The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1872-11-15
Buildings Blown U'P--ITAe
Fire Finally stopped. Il
$50 Business Houses and 60
Dwellings In Ashes.f

morning In the solid business part OF
the city, and In q few hours, favored
by high wind, was sweepipg with ir-
resistable fury from Building 70 build
ing and street. The solid granite
blocks, "hre-prOof," shriveled and
crumbled before the fiery blast %
did the brick buildings OF Chicago.
Every effort was made 70 stop the
fire, and as soon as 1t became evil
dent that water was pOwerless, rows
ofszfue buildings were blown to atoms,
and by this decisIve movement the Ore
was got under control by Sunday
noon. At midnIght Sunday, however,
it again broke out near Its original
source, and ragged upon hitherto escap-
ed property until six o'clock Monday
morning, when It was again mastered
and confined TO the ruins ithas caused.
We give very full telegrsphic dispatch
es, as this event Is Of all absorbing in
tefest at present:
BOSTON oR.FIRE.
BosToN, Nov. "a very extensive
conf1agrstiOn Is now rsgiRE at the cor
ner OF Sumner and Kingston streets.
The DIRE extends east and west on
Kingston street, and north and south
on Sumner street. The engines are
hauled by hand. It Is the most extern
sive DIRE that has visited Boston for
thirty years.
The IRE Is In the solid dry goods
portion Of the city. It has extended
the entire length of winthrop square,
which embraces the stores Of A. 7.
Stewart, ]. II Beebe. Andrew Heath
q Co., and HOughtOn, Perkius b Co.
THE RIRR MARCHING ON.
BosToN, Nov. 9.-11 p. m.-The fire
Il still within two blocks OF the West
ern Union Telegraph Office. Operators
are taking up their Instruments and
preparing 70 vacate. Line men and
material have been ordered 70 Boston
from adjoining t0wnsi so that II the
communication Is lost, which now
seems likely, Is will probably be soon
restored; certainly At An early hour
this morning II not tonight. The fire
has Travelled half 8 mile through the
heart Of the business portion Of the
city. and Is spreading with friEhtful
rapidity.
il 80 D. m.-The Are Is now pro-
gre: sing toward Broad street. having
swept both sides of High street and
Purchase street. The goods are being
removed from the stores In every d.
rectiOn In the vicinity of this dre. En-
gines have been telegrSphed for from
Providence Worcester aAd other
places. -
THE VICTORIOUS FLAMES.
MIDNIoRT.-The IRE Is moving up
franklin street and has reached nearly
% Hnwley street. Tho cathedral
building, corner Of Delaware and
franklin streets, is on fire, with NO
hopes of saving t.. The flames are
also spreading On Federal and Con.
Eress streets. Every kind of vehicle
Il Impressed In moving goods. The
fire has reached the. Bread street
whsrves, South Congress street, and
vessels are on dre. The Hartford &
Eric railroad depot Il burned. y
BosroN, Nov. 10, 1880 3. m.-The
FIRE still RACES. IL IL feared that the
entire area from Sumner street on the
south to WA9hington street on the
west, and from MIX street on the north
to the water on the east will be laid
waste. Pearl street has 50 far escaped.
The heat 70 intense.
a. m.-The flames have reached
Washington street, north Of Franklin.
The Transcript building. 'is on fire.
All the splendid granite warehouses on
franklin Square, winthrop Square
and vicinity arc burned. Fears are
now entertained that the flames will
sweep everything 20 State street, u not
farther north. 1865
SUNDAY DIsRATcRRe-aKNEK STATE
a.i AENr. "s-
Nrw YoRx. Nov. 10.-The Tribune's
extra this evening says the Boston fire
was still raging at noon. The whole
business district Ii In ruins. Large
crowds are gathered az the leading
hotels and newspaper ofices to-day,
with q feeling ef intense excitement.
Several Bosc0 n men here wrung their
hands ~ they heard the progress Of
the Hre. ~ y! 20 -lst7.
ON NILE srRREf. 1
BosroN, Nov. 1o.-After repeated
solicitations on the part OF business
InPn, owners or real estate and other
chief engineers named, juse beSore two
o'clock gave orders TO rope ca the
the streets leading into Milk street,
on the south aide OF that street.
P0ItCE AREA GGE1ENI0s
A body of United States marines
from the navy ysFd marched up Wash.
inEton street about three O'Clock and
rendered their services on police duty,
which was accepted. Shor tly after
meeting of citizens wts held In
the mayors parlor In city hall. Mayor
CASTOR being present and Chief En-
gineer Darnen preeiding. 4 detail of
~9sS. 60 RAtP Oh
of all streets leading directly 20 the
fire and have exclusive conEsol Of them,
with tire assistance Of tie police, with
authority 20 take any action they
might see 1t In the emergency.
THE BLowINa-UP PRocEss. 'i
At 5 o'clock q. m. ihe report of
buildings blown up, indicating that
gun powder WAS being used, was
heard, aud was the most welcome
sound of the night, for il be:oken-
ed fearless effort to save Boston
from Chicago's fate. The trains
were laid in Federal street about 2
O'clock. and the street was immedi.
stely cleared for action. At 8 :45
the demolition of buildings was be-
gun in good earnest the shocks
shaking the city 70 lite foundations.
Al 4 30 O'clock buildings on Dew.
onshire street were blown to atoms.
Every effort Is being made TO pre-.
vent the further progress OF the
flames northward. -
AKEA OF BuRST DISTRICT.
At four O'Clock the Gre extended
from Warrington street on the wast
TO the wharves on the. east, and
from Milk street on the north 10
the Hartford 4 Erie railroad Bridge.
EsfI1kTED LOSSES.
The estimate Of real estate mes
is that the loss on buildIngs Will
average twelve dollars per rot for
this area, and therefore we have q |
grand total loas in buildings ct M.
wards Of one hundred million dol. |
lars.
TIE TIRE CHECKED.
At this hour the progress OF the |
dre southwark has been checked. |
and also In . great measure towards |
the southeast The extreme Limit |
Of devsstAtion in that direc ton be-
ing Hartford & Erie railroad demos.
extending, however, on the road
and buring the bridge then Il runs
along Broad Street % Indisaa, tax.
ing all tbs intermediate wharves
and destroying few vessels. The 1
are has worked around the new i
posf-o1Ace building aud reached the
uortherly aide Of Water street.
AssEsTAHcE ERoH AR1oAp.,
Two epEIne. fron Psoyidesee