Men said: "Chicago's bright career is ended!"
As by the smouldering stones they chanced to go,
While the wide world its love and pity blended,
To help us in our woe.
O where was ever human goodness greater?
Man's love for man was never more sublime.
On the eternal scroll of our Creator
'Tis written for all time.
Chicago lives, and many a lofty steeple
Looks down today upon this western plain;
The tireless hands of her unconquered people
Have reared her walls again.
Long may she live and grow in wealth and beauty,
And may her children be, in coming years,
True to their trust and faithful in their duty
As her brave pioneers.
[APPENDIX.]
| [A.]—John Baptiste Pointe de Saible. |
| [B.]—Fort Dearborn in the War Department. |
| [C.]—The Whistler Family. |
| [D.]—The Kinzie Family. |
| [E.]—The Wells and Heald Families. |
| [F.]—The Bones of John Lalime. |
| [G.]—Letters From A. H. Edwards. |
| [H.]—Billy Caldwell, "The Sauganash." |
| [I.]—Indian War Dance. |
| [K.]—The Bronze Memorial Group. |