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Fort Wayne Weekly Sentinel

Location

Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States of America

Date

Oct 18, 1871

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Chicago Fire Special Report Describes Desolation and Relief

Chicago's Oct 11 1871 disaster described with vast property loss across five miles, thousands of buildings burned, streets wrecked, and hundreds of lives lost. General Sheridan helps organize salvage as Fort Wayne relief crews pour in. insurance and banks face ruin while relief and rebuilding efforts begin amid chaos.

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Chicago Fire Destruction Leaves City in Perilous Wake

Amid heavy rain the North Side blaze raged overnight, gutting blocks from the river to Lincoln Park and the lake, displacing Germans and Scandinavians, leaving 50 000 homeless on prairie camps and prompting mobilization of troops, relief ships, and citywide rebuilding plans.

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