The New York Herald Newspaper, October 10, 1871, Page 11

o e ‘The City of the Lakes in Ruins. Fire and Death Sweeping Everything Before Them. Wour Miles of the City En- veloped in Flames. One Handred and Fifty Thousand People Houseless and Homeless. Fearful Loss of Life Apprehended Boores of People Lost in the Sea of Fire. Hundreds of Families Fleeing Be- fore the Waves of Conflagration. (Blocks of Buildings Blown Up to Stay the Progress of Destruction. ‘VAIN ARE THE EFFORTS OF MAN! {From Fifty to One Hundred Millions of Pro- perty Said To Be Burned. All the Churches, Hotels, Theatres, Banks, Ballway Depots, Telegraph Offices, Newspaper Offices, Gas Works, Pablio Baildings and Ship- ping in Ashes, {The Great Water Works Pro- °*" pably Gone Too. Emapossibie to Estimate the CRY OF THE SUFFERERS FOR DELP Noble Response from All Parts of the Union. Gincimmati, St. Louis, Milkaukeo and All the Cities of the East and West Contributing in Money, Provisions and Clothing. PROCLAMATION FROM MAYOR HALL. Weetings To Be Held Hero To-Day. The City. of Charities Will be Equal to the Emergency. Intense Excitement All Over the Country. Effect in Financial and Busi- ness Circles. @he Insurance Companies Here and Bilsewhere Heavy Losers. As We Go to Press the Fire is Still Raging and Fears That tho Whole City Will Fall. Whe Aron Swept by the Flames—Statemen ef An Operater Driven Out By the Flames. BUFFALO, N. Y., Och 9, 1871. “Tne folowing particulars of the great fire at Chi- (ago ere obtained from Mr. J. N. Crittenden, oper- ator of the Western Union Telegraph Company in Ontoago, who has just arrived at Englewood, Ill, geven miles southeast of Chicago. Mr. Orittenden Qoft the city on an engine, at half-past eight this mmorning:— ‘The fire commenced about nine o'clock last night, (Meer the corner of Jefferson and Delavan streets, 004 swept everything before it, taking @ north ‘@eateriy course through the central part of the city. {he Conrt House, Western Union Telograph Office, hotels, banks, and apparently everything within half @ mile west of the Court Honse, and a8 far Wouth as Potk street, and probably west of State \street, and perhaps east of that, are all destroyed. ‘he fire now rages on the north side, enst of Wella street, extending up to Chicago avenue, ina normeasterly direction, It is being checked to ‘windward on the south and west sides. The wind aoa wt ete ae er. the south. I think te fire reaches towards the great Central Depot,’ and that it is probebiy de- stroyed. ‘The Lake Shore and Michigan Southern, and the Rock Island Railroad depots, the City Water Works, the Tremont House, Sherman House, Crosby Opera House, &c., are among the buildings destroyed. The elevators on Main and River streets must have been burned, as the fire was raging on both sides at two o'clock when I was there, Thou- sands of people are houseloss, and the logses were estimated at fifty millions of dollars, The Devastation Still Continulng—Ten Theu- eand Buildings Already Destroyed. Cutcago, Oct, 9—10 A. M. ‘The awful conflagration still continues, THE ENTIRE BUSINESS PORTION of the city is destroyed. All the banks, express and telegraph offices, all the newspaper offices, except the Tribune, atx elevators and the water works have been burned. ‘There is no water in the city. Not less than TEN THOUSAND BUILDINGS have already been destroyed. The fre has burned adistance of five miles, and is stilt raging. The wind is blowing a gale, There ts only one tele- graph wite Working and that is to the suburbs, The Fire Moving South on Wabash Avenue. CucaGo, Oct. 9~10:30.A, M, ‘There is no water. The fire is now going south on Wabash avenue and endangers the temporary telegraph office which has been establishéd there, Whe Area of Destruction Four Miles Long and One Mile Wide—The Water Works Destroyed. CHICAGO, Oct. 9—5 P. M. The awful work of destruction still goes on with relentless fury. From Harrison street in the south to Division street in the north, and from the river to the lake, AN AREA OF FOUR MILES long by one mile wide, the Names have swept every- thing before them. It ts estimated that at least one hundred thousana people are homeless and ina suffering condition. The streets in the districts still unburned are lined for miles with such house- hold goods as have been saved from destruction. Most GENEROUS OFFERS OF ASSISTANCE m money, food or anything wanted, are coming in from almost every cily and town throughout the country by telegraph. The Mayor has responded to several offers asking that cooked food be provided as soon aa possible, Firemen were on their way here from Ciacinnat, St. Louis and other cities, THE WATER WORKS are entirely destroyed. Buildings are now being blown up on the line of the fire, to attempt to ar- rest its progress, ‘The Business Portion of the City ia Acshes— icy Shorea Sonple omslees—Wes Late of Life Unknown, ad Citicago, Oot. 9—Noon. } ‘The whole business portion of the city 1s in ashed, from Harrison street north to Chicago avenue and east of the river to Lake avenue, The fire sweeps a, district three mites in length to a mile or @ mile and @ half m width. Every hotel, bank, express office, telegraph office, theatre and newspaper office, with all the wholesale houses In the city, has been totally destroyed. Many thousand dwellings and the water works have been destroyed. Early this morning the wind was blowing a per- fect gale from the southwest, with a sky of brass. None can tell what the ena will be. The only sal- vation for the remainder of the city isin the wind keeping the present direction. _ Fifty thousand people are houseless and most of them in a destitute condition. The unburned streets for miles are lined with household goods, No one dare think what the loss of life may be. The flames swept through the city with the rapidity Of a prairie fre and many must have perished. The Western Union Telegraph has succeeded tn getting s new wire from a hastily improvised office. in the southern part of the city, establishing com- munication in nearly all directions, Muntficent offers of assistance are coming from every quarter, ‘The Hotels, Theatres and Court House Go— Half the Population Rushing Panic Stricken Through the Streets—Starvation Threaten- ing the Houscless People. ENGLEWOOD, ge MILES FROM Cutcado, Oot, 9-11 rad M. ‘The work of devastation continues, ‘More than one half of the city is already destroyed, and the fames continue their ravages almost unopposed, At about one o’clock this morning the fire crossed at Adams street pridge and soon destroyed the gasworks and then spread itself in every direction. At this hour almost every building, from Harrison street north to the Chicago River, is destroyed, in- clading all the insurance offices, banks, hotels, tele- gtaph offices, newspaper establishments, with the single exception of the Tribune oMoce, which is fireproof. The Court House, Sherman House, Tremont House, Palmer House, New Pacific Hotel, New Bigelow Hotel, and, in fact, everything else, are swept olean. This district embraces all the heavy business houses in the city. The rain of fre and brimstone on Sodom and Gomorrah can hardly be compared to the devastat- ing rain of the fire flend on Chicago. More than one-half the population are now rush- ing through the streets in venicies, which are ob- tained at enormous prices, or on foot, and in every other way, with the choicest household treasures im their arms and on their backs, in utter confusion, not knowiag whither to go, Fearful suffering must follow, and almost immediately. Fully one hundred and fifty thousand people are at this moment nome- less, not knowing where to lay their neads or get anything to satisty the cravings of hunger, ‘The Spread of the Fire Southward Stayed— The Water Werke Still Intact—The Depots and All Newspaper Offices Destreyed—The Flames Still Raging in the Nerthern Di- vision—The Fearfal Scenes in the Streete— Apprehensions ef a Dreadful Loess of Life. CHICAGO, Oct. 96 P, M. It 1s now believed that the spread of the fire southward has been stayed at Harrison strect, bat ON THE NORTH SIDE there ts no diminution of tts fury, and the entire division of the city is evidently doomed wo utter de- strucuon., There are grave fears that the games may spread to the west side of the north pranch of the river, and the inhabitants of the streets nearest the river are already moving to places, it is sup- posed, of greater safety. ‘The Western Union Telegraph Company have now 4k Wires working ‘Yast and south, rannigg ino temporary office at the corner of State ana Six- ‘teenth streets, ‘The Northwestern ‘dehsan onmmeny are runaing trains on both its branches, which are crowded ‘with deeing oltt sens, Its now positively asserted by some that the Water Works are stiil intact, bat the water has been shut off from the South and West divistonsom ac- count of the quantity of water used on the north side. Aretable genueman just arrived from the North Division brings the joyful intelligence tnat TUS WATER WORKS ARE UNINJURED, God grant that it may prove true. It is impossible now to give even an approxi- mately correct statement of the losses, but a faint idea may be formed when itis stated that every bank in the city, except two small savings institu- tions—one on Twenty-second street, in South divi- sion, and one on Randolph street, in West division— ‘are deatroyed, All wholesale stores, all retail estab- lshments, Post Office, the Court House, the Chamber of Commerce, every hotel in South Division except Miohigan Avenue Hotel, which, standing on the extreme southern limit, escaped, though it is badly scorched; every newspaper office (the Tribune bailding, which was supposed to be fireproof, having finally succumbed), every theatre, the six largést elevators, the immense depots of the Michi- gan Southern and of the Mimots Central Ratiroads (both the passenger and freight depots of the lat- ver), more than ascore of churches and muok of the shipping in the river—all destroyed. BEGGARED. Men who were millionnaires yesterday morning are nearly penniless to-day: but more terrible than all is the awfal certainty that many human beings bave perished in the flames—how many no one can tell. THE UNKNOWN DEAD. Perhaps no one will ever be able to tell; bot 1¢ ts known that some have perished, and there is only a heart-sickening fear that the victims of the fiery monster may be counted by scores. Hundreds of horses and cows have been burned in stables, and on the north aide numbers of antmais, though released from con- finement, were #0 bewildered and confused by the sea of fire which surrounded them that they rushed ‘wildly to and fro, utvering cries of tright and pain, ‘until scorched and killed. ‘THE CITY DESTROYED. Any attempt at a description of the scenes of this appalling calamity would be idle. The simple facts that the once great city of Chicago is destroyed, that hundreds of millions of active capital here have vanished, and that nearly one-third of Chicago's in- habitants are houseless dependants are enough. Any attempt to embellish would be a mockery. HOPES AND PEARS. As this awful day draws to a close, thousands of anxious eye: the clouds of smoke which still roll over the barnt disiriot, with evident dread that a nodden change of wind may turn, the flames upon at portion of the city yet ot spared. ‘There seems, however, littie cause for apprebensions, as reinforce- ments of firemen from other cities are constantly arriving. AID FOR THE SUFFERERS. Colonel F. J. Wilson, Superintendent of the Tele- graph, is in recetpt of despatches from leading cities announcing that aid is being provided for the suf- Serers. Colonel Clowry, of St. Louis, telegraphs that $70,000 have been subscribed by the merchants there, Olnoinnati promises $200,000 and Cleveland 1s pfoportionately generous. All this and a great deal more will be needed to relieve the immediate pressing wants. THE POSTAL PANIC. Everything is being done by General Stager and his assistants to Keep up communications for the citizens ana press with the world outside. Colonel George T. Williams, Superintendent at Cincinnati, reported promptly for duty this morning. About three-fourths of the United States mail was saved and taken possession of by Colonel Wood, of the Post Office service. ‘The Progress of the Fire Southward Stayed by the Blowing Up of Buildings—Further List ef the Burned Bulldings—Sheridan to the Rescue—The Streets and Districts Barned Over. Cte: Ofte te ms ii } Via CincisNati, 11 P. M. ‘The following report was telegraphed from Chicago to Cincinnati pefore the second interruptions of the wires, which was reported an hour so, ‘The progressing flames in the South division were finally arrested about one o’clock P.M. This was accomplished by the blowing up and demolishing of several buildings on Wabash avenue and Congress street by Lientenant General Sheriian. The dis- trict burned over in the South division embraces everything from the main branch of the Chicago river to the lake, and covering about ONE HUNDBED BLOCKS. ‘This district contained all the leading business houses, the banks, insurance offices, hotels, ac.; also @ large number of churches, including St. Mary’s, Trinity, First Presbyterian, Second Presby- terlan, St. Paal’s, Swedenborgian, 4c. The Methodist church on the corner of Wabash avenue and Congress street is saved. The Micni- gan Avenue Hotel on the corner of Michigan avenue and Congress street, and the Vongress Hall directly adjoining on Congress street, are saved. MICHIGAN TERRACE, on Michigan avenue, embracing the residences of Governor Bross, Hon. Jobn Young Scanmon, 8. 0, Griggs, Peter L. Ross ana other leading citizens, is completely destroyed. All the newspaper establish- ments are totally wiped out. The 7ridune building resisted the fire for several hours, but nally yielded, when McVicker’s theatre, immediately adjoining, which also withstooa the raging element, finally succumbed. In fact all the buildings in the district whioh claimed to be fire-proof sharea the fate of those which could make no such claims, THE GREAT CENTRAL DEPOT, at the foot of Lake street, became a heap of ruins. About nine o’clock this morning most of the pag- senger cars of the Michigan Central, Buriington and Quincy, and Illinois Central Railroad were moved on the breakwater and saved. West of Clark street, in the Southern Division, the fire extended south as far as Polk street, sweeping everything before it, The distance burned over here is some three blocks wide and over half a mile in length, numbering about twenty blocks. The balldings were generally of the cheaper character, embracing saloons, small shops, poor restdences, &c. THE DISTRICT BURNED OVER on the West side commences at Taylor street, ran- ning from Dekoven to Jefferson, the fre ran hence four or five blocks north, anu then moved diagonally towards the river, and finally the west Himit Was estadlisned on Clinton street, ana reach. ing thenge to the river, It moved in thig jing : : 1 ‘Ror@.ward until it reached the Northwestern and ‘West Bide depots, where it stopped, A DISTANCE OF NEARLY TWO MILES from which it started. The Pittsburg, Fort Wayne & Chicago, and the Chicago & St. Louis Railroad depots were in this district, and are destroyed, Al- most THE ENTIRE NORTHERN DIVISION, from the main branch of the Chicago River to Lin- cols Pars, nearly two miles in length, and one mile im width, is completely destroyed, including the weerworks, a large number of elegant churches, &c This district embraces almost the entire bust- nets portion of the city. THE SOUTH DIVISION. The territory south of Harrison street, in the Sruth Division, reaching out many miles, and Covered almost entirely with dwellings, mostly of the better class, is untouched, and may now be re- garded as safe from injury. For miles and miley in every direction, the side- valks, lawns, vacant lots and front yards of dwell- ings are filled with people who have escaped from barning houses, taking with them only a scanty amount of furniture and clothing. The sight is truly a Darrowing one, These people must receive immediate relief or many will pertsh from EXPOSUBE AND STARVATION, THE LOSS. As stated in my previous despatch, it is utterly Impossivie to make an approximate estimate of the entire lose, but it can scarcely fall below ONS HUNDRED AND FIFTY MILLIONS of dollars. Of course, but a fraction of this amount Can be recovered from insurance, GENERAL SHERIDAN has to-day telegraphed to St. Louis, to the Missourt depot there, to send at once 100,000 rations. He has also telegraphed to Omaha for two companies of soldiers and one hundred tents. He will also order another 100,000 rations. MAYOR MASON has issued a proclamation calling a meeting to-night in the West Division to see what the citizens can do for the relief of the sufferers, ‘There are at least 100,000 people who know not where they can get enough provisions to satisfy their hunger. A later rumor from the North Divis- 1on says the devastation is lesa widespread than heretofore reported. Thear of NO DEATHS REPORTED by the disaster as yet, but undoubtedly many have perished. The Banks In Ruins—The Vaults supposed to be Fireproof—Depression of Real Estate— Scones in the streets. CHICAGO, Oct. 10—12:30 A. M. All the banks in the city, with one exception, are in ruins, but it ts confidently believed that the vauita, in most cases, are fire proof and will survive the wreck, Every depot 1s burned except the Northwestern. The streets are filled with EXCITED, HURRYING CROWDS, ‘ and every aveniue ia Sooupied by ty 8 caravan of turnt- ture-laden wagons, moving towards the suburbs, Every sort of vehicle ts put in requisition for every sort of service; even hearses have been purchased, and I have seen one with two babes sitting between parallel rails, a woman on the driver's seat and a tea kettle, frying pan and rocking chair tied upon her back. BRAL ESTATE has declined fifty per cent since yesterday. The question which is anxiously asked to-day 1s, will the Eastern people who believe in Chicagu put their money in her and give THR CITY ANOTHER CHANCE, With feelings of personal depression, there 1s a feeling of confidence in the destiny of the city, and it 1s believed that Chicago will, in ten years, recover what she has lost, even without extraordinary help. The Southern Portion of the City Threat- ened—Communication Agaia Cut Of. ASSOCIATED PRESS OFFICE, NEw York, Oct. 9—11;30 A. M, The telegraph office improvised inthe southern part of Chicago, as it was supposed beyond the reach of the flames, has been abandoned, and com- munication with the city 1s again suspended. Ivis expected that another ofice will be opened during the night at a point two miles south of the last place of refuge. ‘the operators, before leaving their instraments, re- ported tnat the wind had veered around to the north and was driving the flames back and south- ward. The fire had already reached tho neighbor. hood of the office, and the men were compelied td fee, “Pheir lat Words were:—“There now ap pears no hope of saving the southern portion of the elty.” A private despatch from Ohicago states that among the heavy dry goods firms burned ont are Jonn Farwell & Co, F. M. Hamlin &Co., Field, Leiter & Co., and Brown, Hunt & Winslow. The Hartford Insurance Companies and the Chicago Fire. HARTFORD, Conn., Oct. 9, 1871. Tne fire insurance companies of Hartford have not yet attempted to make a definite estimate of their losses; but, doubtless, the aggregate will be several millions, The directors and other officers of ail the leading companies vigorously assert their determination to pay every dollar as rapidly as possible, ana they have already begna their ar- rapgements to that effect. The life insurance com- panies have many militons loaned upon real estate security In Chicago, but as their rule is to require that the land alone shall more than secure the debt, they apprehend no joss. Relief Forwarded from Baltimore. BALTIMORB, Oct. 9, 1871, Mayor Banks has called a mass meeting of citizens at noon to-morrow, at the Masonic Temple, to devise measures for the relief of the Chicago sufferers. Subscription books were opened to-day, at some of the newspaper offices. Mr. C. 0. Fulton to-night forwarded to Chicago $1,000, subscribed at the Amertean counter, A large collection was taken up to-night for Chi- cago in Bmanuel church. The Bishop of Litchfield preached, Hundreds were unable to get into the church. Tae Insurance Risk in Springfeld. SPRINGFIELD, Oct. 9, 1871, ‘The President of the Springfield Fire and Marine Insurance Company authorizes the statement that ite solvency is mot affected by tne Chicago fre, as its surplus 18 sufficient to pay all of its risks in that ctty. FIRE IN SANDWICH, OANADA. Sanpwica, Ont, Oct. 9, 1871. A large fire occurred here yesterday consuming thirteen aweilings, three stores and four barns with their contents, Very little was saved. Loas $50,000, with only triding insurance. MAILS FOR EUROPE. ‘The steamship Silesia wilt leave this port on Tues- day for Plymouth and Hamburg. ‘The mauis for Earope will close at the Post Office ‘at half-past eleven o’ciock A. M. Tan New Yorx HeratD—Edition for Earope— will be reaay at half-past nine oolock tn the morn- ing. Single copies, in wrappers for mailing, sx gente CHARRED CHICAGO Sketch of the Growth of the Garden City. ITS EARLY HISTORY. The Mushroom Municipality That Grew in a Swamp. Commercial Importance and Wealth of the Burned City. Chicago, the Garden City, the extraordinary social growth to which we Americans have pointed @ thousand times in pride, seems ina few hours to have scorched out its rapid rise in the rapidity of its almost extinction, But fifty hours ago and its citizens would have laughed at any dis- count on its greatness, and now, Heaven help us! their stout hearts are strung not with the brave striving of golden emulation, but with the agony of nelf-preservation. To men, not so very old, it seems but-yesterday that ‘Word came to the East of s new city struggling into life among the marshes south of Lake Michigan. Good-humored grain such a featare in the city. ‘Their loss, the the Gnisane they contained, wilt be very cago River, on Water street and the houses of the commission bgp Of the transfer nusiness of the city is ‘The north and west sides near the rivers are Pied by the VaRions MAMUPACTUING ae, such hs Incidental to the feat of ita as ¥ and planing mills, pork king, Tho mainder of the city, With certain exceptions, serves as pachagn rm fs for the ne norte ‘and such businesses as brillant, po bone rent eat on os ‘ay, with he were ol Ht ay yesteritay, wit! social and domestic clal, com! lo roots oe to the ren ramos uarters of Wie earth, its or grains, tides"tad Tambor fa Harpe. es of connections reaching through San Francisco vem entary ate SNEEBING MET THE PROPHRSIES, People then calted them dreams, which were sent out of making this swamp the future emporium of the great West. In 1850 there were nearly two thousand short of thirty tnousand souls, and men only misjudged the future of the republic in doubting the future of Chicago, The ‘wide Ihnds of Winconsin and Minnesota were unde- veloped, the fat praries of Illinois were untilied, and the long, rich, rolling prairies of giant lowa were almost untouched by the plough. The great lamber regions of the West were loved of the hunter alonc; the heavy thud of the woodman’s axe and the fall- ing crash of the monarchs of the forest at the bidding of the demands of commerce were only dreamt of by ardent speculators, CHICAGO WAS OROWING, but, save the stories of those interested in ita wel- fare and watching ita progress, there was nothing but the story of an Indian massacre far back in the century which brought the word Chicago to the mind, When the war of 1812 broke out, Chicago, great Chicago, censisted of a wooden fort called Dearborn, erected in 1804, ‘to supply the Indians’ wants and contro: the Indian policy,” just as the forts in the far Territories are to-day. indians, with all the ferocity of their nature, awakened by the impassioned rhetoric of the powers ful leader Tecumseh were pitted against the Ameri- cans, of these were around THE DEAR-EORN FORT, wailch was then in possession of sixty of opr sol- diers under Vaptain Heala, Word was sent to him by a friendly Indian from General Gall, then in commana of the Northwestern Army, to evacuate the fort and distribute the arms, ammunition and ali United States property among. the friendly Indians. The Indlan messenger arrived ‘The There were a few friendly Indians, and some ‘over Dixon’ OPS the State of ‘The Principal Buildings Destreyed. Among the buildings Known to be destrayed—fer,_ Particulars of which holocausts Our news column must be read—is THE COURT HOUBB, @ not very imposing, but solid structure, of Lookpor® limestone, which stands inthe most central square in the city. Itwae built im 1856, but since 4 date it bas had two wings adaed to it, for, like city, it needed expansion. This did*not muck tm. prove its appearance, but it was thought safe from the ravages of the fire fiend, Facing the Oousg House stood the sumptously fitted SHERMAN HOUSE, one of the principal hotels of the city, built of Athens marble, and costing $400,000, THE WESTERN UNION TELEGRAPH: building, two blocks away, was another of se doomed edifices. CROSBY'S OPERA HOUSE, a finety constructed and costly theatre, on Washing» - ton, between State and Dearborn, having a frontage of 140 feet ana ranning back 179 feet, It was Com pleted in 1866, at a cost of $450,000, M'VIOAW/S THEATRE, on Madison, between State and Dearborn, was ne® a very imposing edifice, but will hold a seatin the remembrance of those who have witnessed goed’ plays well played paler ita walls. on the 7th of August and urged the captain ‘to comply with the orders without a moment's notice, before the powerfal Pottawatomtes would have time to harass him on his re . He neglected this” for Bve days. When he did hake ine proposal to tne Indians er. accepted hts Ball, sumptuously snilssioally feaacoad.: Ita loas will Tarot ewe finished spectmens: Laat rede ra yrs ca eo Ae an ‘my oxox Dao, offer that they Hw no escort him Ba ‘Fort ay but Tepented of ‘and brah) handsome, wi ab 8 90d" destroy ea all "he arms, except by 88 rr thelfghée te wsoainon wal be @ bindi ‘y. The ns declared ‘THE CITY WATER contract, Accordingly, when Captain leald, im spite of this warning, marched forth on the 12th of August, the Indians ry to the number of 500 wi escort them, suddenly left the road and poured a vulicy into their faok. A fight ensued, in neers thirty-three soldiers were cut to pieces, the remaining twenty-seven penis them- ‘were selves prisoners. Tho women and chil butchered and the fort JUNDERZD AND BURNED. PLI Such was the sad reminiscence of border warfare Maced in which the rising Garden City gradually ei prodortion to its sweillin became ‘Tropics, the cereals of the tempera! soa” nigra a cae ion Ol 1a, mm older Euro) aad the citizen of the Eastern States Be MINGLED IN IER THROBBING HEART. The coal felds were developed and added a new impetus to her iife. The pineries of Michig: Wisconsin were sending their lumber to ner doors. As fine @ grain land as the globe can boast was burning into gold around ner. Hides and tallow were ming staples of her commerce, and in beef and pork she was rivailing the Porxopolis of the Union. She had gathered around her an army of ardent spirits, whose desires of success were on a jar with her prospects, and the advance of hicago a Carey mrarch. Staid old St, Louis, on the Father of Wal looked on with sometuing of amazement at the spick-and-s; dash ot her fourishing Los neighbor. Following the capacities of young Chicago came FACILITIES OF COMMUNICATION, ‘The iron ways spread around her ike a net, connect- ing her witn Montreal, Quebec and Portland on the northeast; New York, Philadelptia, Cinvin- nat! and ali the great points on the east; with Charieston and Savannah on the southeast, and Mobile and New Orleans on the south, Canals were dug that water might carry what steam would not. Never was such a inusiroum city seen. Of the fabulous fortunes which were made in the ad- vauce of PRICE IN REAL ESTATE alone it were impossipie to tcllina day. Land farmed or swamp neglected a3 wasie within fifteen ears of the present date appreciated so marvel- {ously in value that it was little wonaer it overshot the mark three or four years 0 and has fluctuated ever since. Fort Dearborn, wi hich ‘Was rebuilt in 1816, was pulled down in 1867. It stood In what 1s now the very heart of the city— at the junction of Mic! avenue with Lake street—and again its site has een licked with the torked tongue of the flery element wich left its frat structure a heap of ashes, ‘In 1833 the town was first worthy of that name. IN 1837 IT WAS GRANTED A CHARTER. The first vessel unloaded at its wharf June 11, 1834, and 10, 1837 its population outside of hogs, de- moralized Indians and dogs was Ck in 1833 there were thirty-five houses, mostiy log huts. To give some idea of itshaman advance us s only neces. sary to know that tn 1443 1t numbered 7,860 1847 It was 16,859, In 1860 tt tolalied 2 it counted 80,023; in 1860 it rose to 109, it embraced 178,639, and the census of 1810 allows to the city prover 2v9,370, while including 1s suburbs it footea up AT LEAST THRER HUNDRED AND FIFTY THOUSAND All the world cried, ecwelt done Chicago,” and herever ent rise, push were ooupied win success, Chicago had its tull share of glory. Like all Western cities, it was built at frst principally of wood, and indeed its compar- tve cheapness, couplea with the Lae by ry dear- ness of other building mater @ neces- sity, Built originally in the midst of swamp land, 1t was subject to the jodical overfow irom the rising Of the waters of Lake Michigan, and tne re- sult was that much valuabie Property was thus annually destroyed, Beisdes, its drain: was detective, owing to the low level of the greater of the land on which the city was built. In this led. the City Fathers to take a Dold’step, nnd the epee Serine having been gained, it was THE ENTIRE CITY BE RAISED, houses and ali, to irom three to eight and in some cases to fifteen feet above its then level. The diti- cuity of this feat and the manner in which it was surmounted 18 @ standing boast among the worthy Citizens of the lated town. In the outlying dis- tricts, where the streets and avenues have not been raised to the required level, it is common to see the sills o the doors of the houses bullt here and there along the route raised ten or twelve feet above the pathwuy, with a wooden stair on eiteer siue Teadn to 8 platform the front of the pate or domi as the case may be. This peculiurit; the wooden piles on waich most of,tne pila: ings were raised help to make the already comoua- Ubie material of the town a a prey to the de- vouring element. it seemed a8 SHRINKING PROM oeata 4 BY bh gts it rushed into the arms of death by flame. The site of the city ts a og OL ong By lane, reentes back for ubree miles from and oy, reach. from “country” into th . 8 lake Drairie, along the G extends for nearly ten miles, and over all that ex- tent is even om the suburbs thickly built upon, DIVIDED INTO THREB PARTS— the North, South aud West—by the Unicago River oe its branches, north and south. South Chicago, tn b fives . social ae Bex heat 10 edged eatres louse, @ at cl Li tmportaace. As the West rose wonderfully into life so with Chicago. As tt emporium of the rich products of tne te zune and tne valuable commodities of the colder if mber, pt of Igogsh of and or ihe ake ah, nti 64 Lan of Vinted, It ts composed of and ia forty feet long, and pent form. Upward of 600,000 feet of timber, and 400 bales of structure @ permanent light of the keeper, have noon the construction of tom Kha the lake shalt is six! and $i Issosade weetward 10 A Heavy Le Loser. At the Academy of Music last night during tie entr’actes might ve observed Mr. Crosby, proprietes — of the Opera Honse, Chicago, surrounded by sympa> thizing irtenas, bimself apparently the least move ofall, ret, even with his calm exterior, one might observe occasionally signs of the distress of ming that preyed upon him. He said that he had maée@ tablishment of the ing the coming season of ore dollars were’ mpent oe Ser adornment of this magnificent it was to Dave been formally tast Kesha: the plauist. It was engaged for overy e planis i be mmencing with the present one, right to to tae end the season. The Se ee ee eee travelling concert and opera troups this E tratdng 9 Broadway, ceive any Fisd wi smodnts tne sutTerere by the fre. Ch forwarded German ow York, Uetobet 8 167 Gites wen whieh shail Pre a. commesiasic alll a CHAMP SAFES, roadway, coraer Murray seen — yn N A.—Phaion’s naruevE rou and “WHITE ROBE.” A Chance fc Yt Mien.—In Order enable the mechani industrial classes to raaviniberantea toy aw anc) the price of admission to 50 cents; children, A.—The fashi ble sill PC liens, Saeed nea kbs TES A, Maxariant Head of Slee desirable. CRISTA: As Water Quenc! WATTS’ NERVOUS CTIDOTE cure and debility. refines warily rn we Borers aa Batchelor’s Hair Dye=The Best in the reed the only perfect dye ; reliable, inslamaneous. Paper—Convestouts joeper’s §=Mastard ony ‘and efficient. For sale by all drugamts, GEO. C. ELEN, ot Bro be and sold. Broadway, near Fourteenth sre Fall strtee Gentlomen’s Hate Reade. 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