The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1868-01-15

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5th ult:
Before the ruins of the Globe Print Works
have ceased to smoke, Fall River has suffered
another calamity, which will be felt in aImos
every family throughout the city, The Amer
can Print Works were discovered to be on fire
Sunday afternoon, at about $50 o'clock, and
at dark the larger part of the noble structure
was in ruins. The fire was first discovered
IN the machine room, and spread RAPIDLY
INTO the new unoccupIed main building, and
after bursting Though the roof, swept down
through the successive stories until nothing
was left Of this part but the blackcned walls
and smouldering ruins. The flooring was of
hart pine, and the flames seemed to cat throuob
them as if they were mere paper, sending IN
dense volumes OF smoke and showers of sharks
for hundreds Of yards, creating such an intense
heat that the heavy snow drifts in the vicinity
! disappeared IN te" moments, and the walls
Of the ncj5hboring buildings were as hot as
furnaces. The cIinhiny Of the glass as the
flames burst through window after window,
the crash OF falling stone and tmbers, and the
heavy pillows of smoke and fire which rose
high into the air, made the scene one that
will never be forgotten by the spectators. In
spite of the bad condition of the roads. consc-
>equent upon the late heavy snows, the fire.
men were upon the ground in GOOD season,
and assisted by several force pumps. FOUGHT
The flames as well as could be done ; but water
and falling snow seemed to make no imnross
ion, and stormy wind from the northwest
added such an mpetuosity to the fire, that the
impossibiIity Of saving the main building was
soon apparent, and nothing remained but to
protect the other portions Of the works and
the nc'5hborln5 buildings, which were in i'm
mIncnt danger After the larger portion Of
the building had been wrapped in a trcmcn-
dOus blaze, a fire crcpt into the tower and soon
ran up INTO the bclIry, and thence to tie roof,
d"rtng from every window, and lcaping many
yards INTO the ar, as long as there was any
woodwork unconsumed. The fire ragged fierce
Iy for about four hours, and a: the end of that
time nothing was left of the beautiful structure
but sad pile Of ruins. The Print Works
building was justly the pride Of Fall River,
and was propabIy the finest structure Gifts kind
in the country. 1t has been in course OF cree
ton for nearly year, and the last of the win
doWs were put in but week ago The build
ing presented an unbrokcn front on Water
street, Of -lOC feet long by 60 feet wde three
stories high, surrlou1ted by a French roof.
The entire front was of beautiful ASHER work.
with arched windows. a single granite pillar,
two and half feet square by ten and IL Guar
ter feet high, with cap and base, occupied the !.
space between each window There were
thirty of these pillars, and tlirty-eiyht
windows, n the rear Of this maiu building
were four wings, varying in length from about
seventy-fve to one hundred and forty feet
each, and three stories high. Three Of these
ellis were rooted the same as the main building
the fourth, vas IN process Of erection. Tie
part Of the old works were two stone
buildings, each about one hundred and fifty
feet long. The north one, containing pr;n!jnr
machines, was destroyed, together With the
new structure. The works had six printing
and turned cut one thousand i've
hundred pieces Of calico, or about sixty seven
thousand yards per day, employing about We
hundred hands. With the completion Of the
lew portion, the establishment would have
contained seventeen machines, printing some
our thousand two hundred and fifty pieces, or
'boHt one hundred and ninety thousand yards
rr day, employing some twelve |Ur fourteen
lundrcd hands. There were but two cstab-
'>hmcnts as large and perhaps a little larger
n me country Sprag IS al CranSton, and the
,@cIiIc at Lawrence, but neither of these equal
@:' inc American IN architectural beauty. 4
'F7e amount OF calico was IN tic building,
a" 'hoo5h some was saved, the greater por-
oA was more or less damaged by fire or water:
''S'd'S inc loss to the company, many Of the
''lcH''IS cmP'oyeu upon tie building lost :
'''' 'ooh' ana Several cn5r"Vrrs met with the
anne m'>,oitoHc. Acafpcnternamrd Sullivan
mere" inc building before the fire was under
ny, 1or the purpose OF securing his tool chest.
9rd to Gropc his way to the roof from whence
{ "n"Jiy made his escape by means of lad
er p0t NJ from below. Ii spite Of the falling
now every aTaIIlbIo = ace IN the vicinity Of
'c ire was covered with men, women and
Idr'n, all Of whom seemed saIdcnrd by the {
occtac'r, and fall OF .foicboIinns in rc,:.rJ to
effect upon the industry d the city. Two p
andro" persons were thrown out of n,p1oy- ::
rHt by tie late destruction Of the GioLc l'Ij~t
orks, and this last calamity adds some five
1ndrcd more to the list. With such sad
owe tn tc ,,,,F ats, IL