, 1869-02-27
DESTRUCTIVE FIRE IN CLEVE-
LAND.
Fail Of the New EcRlAnd Blcck-0ae
man KILLED aud SovAfal Iljased.

From The Cleveland Le4her. Feb. Is.
The fel.uie Nh,ca soe nru uepa.smenf HI. en-
ken on Wednesday afternoon bT IN a1&rn OF fts
given feou box Is. ECEtne No ! wts promptly
On tho ground, but II VAS lcnnd that the danes
had got nL der TOO great he1dwAy before the alarm
Was given fuf one en1lua 70 cope with II, ard
others were Immediately called into the service
until tie Whole Department Va! out, ana teven
engines were playiu9 npon the dre. The d1mes
WtEe 1rst 11eeosered issring FROM No. Is In the
New England block, occupied by Mr otone q .
store e. aisetlisIeous astt:les, among which
e1plo~lse, u. il appes1s from tho best informs
lin trat could BE- gained 81 the uns that coaslc
concerning the quail Ct the oil or flald, and its
liability 70 c1pIoue. Mt. Stone, to provo lis ncn-
sra. dippisx i icto the bazenole OF III eursi
eal11' 90 1t with the OIL aad then vet nre 10 tao
paper. In 20 do,uE, the DANES communicated IN
immedi.te exploston vas the consequences. set.
ting ire to the estaallahment ln . tv1nk!tag.
Gn' q he sal Id Sey
slmosl Impossible 10 says an1thinR. 90 rapidly
rapidly 10 tho adjoining buildings either aide,
and within tho epac- Of thraa minutes Noe ~. 1t,
:! .nd g wtre al IN e!ase. n. prompt a1r1vs!
Of he engines ptetented IN Immaculate spfea1 OF
.he dfe, while the eIeFtlons Of the frrHeu wete
10 kerp the nanaes within the limits hb3ye usu
TONED soon attes. however. : Afe wa d,sc.t-
crseloped Nos. IS and 50 IN ite general rnin
Cries Of IL eend,ar.sua were now raltcd, and the
S ssa is aaois so~ ToRa q
sIs qs'ss so:eysi ss'.sat 'ffsss Sd
% came 10 No. s.. I'D I'D ,nsa, With tn: @ Sna.coon; t
Ab!enc.s with whleh this element workt. 1t hAt
sutdenlJ bike ous there, Rivng The 1nPrsss
| Immediately reGuub e1 their exerttana aud yer,
soon the fanes weie .ialted 70 The nunben anovt
given. eoo soEe q them, Ss: s.: = aod ., ws., @
der fu1thez use Of them out Of The question slos
/ st,t ans Of tic stycn eusinta which constka1lJ
| p;aJea upon sveT pstt q tie doomed blsek
se5oek @ T .as d danes nsa seen susaaed - a. a.
could be sen. but ftfil tho Wa:et wAs pouEsd ID
| upon Tho 1urnt TO eI1lnRuish aIy rsmi:cs Of tho
| nety Iemerl that m z ut hare escaped tee ceiuse
ing butldtng. In order 70 better taeiil,1te 'tne
tnss 81 aafe 81 81 see s su!ds AZ ~
ttore. The back part Of wht5h WIS Ill barnt oat,
AID two men held The ptpc, dtteciitR the sue.m
bsnknsn', torsrus thu cIn u At this l3ac, uie,
the reponer o. the 1ttro.d, Hr. Prz:t, and tne
rtporter OF the Ft1ta Dtaier. III. Porser. we're pl
A1t!s,1ns Engineer, hi. DehLttt. in osue, the
better to view the destructive work tbs tro had
made, - well - e Kt1n soEe idea Of Hnere 4
originated. NJ Bennett WAS tust explaining II
tie reporters The ca7.e OF the nso a. ne under
stood 1t, Wneo 1t oEc.. without the sllxntes,
ws11'nF, tte flooring md ;he t'meeEs r tue eee
loud crash. The weight upon the Heak t3.rt. 4
Of The nrs. story. zshlc9 i'd been burned reaeIj
th,opsn, s.a:ed II to stvs .sy s!so engnlsns ri
IN the Iuins. Several men who we're On the roa
cir etnR etrtan* O! water upon Arjot1l1g build
sne debsi. Whst oee17sd IN tae u sexa fsN 1t1; m5
tnerh is b ank, as tkt ~ ouE reporter il coa
cerctd. le remcmbefs n, tall, ihe paiu a.
no,hltg more unt1l be felt himself being dragged
oli bY vigorous bands, .and soou astet was iee
from he runs sa ana stood n2on she sidewalk. r
steamer. he y irdthled Tor his rnIesse. Ia
1saT,, Of de.ta y either nscs .@enessl
~hleh iHnea.sstly s,usat il the ALLEN M rpsb's M
pre- ented Itself 10 thotc LESS fot1unate laan on
ruins resiired she teT1,Ss fase sast w. s;,rn,
sss ,,sd ,hit H,''es ins.e we men eqssa
he Tg,1t nn.s,. 70 n.;. s.saa sao:s =
nud, kent I strtam Of water playing upoa N
buzIlng irnbe1s 20 tnts tnc oa:geS cf The ez
2uued y beng roisted altve WAS At oncc le,
! were On the spot snd behaved with eommendat.
p1onp.ntss, v'eottt d eoo1n=s, a well IS III. Hi
tteW the nntopef snd nA1ts Of tnosc who h
I q
| gsnizsd atonte 10 reese then. Win two cx
septtons th,s ptuved au easy JOB. as tic rubo,sI
hAd tallen tn hrcn manner AZ to p-n the unf Il
su1atea up without bu1y11g them ensiE. .ly out {
eight or rtndsr1nR them u1ah . to help then
seases. Mr. fostsF, H. Benteu, azd ID
Two hcsemeu+ whote nxnes were not learned
easily crept Ont Of the rut1s with but sIIeh
tr3er.es. bo.h e9 the tosHsr srte..ns the loes
taetI h2ts and sou,e s.1ghk dA1tT1agenent {
found We ged in between 4 c,upja Of sesnti,nx
but Has released with only 4 fracture Of Els II
kree pan znd fcF te1a1caes xbont his legs AZ
body. 1ocn croCtr.o engine No, J, was fonn
atmlJ fastened under eerer4l plank aud ttme.r!
and ~hsn rescued It WIS asee:tAlned that one {
I'd Tor III tnat were in CT IN The bci!t1a
A. ths tne It ieI In, except Paul ADKINS. N
| hough IN e1tenE ed tcsfeh wss r1ads 10. him.
| failed for eome time IN o1seoTerng I'm. ST.
ihe werk,tR party continued On. and Aooat te
o'eiotk at night his body wA dieeo7tted Les1l
bent toatle. cooking s'ore and several plat
rSrIng upon II H vas e. treated 1nt eoupi
Of ply A1ci11 sent for, brt lie MS eunet-