New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-06-16
GREAT FIRE IN WORCESTER.
FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS WORTH
OF PROPERTY DESTROYED.
ONE THOUSAND MEN Thrown OUT or EMPLOY
From The Worcester Daily Spy, June IS.


On WEDNESDAY afternoon at ten minutes past II oclocS
ty- broke cut in the south, asst corner OF the extensive
block OF brick buildings belonging 10 VIM. l. Merrhea
Esa and occupying three sides 81 the entire square
hound,d Oh the east by lnlonst on The north by fA-
clape est and Ike west by Cypressst The buildings
were tour stories in hight built 81 bcA ana placed "
continuous line would measure 900 feet The fire was dis
covered IN roOn in The fourth story 81 the southwest
corer occupied by Hood, Baelle Co.. manufacturers
of seW Ing -DGcLnts. So, =,
IN diuuer ard thc tho first discovered by hessrs
Couch ard saphorn who Just quitting w0rk III Inc
room urderoa,h. They hastencd up stairs, and found
cl1,nor bench and quantity OF sneVinSs lying upon
tie floor in flames. few bnkels o water at d' time
would have sriced oXiingush the hre, but that was
not to be had and il less than ten mIuies me whole %
The upper story Of that wing was II names. INC uns
were already the ground and though water was aound-
ant tie treat hight of The building and the combHsbie
nature lis contents rendered iheir almost supehuHah
,Gols To check the progress OF thc IRE al no avail
The flames EXTENDED 10 d long row 81 shcds ana
woooen shops III the court between the west ana Gus
wines Of III tucng and thence the. progress was unI-
,e,I,t, until the hole of the main building on tirc
II ras npossble for the Fire Department, with all the
help that citizens could render TO operate 10 much adVah
tsee owing 10 the extent oi ground euofdceG ~ 'e CON
faeIaiion tor while they were busly Il YORK IN staying
lis progress la direction, the ro weud DIeaH ou' up"
CONN buildings IN other directions inc scene pr
seut.d nj s lime was awfuy grand ana VIII never De
forgotten by those WHO Witnessed H. III was 'hou5ht az
one time that the fire could be prevented rom crossing
Tnonst aud great efforts were made by the nrceh anu
ciz.s 10 STAY It's progress tins drec0ni Dutwhcn the
ea.t side of MeTS fields building was fairly On hre, the
unable TO Withstand inc httlr anu III " cW
MINUTES the LARGE threestory wooden building occupied
in the has. ment story by Ihayer Houghtcn N 20,
and IN the other stories by the extensive P's'o,e
manufactoty of Anen X 1huTber, was mass "a
hon,s Thence the flames extended eastwari To several
ol.r buildings in the rear owned and occupied by Alien
4 ILurber and TO the counting room ana uhDer-yaruo Oh
ol N Cntes Mr. Gates stock of lumber was qte large
u, scaIcely awning was saved. Meantime the flames
bnd crossed Cyirosss the west and the two two-story
wooden houses the opposite SIDE occupied by some SIX
Oh eight families, entirely consumed wh most OF the
furniture contained III them The barn OF the American
House also caught hre upon me rooi but IL was exh-
al,shed by m,n with buckets of water. Several other
buildings in that %cniy were also on fire. nut We're saved
III lie samo way.
DuIbg ihir time the fire was also extending north and it
oon ssed ExchGngest and communicated 10 the wood
81, buildings uLou the opposite side. The llyerystabe oc
ouped by y. L Bcmis, very soon on fire. and the
flames spread to the adjacent buildings each side The
first building east OF Mr. Beinis was occupied by Aaron
Santson wLtewTght Most OF his stock saved, but
the tuidug 4 total loss. The neAt building cas-. was
lions Chapel a story wooden building the basement
of which " US occupied by Vi. NJ. arner restaurant
and The second story by the Third Methodist Society col
or.di by whom the building owded. Ills also
Total loss Next castwardly 20 the chapel the flames
communicated to Howard Holiel,s grist-Inlll which
was entirely consumed. The upper story
med bv William j. White, coffee burner. Some -.
he stock was saved in damaged condition. Merrihclds
counting several IN, chancs shops the
buildI next fell prog 10 the de'onIns element and
ten tie flames crossed tnon-s' az tins point as they
had done previously at the upper end Of the street Joan
Ga;,ss grocery store AZ the northeast corner Exchange
and Vulon.ss was soon fire, and thence the flames
extended 10 the large furniture mandatory OF laJer
(kollar This bu'idng owned by Hon Isaac DAVIS.
Nts,rs Taber Chcar had heavy stock OF furniture
stored in the building, only small part OF winch was
saved Opposite To- the grocery store and furniture manu-
factory above named. and between that and Alien
lhultcr pistol factory, were two other large buildings
the southeast corner Oi Exchange anu nlOn-
sts was built and brick and occupied IN the
lower story by {. WhoomO y CO.. extensive maAutic-
iurers OF machinsts tools. Their stock large and
Ibe urp"r stores were occupied by Messrs Hovey
Lazcn Manufacturers OF straw cutter They had large
of Their goods IN store and their loss whcn Is
very large. only partially covered by insurance aDa
e,Li TO In, 20 buildings the East Mcrnheid saw
MIL and this consumed with quantity OF valuble
lumber.
east hy the Mil BROOK end the high embankment upon
the railroad. The large wood-shed OF the Nashua hi
road, ulcn the top OF the embanKheh'' "a' i""e'er
tom down precautionary measure against Tie spread
of tie flames. 80.
On the westerly side of Cypress-si in addition to the
two wooden buildings before mentioned. the ire hsd, IN
The mesutIue EXTENDED to the large bowng-saloon Of
Gait Iewis Isl. low, which nearly consumed. THIS
building was WOOD, two stories high but the walls were
luedw h brick and by bringing several powerful streams
t water 10 hear UPON H. and pulling down small dwei
ilelouse adjoining H. and fronting on Exchange 81, the
fJe was .fe,iuay stayed this direction bat upon the
ollosiie side Exchangestreet, and west Of Benls
Sable tie fire had communicated 10 large wooden dwell
IL house owned By the Widow Nagoun and occupied
bS several families. THIS house badly damaged anu
all tie furniture removed but the insurance Will pro-
baby the loss some four or hye carpenter shops
ii the Of this building were ON nre az ohce' some
wee entirely consumed ANA were torn down. ~ pre-
vent tie confagraton from extending, and By this means
the progress OF the fire ctecusy stayed IN the north
Al clock all danger OF further spread OF the con-
fagraon was removed and the exhausted hremen were
enabled 10 get little respite from their lebors.
We give below LIST o. the firms and individuals who
have suffered by tbs terrible c0uhagalon, far they
could be ssc,r6ined up a late hour last evening.
~ sERRIFIELDs BUILDiSGs.
Cy.us Bliss bco.rGker os lywas Co. perforated
had 10 moi Known: Hovey Lazel Cutters, loss $500
nsued for Hudson River Co. ard 5000 IN Frsak
lin. y. Y.
cAIeuels -to Insured IA stocH and o0s
for : 60 il Peoples Mutual, Worcester $1,000
Williams Rich 4 Co. niaohHss; loss -'on Insured for
$500, in the FIAnsliD. ,...
same Fises Co mGnufs Of machns tools; los
5000 Mohawk Valley 5000 hnlckrE
booker huse Pr sted, $500 iianD
den SIM efeld; and rs eco American. Providence
Pfoutv Altu shoe tack Manufacturers loss t-r Insured
for ~ Al The Peorl,s Most OF the sayed
DIu.ei fainter wooen mschnerYi los -NtV Insured ioI
$3.50 NorthWsEeTn, Oswcgo $500 Aini Hartford >'o
Prot, cton. Hartford. e, =, ,
}. 4 J. e. Brown. Jobbels; loss not KNOWN
Wiitrorub K tools, lss <ls'i insurance
Cha, Wilder boot shoe uachines loss not asceftsned
H. Palmer 4 Go, box. nsksIsi 10 Insurance
A. I. Joidsn bscksniiihi lo-s not known -
HARRINGTON. nounale Makers 9 tS'vo insured
for Gee a fhf FlaLkilu irs. 4 o saraioga. v y
I'D < Davis, chlnts fu'hN ius-fance
\. b. Jewtti. sersi hIe maseri To- not kn0~u
lhfvfr tiau-hiGn a4aoAlhsf- tJs los --l' ffsr
fcf 10 Metropolitan, 5oseui a $40. q lristn
FIfluh 7il If.is O. iaieJ hone .-firri