The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1866-05-22

terror OF, the Acad my had been tot ally de
stroy ed, but the walls had not fell in. 1t Is
presumed that should they fall they will crush
in the roofs of the buildings on Fifteenth street
The building No. 6 Irving place, occupied by
John Ling as restaurant, took fire at | O'Clock
and was also consumed.
The police, OF which there was large force
on hand, devoted considerable attention to
saving the property of the neghborhood. The
whole property of the Circus Company was got
out and conveyed up to Union Square. All the
furniture in Grace Chapel was also got out A
fireman named John Demon, of Engine Company
No. IL, was slightly burned. Most OF the con-
tents OF the Medical College were also rescued
by the Insurance Patrol and fremen.
The tiremen worked like good fellows, but it
was apparent that their force was not sufficient.
Engineer Kingsland and his assistants Bates,
Orr, Sullivan, Mackey, and others we're on hand,
and did all in their power to arrest the progress
OF the flames.
About o'clock a third alarm was sounded for
the iremen at signal No. LAG, when several com.
panies, upon their arrival at the corner of Canal
street and Broadway, we're despatched to the
scene. Several companies from the BROOKLYN
FIRE Department came over, among them one or
two hose carriages ......0.
Irving Hall, on the southwest corner of Irving
place and Fifteenth street, was saved owing to
several streams being kept on the building
t THE SCENE
at l9 o'clock was one of thrilling magni6cence
The entire block eDcompassed by Fourteenth
street, Irving place, Fifteenth street. and Third
avenue, seemed to be one mass OF fame and
indeed every building standing in this block was
at that time on fire. Every building fronting on
Third avenue 1t was expected would be de-
shoyed, although the firemeu were engaged in
doing their best to save them. The street was
actually covered with burning Goals, and the
clothing OF number of spectators took fire.
On the easterly side of the street the only
building on tire was Worcester's Piano Factory:
but 1t was feared that the dwelling adjoining
TINS would yield to the pressure OF heat and the
of azi,, oIa Nk,s.
stantly falling upon it, and be consumed with
the other buildings. AS far as the eve could
reach up the avenue every object was plainly
visible as If seen by daylight, while the rushing
OF crowds, the working of steamers, and the
shouts of the multitudes, and all the other cir
cumstances incident to the occasion, made the
scene unusually thrilling. From every dwell
ing IN the vicinity men and women were to be
seen hastily engaged in removing furniture to
the sidewalk, while children were adding to
the general noise and confusion BY CRYING as
stoutly as their young lungs would let them.
FIREMEN MISSING;
Foreman David H. Waters and Fireman
Welch, OF Engine Company No. 5, are both miss.
ing. They were in charge of the pipe on the
feared that they have pershed.
John Demon, of No. 49, was badly burned
while In charge of the pipe OF mis- engine
me loss Or the building and property cannot,
at this late moment be estimated, but it will
probably reach the high figure of million of
dollars. .t.- .-'-'|- -.
LATER ACCoUNT-TUEsDAY, Am
As we go to press the fire has extended across
the avenue, and the flames are issuing from
Worcesters piano factory, on the northeast
corner OF Fourteenth street and the avenue and
the Presbyterian Church ION Fifteenth street
had also caught, and, no doubt, would both be
destroyed, together with buildings intervening.
A strong easterly wind prevailed, which car
r1ed the flames and cinders a long distance to
the eastward causing danger to the entire
neighborhood
The entire row of buildings, from Irving place
TO Tue avenue on Fourteenth street, are com
pletely Quilted, and nothing remains but the
walls and chlmneys-some OF them in condi-
tlon to tumble at any moment. The firemen
were using every effort in their power TO suDdue
Tn Ine names, but with only partial success so far
The tlre bells, at the hour we go to press are
ringing another alarm, on account OF the flames
bursting out in a new direction. The Third
avenue cars are blockaded, causing much in
convenience to those engaged in business down
town.
The steeple OF the Presbyterian Church on
Fifteenth street has just fallen, causing clouds
OF cinoeIs and sparks to fill the air, and making
a most brilliant illumination of the entire
heavens. Ihere are various reports as to the
origin OF the fire; one that it caught under the
parquet while another statement is to the effect
that 1t originated among the scenery. The ar.
rangements to meet such an emergency seem
to have been wholly neglected, and before a
stream of water could be got on the flames were
beyond control, so far as the Academy was con.
cer1ied. ~" ~
The Fire Department were also slow in getting
to work, otherwise it might have been got under
before extending so far as 1t has. There could
be nothing learned correctly in regard to the
insurance of the Academy or any of the other
buildings. The fire, though not more destruc-
i've OF material value than we have had in the
city during the past year, was, or rather is (for
at A. M. it is still burning hercely) more ter
ribly grand 10 look upon than any that has
occurred for many years. =
, AT distance from the burning buildings the
hre seemed to cover space of half a mile
square, and when the steeple of the church was
enyeloped In hames the picture was awfully
sublime.
), At TINS hour II is impossible to give the par
iculaIs OF the confagration, or do other than
convey to our readers the prominent facts as
they had been developed at the time OF going to
press. .''-
The Opera House was owned by Joint stock
company, of which Mr.. Kingsland was the agent.
Nothing was saved from the building.