmij Buildinsj, Madison, between Dearborn and Clark. 
 
 Steam's Building, Washington, between LaSalle and Fifth ave. 
 
 Steel's Block, corner LaSalle and Sotith Water. 
 
 Stone's Biiihlina, Madison, between Clark and LaSalle. 
 
 Taylor's Block, corner Franklin and South Water. 
 
 Tribune. BuiMing, corner Dearborn and Madisoti. 
 
 Turner's Builditig, corner Nortii Stale and Kinzie. 
 
 Tyler Block, LaSalle between Lake and South Water. 
 
 Uhlich Block, North Clark, between Kinzie and Water. 
 
 Union Building, corner LaSalle and Washington. 
 
 Volk'd Building, 197 Washington. , „ , , , 
 
 Walker's Block, Dearborn, between Lake and Randolph. 
 
 Warner's Block, 1'2H and 125 Randolph. , ,. ,. 
 
 Washington Block, Clark, between Washington and Madison. 
 
 Wheeler's Block, corner Clark and South Water. 
 
 Wicker's Building, corner State and 8»tith Water. 
 
 WrigUt Brother's Building, corner North State and Kin/.ie. 
 
 FiT« Public Schools, 
 
 HOTELS. 
 
 slrei 
 
 ter 
 
 Palmer House. 
 Sherman House. 
 Tremont House. 
 Pacific 
 
 Adams House. 
 Briggs House. 
 Mattison House. 
 Revere House. 
 
 Orient House 
 
 Eveiett House. 
 Metropolitan House. 
 Central House. 
 Howard House. 
 City Hotel. 
 Clifton House. 
 Clarendon House. 
 Bigelow House. 
 
 itr 
 
 •01 
 
 Bl 
 
lid Fil'ili avp. 
 
 ORKAT FIRK IN CHICAOO. 
 
 IT 
 
 Kpidcopal <* 
 
 I'rt'Mlntoriui & 
 
 ^r«Ul.■><ll«t f» 
 
 I'niliii'iiin - 
 
 Hwncli'iiliorxi'iii - 
 
 UeHideK niiiiiy ntlior placs .of worthii 
 
 rilUKCIIKS. 
 
 NVw Knglnnd 1 
 
 ('i)uurnuatiiiliiil 1 
 
 Calhollc *. 6 
 
 JpwimIi ii 
 
 l.iitlDTiin '•! 
 
 fully M>veiity being clpMtroypd. 
 
 nil Monioe. 
 
 KIik'n Opera Houh*. 
 (»lyiii[)ir. 
 (Icnimn 
 'J'liiiii'r Hull. 
 
 ter 
 
 House, 
 litan House. 
 House. 
 
 House, 
 tel. 
 
 House, 
 on Hou8©. 
 r House. 
 
 TIlE.XTRKS. 
 rroubvV Opern Hoii'-c, 
 
 Hoole\'>. 
 lleui'lidiii, 
 Wooil s Muhtfuin. 
 The following Iluiltllll4^ chcnped: 
 
 iJLooKs AM) runur nuiLDiNfls. 
 
 Uainaeur l)ull ' uu', ijoincr of VVcnI. Luke liml ('limon ni,re«l«. 
 
 Cole'.s liuil<liiu. I'oiii.'i- West MiiilNoii mill lliiNleiul streets. 
 
 ]!(lw;ii(lN lilotk. Milwi'.uketi avt'iuio, li.'iwt-i'ii Nolde aiwl Cleaver streeU, 
 
 Hii'li School. West Munnip Mrwl, tunweeii Dehi)laiiieM and llalstead HtreeU. 
 
 nice Jc .lack^'Oii IMoik, WcM lUndolpli Klrcoi, beiwc.-n Jetr.-rioii and DiMplaiuM 
 
 Hliermann Block. Wabash avenue, between Twelfth and Tliirteenth stieeU. 
 
 SAVINGS IfANKH. 
 Prairie State Loan and Trust Company, Mo. '.i^i West Randolph street. 
 Sttviiiys liAiik 01 till- M.n:lmnic.s' AsHociatloii, No. ICt Twenty -second street. 
 
 RAILWAY STATIONS. 
 Pittsburgh, Fort Wayne & t'liit.igo, corner Canal and Madison streets. 
 Pitt-sbiirg. (.'iiicinriuti & Hi. Louis, corner Ciinal and Ken/.ie streets. 
 ('liicano.^Aliori &. Si. Louis, corner Canal and Madison street*. 
 ChicHsjo «Si Northwestern (,WiKconsiu and Mdwaukee division) corner West W»- 
 jr and Ken/.ie .'■treeis. 
 
 Chicago, UansviUe and Vineennes, corner Canal and Kenzie streets. 
 
 DANKS. 
 Chicaeo Clearing House Association, 82 Dearborn street. 
 City National Rank, l.'G Wa.slnngtou street, 
 ("onnnercial Naiioral Bunk, 55 Dearborn street. 
 (Commercial Loan Company, 41 Nortii Clark street. 
 
 Cook County National Rank, Honore Block, comer Dearborn and Monroe 8tr»eU- 
 Corn E.Kchange National Rank, room 2 Chamber of C'-nmerce. 
 Fifth National Bank, nortli-eaht corner (.'lark and Dearborn streets. 
 First National Bai;k. south-west corner State and Wasi-ington streets. 
 Fourth National Baiik, soulh^asi comer Dearborn and Washington streets. 
 (iermania Bank, 40 South Clark street. 
 
 Hibernian Banking Association, south-west corner Clark and Lake streets. 
 Illinois Mtitual Trust Company, 147 and 149 Randolph street. ,„.. , 
 
 Manufacturers' National Bank, north-west corner Dearborn and Washington 
 
 Marine Company of Chicago, 156 Lake, north-east cornOT LaSalle street. 
 Mechanics' National Bank, 154 Lake street. 
 Merchants' National Bank, 108 LaSalle street. 
 National Bank of Commerce, 87 Dearborn street. 
 National Bank of Illinois, 05 Washington street. 
 
 North- Western National Bank, 1 Chamber of Commerce. , r «. 
 
 Prairie Sute Loan and Trust Company, north-west corner Randolph and Je«»r- 
 •on streets. . u _j 
 
 Real Estote Loan and Trust Company, 105 and 107 Monroe utrwt, Lombard 
 
 Block. 
 
 8<'Cond National Bank, north-west corner Lake and Clark streets. .. 
 Traders" National Bank, 44 Clark street, : - v t 
 
 }fj 
 
48 
 
 HISTORY OF THE 
 
 Third National Bank, corner Rnndolnb and Dearborn streets. 
 
 Union Insurance and Trust Company, No 188 Dearborn street. 
 
 Union National l?ank, soutli-wesi comer LaSulle and Wasliington streets. 
 
 Union Slock Yard.s National Bank, Union Stock Yanls. 
 
 J. R. Valentine & Co. 
 
 SAVINGS' BANKS. 
 Chicago Savings Institution and Ti usl Canipaiiy , basement soutli-west corner State 
 and Washington streets. 
 
 Coin. Loan Conipaiiv. No. 60 North Clark street. 
 
 Fourth National Bank, soutii-ea-st corner Washington and Dearborn streets. 
 
 German Savings Itank, Nos. ;!4 and '-'S LaSalle street. 
 
 Hibernian Bank As^uciat.ioll Savings Bank, south-west corner Clark and Lake- 
 
 International Mutual Trust Company, No. 18.5 LaSalle street. 
 Marine Comi)any of Chicago, No IfiO Lake street. 
 
 Merchants', Farmers' and Mechanics' Savings Bank, No. 18 Clark street. 
 Mercliants' Saving Loan and Trust Company, south-west corner Lake and Dear- 
 born streets. 
 
 National Loan and Trust Company, 02 LaSalle street. 
 
 Prairie State Loan and Trust Company, 95 West Randolph street. 
 
 Real Estate, Loan and Trust Company, next west of the Post Office. 
 
 Savings Bank of the Mechanics Asssociation, 164 Twenty-second street. 
 
 State "savings' Institution, 8^ and 84 LaSalle sireet. ,„,„„., 
 
 Union Insurance and Trust Company, 183 Dearborn street; Branch at 316 Md- 
 
 waukee street. 
 
 RAILWAY STATIONS. 
 
 Michigan Central and Great Western of Canada, Union Depot, foot of Lake street. 
 
 Lake Shore & Michigan Soutliern, Van Buren street, liead of LaSalle. 
 
 Illinois Central, foot of Lake street. 
 
 Chicago, Burlington &Quiucy, foot of Liike street. , , u a r 
 
 Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific, corner Van Buren and Sherman streets, head of 
 
 "^ Chicago & North-western (Galena division) corner of North Water and Wells 
 streets, North Side. 
 
 The following Elevators were burned: Munger & Armours, Galena, Illinois 
 Central A., Hiram Wheeler's, National, Vincent Nelson & Co.'s. The following Eleva- 
 tors were reported safe : Illinois Central B., Flint & Thompson, two of Munn & 
 Scott, two of Armour, Dnle & Co., Burhngton, and Old Iowa and Illinois River. The 
 total amount of grain remaining in the Elevators is 5,000,000 bushels. It is estimated 
 that the losa in grain will amount to nearly 2,000,000 of bushels. 
 
 Between eighty and ninety printing offices were destroyed, including lithography 
 and stereoiyping establishments. • 
 
 Friday— and the work of building up Chicago is proceeded with ; various sections 
 of the burned district are dotted with wooden structures ; men are buf.ily clearing 
 away bricks, opening safes, making contracts, organizing their affairs. Foohsh ru- 
 mors were abroad that the millionaire of last week, Potter Palmer, had committed sui- 
 cide. Wise men shook their heads and said, " He's not the man to go into that busi- 
 ness-his splendid hotels and stores may have been flattened to the ground, but he has 
 been through too much and learned too much to be afraid of the world ; he has more 
 blood, and will yat get full value for all he has lost." This was the universal verdict 
 in favor of the moral probity of a man who has done more for Chicago than any single 
 individual in it during the past few years. It was talked of, too, that a few of the fire- 
 men gloated over his hotel being destroyed, owing to Mr. Palmer having advised econ- 
 omy in the Fire Department, but we received no authentic evidence of such unmanly 
 
t. 
 
 ^ton streets. 
 
 itli-westfornev State 
 
 ■arborn streets. 
 
 ner Clark and Lake- 
 
 ■'lark street. 
 
 nier Lake and Dear- 
 
 treet. 
 ; Oflice. 
 ond street. 
 
 ; Branch at 316 Mil- 
 
 , foot of Lake street, 
 f LaSalle, 
 
 man streets, he ad of 
 •th Water and Wells 
 
 iir's, Galena, Illinois 
 The following Eleva- 
 son, two of Munn & 
 I Illinois River. The 
 hels. It is estimated 
 
 ncluding lithography 
 
 v'ith ; various sections 
 are busily clearing 
 affairs. Foolish ru- 
 r, had committed sui- 
 to go into that busi- 
 lie ground, but he has 
 e world ; he has more 
 1 the universal verdict 
 licago than any single 
 that a few of the flre- 
 • having advised econ- 
 ince of such unmanly 
 
 GREAT FIRE IN CHICAGO. 
 
 49 
 
 conduct. If Potter Palmer possesses the same nerve he did but ten years a^o, he can- 
 not be a ruined man. A story is also circulating that Gen. Sheridan, hearing that a 
 certain hotel keeper on the South-east Side was extortionate in his ])ricps, disguised 
 biniself and visitod the individual, a.sking him what he " ciiarged by the day T 
 
 " Ten dollars," was the response. 
 
 " Could you not run it at »2.50 V 
 
 " No, we charge ten dollars per day," was the reply. 
 
 " Well," answered Sheriiliin, " if yon do not t;ik« your sign down and replace the 
 $10 with $2.50, we ivill run it for you ! 
 
 Whatevor followed few knew, but $2.50 per day was the charge from tliat hour. 
 
 A further rumor that Mr. Ullhniiin, of the firm of Wren, Ullhiuim & Co., bankers, 
 who was found dead near his place of business on the night of the lire, had been mur- 
 dered, and not burned to death as was supposed ; tliis story was fully credited by good 
 authorises. Various ca-ses of shooting, hanging, killing had occurred during the week, 
 but excite<i les.s attention than a rimaway team on an ordinary occasion ; some who were 
 S[ie<.ial policemen took advantage of their position, and used force where gentle words 
 w""o id have answered. Allan Pinkerton had issued notices that anyone discovered 
 stealing would be put to death, and as Gen. Sheridan behaved most humanely, at the 
 same time enforcing strict discijdine, there were fbwer cases of crime than might liave 
 been reasonably anticipated. Some who were given water by those in a position to 
 bestow, sold it at good prices until they were discovered. 
 
 The German population were really in great distress, and as they had ever been a 
 liberal-minded, industrious and peaceable class, it was hoped that a fund would be pro- 
 videtl for them ; large nmnbers of these living in tlie Nortli Division were totally ruined. 
 The Oddfellows, Masons and members of other societies are issuing circulars to their 
 distant brethren, calling for aid. A meeting of the I,ouisville, Cincinnati, ludianapoUs 
 and St. Louis relief committees took place, at which represeuU'itives from other cities 
 were present. They unanimously resolved upon deflnite arrangements, so that sub- 
 scriber and receiver might be protected ; this was to see that the contributions here- 
 after should be jiroperly disp^ysed ot. To meet this view a thorough organization wa.s 
 effected, consisting of the Chicago Relief and Aid Society, assisted by prominent citi- 
 zens. All bills were to be audited by the Executive Committee of that Society, consist- 
 ing of seven well-known citizens, the Controller and R. B. Mason, Mayor. 
 This organization made the following suggestions to people : 
 
 " So far as practicable, we suggest that money be remitted, as with that we can 
 buy articles, which from time to time we most need. All funds collected elsewhere 
 should be remitted direct to, or held subject to the order of " The Chicago Relief and 
 Aid Society." funds already deposited in other cities will he drawn upon by orders or 
 drafts of ' The Chicago Relief and Aid Society,' signed by R. B. Mason. All materials 
 should be consigned to ' The Chicago Relief and Aid Society,' at Chicago, great care 
 being taken to murk contents on packages, and to send invoices promptly by mail. 
 8eud cooked or perishable food only upor. special order from our Society. 
 ,^ „ . R- B. Mason, Mayor. 
 
 "' ■■ " Henry W. Kino, President of the Chicago Relief and Aid Society. ' 
 
 Wirt Dkxtbr, Chairman Executive Committee." 
 
 Allan Pinkerton's --.ircular occasions considerable interest: — 
 
 Office op Pinkerton's Police. 
 Orders are hereby given to Captains, Lieutenants, Sergeants, and men of Pinker- 
 ton's jtreTonuve poUce, that they are in charge of the burning district, in the South Divi- 
 
 ;N«9SseSi=1F' v^^fr;..**)*! 
 
HISTORY OF THE 
 
 GO 
 
 their fate. i?i,i„iitv aafe Co 'a v«uU» and other bulks 
 
 1 1 was further announced that the Fidehty sale v.o.s vnu 
 Uwastnrtne .„. ^ew York b.lancet^leave 60 im "nt, wh.l.t the 
 
 ,e,e ..nnd, ""'"•"''''-""',"'" ° ,5 „ „ pe, cent more. The 7V»«eh.. 
 i„.„r.n... .t the least ..cure th. W. , U « p ^^ ^^^^^^ ^^ 
 
 ,.k. a ...h ...,t ,» a no. «t o, -77-; tTar^^I^'ener^.f^; 
 
 h.pp,,,™,,ch..,h.n,..,.,,..«r.h ,..„ 
 
 emerge like a lion in a few dajh— ^vui m«j.i i-r 
 
 ^"'tn jT^^Loo-TUe re,n,.n_afte. a wee.. ,ap.e-of that day whj^ 
 
 Witnessed tl.e co,ume„cemeut of ' '« '-> ^ J*^ u.ey consider .hat ten, even 
 
 r^;.! U iX eaLsLde are .ut calcined .nasses, whilst n.any a good 
 Imrned; otheis that iiieir ,.rv,M.a^o mav be burned, but Chicago men 
 
 ,„.„_ret„,„.n. to h,s ho,,.. exc,.,„.- r^-'UZ^^!, ... ,„ „,„.re.., 
 
 r:t"rtrs:ri:!z:t;:tc'rd.„hat „„ h,,™..,.. .«. humed, .,.„.... 
 "^t^::^:^::::^^^^:^^. ^ ^^ that .,...e con. „.«.„ 
 
 rebuilding. ^^^^^^_ pattered, pattered, om 
 
 Then ran commenced; itsprinkien ngnuv, '^ , . . „,.,,.„ >,„t now it 
 
 people he could trace n..h«~ •«7' " ""J'f.J J.^ h.,., destroyed, and 
 
 ,»,! in n.0,.., and .«>,»« In postage .«P. ;™ "'Hk. l^^l -^^^ 
 The caah book .a. a calcined ma... whlM the Mg.r. lay ^>»'|'. *^X an^uncri 
 
 ^ .e paper. .,the ''^^'^^ ^':''^:^i::' ^zT'i-''':^^-^'' - 
 
rge, or attempting 
 111 lime, tlM»y shall 
 l)Ut (leatli sliall be 
 
 N PiNKBBTON. 
 
 s and other banks 
 
 r cent, whilst the 
 
 The Tnbtineh&a 
 
 — let no trouble be 
 
 be in a position to 
 lalne^s." The Poit 
 table energy which 
 cNally & Co., tlie 
 [)., the "Lakeside" 
 
 off to New York— 
 r. Storey— who will 
 lufucp in stirring up 
 
 -of that day which 
 
 link not now of the 
 
 iisider that ten, even 
 
 with the dire enier- 
 
 Land Eecords are 
 
 whilst many a good 
 
 ?d, but Chicago men 
 
 -" I was in Montreal, 
 
 burned, but my wife 
 
 these could not com- 
 rould convict them of 
 ying out contracts for 
 
 pattered, pattered, oi 
 eeu scarce, but now it 
 vers ; they caiue early 
 
 . Sheridan assured th« 
 
 Iso announced that the 
 
 being destroyed, and 
 
 Government property, 
 
 be very much injured, 
 though not fit for use. 
 
 ks, ft.c., were rea<.lable. 
 
 It was also announced 
 supposed to have beett 
 
 could not be mor« Aa« 
 
 CUr.Ar FIRE IN CHICAGO. 51 
 
 l.ctwefii (110 unci lAvo l,iin<'r.Ml ; l.ul this wns, is mid must he. mnro individual opinion; 
 scores liml pen.vlied wlio would not be missed fr.mi a p.nuilation of .<!0O,O0O. Then it 
 wns said Hint tlio Niclio'son pi'voment <lid not burn; this however was trao'd to people 
 who liiid an inteif'ot ui n.aintiiining a ?ood reputation for it; the pnvcnient did burn; 
 not ■'foiiiiilcs" ns some announced, but in va.iioiis plaves it was so (nvd that pedes- 
 trians found difTicully in passiiiR over it during llio conllagration. The Liverpool, Lon- 
 don and Glol.o Insurance Companies telegraphed that every dollar of their losses 
 (f2,7y(!,(H'0) would be promptly sent, and also subserilinir $10,000 to the Relief Fimd. 
 It was also hinted tluit the " Pacific" Insuranre slocldiolders had refused to respond to 
 the 75 i)er pent call, and claimed that the charter only allowed 5 per cent at a time. 
 This rufusal was owinir to tl;e fact that losses were found to bo $2,000,000 instead of 
 81.000,000 as first supposed. Al.?o that the Putnaiu of Hartford would suspend and 
 
 reorganize. 
 
 Tlius elided away another day— closing a week which witncs.sed the most dis- 
 astrous conllaiiration— and rivalling iNfoscow- tho world was ever visited by. God 
 grant that all fiituro generations may be spared a similar atllietion ! 
 
 During the "-eat London Fire which commenced on the 2d of September I6C6, and 
 continued threr M. and nialits, 13,200 houses were destroyed, together with many 
 public building . St. Paid's, the City Gates, Royal Exchange, Custom House, 
 
 Guild Hall, Sioa < " r -tc., this was immediately after the riaguo, and chastened the 
 horror-stricken city ; out in Chicago naught save magnificent stone and marble blocks, 
 immense rows of residences— eacli one in value and dimensions representing five of the 
 structures consumed by the Are of 16C0— each one a model of purity, cleanliness and 
 grandeur; to .-ompare that five with the one now on record would be a very great error, 
 using the mildest form of expr.-ssion. Again, the UTiited fires which have occurred on 
 the American Continent for the past half century, in amount of losses and production 
 of misery, fall far short of the Chicago calami, y ; to jirove this figures are simply 
 necessary : 
 
 LOSS. 
 
 New York ....18:?5 600 warehouses, ac, ?20.000,00n 
 
 Cliarle-^ton.'s. C., 18H8 1,1.58 buildings 8,0f)0,0(K) 
 
 New York IKV.) 46 buildings 10,000,000 
 
 Pliiladelpliia 188f) 52 buildings f.00,000 
 
 Pilt.'^bur'Vh Pa IS 15 1 ,000 bni^dings 6.000,000 
 
 Qiit-bec," Canada) 1845 2,800 l.uiMings ^Mllll!'!!!'" 
 
 y.-w York 18^5 302 buildings 0,000.000 
 
 St! Jolm's (N. F.) 18.K? :. ^"'SS^ 
 
 Nantucket IS'Q JiOO bniMings 800,000 
 
 t\ibany 18H* 600 buiidings 3,000,000 
 
 IJi-ooklvn", n! Y.', . . . . '. 1S48 200 hnlldings ' 7o0,ori0 
 
 St. Louis 1810 ]:-Sbl,M.ks .miO,000 
 
 Philadelphia 18.50 300 hous'.^s 4,000,000 
 
 And allowing an averace in proportion for the past twenty years— there yet domains the 
 indisputable fact that for property destroyed, pecuniarily viewed, for misery and pov- 
 g„(y ctigcndnred, for businssg disturbance, and shock to the Connncrcial classes, no 
 flres— or union of fires- have ever equalled this fearful, devastating visitation of 1871. 
 The world li.is been appalled by it — and we can judge how vast a circumstanco is 
 required to thrill md unnerve the calm, practical inhabitants of a universe. 
 
 J. 
 
62 
 
 lIlSTOnV OF THE 
 
 ff 
 
 Sunday— Tl.iMliiy of lost from !ulmr! On ibis evoniutr .i lu. .-linii ofihf olllcpri. 
 of tli,> Na'ioiKiI HankN'of (^hio;.^.. took place, in oi.l>'( tliai n ccifoiTiico uiifelil be held to 
 coufoi' wiiU Mv. iri.ll)Ui-a, Uontvollor of Curreucy. Tin- Chair was ocoui.ie.l by J. Irv- 
 i,,,' P.>arce, Presideut of the Tliird National llauk. Heniy (iroonbauui, of the Oe.niftn 
 Kliional \S:n>k, Secretary. A lou^lhy discussion, Lnicbhiy ihe < on.li:M.u of \h:- Chieaso 
 banks as alU' :te,l by Iba Ore, was llie ivsiilt. U was ascorumied up.m comparison of 
 liabilities and R.^ources, tlmt all the b:uiks were pe.ledly solvent, and shoul.l resume 
 ousiuess at ouce. The only delay asked by any of Iho banks was tor sulli. lent time to 
 couvoy their safes from the niins to mw places of l.usi.iess, and t- ar,ahi,'e lueir books 
 and oflice furnitue. A res dution heretoiovc passed, to jniy lilieen per cent, cash im- 
 mediately, was unnn-.uvnisly ve^cindcd. and a leRoluiion a.lopicd to open f..r regular 
 transaction of busine-- at 10 a, m. on the 17i.li inst. 
 
 The following w.u-i issued : 
 
 ^IrSlJ^'aU-inined from personal Investioation, lh:,t the National Banks of niieaiio 
 ore s"m '~i lUulu.ns. and tl'it, notwithstaudiair the iat. the, Ihey are aole m.d vea. 
 ?i^^ a u"t c aims on presentation. I hereby a.^umnce tint .he Aanonal an. ot 
 riic,- V open their doors for tiio traosaeth.n of onsni.'ss as usmd. on ] uesda 
 Sic iftlVln'Vat lo A. >r.. and I hereby express my behef in then- abd.ty to meet a!! 
 ti,e;rle,itimaJeM,.a..m.nt.s on demand. ^^^^^^^^^^^^_^^^^^jj^^^ 
 
 Many of ihe edifices remaining inlact were converted into IL.uses of Ilefuue. 
 There were a few chuiclies left, bat these clergymeu-of all denominat.ons-wbo.e 
 sacred temples h.d been destroyed, preached in llie open air to those wlohad been 
 " throu-h ihe the.- The occasion was solemn and impressive. Tears fell from eyes 
 unasedTo woepin;;, and their Creator lookodldown on-*nd let us hope i.itied-tl.ose 
 brou-ht to his foot-stool and subdued by adversity. At St. Patrick's Cathedral, New 
 York" th- Very Rev. Dr. Suirrs, Vicar Oene.al, read the f.dlowin- circular: 
 
 foodo! ^dielle 1. np'.^alshoioico, lo that will not 
 
 Christian <-'''";> ^.^''^'^'^^/J.^"", o.>a in.i . due annoimcement to be mada on next 
 t£^/'^;L:':.S:!^£^^ should-be se.. imn^Uat^y to the Chancery office. 
 Z. they may be remitied without deiay to ->-- ^J^j^J;^^,,, ,, j,,, y,,k. 
 Given at New York, this 10th day of October, 1871. 
 
 In New York and Brooklyn the Reverend. Dr. Ewer, Dr. Richardson. Dr. Thomp- 
 son Dr.Chapin, llep^ovth, Ur. Bollowes, Henry Ward Beecher, Dr. Houghton, lal- 
 mnae Dr. Duncan and others, spoke eloquently. lu fact, throughout the length and 
 brellth of the land, voices were raised and fervent prayers offered up, and tJie great 
 principle vindicated, that nations-as well as individuals-mu^t ever be kuit together .u 
 one common, but God-like bond of brotherhood. 
 
 Throughout the couliuent the churches wore doiuj. the.r --art, thousands of dol- 
 lars bein^ subscribed, and it was found that New York, in cash and supplies, bad 
 
na of t lie offlcerK 
 ' uiifehl be liokl to 
 ;cup!e(l by J. Irv- 
 n. of the fie. man 
 on of tl'^' Chicago 
 .in com]ianson of 
 ml sluiuUl resume 
 • stilli. iinit tiiuo to 
 •liihi^t? riieii- books 
 |)iT cent, casb im- 
 1 u\K'.u for regular 
 
 1 n:ink«of (.'hii-arro 
 rt^ n.iilo ami ready 
 Naiioual ]?aiiks of 
 <iiiil. iiu Tiies.lay 
 ability lo uu'el ai! 
 
 l^r of Curicncy. 
 ilduses of Rpfuue. 
 )iuinalioii.s — wboto 
 lose wl'o bad been 
 ears fell from eyes 
 nope ))itied — those 
 k's Cathedral, Now 
 '.ircular : 
 
 u tlie thousands of 
 lated ciiy, wiibout 
 •e is not one. I aru 
 little, that will not, 
 , iho jireater facili- 
 im of a great act of 
 in all the churches 
 to be niada on next 
 e Cliancery oflice, 
 
 lop of New York. 
 
 ardson, Dr. Thomp- 
 Ur. Houghton, Tal- 
 out the length and 
 3d up, and the great 
 r be kiiit together lU 
 
 ■t, thousands of dol- 
 ih and supplies, bad 
 
 GREAT Fim; IN ClUCAGO. 
 
 68 
 
 already laiseu over ^J.DoO.OOO. Detroit also had raiscid between §30,000 and § 10,000, 
 and Mr. Q. F. I5a;,'ley, in vosporae to a re((iioHt, replied that he >vonld, aschairinnn of 
 the committee, forward 81"."00 worth of lumber at once, this boin,; much needed. 
 Major IX 0. Houston of the EnjTinoer Corps, U. S., wrote some admirable sugj^'ostions 
 on the rooonstnictiiiu of Cliica<fo — a few ext.act.s being interesting: — 
 
 " Where the wliole city to be laid out anew the natural features oi' the country and 
 the railroad communications would point to the south side as the centre. The business 
 o|)eratioiis will commence liere and radiate as heretofore to the southwest and north, 
 but more 10 the south, owing to the fact that the communication is iiitorrupicd by 
 iiatur.il obstacles. Into this centre hundieds of thousands of people wi!! pour daily, 
 ccjinlnji from the rcsideiico portion of the city, the suburbs and the whole country. 
 ***** Two or three hours of the day are cousuniod in traveling 
 to and fio, and owinar to the crowd.s in the streets, the contracted markets, and places 
 of exchan:;e. the Uiuo requiici to transact business is doubled and trebled. Now the 
 points which seem to me to be considered at this time and be fully provided for are, 
 first, the laying out of certain lines for steam comiimnication from the centre of busi- 
 ness lo the suburbs, to be so arranged as not to obstruct the street travel or be hiter- 
 rupted by it, * * ♦ * * Second, the arrangement of commodious 
 and central depots for the great lines of railroads cenlerring in the city. Third, a 
 commodious levoe along the river for jiublic docks, a grand market and a grand plaza 
 where all can go without paying tribute. ***** Fourth, the 
 great leading lines of businciis should be consolidated or concentrated on certain 
 streets runnsng north and kouth. There should be a financial centre, a dry goods 
 centre, a hardware centre, &c. Fifth, an open squa.e for public meetings and out- 
 door business; The Court House Square suggests itself at once. Let the Court Iliuise 
 go further south, and leave the present square open. Let it be surrounded by banks, 
 brokers' offices, &o., and thei<e will be room for everybody." 
 
 Every reader as a general thing has seen some map of what imrportod to bo an 
 exact and reliable de?iCriptiou of the burned district ; some of these wore good, otho' s 
 vile and entirely inaccurate ; they either destroyed the entire city or not enough of it, 
 slashing a streak of ruin where no ruin existed, and designating portions saved which 
 smouldered in ashes. Cliicago, liowever, is so well known, its toiiograiihy havig been 
 carefully studied for years past by business men, that it is unnecessary to enter upon a 
 lengthy description of tlia favored Prairie City of the West — which occupies a level 
 ])Iain, tlie shore of Lake Michigan, at that point, running nearly north and south. 
 From the north-west and south-west, and becoming nearly parallel to the lake shore, 
 the north branch and the south braiich of the Chicago River come at right angles to a 
 junction, forming the main channel, three-quarters of a mile from the shore, thence 
 flowing east to the lake. By this impediment, the city is divided into three sections, 
 popularly known as the North Division, the South Division and the West Division. 
 Edwards in his compilation states the population to be: North Division 75,000, West 
 D.v;.-:*on 125,000, South Division 100,000, making up the total of 300,000. Settlement 
 beguii about old Fort Dearborn, on the lake shore, one of the log structures of which 
 passed away in the great conflagration. Business gradually moved westward toward 
 
54 lUr'TOUV OF THE fillEAT FIHK IN ('IU«A*iU. 
 
 ,hofo-k of tin. ,iv..,-. outside .ho Govcnm.ent .oM-vva.ion 1mmuu1..1 l.v SuUo svreou 
 
 r;;a:;voM..i„u.;.,.i.Usn.u.un.s, of a V.e..ntio,. c.,s. ,u tU.- -'-r.;-- -^ 
 AV..,o,. ..ul Kinzie .,v.o., pnn.Uel to the nvev. Tw.,.y-.v. y<a,-s "^'>. '-;*-■ ^ 
 nu<-s„„n w:-,s .r,ti..l fo,- all tiu.., ona>r,.!ly l^y connum co.scu., l.U H.ue .ol.dly co,> 
 L ; y th. U..„ion Of .1. va;i.ay tenu.n, tl.t the re.ion ..o... the uv.. ...U .ajd 
 a 2 th .nko s„o,o, .....Uutiu. U. uppevpo.uon of tho «'-",^>-'-'^"';:: ^^^ 
 b„si„os. hoavt of rid.nuo, Uk southern lino n,ovin. .ou.lnvard w.lL the pro.r... ol uu- 
 
 provenionts. 
 
 And now we close ,hiH:huniediy wnUon .ketch of a .vent Natio.r.l calamity 
 ■SnAU, THEBK B. A KKW CincA..oV Men alvendy n.k this si.nTu-nn, unest.ou; wo 
 b , orthere .iU he n new Chic..o- ne. so far as stately edifices, cn.elnlly planned 
 r idenceB „,a«sive .avehonsos-evected upon siies now vast wildernesses of a.he^ 
 an n ke t new; hut the n.n of to-day will he at the helm, and tho beaut.ful Garden 
 C y'u bloom .:i.h verdure for them during their prime and ndvancmg n.e ; they 
 . n ,00k back with pride and «ay to those sprindn« np-"This was once a rum-m 
 
 oflM at us for ho .in« to see old landmarks of business ^^^^^^^r^ ^^ 
 .-e accon.p.ished the work, we fu-fllled our mission and we t'^-'^- ^^^^^.^/^fj^ 
 the ashes m:,y sweep over desolated districts, but the lake .s not A.y, ^^J'^^^^n^^ 
 are not as ihinss of .he past ; tho great Northwest is a fnend and pation < omme.ce 
 :::,ed.es her sway,ld this hour Chicago's credit and l'-;;-™^;^ ^ 
 The men who built €hica:^o will build it agai.i; hut the city wdl be more careful y 
 p^n l\vhenITa.ssman reconstructed Paris, he destroyed property o nnmense 
 ^ : hut now Chicago stands as a virgin soil ready for the ^^f^^fl^^^^^ 
 tho builder. Let commissioners-not the old fogy descnption of comm, s.oners 
 a.W pay and doing nothing-be appointed, lot competent men be entrusted wUh 
 T:X L ere the tenth annual anniversary of .be awful fire ^^^^^^^^ 
 will indeed prove to all nations that their sympathies were ^^^^'^J^^ 
 wisely bestowed. The hearts, the will, the energiesare t^---.'^-^NEWLmcAoos laHbo 
 again built up by those who planted her first great commercal corner so ., , .a , ty 
 not more th.n a quarter of a century ago; they will have lear-ned a ^^^^^^ 
 that lesson down to their children-a bitter lesson though .t he; ^^^^J^^^ 
 the ordeal purified, and with mardy ^^ --:; /;rr ^ l" :r : 
 
 :-;,:dZ;r.:x:r:^:::^:--^^^^^ 
 
 pettod-yet tender and loving-daughters of tho sficken w,ll '^^^^^^^^ 
 milliner and tho fascinating watering place-one and all Jo,n,ng m «'« 8- ^^J^ 
 which assuredly precedes success-nnd one and all remembenng ^f'^^^';:^ 
 worldly.prosperity and goodly possessions, the words «f tho poet w.H stand crue to 
 
 the end; — , »> ... 
 
 '" 'Tis only noble to bo good ; 
 
 Kind hearts are more ihan cornnets, •, ; ^ _ - > ,• 
 
 • And simple faith than Nonnttn blood." ^ ^ ^ ^^^^ ^ ^^^ ;^ J.«. *.t- 
 
by Suito sireou 
 
 It. tllO I<:lkn lldUSB 
 
 (Iny, iilonu North 
 luo, liov.wt^r, the 
 piiice !<< :!i(lly ct>ii- 
 i) livfi- soiiiliwaul 
 sion, ftlionld be tlio 
 lie pr()j!,i'<'!*s of ilii- 
 
 Natioiial calamity. 
 icflTil question; wo 
 , cnreliilly planned 
 messes of ashes — 
 B beautiful Oardpn 
 vancing nco ; they 
 
 once a ruin— men 
 pvise replaceil, but 
 3uvGo(l." To-day 
 , tlie Railway lines 
 latron. Comnipvce 
 ire luiiinpeachable. 
 1 be more carefully 
 •oi)erty of immense 
 ir, the architect and 
 
 of commissioners, 
 1 be entrusted with 
 .lis around, Cliicasjo 
 1, tlieir beneficenco 
 EW Chicago shall bo 
 ■ner stone, in reality 
 
 a lecson, and hand 
 ey will emorao from 
 lish the lahor before 
 I club and (jnniblins 
 luso; tlm pampered, 
 •sa-lie the fashionnblo 
 n the great strus^le 
 hat, notwithstnnding 
 ot will stand true to 
 
 ;^J/~...«.T- 
 
 Al-W" 
 
 1 
 
I 
 
 Eti 
 
 Si 
 
I 
 
 USSELL 
 
 lOUSE, 
 
 SITU ATED 
 
 ON- oj^isaiFXT^ isA:jLTirrxjj&, 
 
 Opposite nrw City Hall and Opera House, 
 
 ETROIT. MICH. 
 
 WiTBECK & Chittenden, 
 
 Proprietors. 
 
 IF YOU WANT GOOD RELIABLE 
 
 Boots and Shoes, 
 
 First N 
 
 GO TO* Tax 
 ATIONAL >ShOE 
 
 AL Shoe Wouse, 
 
 115 Woodward Avenue, DETROIT. 
 
 FIFTY PER CENT SAVED BY PURCHASING AT THIS PLACL 
 
 .. ^N". E. TUNIS, , 
 
 DETROIT AND CHICAGO, 
 
 Railroad gtationer and printer, 
 
 Every article uaed by Railroads Bupplied quickly, aud at Prioea defying 
 Competition. Samples and Eatimates Furniahed. 
 
 Supplied with everything aold on Traioa. Seud for Circular and Prioea. 
 
I" 
 
 ic'>%.77X. 
 
 
 DETROIT 
 SAFE COMPANY, 
 
 
 MANUFACTURERS OF 
 
 Fire and Burglar Proof 
 
 SAFES, 
 
 Vault Doors and Vaults, 
 
 Iron Doors, Shutters, 
 
 Tail Work, &c. 
 
 AdKNTN FOB -^ 
 
 COMBINATION BANK LOCKS, SARGENT'S POST OFFICE, DRAWER AND STORE 
 
 DOOR LOCKS, &c. &c. 
 
 FACTORY. ATWATER STREET, 
 
 Second Hand Safes for Sale. X:>"ElTI^OIT. 
 
 \/p rcf.T to Tappan, McKilloi' & Co., mid A. L. Winnk & Oo. Both of above im.l 
 our Hiift'H in the tcrilblo lire — tli.- liillrr of \vh-,.iu liiiviim funiishc^.l us wilh tin- lollow- 
 
 inu It'tlei', which spi'iiks lor ilsfll'; , , ... . ,, 
 
 ** " '" ' ' Offiok ok a. I-. WlNNl A Co., 
 
 Steam Iloatina ami Ventiliitiiiu Worlds, 114 IJeurborn St., 
 Chioaoo, Octobur m, 1871. ] 
 
 Detroit Sakk Oompany : .^ ^. , , ,^ „ ,, ... , 
 
 0,.iits -.—We sliip you por M. C. R. R. our No. 2 Doiihlc Door Sato, wiuch plwiso 
 reiiair nsi you tliiil it to need. .,.<.., i 
 
 This Siife has stood tlie test splendidly. It lay iti)on its lace for three days, in a po- 
 sition where tlie heat was ..reater tlian at any other point in the pretnises. A pile of 
 lon<> pilie coils that lay beneath seenuMl to form an air lliie, inteiisitying the heat, so as 
 to entirely melt the ends of the coils that lay beneath the Safe. 
 
 We send you some of the papers to show the -ondition of llie conleiils. The pa|)ers 
 of another Safe Iving near this were entirely destroyed. 
 
 We have the utmost coiiHdence in your tillins;. The e.vtra weight ol iron you use 
 has not alone proved an additional inotection, but kept the Safe inla. t, so as to be fit 
 for further use. Yours, respectfully, . . ,,. „ ,, 
 
 A. L. WtNNE c& Co, 
 
 Rwhester Mrg Co., 37 k 39 Soulfc Canal St., Chicago, have some of our Safes on hand for sale. ^'^ 
 
 Particular attention paid to the Manufacture of Vault Doors. 
 Circulars and Price Lists Furnished on Application. "''" 
 
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^roof 
 
 tters, 
 ork, &c. 
 
 :awer and store 
 
 Both of above Imd 
 jil us Willi till- lolliiw- 
 
 iVlNNl A Co., 
 ks, 114 IJeiirborn St., 
 Octobur 10, 1871. 
 
 )oi' Siil'e, wliicli pleiise 
 
 r three itnys. in n po- 
 preiiiisps. A pile of 
 il'jiiig the heat, so as 
 
 30iUelil.s. The papers 
 
 iirlit of iron you u.se 
 inta't, so as to be (it 
 
 L. WlNNE & Co. 
 
 r Safes on hand for sale. ^ 
 
 [LT Doors. 
 
 ilication. 
 
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