Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, November 15, 1877, Page 2

2 U S S S S S M e THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 15, i877. used to work at [cloaks and things no end. When [ first saw the fire [t was In tne northeast corper and there was a protty charp blaze of it. Tt ecemed to came up some ort of a hatchway and to spread alont na it pleased, The first fireman I saw was a man who went up a ladder and knocked a Tole tu u window on the Washington strect ehile. Then 1 snid to the man next me: * Now they have male a draught, and there will be a whate-his-name of a fire.’ And sure chongh £t did come, With the exception of the one fireman who caved in the glass, I dldn't see an- other man for some minntes, 1f was ol less than ten or fifteen minutes therealter when the first stream was thrown,' ANOTHER ACCOLNT of the origin of the fire Is based unpon the account given by an emplove fn the Jower part of the bullding, e says that he was In the building when the fire broke outy and when hie rushed to the scene, being In the lower part of the house, he saw the flames going up the western clevator on the north side of the building, This gentleman gave his name (ns near ns could be understood In the crowd) as Knox. 2 The grimy, dirty, mussed-up, but well-inten- tioncd figure of 5 . BEN BULLWINEL showed np before a reporter for & moment in Burley & Tyrrall'sstore. There was no time to waste. Wherefore this: * \Yhen did you get the word, Captala 11 “Don't know the minate, but 1 was here first ©f any of them.” “Where did you think the blaze was? " 4 \¥hy, they told me it was in here [No. 83], snd Tcutouta pane of glass and came in. Then I went up to the roof, and I coutdn’t find aspark. ‘Then I came down, ond went up on the top of that other ballding, but I couldn't find a light anywhere, Then I came back here, and we went up on the roof again, and while ihere we saw tho {lames bursting out on the roof next tous. We went down-stalrs and into the next bullding, aud covered up what we vould.” MR C. F. COLES, yroorietor of the English Nestaurant, located In the four-story butliog adjoining the burned structiure, stated to n TRIBUNE reporter that he Tweard one of Field, Leiter & Co.'s watchmen® call out that the upper vart of Burley & Tyr- yeli's crockery celablishiment was afire, and aupon looking out he saw a volume of smoke fssuing from Fleld, Lelter & Co.'s upper floor. The tire patrol came aml * endeavored to out down some¢ of the iron shutters on Burlev & Tyrrell's store, hut were unable to do so. Mr. Cotes eaid that an endeavor was made to get the fire-pump in the bufldiug at work, but it proved fruitless, e thouzht the fire ran along the cornice from Burley «w Tyrrell’s bullding to Ficld, Lefter & Co.'s, Mr. Coles’ upper floors were damaged hy wa- ter to the extent of abonut $300, He lias ample Insurance on " his property. Notwithstanding the damage to the upper portion of hie houre, Mr. Cotes wiil open his restaurant as usual to- day. " wn. avomnr m. TGUINTOTIAM, the credit man in tho wholesale store, inter- viewed lnte Jast nlzht as to the orlgin of the fire, made the following statement: “Nr Ficld and I have just seen the two watchinen [n the retail store and asked them obout this matter, They say they had been their rounds once after the store closed, and were Just rendy to go the second time. They pgo around the whole bullding ones every hour. As they were nbout to start the sccond thue they heard tha alarn from the outside. As yet they had no fdea, that there wns u fire In the bullding, One of tliem satd, * 1"l go to the door, and you go to tho roof, and we'll see whero the fire is. The man who went up-stars passed on through the fifth tlour to the work-room without discoverlng anything wrong. From there up thero s a short flight of stairs, ot the head of which s a sliding fron door that ~wos originally put up to prevent burglars from geting fu fromn the roof, The watchman pushed the door aslle, and the tire eamo right fn upon him from that cemb-story between the ifth etory and the root. ‘e statement wos made on the street, [ Lnow, that the tire broke out in the filth story, Lut the truth s, there was no fire there when the watchman passed through. The fire rushed Guwn unm him from - that half-story, so that he was vompelled to retreat aud come down mto the work-room through the openfoe hie had tawde. There were gentlemen there wha ald arrive in time to see that the fre Lrolie out in thot way, Just how it could have oeurred fnthat alf-story near the roof wo i only fmaghue, sid it s pretty diticult to do A he placo was not occupled, and how it could have urigmated thero 1s no easy thing to tell, Our chlmneys were on that shie,—the surtheast corner,—and t scuttly was tuwards the north side of the bLudding unt towards that corner. Then the caimneys from the boller ran up in that corner. JUis barely possible that there was some hupers Tectlonor other in them, but wo dow't know that to be the ease. Thls demib-siery was orlg- fiually desfzned tor another full story, and the Teor wus Jald with that intention, They rhang- il the plan, however, tovk ofl the mansanl, and Lt a tat roof aver that floor, In front ftis Jrubalily five or ten feet hizh, sud then slopes Wi Lo nothing.'? — SCENES' AND INCIDENTS. UWING 10 IR FXCELLENT MANAGKMENT OF THE POLICE AUTHOMITIES 1he thievesanl Jand-pirates who live by plun- ey and Lo whom u five Is un absolute larvest, Jound themselves checked ot every move, The ‘whole available foree of 120 1en were callea fn, ond formed o perfeet cordon nround the Lluzing butlding. Nooncwas allowed to pass unless “ou busness, - and 88 A cousequence the thieves wuld mot do sny- thing, A number of wagons loaded with valuablo goads were driven away nnder guard i the pohice, amd the property removed to a wlace of kafety, ‘The Bt. Janea! Hoted, and sey- ersl stores in the nelzlibornood, were utilized a3 tewnporary harbors of refuge, and wers plled Ligh with silks und dnces, feathers uud funs, MAYOR NEATH, BUPENINTENDENT UICKEY, AND ASSISTANT-SUIMKRINTENDENT DIAON were early on the ground, aud perhaps half the Aldennen vislted the scene, sunie of theim ren. dening very ctlicicut service In saving property und ussisting the authorities to maintaiu order, The fmmense crowd extending from Muadison to Laudolph streets, and aimost as far cost und weat, #eeied Lo treut the spectacle us ono gotien up for their wpeclal beactit sud amuse- meut. 1t was curious to sce how rapldly thelr niirth wea turied Juto grumbling, when,,about 10 u'luck, the raln begun to descend rapidly, und ubreilas appeared on all sides,. Cousfd- crable fuy was created by 8 young fellow sta- tioned on the ront ol - the Jange buildiug fmne- diately oppusite the burning store, on Washing- ton street, who cally unturled Wis umbrella, determined that though he might Le burut Le thouid certaluly not be drowned, TUE WOMRN, of whom there wers a great iany la the crowd, were terribly grieved over the deatruction of so nuch dry goods sud feminine gesr generally, i eno breath they deplored the calawmity, and breatlied the wish that they could only get hold ol s0me of the conteuts of the wagous. SAVING PROPERTY, As suon a3 the doprs wers open, policemen ol ditlzens began to pour uto the bullding in order to gratify their curloslty, ‘They wandercd all over tho ulace from top to Loty i, weuerally polug to the uvper floor tu uscertaln the exact localion of the fire. The fact of the conllugration baving spread rupldly, the employes of tho eatablishment be- kan wrdvivg at half-past 8, with & view of savlug goods. The Fire Patrol were on hand befure uuch water had been throwa futo the buttdiug, and covered up . everything as far oy their turpaulins would go, 3ore were sent for, und wbout every artiele fu the dret, second, sud thirl tours was prowected, so far as water was conceruid. When it beeame evident that e white strusture was Likely to be cuvcluped, the slerisa Luder Wy dlreoliva of the beads of avioe | the flames hiad descended to the thind floor, but were pereeptibly dimiuished, and apparently under full control. fluor contained o vast stock of fine carpets, among which there was a great deal of fire, which it secined hard to sinother. AN UHDER QIVEN FOR ALL TO ABANDON THE ‘There were all sorts of rumors nfloat, and some hadd it that at least five fircinen were killed, but no evidence conld he found that others were eltier kiled or Injured than those alrendy re- ported In Tie ‘Trisuse. he firm, and Mr. Fleld both regretted the loss of life or dnjury to any one, and rom the tone of their . conversation it is not likely that the wounded or the families of the dead will be forgotten by them. Divislon when the second alarm was sounded. Tue afr wos dense with the dampuess prevall- 1ngg, and hence the fames contd not well he scen north of- the river. to Rupt. partment, Lefter aud requesting him to put onall pumps. The engines wereall ready, and hnmedintely after the three Innnense pumps of the Chlcago Avenue Water-Works were In Tull motion, sending In watur with u power hardly to be ea- thnated, und uncqualed by any other clty fn the Unfon. This portion was admirably inanaged, awml the lninense volwme of water which it en- abled to throw on the fAinen was remarked by everybody. in charge Buperintendent Joa Dixon, Thy pollce wers woll distributed, and Kept the crowd back Leyoud Bawdolph street, south of Washington street, and cast to Wabasl avenue, In this way o sutliclent space was given (o the flremen to work, The Chicago Five Departiment {8 rich in the nossession ol englues, but its great druwback §s a lack of Jadders, tonal laddertrucks, and had they heeu there to put duto ise, a grest deal more of effeetive waork could have been done in shorter space of time. well, but the luck of a sunllicient uumber of Targe Jadiders to be placed against otk fuig was a serlous drawback to them, and one of which the Fluance Connmittes and Clty Councll should take cognizauce, Wasnington street was a little too emall for such an ciergency, aud o lurger oue should be lald there, on Htate {4 o twenty-Tour-inely o amply sufilcient to furnlsh all 1he water requived by the engines. ‘Yo judgment of the Commit- tee on Fire und Wuter was well shown, as unly two lengthis of hose burst during the ovening, though the pressitre upan it was nmeuse, _consternation ensued for a mvment. of the departments, bezan to carry out gooils and deposit them in stores on the opposite eides of Washington and State streets. The sftks, which were fortunately om the firet floor, were removed first, and a large quantity was saved. Then the plies of notions were sttacked and faded rapid- 1y, abont 100 clerks working with a will. The trueke of the frm having boen sent for, they backed up to the doors, and were loaded and driven away. This work was done sith alacrity, and fully $100,000 worlh of goods, of amiscel- Ianeons character, must have been taken from the building before the order was given to cease for safety's rake. 1T WAS AT 0:70 O'crock that a portion of the rvof fell inon the cast or rear end of the bullding. The {ron shutters were closed, but some of them were warped almost double, and “while {hey prevented the flames from leaping across to the rear of the bulldings on Wabash avemte, they also servel as a hindrance to the hremen, and prevented them from working as they should have liked. The fire still secmed beyond control, and kept leaping out of every wimlow on Washington streel on the fourth and fitth floors, and great chunks of burning timber kept dropping to the floors below all the time, alding fn the destrue- tion, which threatencd not to desist until the entire interlor and contents had been cousumed, At 10 o'clock the elevator-ways on Washington strect were A SEETHING MASS OF FLAME, aml it looked then more threatening than ever, The firemen couid throw tvater inside from Washington and S8tate streets, and thoy worked steadily, ard were under good control. Had 1ale's Building, opposite, had a stand-plpe, it too could have alded in snbduing the fames, Bome one on the roof therc bad nsmall hose which e kindly used tn wetting the side of that building to gave it from destructfon, . and also now and then to assist in drenching polive, tire- men, and reporters by sending u solid stream down on them, TR BCENR FROM BTATE AND IWASHINGTOR BTREETS at that time was peculiar, In n sort of elongat- ed gemi-circle, from south of Washington street to north of Randoiph atreet, stomd an lmmense crowd of neople, side of the building, aud Instead of running upward descended downwards, and hence did not light up the surroundings, as is usually the case In large and destructive conflagrations. Clear down to Mudison and beyond FLake street. the sfdewalk was packed with humanity, and thie sune was thie case on Wabash avenue, street-cars going west started west of Stato street, and thuse going ‘routh made thelr start- ing point at Madison stret, ‘The llames were confined In- The ny 10:30 0°cL.OCK The weat end of the third After the men had been hurt, there was IS3IDR OP THE BUILDING, Mr. Wiliing, of AT THE WATER-WORKS. Oneof Tne TrinuNE stafl was in the North A telegram had been sent Cregier, of the Water De- ating that It was Field, ‘s store which was on fire, & G PROTLE PO THE NORTI 8IDB flocked uver by thousands, atiracted not by thie Immense Yames springing up, but by the fact that it was soon nolsed abroad that Fleld, Leiter & Co's ment was excited aml to the scenu of destruction. Bide, tov, people came In droves, so that by 0 o'clock fully 30,000 peopla were upon tha seene, which was fucreased later to over 5,000, Such & dense erowd of humanity was hanl to control, Mayor Hegth, who had bLeon attending n wed- ding, hastened down with his family und gave onlers for the entlro reserve police force, about mammoth retall establish- in flanes, Everybody scemed very auxious to get to From the West 20 {u number, 1o be sent to the seene, placing ONK THING WAS PECULIARLY NOTICEAULE, The ity needs several aadl- As it way, the Fire Department worked er bultd- The wain on It is unly twelve Inches, while that c, aud was THE PIRN'S WAGONS, When it became kunown at the lurge stables of Field, Lelter & Co,on Vacltie uyenue, vear Yan Buren street, that the retall store butldmg was o fire. the teans were biftched up to the arge wagons in a Jilly and sent wut on a gaellop for the steuc. ‘They were soon ot the Lurnlng bulldiug, and wero drawn up vy Washingtow, Btate, wnd Randolph streets, aud fn the alleys between those thoroughfures, Whers they were Toaded with the goods from the storeand driven off to the wholesale depurtment at the corper of Madieon and Market stryets, Turpaulivg were supplied to euch wagan, sl the gowls covered with them to girotect thew from the rain, 1u this way many thousands of dollars worth of valuable property was saved from damae after it was taken frow the buildfug. When the third foor tell with o loud crash, the crowds of spectators who had gathered In the alleyways on the cast side of the ballding ade o rush to get oub of harm's way, aud ercat Fortu- nately uo one was liurt fa the stampede. TUE SCENE AROUND TIE WABLINGTON bTREET ENTRANCE 1o the establishinent when the firsg, three drays arrived was worthy to be palnted by au artist of worth, ‘Thers were lu thal part about tweuty of the worst thieves lu the city, who were anx- Jous to bo ullowed to “uave” the goods, whily the policcuscn objected with short avd heavy stlcks ou vecuslon, When the trucks were ready the crowd of volunteer kelpers wers allowed to heip brivg -out tho vostly sitics, luces, sud other , goads. They west o wud picke out, ecach ous for himself, a coatly parcel. When they would bave wade off with the goods to u place ot cutire “*safety,” the wiutal aud uwofeclivg policemen guided them up tothe drays aud made them lay uown what they bad brought out, Iu this way some wen who bave not done an =1 stroke ut Work in a Htetbme wers tude by actually helv,—a (inz plenty of work still remalned to be doue. trance, and before the Fire Departmont had gotten any etreamns upon tho huildlng, Capt. lleved, and the splendid apparatus that had been provided was worsy than useless. confrontiug death In bis most terrible shapo. “Ihere ts o poetle glory surrounding the death come In, futhier was begizing pitcously tu be left alone to pralse, it was at the same thu o gencral matler were utterly fnadequate to' the cinergency, There wus not ono engine thers that could have been conateucted It with so intch care or deliberation as this greak edifice. Months of Iabor were devoted by the very best architects in the city to the prep- aration of drawings, and a correspouding inter- val elapsed before the Singer Scwing-Machine Company deckled to accept those of Mr. Jenni- som. [le reeeiveid the award the first week in Mayg, 1872, The desizn was one of which any architeet might Justly bo proud, as it insured to the city a bullding of most imposing appearnnce, and an ornament worthy to replace the superb marble ediflee that melted away In the erucial heat of that terrible October day of 1871, After the award the new Imilding was immediately commenced and pushed forwand with anch astonisiting vigor that the structure was remdy for occupancy carly In the snceeed- ng year. TIE FRONTAOR ON STATR STREET was 160 feet, and on Washington 150 feet. The ariginal sleslgn contemplated a bullding five stortes high, of stone; with n Mansan! roof cone taining two storles, ‘Tho aguregate height would haye been 139 feet. Upon this destan the contractor proceeded with the construction of tho bullding, and had made conslderable leadway bhefore the lease of the bullding was obtalned by M Fleld, Leter & Co. The building wae ready for the roof before the great dry-goous firm rellected upon the hazardous na- ture of Mansaw! roofs In general, The lnsur- ance companics, always fearful of theso dan- gerons but alluring coserings, are sald to have cntered n strong profest against this crowning teanty of the Singer Ruilding. Henee, nt the cleventh houe, the architect recelved Inatruc- tlons to prepare to ADANDON THE INSIDIOUS ORNAMENT, and substitute for it a less dangerous roof. The architect vainly protested that the bullding hal heenconstructed for a Munsard roof, nnd, robbed of this featnre, It would be naked and unsight- Iy, Of course, such considerations were worth nothing I o practical point of view, nnd the architect proceeded o design & platn, flat roof. This was built double, The unider roof was constrieted of wood, imbedded in plaster, and covered, two awd o half feet above, with o sce- ond umler roof, protected exterually with a sheath of gatvanized fron, and internally with nothiug at all, the theory befng that the plas- tering would protect the lower roof from the nsite, and that further precautions would he necless, The bullding was very high, ns will he seen from THE FOLLOWING TANLE: ns eontrary to.their inclinations as to thefe § tentlons, THE NUARDERS In Mr. Coles’ English Housc, on_the opposlte slde of the altey from Ficld, Lelter & Co'ey were promptly notifed by Johh Kaltenbacl and Mr. P. Cohill, one ot Tue Trinuss's presamen, was spared the agony consequent up- on having W clothes burned up a fourth time. THE PIRST MAN to grive the alatm wns Capt. J. M. Bayley, of Bayley’s Merchants' 8pecial Pollec, e savs he was walking along Btate strect when he rmelt thie simuke, mud at once tuened on the alann at the corner of Randolph and State. e dil not kuow where the ilrotwas exactly, but judeed it 1o be'in the Field & Letter buitding, and so he told the firemen when the first engine came “up. ‘They went np the wrong stalr, however, and thins a goowd deal of 1ime was consumed before the right spot was discovered. BOME FRANS WRILE ENTERTAINRD 0t 12:80 ¢’clock this norning that the eastern wall of the binilding would fall, and the inmates of surrovmiting bulldings were tn trepldation in eonrequence, As n precautionary meastire, it tnight be well for persons to ataml from under. — MARSITAT, BENNER. I8 TIKORY OF TUE FIRE, A TRIRUNE reporter corraled Firo Marshal Penner at 1 o'clock this morning, and asked hisn how he accounted for the rapld spread of the fire, " By the same cause a8 hefore. When - this building was originally put up It was proposed to ornament It wwith a Mansard roof, and they went to work and lala a tloor on thetop joiste. The result was that when 1t caught fire In the roof before, in 1873, we couldn’t ralsc the floor from the Dhottom, and had to let' it burn ont. 1 tried ot that time to ralse the roofy and alter a good deal of trouble suceceded In getting through. . Then we Iiad the wind fn our favor; now it Is agatust us, 14t had been from the west or north we could have saved the butlding, But as it happened to be from the southwest, the sioke was blown on tomy men on Burley & Tyrrell’s butlding, where I had five streams, If we could have gotten on the roof we conld have done some- thing. When the bullding was reconstrneted | protested agalnst the pntiing inof that floor beneath the roof the same ns it was before. T showed them the danger of it, but no attention was paid to what 1 sald, and now we have had the same thing to contend agafust, and YOU SEE THE NR3ULT. If there had been lath and plaster there, we could nave pulled it down with hoovks and had frce nccess to the fire. There is anotlier thing,' sald Mr, Beoner, “there ir fire in that Lasement now; reethe smokel We can't get at it. Everything fs #o tight. There was a big tank In the northeast corner, and when it fell it went fhrough to the bascinent aml carrled the fire with {t. The samo thing happened at Wells® shoe factory. ‘That was au additlonal hole beslles that for the clevator, but we conld have protected the elevator way. The only thing to do now i3 to throw In lots of water, and try to drown the fire In the basc. ment.". B The Marshal had to goat this juncture, for 1Teight of basement In the clea: Heleht of first story. Heiglit of second story... ficizht of thind story Helzght of funrth sto; Helght of fifth story, . Totalto the cornlee...... reder voennnlil to which ncarly three feet should bLe added for the roof. That an finmense pressurc was necessary to malse go heaty streams to thls helght will be readily conceded, The futernal constriction of the hullding was masalve, the columna in all the sturles being of forn, supporting colossal fron girders, upon which the floors rested. No pretense wus made of ita belng n fire-proot bulldine. The amnount of thnber employed in its constructlon was necessarily enurmoua. The building was nwned by the SINGER BEWING-MACHINE COMPANY, ~ which has its hendquarters In New York, Ata late hour last evening an ofllcer oftho Company was found and Interviewed, Ho sald that tho DULLWINKLE. On his arrival at the Washington street en- Buliwlnkle saw water Issulng from ihe door- way, oml It appeared as it an effort o S . A poliey of the Company was not to {ntrust its In- ::f;lle"b“"m m"d:.',m by b:}"h‘||.:"ul":::'" """’": surauce to companies, hut to * carry its awn Insurance,” which, belng explained, means that the general oflice of the Company simply re- fralus from pincing fnsurance on the stock of machines and structures owned by it. Tnstead thereof, it carrles an insurancs account on its books, crediting’ Hacll with what pre- miums it might have pald, and debiting ftaelt with what losses it would have sustalned, In short, the Singer Is an insuranco company unto itsell, This works well when confined to its awn offices and stock. Whether It was the prac- tico with such bufldings as were owned by the Company ountelle its husiness the gentleman who spoke did not know, TUE QURSTION, What had he heard from New York? led the gentleman to cxplain thut hie had telegraphed twice atid had ot that thue gotten no answer. the fire out. I such effort was mado it nay be that some delay occurred fn turniug in an alartn, There was uot steam enongh in the botlers to supply the pump with power, it is be- TIIE FIREMEN, THE UNIVERSAL TESTIMONY of all who saw the work done by the Depart- ment was that thoboys acted bravely aud well, risking thelr lives, aud workiug liko heroes in the discharize of thelr duty. Sume of them Jrere seen, while the flames were raging flercd@ In the upper floor. scaling the nerilous ladder, aml cntering the ghird Hoor, where it scemed hardly posaible that 4 humau being could live for a moment. Talk of soldiers muking o dashing Tasn . = i e hod at some length explained what ¥ I S ning of the fire, and had recolved no answer, Mo had then asked the geoeral offices what {usurance, if any, they had, aud atill they had answersd not, 8t further, to explain, he had et the main house kiow that Tis estlinate of the loss was that, If the Marshal subdued the five as he expeeted, ho vonld, not give the expense of putting the bullding In slape sgain at less than 250,000, owd not- t! die, and yet they exhibit a cour- age comparcd with' which that of the euldier un the battle-fleld scems as nothing, Bruised by falline timbers, scorched with steam, torn and wounded, and bluckened and biluded by hot ushes, the poor sufferers were dragged ont of the burning ruins, dunped into a wagon, and careled to the nearest doctor's oflice. more - than “w'o"‘;' "l‘ho d“‘l"“'ll“;| ':]1!' 1T WAS A MELANCHOLY 81GHT, ‘li!tl'fi':d \cfllhrlxh:n‘ 3 ne‘m‘ 'n:m, o'xm“op';(.[un oye g 2y 1a of. | Actticment of th ere: nlon which met the cye up-stairs tn Dr. Purdy's of- Wik colit not b6, aitled, i iesnoster fice, where geveral of the unfortunates were lald. When Flannigan was lald down on the Hoor he was quite unrecognizable, his faco seorched and blackened, amd his gurments torn into shreds. Ils Loy, who lad just was frontle with grict, and the asked this question: Do you or do you not know whether the Company had any Insurance n companies on the bulldingi" O belng an- swered that he did not certainly know, the Youne-Maan-in-8earch-of-News cune away, FIlE COST OF TILG RUILDING and grouuds was stated with fair accarncy from the memory of a revorter, Before the great fire the firm which oceupled: the place die. At the sume time Dudley was carrled In anud lald down In acorner of the room, 1l was still breathing. Nuobody scemnca to b payjne any attention to kim, Dr. Johu A, Clark, who ‘I‘:}"::s m:‘;' “;': EINE T ‘:_‘;"';t‘.;:mn“" “‘\“‘u'_‘r Dud, fucommon with many other kind-hearted 1 o the Tond Vi sold hyaleiang, coma to the seene to offer ald, ex- b Nt h to o Binger Sewing-Machine Com atmined him, and was about to -adininister ald when the poor fellow breathied his fust, Suverul nicn, with crackied crowns and blood (stresining down their faces, cume rushing in, und for awhile the dugtors had their hauds full of paticnta, Wihtle the efforts of the iromen were bevond pany by Potter Palmer for $330,000. This waa, however, 8 larger patch than the bullding sat on befure. It was 160 feet ou State by 100 feet ou Washington street. The bullding put upon this by the Singer Cumpauy cost o shado Tess thian 8500,000,—us ticar aw the apraker: ro. mambered it was only u couple of thousand leas, ‘f'his was, of course, in the high times, when it cost ubout hall as smuch ugain to erect & build- ing us now, Mesari. Flehd, Letter & Co. paid an sunual rental of $73,000 fur the use of the Luildivg, of conuent that TIEIL MATERIALS throw an cffective stream of wuter into the win- b el dows of the fitth story, The wmost they |, INSURANCE, could do was to wash the walls, and A MILLION DOLLANS. unfortunately this Ad not hinder e deadty Followlniz I3 the Insurance on tho stock na progress of the flunes withing ‘The spectators near a9 1t could be ascertalned et night: ] praisud the eemen, but, us o general rufe, were 5,000 luud in thelr depunciation ol our Hitle engloes, ol Hartford,. by 00 Bome were heard o wish that the old Lowg 28 e urk G Julin were buck uggaim, even 38 it did require six | Rllance, of st lorses to'daaw {t, swd others were nolilly adve- | Al af Ciucl (M) » i, oV Anerl Central . . B, iy eating the hose elevajurs. Rtnerican, of Philaderphia, 000 s fimt‘(m;nn, ot Newurk., {r._:m THER \ Teie oo, 5 LHE BULLDING, ATue e o THE PRESIDENT OF TUL BINGEK COMPANY, | A, 1 Jiarl 000 Special Dlapaich 4o The Chiciyo Tridune, Naw Yok, Nov, 15—Your correspondent at 1 o'cluck 1his morning visltal the restdenco of Mr, FEdward Clark, Presblent of the Binger Bewing-Machine Company, ot No, 7 West Twen- ty-sccond street, to ascertaln the amount of fusurance upon the burned build- Ing. He gave Mr. Clark the first fnfur- wantlon ol the catastrophe, gud that gentleman was greatly depressed by It I said he had no fden—not eyen vue of approximate character —of the amuunt uf Insurance upon the build- l?ll;. of Vrovidence } of Si. Loau Chiston, of o Coluuibia,of N Counercial, of Comerclal, of St Loms.. vy Commerelud Union, of London Comneetient, of 1 . Continental, o fng. He could not state the names of | Eutcipise, of ¢ the comganles | duvolved, nor Lag he | Faditaule of Ju auy means of obtaiuing the Information | Fuame, of Philadelphia. . to-night. 'The books of the Company were | Farragut, of New York not accessible to bl at such an hour, and b kuew of no way to get 8t them till business hours urda?‘. Hezald that the only fat he Kuew was that the bullding and ground cost, nine years ago, eome FHN, 3t ALKXANDER, Y. STERLING, Becretary of the Biuger Compuauy, was found i) ut bis resldenve ou Purk avenue, 1o was the, ouly gentleman who could get at the books o give thedesired information, and he could ueither come downgstairs uor.would Le allow i Firemen's Trust., Fircmen’s, ol Duylon Firemen's, of Newark First National Fraukhu, of {nhh\ih. Il; iy Frunkily, of Now Yo Frankbu, of St Lo Orlent, of Hartford, Gennan-Americs German-Amncrican, of the correspondent o come upl He bad noth- man. of Pitt-bary , 000G jug o say cxcept that the fucts could be ob- g.m c 3 . 00 tained ot !lh ollice w-d_ny : & lg'mm» TUR ARCHITECT. e h 3! es, Of New York, 5. 000 The bullding wus vovstructed from the de- }’A:"x}%h' ':n: ‘l\'tml‘gm lg.% sigus of Mr. Jennisun, who vbtalned the award | Hotian, of Aew Yor Dy ugatnst & very close competition by nearly a {}37‘:§; aevolumy ;::t'm sore of srdiitests i the atve Few wercutile A Humboldt, of Newarx himperial Tusurance Company of 3 Insuranca Company of Pennayl artl Americ of New. Tamar, of New York.. Lancashire, of Enzland...e...... Liverpool & London & Globe.... Lancaster | s | Manhattan .0V H’»rln fleld Fire anid Mas Mertden Fire, Michigan Stafe’ Deteolt Firo an Mobile Undersriters’ Ag iteading Fire, Rending, I'a State In<uranee Company of P Hognl, of Lngiand....... La Calese (fencrale, Taria. Atiantlc Underwriters, Y of &t, Joteph Merchanis' & Mechantes Miville, of Kew detacy National Fire. of Naltimore atjonal, of Hnrtford ational, of New York, Newark City.. New QOriental Mitoal, Tlamburg-Biremen Hochester German Rtevere, Bostor Paclfie, of New York. Safegnard Seotch Commiereial., .. Shoe & Leather. ... .. Standazd, of Trenton Standard, of New Yor) 000 . 5,000 Cuited Statky, o 5,000 Yieeinla State.... 5,000 Wont Chester ..., 5,000 Weetern, of Toronis . 5,000 Willlam<hurg City. 7 e Besides these, the firm have nolicles in New York and Enstern companies which have no agencles fn Chleago, becauso they eannot do enough business hero to Justify catablshing one. . There ure 184 companles Interested, the total Insurance Lelng about 31,000,000, which will probably cover the valua of the stock. SALVAGE. REMOVING TIE STOCK. It beeame cvident, carly in the progress of the fire, that unless the. goods on the first floor, and the shawls on the sceond were gotten out and hauted away, they woukl be so scurched by Lhe pmoxo and damaged by the water a8 to render them alinost worthless, As to the goods ou the upper tloors, the impracticability of at- tempting fo get them out was.secn &% a glance, and nccordiugly every cffort was made to save what might bo saved from the wealth of guods contained on thu first and sceond floors, Thess Included valuablo laces, ladies’ and gentlemen's furnishing goods, dreas goods of all sorts, rich shawls, sliks, and velvets, and the thousand and one fancy fabrics which go to make up the fushlonable fody's costume. ‘The shawls and more expensive goods were carrfed over to Hamtlton, Rowe & Co.'s jewelry-store and de. posited there temporarily for safe keoping. Trobably #20,000 or £30,000 worth of PAIBLEY AND CAMEL'S LAIR HAWLS were saved fu this way, Other goods were car- rled over to the 8t. James Hotel, on tho oppo- alte side of Btate street, and stowed away In that receptocle untll arrangements could be made to remove themn. Probably §30,000 worth of fancy dress-goods wero thus cared for and rescued from damage. In the meanttme the lieavy triteks belonglng to the firm wero gotten out nnd driven. to the five, Tho clerks turnod out and did vallant serviee in rushing Into the dense smoke, scizlug what they could, and in bearing thelr armfuls of valuables to thio trucks, where they were hastily loaded and driven off to the flrm's barn on Pacitic avenue, It Is eatimated thut as much as $23,000 worth of goods wera thus disposcd of, A num- ber ot PARMELEE'S WAGONS' ALSO TURNED OUT TO ASSIST inthe work of getting something out of the wreek. ‘The result of all theso efforta was that about 100,000 worth of goods were horne from tho burnlng bulldfug te pluces of safety, A lorge quantity of uotfons and knjckknacks was storeld In «how-cascs, aud the cases were torn from their vestins places and earrled out into thostreet, whers they were loadedon the trucks, Only u very tew of tha silks und velvets, how- ever, wero gotten ont, ‘Thess goods were sit. unted umder or near the open space running from thu bottom to the top of the bublding, They had heen placed there heeause of the s perior light obtalued tarough this Immcnse area. THE PALLING $FANKS amt burning thubers diopped down through the arex to the first floor, and made it excecdingly dangerous to attempt to go near the silks aud velyets. Hence only n sinall portion of this part of the vulitable stock was gotten out. It Is catimated that the goods on thu first tloor wera worth $250,000, and the amount of goods saved from tho general wreck and ruln, Incuding the shuwls on the second floor, ennnot be lees than §100,000 worth, " It is belleved that hut very little damaze, come paratively, was done by the fire beluw the first Hour, the destructlon withiy that Hmit belug cansed almost entively by water. The base nent, as bs well known, congatned case goods, which had never been openefl They were cone sidernbly damaged by the water, but, assuming that there was $300,000 worth of woods In this part of the house, as the flrm say there was, the salvage would amount to 40 or 50 per vent, or from $100,000 to $150,000, During the busy scenes uttending the removal of the goods several ine sliawls, Jaces, sl pleces of dresa- goods were dropped B the wilre. As usual, there were those stunding urouud who bad the ftetdoge palm, but thelr little schemes were nipped fu the bud throngh the ageney of tho palices Same little troublo also arose by nicanus of the attewpts of A GANG OF NOUAUs attempting to poss themselves fnto the building inthe guise of clerks. The absence of the prop r badires of authority on thelr persons, however, opurated greatly to thejr dismdvantave, aud they were uneeremonlously bounced throngh the efforts ot the same vallani police, whe, throughout the evenlny, worked nobly. MR. LEITER. A8 IGNOIANT Ad ALL THE REST. Speniar Diomtch o The LAlcayo Tridune, New Youx, Nov. 14.—M¢, Leiter, ol the firm, who nas beeu in New York for a week or mure, was visited about half-past 1 In bis rooms at the Clarendon Hotel. He Llad recelved a disvatch ot milnight annouuciog the 10as of the retail ‘store, but nothing further, He bad no ldea, lie s0id, of the amount of ju- surance upon the goods fu the retall depart. icut, nor could he estimate the value, He bad Roue to sleep soon after bearing the news, and | ‘was cvidently disposed to try it azain, "y Av2 o'cLonk 71 stomxiNe Le fire was compleiely emtinguished, tho last | flicker {n one of the cascmcpis of the upper story seomlng to die out of Its own accord. The |, Tioww | erowd hiad disperscds the cxsitemont bud dicd / away, aud only one cnuine kept roacir tirowing & suflicient streamn of water upom the smoldering embers to prevent them from doing any farther mischief. The only notability scen in the vicinity at this early houtr was the Hlon, John Garrity, who, with a sclect cirele of acquaintances, was lounging around the ecche of the disaster, diving nto . Baloons, and keepiug his wweather eye open for chances—and TRINUNE reporters. The bullding dil not acem to be so budly damaged as might : have heen anticipnted, the principal share of the riin to the lower portionsbetug from the territic deluge of water thrown Into it. Plile sl PREVIOUS FIRES, THOAN OF SEVENTY-ONE AND ARVENTY-TIRRK. The first time that Fleld, Leiter & Co. were burnt out was {n the great fire of 1871, when their loas was common with' that of thousands of othera, ’ Tu tho afterncon of the 24 of August, 1533, the establishment of Fleld, lelter & Co. also narrowly eseaped destruction by fire. The alarnt was sounded at 5:30 o'clock, and In an instant holf a dozen cnuines were on the frounde and the streets for blocks around were strewn with hose and packed with an excited crowid. It was the very time of all vthers to Rathier n crowd, for business was about suspend- ey and thousnnds were passing on thetr way home, Everybody stobped, of course, to view THE UNUSUAL SPRCTACLE, g and amid the biursting of hose, the crowding of vehicles, and the excitément Incldent to the scene, tho Fire Department woMked under the greatest disadvantage, The first appearance of the flames was through the roof, and to all appearances the devouring eclement was for o long whils contined to that locality. From the heigbt of the building and the causes already fndieated, the firemen were almost powerless, and the flames contihued to defluntly spread. The sccond ‘atnrin brought help, but what, could kelp of the kind to In the face of the.swaying niazecs, and tho hungry de- vourer, aud the searclty of water? The walls of the bullding, however, were soon covered with ladders and firemen Learing lose, and the vleinity was DBELUGHD WITH WATRR, | but to no avall, for the flames continued to ek up everything bofore them, anid to contribute toward enriching the scene, which wasat once terrible and beautiful, The fire origiunted ot the top of the clevator hatehiway, between the tifth floor and the roof, in the northeast corner of the building. It was not known then, nor is it norw, how the wood- work lznlted, but 1 was thotght that a carcless roofer had left his little stove on the ceiling lolsts, and that the live coals had rolled out and down upon the laths beneath. It was firat dis- covered by some of the workmen, who saw a volume of smoke fssulng from the hatch- way, aud gave the alarm to their fellows on the tloors helow, and when the steamers ar- rived the flames had eaten thelr way from the hatchway, and the smoke was Issulng from be- neath the cornices both .on Washington aud State streets. They were not observable, but the smoke continued to grow denser, until it was fearcd that the entire structure would be destroyed, forit was lalf an hour after the firat alarm before n second stream was turned o, and then it waa of apnarently Httle avall, fur THN PLAMES COULD NOT BE SEEN, Nothing but Marshal Benner's knowledga of the pecullar construction of the roof ever re- vealed the locatlon of the fire. 1le caused holes to be bored in the roof, and the firemen's noz- 2zlea were lnserted with good effeet, while on the insido they picked away tho plnsterfug and Iathing, This was tho way In which the flamcs were first reached, and, belng reachied, they were found to be located In aminiature lumber-yard, and soon great pleces of tinber began to tum- ble from their places, and thu seat of the fire was opened up oud the flames wero exposed to water, Then came great trouble with the hose, nearly o hundred lengths burstiog In two hours, nccossitating the stoppiug of one or more engines every few minutes. ‘THE FIGIT WAB A DESPERATE ONE from this time on, und a akilitul onc as well, and the Fire Department was pralscd for its eficlency. ITad it been anything clse than in- dustrious and cliclent the flames would hava not ouly destroyed the cautlre structure, but spread to adjoining buildings, and probably proved n companion for the fire of two years pre- vious, ‘The fire was not extinet until about 10 o'clock, and the damage dono was varlously estimated to be from $75,000 to $100,000. MINOR TIRES. AT BYRON, ILL. Spectal Dispalch ta The Chicaga Tribune, Eray, 11, Nov, 14.~"The enterprising town of Byron, Ogle Co., forty mlles weat of hero on Rock River, and the terminua of the Chleago & Paclile Rallroad, was visited by o destructive conflagration last evening which lald waste the cntire business portion of the village, Sixteen bulldings were destroyed and many thousands of dollars' worth of zoods burned, The fire origin. ated in the oit-room in the rear of Thompson & Kennedy's drugetore about 10:30 o'clock last night and burned itaclf out in about three hours, The entire absence of any fire npparatus, aud the diliculty of obtaining water cxeept from asterus, rendered the extingulshment of the fire utterly imposaible, ‘The people worked with o will with buckets, and especial credit is duo the rollroad hoys for their wetl-directed eforts, Durlnie the exclicment two ladies faluted, but no scrious aceldents oceurred, There was Dittly Insurance upon the woxmn{ destroved, and severul vartles lose thetr last dyllar, The Lycoming fnsurance Comvany, of Pennsylvania, had one or two rlske. Both slides of the main strect for the space of two blocks were alinost entirely destroyed. ‘The following are some of the lossc W, i, Six, store and gencral stock. Thompson & Kennedy, drugs.. Mr, Putsick, owner of abuve building. W, 1. Underwood, bullding and law office. B, Kelscy, store and firnitare.,... Parker & Stone, general stock Mr, Buck, owner of above slore. 11, 4, Btout, hoots aud shoes and store, . Fish & Saundors, store and grocerics., 4 1t, B8, Throape, yencral store. Dr. Artz, druge.,ee e nes r. Nm«ldlu' vwner of biildin: 000 Mew, Buck, mlllinery and'buildiv 400 M, Witbur, millinery, 260 . U, Bloinquest, tailo oo Mz, Wing, nwner of abovy GO0 J. Muellce, boots and shiovs, . o0 Mr, Patrick, owner of sbove bakliding, 400 anies Sandford, store aud four and feed. . 1,000 P, Carter, wilhinery. 400 V. harucas and store 1,200 Tawks, Byron 7! U Mlckfard, liyron Neu 500 Foss, barber, . 150 The total losses as abuv'e Indleated are $25,000, Asa conshiesable portion of the goods - were removed jn safety, this awount witl probably be reduced to 8,000, The buildings were nearly all wooden ones, and the thre ruced fear fully when at its nelight. I 8T, LOUILS, 14.~The (nsurance on the §r. Lous, No Bt, Louls Bauk-Note Company's rru erty burned Jast uizht is as follows: Phuwnix, Hurt. ford, $4000; Scoltlsh Commercial, $3,0003 tiermau-Awerican, $3,3003 Shov and - Leather, Hoston, $3,500; (ilobe, #2500, The touring wilt of Valentine Stoeke, 2200 and 2211 Carondelet aveoue, burned this afters noon, together with 200 barrels of four. Loss, $15,000. No msuranee, AT WILLIAMBBURG, N, Y. New Yonk, Nov. H—The furnilurs factory of 1L Lauter & Coy at Willlawsburg, vurued ust pight. Losgy $13,000, —t— THE BOSTON MAYORALTY, Boecial Dispaich do The Chicagn Tridune. PorroN, Nov, 14.—The Hon. Henry L. Piorce 10-day sccepted Vhe nomination for Mayor tene dered bim by the citizeus, snd the dally papers ig-morrow will publisha st of 2,007 names of tha best wen of the city who united in the request ibat he suould stand, The spontspedus actlo: taken witbout any reyard (o party v almoss c u.z tosucceed, sud the very weas and fneilcient L. rpwen) of to-day will be buried underas very eavy wa)ority next month, The Hepublican ward caucusca to- nizhil reeulted in deleyates befug choscn who are wo-tly in favor of Vicses, and, usless tha Convention nst Munday follow the sulcidal woilcy ndug ted w0 yosrs 870, aod refure Lo nominate a.y butetel ¢ v pariy men, Lhe Repablicans » o+ jus1ly wiai 1@ Vicwor) 88 Weirown. Uhe oniy 004 tion tu Mivor Prince {s that e has pro-titurcd biv vilien 10 political schemes, und has vought 3t cvery avall.biv oppo-tunity tu strengthen his own politis r:l l-glmrv-'. ‘he sacrilice of tho beal futcrests, of 1k city. ¢ — e $ur cramps, palus, and yudden chilly, take Sane furd's Juwaica Ginsen YANDI Progress of the Proceedings Ba- fore Surrogata Calyin, The Lawyers Smash Away at 1 Other's Fina Susceptibli. o ties, Oommodors Vanderbilt's Reaso; Making His Will as He - Di Sneelal Dispateh to The cut NEw Yonk, Nov. u.-m."":.f.?.'f.” 1:1."3.. testimony fo-dny which William 10, Yanon felished mora than the' contestants. of fyn pn’ He eald: **During the Commodore’s last fiiners. | think t heard him talx to Mew. Lo Bay Abong b will, and tell fier he Had done thie best o conir, heard him o that expression fo e members of his family: lheard him Bt he hat made the best wil) for the parties, and, ~ it he. shonig o hundred wills, hie would not be abln to make better ono; heard him epeak many times lnli'mA lam I8, on that toplc. The first time, i Joly. 1876, Willium If, came into the back room nag #tood ot the foot of his father's bed, When .i; Commodore commenced talking T ot np fo o ont of the room, 08 I always dnt wh bualness wan spoken of. Tho Commodore taly nio to sit down, and pointed taa chair, fje then sald: *Bitly, after F'm dead & great resyany hility will fall on you. You wiil find a plece of vaper lefl to direct you what to do. Thers nrg reveral pecesof papor nttached to my iy, 1 charge yon to carry oul faithfally what | hyye directed tn my will,* WILLIAM ACQUIBRCED, e dtd not ark what was in the will, and the Come modore never stated its contents, The Commo. dore sald tome: *Hlad Edled fn 18%1 or 1434, op even In 183k the warld wonld wot know tiay | ever lived, bat T think § have heen spared toqe. complish . great wark, which wilt romaln, nere, 1 y all make and 1 think I have fixed it gy that it ean't Do destruyed by the Mack. market, It T bad glven my danghiers £3,000,000 or $5,000,0008 plece the fiest thins they would do wonld he to pat Willlam ont ang Totranco In. The next thinzand they would by quarreling among themselves, andthen stock wonly be thrown on the market untll it would not be wrorth 40, 1 have sccured the Canada Sonthern, ro that nobody can Injure the road." " This and the previons testimony created a seq. satlon. Wilitam If. Vanderbiit and his friends iled camplacently, and tho other eido was ensres spondingly depresred. Tho witness continneds **Intring hia laat fliness the Commadore transacy. e buslness datly. My opinlon ix that, during the entire perlod of my acquaintance with the Com. modore, z 1118 MENTAL, CONDITION WAS ENTIRELY SOUND, T have nover knowna mwan who had mors soung- nessof mind, 1don't think that, in the midst of hits mont intense snflerings, there was any veea. #lon when ko waa out of his mindg." A questlon as to whether Cornellns J, wag afilicted with any disease tn his carly boyhood way objected to on tho pround that the defense had no authority at that time fo go into that gentleman's history, Mr.Clinton sald he proposed to show that the will was drawn un In sccordanco with s decision arrived at befora tho time Cornelins J. beeame of sge, Connsel had spread before the worlil an openiug specch such a¢ had never been heard in a court of Justice, and ho hoped never would boheardagain, Itwas atirsuoof the grossest slandern, Mr, Lord (Interrupting)—Counsel will have ag oppottunity to sum up, and then I will auswer him, . Atr, Ciinton—It is with an 11l grace that counsel veokn to pravent us from proving thers was nothiag in his chiarges, Burrogate Calyin—I don't propuse to pass on the opening. For that counsct 13 responsible, Thisty not testimony, nnd the botter way will be for nate omit rehuttal until testlmony 1o given, In that way wa may be ablo to keep CONBIDERABLE SCANDAL OUT OF THE CASR. ‘Mr, Clinton—But, your Honor, after the open. L r, Lord—1 object to further argument unless [ am ailowed toanswer It. Thero 1 wioney on tha other side. They ara backed by a hundred millious of money, and nothing elxe. Surrnzate Calvin—3ir. Clinton, 1 don't think that an inteifizent community will tase thelr verdict on that opening apouch, 0f On uny comments the press make, 3r. Clinton (to Mr. Lord)—If we Lave wealthon onr slde, you )Iuln-o ll! wealth of jmagination on ours, and nothlng elee. B . Loni—Yon aro much mistaken, Wohata Tacte, and will prove all wo have sald, Mr. Clinton—1f you think #o, yon will bo a £y subject for a lunaiic asylum by the tlne you et through, Mr. l'l.md—l take that whenco It comes Burrogate Calvin— UENTLEMEN, TUESS BIDE-REMARKS aro not profesaiupal, [sustaln the objection, Mr, Lord_questioned whether all Dr. Lindsior's un pald. Tho Doctor counsel then said b lattons to the ed [0 having that cave To recolve 8 fugacy of B40,000 aud 310, 000 more for bills, but i pay back the samu thy same in eac the will did not wiand, ‘The guestion was nut sne swered, 3r. Clinton asked Dr. Lindsley to stato what mesauge the Commuodore sent to Cornelind Jowhen he came to se hin and was rofuxcd admlsslon, +¢Hfe paked Mrs, Vanderbllt who was In the houee, Bha replled thnt CoroliusJ. wos donn staird, Ho sald: ¢ Go right dows rs and tell 1im 10 go righit out of tho kouse, aud neser Lo cuna 1. ngain while 't living or after I'm dead. Mis Crawiord, you go down and SER THAT BUE TELLS 1IM." " They went dowi, but Cornellus J. lud gono ont. Witness gave this answer with auch cstreme warmth ae (o crente a senwation, ws allowed ta go, after hie sdmitted having wald he would giva #15.000 ratber than bo compelicd to teailty lo the case, Dr. Satterthwalt gavo the detall of the autopay, showing o complication of diseascs mu'llcictt 1o natisly tho clalmsof tho contestunts ju tuatie gard. ——— INDIANS. The Nes Porces Chlofs White Fonther and ugle Chary About Blowlag Their llorns Snecial Inputch (v The Clicaga Tribuns. Oxana Bannacks, Neh,, Nov, 14,—Capt. Bene nett, ¥ifth Infuatey, arrved hero t0-day having Io charge ma privovors two celcbrated Nz Porces Chiufs, Whits Featlier aud Buglu, They are belug tuken $0 the wilitary prison at Fort Lraveuworth, Konsas, to awuit the declalon of the Government in the grest what-to-do-with-them cuso of the Nez Perc In tho mcuntime thess two Chicfs were considered by Gen Miles as turbntont and opposed to any pormanent pacli- catlon, sowore bestout of the way, Youe core rospoudent ntesvicwed them by perminsicn of Capt. Beunett, who sald White Feathier spoko Englsh, 1t will be femembered that this warsiot was the uo-surrender ludian during Juscph's pacs Ieys with Miles, He has the characteristis sndiai tace, and sppeared sullen aud - budifereot to ull questions addressed in Lnztishe He and his cormpanion looked like men whos minds were made up (o uny fate, eved nlulh; In fuct, one asked ** What will they dot Kl u Jugle had Killed his own child just Lefore Jug captured, that it shoald not fali into the whni man's bauds, or, as he sald, **Live nflcrlm'-. Although acaf to il questions fo Euglisb, when spoken to w the Crow Indian lauguaie lvi your correspondont, White Peatber wpedv ihe food gates of bis wrunzs MW face brightencd op a3 one who ":!r:t‘fy“ & fellow-countrymsn mn a_ forelgn land. \White Fealber's reason for guing to warwas thab thy whites were closing i on hia lands, where he was teachiug b cluldren to farm, and -mmnnfl' would be uo room Lo breatne, e clmmu'“ - Geu, Howard, before the war, had been faled f," thew, vod durlug the war bad only ucucd{hj: taile. About'Ucn. Miles and tho battle of L1 Crewk, ho geplicd lacoulcally, **That lu pas hut whentver Chiel .lmu;m'l-l nlxqc ; : ‘:‘x;'-‘!‘l;;! g ol Bugien b s A vt ne I:II!( Surevader. My squaw Wit flt{g’:bn‘l’u"re-:‘n::gl:.“}‘z v Chicly have gived 09 t1oudls vn the jour: ey, sud, althor ne budman ' enily < Cupii Tudd-agents, wid IU Faliey ol ¥ewtehced tu fouricen jun it e fteotiary. The Leader's spectal from 1w ikl Wyo.: #ays iuiglass und rouic 400 of bis © Vies Asse 10t their Azency ou White Hlnr»'u cawe o (kat place in acarch of Tl which, fur some reasou. whilst supplicd by V2 Gurerupwt yet femasy in toe Warcho b o Rawligs, Tuey aleze thal they arc furced © this tacisure, a8 zarae bsscarce and tueir b sufleriuy for wast of fuod. As by are fully n:'x'lenun g have thelr srievances o ed, wad have terengpid lo Wasliagton Gl b bLeiE LOGE Wiy ook be drawn al Sz