New-York tribune., 1869-01-02
THE PROVIDENCE FIRE.

A fire broke ont between seven and eig!..
O'Clock Thursday morning in the yestory brick building
the OF Dyer and CustomIIouse-sts owned by
Alexander Duncan, and occupied by the extensive prn
ing Office Of the Providence Press COmpanyi nv stokes -
Leonard marketmen and by Horace Brown aln
Stephen d. Andrews dealers IN hay, salt Hour &c. Ilb
fire caught I'm the mangrOOm on the second n00r froms
stove IN whch ne once boy was Ightis ll' tue ueyt
tive draft causing the flames 20 burst into the rOo Iio
fire communicated 10 somo paper hanging on mo
were blaze. The situated at the foot Of ts
above and rapidly did the flames spread that only two
of the 30 persons employed IN the fourth story succeeded
Obliged to descend by means OF sliding doTa
the fall cham. The room in which they wee
they we're glad to avail themselves Of ihs perou means
OF exit no ladders could be procured with the prompt
learn that all safely escaped from their imminent per
with less personal injury than could have been ant
Sliding down the chain, and one man was SUI
believe was about the exten, Of personal harm.
One printer, named Thomas L. Jennings, besg
unable to descend by the chain was su1oeated so aras
TO helpless. and would certainly have peTisbed IN
very few moments but for the arrival OF ladders with
tho aid OF one Of which be was rescued aud braug.
consciousness The Press Company estimate their loss
at about $4,000, which they have an insurance OF
and and had T also several j5bs Of hGo BOOK work
under way, upon which there Is considerable Loss.
both OF copy and completed work. Among the
Ibe ScbooI comnss,oner Report and OF the Recstrtioa
came forward promptly with Offers OF assistance mud We
informed that arrangements are already conieedtor
bringing out the EUeHing Press this afternoon as usual
Orders for printing Office complete rs the one
DESTROYED have been given at the found ey and hope
soon to unfortunate nolghDOfs entirely
recovered from their temporary adversely Mr..
Andre sfl estimates his loss at ahOCt $500, on
which he has an Insurance 10 the amount OF $500 Ills
stock consisted of SALT hay Hour vegetables and oher
merchandise stored In the hrs second, third aud nfih
stories. The amount Of hay stored IN the building was
upward OF 200 uus The third DRY full. the second
story twOhrds full. and the NTH story partly full The
room over Mr. Andrewss store was filed with grass
seed, belonging 10 parties In Phl1relpha. MI
Browns loss viii probably not exceed $500. II TIE
merchandise i'm the cellar out Ia tOltgahlc cond
ton His other stock IN the third aud fifth
stories and consisted OF hay and cOopcrage stores lie
uninsured. Messrs Stokes Leonard lose about S2ee
unOn which there ia insurance The provisions IN Tho
cellar will not be injured All their papers were locked
up in the safe which has not yet been taken OUT Tie
hay in the third and nth stories still on fire st6
o'clock D. m, but the hremcn did faithful ana ciDcont
work and able. at noon. 10 commence tossing Out
the burning stock The Fire Department were throwing
into the building during the entire day ana pr
ton Of tho night. The fine block very seriously dau'
aged, especially in the upper stories.
90 Tproyileuce Journal.