The Huron Expositor, 1871-10-27, Page 61
I ccount of the Chicago
an Eye-Witness---Thril
count of the Devastat
Cor reg poi tdence of the li�� ew T
I had scarcely got to bed
Izeard the fire 'alarm -str i
southwesterly' direction.
up and rushed to my wind
looking out saw that th
.heavens were illuminated, th
seemed as bright .as day
Ireat.t carried by the wind
intense. I. said to •a fellow
who slept in th:e room w
",jump up !" the southern
the city is on fire." We b
-riedly dressed and hastened
- scene, but before we went
both haler come to the conclus•
the city -was doomed, as the
were traveling :with a veloci
was perfectly terrific. Int
hour from the time the fir
out six blocks of frame h
"had been swept away, •and slit
was no appearance �of the fr
gacle, wbicl1 thoroughly wear.
exhausted by the efforts of
ceding night, was in no
tion to cope with,the ne
'more appalling-tainger. , T
nreu had become complete)
moralized, and in many :in:
were under the influence of 1
to that instead of the band of
of the Saturday evening, we
nothing but a panic-stricke
lawless department. Had it
ill ever so good order it is
nl;ati,er• of opinion whether it
have accomplished anything
my own belief is that.. had] th
n.en been on time grounel in
in a thorough_,;,tate of eflicien •
flames might have been the
• But as it was nothing_ was
and in a short time the fire ha
tended as far north as Van B
street,
C'AllR i l NG DEATFI . AND TETU
before it and leaving ruin end
Iation behind. The innniiifieer
pot of the Like Shore in -d lion
land Railroads hid rtow, t)6corn
velop(d itt fl ew:5 - end itt an
-awful brief period was reduced
to cvuplete) r'nin. It was (►rte of the
nn'st huildil)gs of its class in the
United States, alas1 had. gairlc)c
admiratioli of tiavcllers for the
Tiet•.y and co i)ap:lete;nes", of its
ra:nnena(nt:s ,• but the destroying
anent knew no mercy, and in a
ta-itrutes it Was al smoking ]:teat
r( -tins. Hundred.; of cars; wi
could not he removed were bur
to- their trnr:ks, and when I it
over the g hula. ori i ll(ti(l:t t
e : tetic1:pr1, far ars the eyecould rest
long rows of utter wrecf.4.
1)nalciir:frS ati'cilnd the de ct �:
1?1gil11v frame (ees, and �rt,tc;�c'lll'
Fire by ay ap aent, a 1 d
link Aa-` they tir:re .power e
on. onOard irogress.
orkRerald. iA11. as seem
cries of anguish
men an childre
'men" we •e su8ci
most sto it-heartec
efforts s ere mad : t
it were cinly rve:in
the inev
when I
ke in a
I sprang
ow, and,
e whole
e streets
and the
evas most
reporter
ith" tree,
part of
oth hur-
t to the
far we
ton that
flames•
iffy that
half all.
e broke ` The A
uildings • A clel
'1 there i wile has s
re bri-' - was coal p
ied.ancl volitilful
the- pre- ing' he to
condi hair renli
THE HURON EXPC)SITOR:
it was evident
t check the
e f lames
oat, and and the
delicate wo-
td even strong
to appal the
lief mos: frantic;
e effects, if'
appal r �1, from
eves •y vehi
pi;t an re -
&O convey
hone, which
my safe plaice.
cle that
Lprlisitioi
trunks,
seemed
table rut 1, fund
that co ilc b
was em ,lo4ec1
•c,, to th ilaike
.6 he th-
'W ierr vho bad 1) • bi- bly ln'tlreir
lives ne er exer ted; themselves in
at n y way tugged L ti a toga trll elks
with the strength of lespatir rega r(1 -
less of the wil(.ini.s�1 of their looks
iiid the (disorder o t eir apparel.
w and • a 'Way df
he fire- these da)
y de-
5tat11ces
i(1 a oi•.
heroes
found
e and
been
1
only a
could
batt
e _fire
tithe
�y ti-te-
eked.
done,_
td .ex
uren
Olt,
deso.
tde-
k Is-
e en -
1 the -
vat
it
Ple-
few
i)of
Iit,it 16014 are son
net! n14
.lnr,1;e are not
l t ('•y
('11,
vantag '' air Dye.
gyrnan n 1VI ssac 1metts,
•en'his tl ree se re a 1d ten,
im(:ntp(1. or hi, hale and
Irks the other day ; sulil-
iCue(1 his h; nd.. ome brown
(l; "Yoe k oc they have
tlping o (1 to n a little
a ��lr.t!', sal' cl his
-friend, ," Ihhve yet ee c(llorin
your haur ?" "Ye ," replied . llet
" 1 have leen doit it vhatt 1 ofee
thought nothing wnlgliindnce nae to
(lo. I lea e been turn ng my gray
hail' hrow'r , 11,nc1 I will'P1I yot hn�v
I was hr a alit` to it. After leaving
my r)f)SiIinit ars , I Proposed to go
back into the nuriis(ry end became at
perish minister. Ace;)1•rlingly as I
Karl an n111)nrtniiity 1 preachedto
some few.i 'S '.t tilt( C in ('h ,S, and wall
of. my seryls
f1':ttified to hear. at t1 e anc1iislon
tht
th pe
11renel
wor
iev conlcl not
Welt, jvhile
s experience.
ed t- o rn e t o•
remove from
be rent oalch
11li 1 con
is P.x nevi-
le
evi-
!e
Ps. l al { were
well pleased tvitll iti = nc•. and
but for my r gray h; ii• ` d . have
me for a pastor ; 1)u ;
think of so ;n,1rl n. ma
I NOIR going Ithro11ry1)
an old
Pmol my h=ii
the ';eves of
of
hei:�n :l n
t
1.
n (d 811 e'„ eS
ar)4 1111118
hP her p
old -me
sentecl
,,6 milli v. to net ce
men b. And wli t - r n nett thiol. ?
The l h-' ver v fir. ,t time h, t Ipren hell
with i)1'own 1 :lir llpo 11V he;. I
was rrepterl !y'ith :a call to settl in
the -minis; rctl and iia ve ever , ii)ce j
h')P(-•il the ha, v pastni of a linitprl
and apl)ai.t•P l v per
r)eol,le. So rich for
ene'S heir --__s 11iilch
thin! ;
11n 01(1
ting an(
ilv 1 I'J i 1.1
•
"•OCf•11p:I rl 107 11('1' YOf.
<le. (If rn i iiity c•1n -fly thieves end
P--ostittitcts of t,lhe worst class. The
district bore the same re:l;ltiott
St. Giles
Cuicego that St. les dor to Loo -
don or 1.11e Five, Points to 1.ew ''ork,
and it J -u1 Jolla been the horror and i
detestation of the better class of iti-
z(-i-s. The shanties lrut'11ed like eo
1111i(•h tinder. ,,ind the a,cPnes that.
]vert' to 11e, evitnes$.-ed :ill avowed this .
•:ctly se ti. Pied i
. the colo ' of I
i n proof hat ,
ftci • :all, iot- 'i'. c. wools cal) special attention to some line
1)>!'o�=(sr'1) ..Hatt of Cttnu(linu 'Ticotrtl;t, bought very low, and first
1 )Pl)avio rte l -
class goods.
Q
SUMMER IS GONE,
1317T TICEI:Ia, Is
Just Received
A COMPLETE STOCK Or -
OOLLEN3,
Embracing the largest designs iu
TWEEDS,
ROA
"r0)
CLOTHS'
DCE SI--IN-S
/ENETIANS &C.,
FOR FALL WEAR -
AT
atitt)b 1ts clothing It rtsta bliriiim eat,
NEW YORK HOUSE,
SEAF"ORTH. -
S
(z.att;
1S t*f /' l.te:l'tr(a 1?1'! i11 t•11f ex _ T F - LT ,� 7t ,'!?
The
� ; a-}_ :-it.• (T; r,.:ltiN 1.J`,ra
ti e tn.c . 111e Wref. clu,inmates ixlttr-,
+'d ititr, the. streets 11'- - .C,((11 ('.'r ttnd + !
3 1 ..
ltUtl�tlr(�tl':: the wiatt)f t1- (tti•t10: ttx a 1 c
�c 11(tn1.
with their par f'ei, in sin
1.1rt,1 •1 net arisen n froll► the ((Uloid
shatPtlr,) rushed. oiit 1n their nig]
dret-s's, 1))e f}r of tem -with 1
• cltc.'4se•"i at all, and'Wil(l; ' ran •P.verv-
(, vainly seeking ft'1• at ]ll;t:.'e
e -riot: the (le'.rt 1()-i>itt PlP(tic�t
Q' c..l•1eii1I - 1 thein, [n(1 ill runny it
ata.ttces, burned tlieiti a15 tl'oy stem
It was SO rill iisc;d 1 ty the;' Speotal tot
T"lUit Y11:111 c` Of the were {itirno
:Ili\e 1)t'fnd'e the -v could get.out, a
nunillo s of th-(t-rn were known t
Jia:v(� been deeply' 111tCxn-;1t('(1 t)1; i'
tiring far the ilinllt. .le this as -;'i
r1t-lc-,- the MSS. of 1if't-* at.rnt►n(1 tlii
1)01 tt t rel n.st have. lipeli vet's- Lee?
'Yet v lt(~a� s-, (,lie; f1.1111 e4 traveling
with stich rapidity that irony found ,
• at utterly impossible to esr•:tl-ie. Jiict
opposite this district.: and. directly'
:Id(nn'i�r the L:1,:e rShore. depc•t:
stood. the Pncifac T'rous lL 1!'(?W hotel
in process of construction, 011 W11) 4)
11)01'°: than. al' 11 i 'l rill` 41,11)•11,; lui(l al -
•ready Leen-exlxmul d. it covered
alit e'I.tiro 1)li1('Ir Ilcl from all appon1
t atlices seemed • destined to be t1Jc;
'most W 0it(i(-rfn1 structure it' the slr:titP -
C
_c_ 1! V
T I -I
a
tt
t 1 f rick
111 (a:.it;:•(•
1 r.)•?si
• ut fella,` vttriet V 111I'l style, witi )
4 :ewe .tit t ,tis w..;
•1
lt;
E c
10 i
4. Iter
ieftig
C co,\i.1IL'T
�1'
4—,S
%V ;x be sold
('`
)1 i Al ?;1ntitc, of Pine an4
Soars t,,
IL i torr e , autlelsAorte- t
i 1
1- i 1 r 1:•ui ' (x(•e11ted at: til, ch(;ttpl,
I
! - i E MI 1(t:1�''. Tiri: S'i-t.x
(1 ' in GRIFFITH ITH T)'4I.:ES' T.; .;1; URI,
.o1
of
1;
at
err{ evade
It id prul:l,r,tl,
1
s
5.cotcl doer xal :Pt:of the Pt t•d-
(� t d:lu1 and f et• l:,t• l (% 1:,(+1 and 1)8 C01 Meal tha
1;K.u. Pia'_x.;,tjp, iLi'(r
t `I)S:0111111 SON
I
—'FS 4,
THE E GA. E .DF,
or a-hot('1 that (lhic:n () lt:li'l \'et,sp('1*. SEWING
r lA Jj''� / 7
,�,tr' a time it seemed to me that It )4 J t (� -11,1 Ci�
t •-•riaelf11• (1. 1fantiften,
111(r. )1fi k
14 00tt) (`r':li)(', 1)11t T W r)s 1 0o)1 1Tc•111t( 2,11. 1, 1,1 b.: 11''"
t 111110.
' '"ted :IS the flames seized hold
und(eel
of the
:11,x1 dirt l't•ti; \l •15• S(Y)11 tolls. The 1t('•'t
was 1)t• this titllp Sn 1i1tens,t''thatt the
s!)'r t t-irs were folc•c'ti to retire fr1 ,t
isaret (i: `'111('(`'; 1111 t s!•) c,'t.�r cets.4'(1 \1-(zl (}-
tet" lit- tit( l(Iu�ilin4 (1f the] hotel and
the -1 depot th;rr they 11;1(d not {1 err•(-ir-
f'(1 the 111•nrr,•1's`t '11 the f'l-0 in other
cdir'I •(•f 1 urs. a111(l «"11(`11 th('t' t'ill`11''l ;()
"1 Litt= cirt-_wa1s l)nrnlllz in 0N -err
an-et-rm. i Et(l . only one 11:I rl•U i\" '`.`•! ;
Wag loft f.,1. e Press,
TU l: PAN“. 1:*:('_t}i is I-\ (v` -i i
' i:ri`'
d ell, women end t'11:i(iten blindly
-tem 111 every tlireetiee. the
t;l -, Ir'i i•t'
1l!' in, :evening to be the s11(,1; s of
Lake Michiean on the 0:1St sidle rI
til}, rite .,,.
rived oft
t�) work blit thei
wooden ('(111tir•('s (111 the roof,
Simple ;Intl 1) ll tal)it 'lir bine
�:,. t } ist• ,tt T v .. l
1 •`, ' t 1 1 1 !t'j , , 1 • „t .i
c
:t'` ': t 1:.11.E;......;
ri:tr=i t i .1 , t ,t , fl;11, r k alt:
e• same
! at T t :1111 • I ,T 1 lt,T toit t: ti,1
1 t1 i .j, - l - net.;
t .aE
le.:s .t.. t ... ,•• it, 1Tt•.1a! L S('i' Pug )It.t-
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Er
ri
I
7 tt1 i i,
v U o
1"I?:(a p:}1•( based and thoroughly oto.*,;z?}• milli `ted tin
111.1 i„:•1111!ri r (nt : u• 1 i) ,
tow 1'atpit e : tr, igif,L,1i
t L:4 FLOUR,
)Scco.ltl to NONE 1\ titJllt. t/l.T't'II .
Ana that
Coni )are fa•; orally with any 111 the 1)
uluion,
II \('1 went A, i F 14) f 't }n ihr' iol;(rtt'ina,
Deal. t • and .11 t`ur :t3_ NSIL;LL --);(,?t.lctttia.r t
11. 1t a'1i11 )i..'Ff()(:it: 1 -"
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tMf Y1()\ :1'()1115L14,
(aVAN AU Jr,
'1 11(. MSU; , 1::grooud 'i11c,.
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