, 1866-11-08
DESTRUCTIVE CONFLAGGaTfOSS



lFrom the Boston Advertiser, November 81
franklin street, which has been exempt
from tires Of any considerable magnitude
since Its renovation and the erection Of the
costly and substantial granite blocks which
render that thoroughtaFe so desirnblc b4,'
ness locality, was, on Saturday nicltx. .uc
scene Of one Of the most destructive fires
Ehlch has visited this city for long period.
The alarm whilal was sounded frotl box II.
ut about 1014 o'clock on that evening, ws4
canscd by the discovery Of fire, which had
even then gained dangerous headway, in the
rear portion of the centre Of the granite
building fronting on franklin street. and ex-
tending from Haw1ey to Arch streets. Within
short time second and thi1d alarm were
given. The fire hnd become terribly
h;tcnrsra iH;fi9as and ~, was rnpialy saning. When
in the third story Of No. 43, Occupied b.
Allen. Lane i Co., Wholesale dealers in dry
goods: The establishment of that firm en-
braced the second, third, fourth and attic
stories Of No. IS, portion Of their s,ock
ted quickly and burned fleretly, utterly de-
Tying for q time the endearors Of the fire.
men. The height Of the building, and the
CONSEQUENT difficulty OF etfectually directing :
ne streams OF water which were being
thrown upon the flames, gave the ire fearful
advantage, and in half an hour after the first
alarm the flames were towering In magniti-
cent column from the roof of the building.
By raising ladders against the rear Of two
nuiidiDgs IN court directly In the rear of
were soon conducting as many streams Of
water directly into the windows and upon
the blnzing ruof OF Nos. 43 aud 40. The lat
ter number-4o-was occupied by Denny,
Rice Il Co., wholesale dealers in American
Of 10. IS had communicated to til the at att: 20: Of
their establishment, which, with the fo.S~ 5.
story, was in the power Of the flames, Here.
however, the destruction was checked, ani
the e2tinguishment of the fire but matter
of time.
The heaviest loss Is sustained BIZ Meszrs.
Allen, Lane & Co., whose damage viii
amount to about $4,000, on which iGey arc
insured for $500. No. II, the street floor
directly. beneath Allen, Lane & Co.'s estaI-
1n1s:hment, was occupied By Messrs. f. F.
MaeeioeS g Co., wholesale dealers in dry
Goods. Their stock was badly damaged b.
water. They are insured for so 900. il, poll.
cies of 1000, in the Firemrn's, Frankllu.
Eliot, City, National, and one or two other
Offices 10 this city, and in others Of New York.
aoTs genn5 he Rse s,o1s Gs; ssE oseuPy9E The eors
importers Of woo1lens at Nos, Is and II, sus-
tniu considerable damage By fire and water.
ofthe exact extent Of which we we're unable
to Jndse, bqt are covered with Insurance,
damaged. but By water mainly. Dodge,
Baldwin s. Co., commission merchants at No.
50, up stnirs, sustain some loss by 1re and
water, and HcFswell, Eiusley d French.
dealers In Toollens at No. 81, BY water. The
stock Of J. G: Howes& Co., at No. 81, was
also damaged By Fater.
The building occupied By F. F. Wheeler i:
Co., and Allen, Lane s Co.. is owned by L.
Miles Standish. The damage thereon is esti- j.,
mated ut S1G, ,0D- The building comprising
Nos. IS, Il and 40 Is the property OF Haryard
College. 1t is damaged by fire only In the
$Jrr
with water The Guiding at nos. 81 and 50
Is owned By the Wigglesworth heirs. The
entire damage will doubtless be covered by
SO, ,N0, 1arge amount Of which is insured.
While the fire WIS at its height m eccentric
looking head: su1mounted by very bad hat,
French roof In the rear OF the burning biockx>
IN dangerous proximity to the next Wind,z
from which the fire and dense smoke Werc
issuing In manner which must have rendered
me berth Of the owner ofthe eccentric.look-
Ing head an excessively warm one. The ire
men on the roof Of the building on the op-
posite side Of the court, with an eve to Il
little fun, soused the protEuding head with
Two or shree streams Of water. Hardly had
they again turned their streams on the ire
panied by a hand. the thumb Of which was
placed on the noseFof the individual. the
fingers meantime facetlously gyratiug def
once to the hydropathic assailants On the
Opposite fOoI. Repeatedly tue nIEmeu del
uged the irTepressible chap, but the head
would pop ont with the accompanying con
temptnous pantomime after each involuntary
doueae, until the 11enen gave up the trial
and left the reyiler in undisputed Possession
Of his position, to view, nndisturbrd the
scene Of his triunaph-of which he gave to-
ken BY forlorn attempt ut Growing, The
Incident caused much merriulent among the
'lowd who we're watching the pcrformancc.
lFson the Nashville Press and Times, Nov, ST. =
About half past ten o'clock last night our
citizens we're ngain aroused By that terrible
llarm which of late has caused such conster-
'ation so frequently. Dense volumes. Of
lack smoke were found Issuing from the
tore room Of James Walker, wholesale and
etail grocery, on Broad street, beneath The
broadway Varieties, and from the windows
bove. The doors Of the store were chopped
pen, when the smoke poured out In thirE
'utfs, disclosing ruddy blaze within, BT
riders Of the Chief Of the Fire Department
tho had decided, after hasty suryev' tbat
he tire did not extend to the second storC
be streams we're trained into the room az,
aany beean to believe that the flames wnTe
lont to be stayed with comparatively little
amage. n'e
. At this }nncture the flames burst Suddenly
rom all the openings upstairs on tbs Cherry
steet SIDE, ard called the attention Of the