Daily national Republican. (Washington City [D.C.]) 1870-1872, 1872-09-04
DEMOLISHED.
TIKI NORTHERN MAUEET TORN DOWN.
ANOTHER LANDMARK GONE.
Great Excitement in the Neighbor-
hood.
An IMMENSE CROWD OF SPECTATORS

What the callers ThlnS and Say Of ~.
II an earthquake had taken place last eve
ming 10 tho northern section Of the city there
could not have been greater eEoitsment among
the citizens than took place whom tho rdmor
began Spreading that the Old Northern Abcr.
ties market vas being demolished. The word
passed from LIP 10 lip and door TO door, aud In
short while crowds Of people could have been soon
hurryins towards the scene Of excitement.
when they reached the designated spot II soon
became evident that the Tumor was we'll founded,
as a large force OF men, with ares In hand, were
busiiy engaged IN leyelinE tho old structure 70
the ground, while all about tho SQUARE was
sOLID MASS or HUMAN MINES,
fully 5000 10 point Of numbers, witnessing tho
destruction q the building, and breathing
forth many expressions not At all natteTlBg 70
those engaged In doing the work, or those from
whom the order smanHted for the pulling down
Considerable tlmo was spent In gathering all
the Information In the case possible To obtain,
and We lay before our readers the facts A. they
SSyS sSs@ sls SS 5G@ ne %sPy s''m'n
Yesterday morning M. Thomas NJ. PloWmab,
architect, was the recipient Of tho following
Nm. rLowMASs ORDERS.
BohhD or PUBiIo WoRHs, D. Oh
wAauEorOss ceptembsF q is7a !
You viii remove al buildings aud sheds be.
longing 10 the Northern market, situated In
public reservation between Seventh and Eighth
Itreots AZ their Intersection with X street and
Massaohu setts avenue, tonight, storing all prl.
yate property In tho reservation west Of the ono
now occupied BY the market, and removing the
fixtures to the sheds 10 oourse Of election on
You viii execute this order and oomplsts new
accommodations as rapidly as possible, 10 avoid
tSSn y nSsoiusy nSc.,asry TO soCt he S,
ALEX. X. SHErHRnD, Vice PrealdpnE
CARRYING tbs oR0Ens INTO EFIsCT:
IL conformity with the above order sir PlOW.
man proceeded 70 make the nsceSsary arrange.
msnts for carrying II into effect A larKe iUrcs Uf
men were Engaged and ordered TO rendezvous at
the square opposite The sixth pTeclInst police
and finding that he had one hundred and Hit
men, divided them into squad; assiEBlng each :
which the old market was surroundod, and Aiter
finding everything In readiness
oRDEHEb A IoRwARD NorENEsT.
quite a stock IN their stalls, and orders were
given 10 remove the same 10 place Of satety.
Those occupying stands on the seventh street
side many Of whom were already there engaged
10 asserting their wares, seeing the work Of do.
atructiOn about TO commence, surmiaed what was
10 follow, and quickly
BARRkLKD
and get out Of harms reach. Scarcely had the
axes been applied when the attention Of ths
passers by wRs attracted, aud soon hundreds
sTS on 1eS ara hE va. 9A dr SS 5V In
gethsT.
LIEUT.. EcKLoFE SOON had MIS- RESERVES OUT
aud scattered round the squ are, not only 10 pro.
| tect tho workmon while At their laboTs, should
II be found necessary, bat also to keep the look.
ors on out Of any danger thero might DO from
| falling timbeTs, Finding that the mass Of hu.
mainly grew denseT aud densor, and that his
/ force was Inadequate TO meet the requirements
| which was expected OF them, Information was
| Immediately sent TO police headquarters Of the
fact and the reserves from several other stations
| ordered 10 the place until tho force Of police.
men numbered about my. Major Richards was
/ also present, but there was no arrests made for
disorder, as It seemed generally considered that