Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1872-11-18


The location of the walls which divided
the buildings comprising this block were
discernible yesterday only by long
mounds of rubbish. The building on
the west corner of Devonshire and Frank
lin streets was occupied partly by the
National Bank of North America. 1t
took fire at about one o'clock, and was
soon consumed The part of the build
ing built expressly for the safes was the
only section of the block left standing
1t resembled huge tower. and was be-
grimmed with fire and smoke. 1t loom
ed up to considerable height, and en-
cased the various safes of the bank cor
poration, intact, without there having
been much damaged by the fire. In one
of these there were deposited stocks,
notes and money to the value OF over
million of dollars. The fiery element |
reached the north corner of Devonshire
street soon after one o'clock, and soon
destroyed the five-story granite building
used by the Revere National Bank. The
officers were present a short time previ-
Gus to the premises catching fire, and
left the building, taking with them only
a few things which could be carried away.
The ground which these buildings COW
cred presented strange sight. Here
and there in the ruins could be seen a
case Of clothing, burning, while else
where deep excavations had been made
and all kinds of property was to be seen
slowly consumed by almost smothered
yet Pickering jets of running fire. On
the corner of Milk street, where Arm
strong & Co.'S chromo-lithographic es-
tablishment is situated, all was changed.
Here instead of the massive granite build
ing was to be seen nothing but broken
presses, twisted machinery, stone. brick
and mortar This is but a sample Of
the general appearance Of things in this
neighborhood. Early in the day, Mr..
Charles Stone, one of the gentlemen con-
nected with the Revere National Bank.
on the corner of Franklin street. arrived
on the ground, and began a search for
the safes belonging to the bank. He did
not have to search long, although the
dense smoke almost drove him from the
ruins. He bravely kept on, and finally
found the safe containing the valuables.
This he examined and found to be all
right. In the safe were some million of
dollars in coin, greenbacks and other Sc
curities. The new post-office, which was
thought to be fire proof, was badly DAM
aged, the granite Oh the south side being
crumbled by the heat so that it will have
to be replaced There was no wood
work about the building, except the tenn
porary floors, which fortunately did not
ignite. Owing to the post-ofice, the
building of the Boston Post and other
structures on Devonshire and Water
streets were saved. The windows of the
entire building were shattered TO frag-
ments. The fire was communicated tc
the building at about six o'clock in the
: morning, and all hopes were for time
given up for its salvation. The
untiring energy and enterprise of the
iremen had marked effect here and the
flames were driven from the roof int
the building adjoining, ON Water street
:, One section of the roof was totally de
stroyed, and the composing room dam
aged so by water as to make it unfit fol
- occupancy. The damage by water wa
:, severe. The persistency Of the manag
i ers of the Post, who used all possible en-
. deavors to get things in order to publisl
a morning issue to-day, was successful
u u and it is understood that the Post vii
u publish to-day as usual. The building
e on the west side of Devonshire street
r between Milk and Water streets, mirac
. ulously escaped destruction. The Rialt
: building, or at least that part of tn
! building now in process of erection o
II the corner of Milk street, saved the en-
'e tire block from the flames. The bloc
&c comprised two large buildings, one {
;, which was occupied by the Nationa
y Bank of the Commonwealth,
20 SUMMER STREET.
t. Between the spared building of NJ
l. Nudge, on the corner of Washington an
10 Summer streets, to Trinity Church (Re'
1t Phillips Brooks, rector,) on the mort
rd side of Summer street, there were two {
. three buildings which are now prostrat
er The massive square tower and front wa
a of Trinity Church still stands, an impo
ne ing ruin. A part of the rear wall al:
Id stands, but the side walls have crumble,
e. A small portion of the wall of the built
d. ing occupied by Stedman & Co., ne7
At east of Trinity Church and separate
at from it by narrow alley, is standin
TX From that point every wall on the mort
he side of Summer street is prostrate excel
us the granite walls of the triangular buil
as ing on the east corner of Hig Oh street, o
nd cupied by Skillings, Hammond & Ce
IS stationers. Many of these building
u- were massive structures Of granite, brio
lat and iron, ranking among the finest
ew the city, and occupied for wholesale, 10
ct. bing and manufacturing business. II
3D. fine building that stood on the site
of Daniel Webster's Boston residence
of among the destroyed.
ast WASHINGTON STREET.
'u The fire in Washington street W
III stopped at Currier and Trotts jewel
700 store on the southeast corner of Was
" ington and Milk streets. While t
'A. r. Transcript building, adjoining. was
" flames an attempt was made to blow
n4s ns this one which was only partially succe:
Lhs u'o full, the walls not being thrown dow
'no u but here. nevertheless the fire was sta
On. M ed and the venerable Old South Chur
y. IN saved although its windows, as on tho
rs m of all the buildings in the vicinity, 9
10 blown out.
~, PEARL STREET.
e Pearl street, the great shoe and Leaf
d er center of the city is laid low and
the stead of the long, straight avenue lin
nal with tall granite structures on eitl
Its. side, the spectator could see nothing
by dreary piles of calcined granite a