The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-07-17
Terrible Fire at Manchester, n. n.
ABOUT $500 600 OF PROPERTY DESTROYED FOU
HUNDRED PERSONS THROWN OUT OF EMPL0YMEN


= THIRTY TWO BUILDINGS CONSUMED.
[Fiom the Manchester IN. H. American, July 1871
astrous conas which visited this city Toe
fres were nearly half mile distant from each other
The frss Gre took In IL south end Of No. mil on
the Manchester corporation, At 20 MINUTES before
O'Clock. It took In the Carcirg room The wstshman
psssDg through the room With the lantern Ia bis
hand and the bottom dropped of and rolled into pls
Of roY,ng, which mmedatey took fire.
and H1c
ing about enc quarter Of the machinery OF the manu-
iacterrs oepsr msnt Of the corporation The loss s
between $4,000 and &2500t0 and the mill was, of
course insured
The Fue Department were all at tie Manchester Mills,
the crowd that there was s.rs on The street" and
the Ssll COZ frmed tie fact II about A. NJ.
When HIs discovered it was in small building between
Manchester and Hanover streets, opporite Brown COL
lsys paint chop, in the rear Of Elm. Tho flames naue
iiatsiy muncased to adjoining buldings spreading
till they reached Manchester street on the one SIDE Ia
tbs other, with Elm the west end, extend
ing east As Rundlett block Manchester street,
Barnes pa; block and Post Once building, At the
COZ nsr Of Em End Hanover streets only being saved
Tie hui.dirss burned were. with the exception Of 1.
he flames accomplishing their work, that
sonsise TIE rnia was completed
rssss s s ss ss ssss Il
bourss ~
The los. gatse south Size Of Manchester street was
and ls,ssd to Es.ssn EsAvsry, was i5jured to the
amount Of shnnt part OF the roof being burned
(d.furet 81 500 Ioss to Mar: en- Avery about 500
chiefly BY water no insurance..
LIST OF rBosE DHsrRoYhD ON ELM STREET.
bulldogs insured 81, 200 In The Etns.
a Branch, harness maker, loss estimated at 500
insured
Lyman Pa, mend grocer, goods all saved.
Esyropd Walker, shee dealers, goods all saved.
Rs.mond Thomas. buiising, loss 81 coo; insured,
II Batche.ltr, hObieTy, loss, damage, &C., $500-uo
insurance.
j. 8 Boits, millinery, goods mostly saved, loss and
dsmsgs about VI, 0tO; insured $500, Lowell Co.
Mrs. Wight, boarding house IN Kaymonds Bosk, loss
rot heavy, no iosDrsnce.
Ca,k and j. g. cilley loss slo,eto insured 81 500,
Hol,oke
n H.. EIl,.or,h, (millInery,) good mostly savsd;
c: 4. pu,n.y, (milnery) goods mostly savsi; damage
$50 Insured.
VIM. Puney 4 Co.. (dry seods,) goods mostly So
we'd dsmsse and loss - otO; I'M ured.
straw and re~sssury, jewellers goods mostly saved
insured
VIM Fl. Elliot, Jewellery loss $1,000; Insured Etna
]. W Mitchell, (millinery,) loss $500.
Pnsssy JONES, {nilluery,) loss $500.
c. 81 Puiusy, (cse,eitionsiy,) loss $780,
~ Curriers' brilcirgs; loes about 81, coo.
REAR OF ELM STREET.
Brow Colby, paint shop, &c, loss 1900; injured
I'M G. A; Barnes bulldogs, loes 1900; insured
$500, Springfield Cs.
Neal HoIbfook, carpenters loss about 5000; no. In
sursd.
HANOVER STREET.
Pest oaiee bs,llc ng damage 500: insured in the
Etns
City Bank DANA e $500; insured.
Some six houses this stree, were burn sd
or 0uona8 AAily
1tersHS fems other losses on this street which ve
have not obtained.
MANCHESTER STREET.
Sems eight ten houses we're burssd or rendered
tepantlss % this street
:. James stabe-horses and carriages all saved. Ds
mage nd loss estimated at 81 500. Insured.
A1or+ fam hav haSn rv;r
their dwslrgs and hundred and fifty persons are
Obliged 70 seek other homes.
Two acres Of densey populated territory is COW
cred with ruins.
The lcss tails where II could best be borne and We
undettanc Gay, that blocks projected
on Elm stiett at least ~ foon the rubbish be
cleared on,
The lie Hanover street EXTENDED a. far up the
htuss OF Mr. T. straw, and on Manchester street
,ar o. TIE prndlett block. In the back avenue il
tete.d te McCrlss carriage shop, aporton Of which
Bank
The loss % The street estimated by cool Judges
to be about $500