Chicago Rising from its Ashes.

Cromwell Argus, Volume III, Issue 116, 30 January 1872, Page 7

Chicago Rising from its Ashes.

I Ne\v3pap3r3 from Chicago have reached us, printed among the ruins. A touching feature in their columns of advertisements is lie number of children found, taken kindly dare of bystrangcrs when lose by their friends. Ihe old spirit of enterprise also shows itself m full force. There is no vain repining, but ih every paragraph the tone of courageous men who have to repair and build up again their fortunes and their city. Some of the advertisements have a touch of the old huihour. A painter and a glazier announces in large letters, " I still live," and gives his riew addres3. A draper and tailor proclaims 'that he "is still alive and well, and with a choice stock of woollens in his parlours." A watch company even professes to have profited by the fire. Its watches, " protected ih vaults, passed through the great conflagration uninjured, and can be recommended as adjusted to temperature." Another firm announce that " being warmly pressed" they Have removed their offices, and re-open at I'once on the new spot as fresh as ever. The iwork of reconstruction has been alreidy commenced. Tue Dally Neivs correspondent ;p**Mmesies that "in five years the great city \|.U be restored." One of the leading articles of the C/iico-jo Tribune is headed, " Preparing for the Next Fire," and states that there is no question among those who arc acquainted with the city why the five was so disastrous. "It was the large area of inflammable buildings, lumber yards, and other tinder-boxes, with Which the multitude of really noble buildings Of Central Chicago were surrounded." "It Was a thousand or so dry pine shanties and rookeries between the lake and the river and south of Monroe-street, which did the business on that terrible night. With these huddled around them, and emitting vast clou.-s of burning brands, which the hurricane forced nto every cranny and through every window, the fine stone rows of the avenues and prinIrapal streets could no more resist the ra-|in« [element than chaff can resist the whirlwind." ;" The grand fault to which the general destruction is traceable was in allowing the fire so much material on which to feed till it became too great for human power to resist." Where was too much wood even in the best buildings. The lesson is one which many a Jfoung city of rapid growth will do well tt remember. 9_ '