New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-11-11

ia threatened seriously. Manager MilIken WIN MI nS
force except three pickets In the main ONCE Is sn To
20 the Providence Depot where he will endeavor TO
maintain regular communication with outside points
The Oas came ND ia few minutes after 1t was reported
going out
7am-The 1re which commenced at u last night
continues liz devastation, and Is now WORKING lts way
through the large block between DeVonsbTe ana
Conress-sts., north Of Water-st.
sa.m.-Bulldlngs are blown up on IAndan and Con-
gress-sts The Postofhce that street Will prooaoy
co. with most Of that street Marines from the Navy
Yard are on duty 10 the streets.
THE STORY OF THE DISASTER IN DETAIL.
THE BIRTHPLACE OF THE FIRE-ITs SPREAD IN
EVERY DIRECTION-sOME OF THE HEAVIEST
LOSEks-BANKS DESTRoYED-MEAsURES FOR
PROTECTION.
GENERAL PRESS DlsPATCHl
BosroN, Nov. TO- o'clock a. m. - The fire
broke the end OF largo yestory granite
building. Nos 81 SO, and 81 summerst, and fronting
also on KingstOn-s This building was surmOunted by
high Mansard roof overlapping all the other buildings
in that immediate vicinity. Az as the flames began
spread through the story beneath this roof and before
single engine hose-carriage was on
the ground, great volumes Of fame sud
denly burst out from the Of the lower
stories OF the building and In less than 90 minutes tho
whole broad facade, extending fully 100 feet along
Kngstonst sheet Of flame, as was Also at tue
came time the summerst. 'front.' the heat being 80 In
tense as TO force the remen away from that immediate
vicinity. BY this time strong wind had been caused
The flames began TO sweep Summer and Kingston
cts, and. despite all the exerons OF the bremen in
every branch OF the Department, were com.
municated to the buildings on the opposite corner
Of Kingston and summer-sts. well TO the great
block the OF Summer and Otssts 80 tina; In
less than half hour thereafter the flames burst
ing out Of the roofs and sweeping all up and down the
broad sides Of these immense structures. BY this time
the wind had increased to nearly gale and the flames
having the entire mastery Of everything swept from
story story from roof roof from block 10 block.
and from 10 corner, driving the fire.
men from every vantage ground they could secure,
and rendering all their exertons futile. Wherever the
flames reached they rapidly consumed everything OF
combusble character The large block the corner of
Summer and Kngstonsts in which the fire first started
was occupied the first and upper floors by Tebbtts
Baldwin & Davis, dry goods jObbers. A. K. Young &
Co. occupied the third and fourth stories manufac
tory for skirts and corsets giving employment to about
go The second floor was occupied by Damon,
Temple & Co., furnishing goods, &c.
THE FIRST LossEs.
Although this great building in almost an ncred-
HE short space OF time completely eyeed 10 the ground
destruction had not made much progress before the
flames and sparks which from 1t had lodged upon
all tire buildings around about Thus the fire spread al
most Instantly in three directions first TO the adjoining
block on summerst., then across summerst. to the
opposite block and then Klngtonst In the first
named direction the adjoining building was occupied by
Leland & Wheeock, dealers in gentlemens furnishing
goods, and Sawyer. Mansfield & Co., importers Of dry
goods. The next were occupied by Eager, Bartlett q
Co.. dealers In wooden GOODS o. B. North & Son, hats
caps aud furs The next store that OF Farley Ans
den & Co., dry goods jobbers. and Rhodes Ripley
wholesale clothing The latternamed firm owned the
building The structure opposite the point OF starting
was OF granite, four stories and half high,
occupied principally by Mayhyn, Mullen Elms.
dealers in trimmings, who used the entire
lower floor. Harding Bros Co. and
G. L. Ide Carter Co. occupied the upper floors. From
this building diagonally the square was stone
block occupied by Smith, Rich CortOn and George VI.
Glazer dealers in corses, skirts. and knit goods On
the corner Of Otis and summersts. stood the Everett
Block, an imposing granite structure, owned by the
Everett estate II included Nos. g. o. &C. 49, co. c. and
"a Summer ST. and occupied by d. Lyons Co.. Neil
Brothers e. Dreyfus Phillips & Sherman, C. G.. King
Co.. and MARI Bros dealers clothing, furnishing goods
fancy goods trimmings, sc. The upper floors used
mostly az Offices and occupied by various persons.
swEErISG BOTH SIDES OF sUMMER-sT.
Now the fire began creep steadily up both sides OF
summerst crawling along from roof to roof Opposite
the Everett block the buildings they destroyed
in rapid succession follows: Briciswe Front,
occupied by A. Folsom Sons. fooreoths and oilcoths;
George IT, Butler hair goods, and Eugene Chaplin,
mission merchants. Granite Block, Morse Hammond
Co.. hosiery and gloves; Stiles Beae & Homer. whole
sale clothing; g. Kloris & Co.. hats, caps, aud furs;
strucker Brothers, hat and cap manufacturers Wyman
Arklay imported goods andncns Ewing. Wise Fuller,
linens and white goods Rohwel, Luther. satler Co.,
clothing; Mitchell. Green Stevens clothing. At this
time about O'Clock in the evening. the flames burst
from the top Of building Archst., dozen doors
away from summer-st Almost before the discovery OF
the flames I'm this quarter they had spread down through
the building and bursting in perfect torrent from
all the windows in the OF the fancy goods store OF
Hawley Folsom & Martin The fire spread in both
directions, enyeOping the stores OF Thomas Kelly Co.,
D. NJ Hodgdon. clothing; March Brothers, Pierce Co.,
Miner, Beales, & Hackett oil Of which were quickly
blazing At 10 o'clock tho whole roof OF the
Everett Block was sheet OF flame, sending
high into the air a column Of fire, smoke, ana lurd
sparks Having thus gained perfect control Of the Ev-
erett block the fire stretched its the
Arch-st, and moved rapidly up toward Washngton-st,
taking In the establishments OF George II. Law Brett
& CO., wholesale clothing. and Messenger & Co. dry
goods; Edgarton & Gilman's dInng-rOoms; Chafee o.
whitney sewing silk Lee, Tweedy & Co, dry goods
Lewis Brown Co.. kid gloves Mareau Co., commission
merchants; seayeY. Foster Bowman. agents OF tho
Canton silk mills; Kettle 4 Jones, commission mer-
chants; Price, Tuck Il Co., threa and trimmings; Por
ter Bros commission merchants and Nicholas Sons.
imitation hair At the opposite end Of Summer st.
the junction Of Bedford-st among the buildings de-
sroy were the following viz: Heyer Bros importers
OF fancy goods; Gilbert Loyejoy Co.. woolens No. s;
John COttor hosiery gloves, &c. (No. lO0.
DESTRUCTION OF wNrHRoP-soUARE.
wnthropsq the very center OF the great whole
Gale trade OF the city embracing OF the most costly
buildings erected in this country, and
occupied by such firms james NJ Bebee Co., Stewart
& Co., Anderson, Heath & Co., and 40 OF so Others,
WAS before 10 O'Clock one OF ruins. On Kings
ton-st. No IL, was occupied by j. A. HSteh &
Co, commission merchants; tho next was Nos
is and 49, occupied by Clark & Blodgett,
mission merchants, and Miller & Goodwin. The