The doomed city! Chicago during an appalling ordeal! : the fire demon's carnival : the conflagrations in the West, South and North divisions : graphic sketches from the scene of the disaster . THIS RELIABLE AND POPULAR LINE, OFFER THE SAME First Class Acconimodatioiis TO THE TEAVELING PUBLIC AS BEFORE THE FIRE. 4EXPRESS TRAINS,DAILY ARRIVE AND DEPART TROM THE New Depot on Polk Street, With that Regularity which has made the LAKE SHOEE LINE Througli Tickets and Berths in Sleeping Coaches CAN BE PROCURED IN l:^ew Depot on Polk Street, AND AT S. W. COR. OF CANAL AND MADISON STS., AND PASSKNOER ST


The doomed city! Chicago during an appalling ordeal! : the fire demon's carnival : the conflagrations in the West, South and North divisions : graphic sketches from the scene of the disaster . THIS RELIABLE AND POPULAR LINE, OFFER THE SAME First Class Acconimodatioiis TO THE TEAVELING PUBLIC AS BEFORE THE FIRE. 4EXPRESS TRAINS,DAILY ARRIVE AND DEPART TROM THE New Depot on Polk Street, With that Regularity which has made the LAKE SHOEE LINE Througli Tickets and Berths in Sleeping Coaches CAN BE PROCURED IN l:^ew Depot on Polk Street, AND AT S. W. COR. OF CANAL AND MADISON STS., AND PASSKNOER STATION 2^^d ST. CHAS. F. HATCH, F. E. MORSE, Oen, Supt, Cle%>eland, O. Oen. ffeatem Pass. , Chicago, HI. THE GREAT CONFLAGRATIOK. 79 The General stood alone (m the steps, waving the crowd back and shouting at the topof his voice, Back ! back, all of you for your lives! When the street hud beencleared, he gave the signal, tbe match was applied by the soldier, who hastily retreat-ed, the General walked slowly away, last of all, and only to a short distance. A loudexplosion, and the ring of falling masonry eosucd, and when the smoke cleared awaya great gap was opened in the path of


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