Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1872-11-08

tlanies, make up.an ihdcscribable confusion
Of sounds that over bears the mind and,
appals the senses. The TrahscrIpt, Post
and Times offices, are In great danger
The Transcript building being already on
fire, the Globe promptly proffered H.
building and press 10 the propriebnr of
the Transcript. The franklin Telegraph
wires have been destroyed and that Of the
Western Union are in great danger.
4: 40 A. M.-There IL no abatement as
yet ofihe tire,except where buildings have
been blown up Thousands of people are
homeless.
The open grounds at Fort Hin i'm
provement is covered with goods and
scared people.
The U. s Marines and Fort Warren
Garrison are now onduiy nn Boston Com.
mons. The Marlbrough House is now In
flames. The Parker House is threatened.
The Catholic Pilot Publishing House wns
consumed about midnight. The w. u.
telegraph company are already for re
moval
Phillips, Dalton & Co. well known
Dickinson Foundry, on Federal streets,
was completely destroyed; 1t was insured,
but to small extent
The lower part Of the city from Summer
10 Oliver sts., on Broad, Is completely
cleared State ST. is covered with goods
and the sidewalks crowded by the house
less people andNthe furniture they have
saved
After twenty hours of intense excite.
ment the fire was rot under control. At
one o'clock preparations were made to
mine the Merchants Exchange occupied
by the Sub Treasurer and Post Office, bul
happily this was not necessary.
The fire at this point Post Office Av.
evenue, was stopped on Congress square OF
the City Exchange Building.
The Offices of the Boston Traveller
Journal and Globe are not touched no SC.
rious injury, has been done to the build.
ing occupied by the Boston Post, situated
opposit the new Post Office though below
1t. On both sides of Wnter st. all is in
ruines. The new Post Office now being
erected composed of iron and stone, is
somewhat damaged, the scaffolding in the
interior of the building was consumed
The entire length of the cast side OF
Washington St from Sumner to Milk Sts.
is entirely destroyed, with the exception
of the block on the corner of Suhnerand
his is seriously damasgSl,
and Summer is in ruins. Hovey's store
is badly damaged though Mr. lIovey re-
removed one half millien dollars worth Of
goods before the building took fire.
The fire stopped on Balierymarch st.,
after consuming the'block on the south
side, and the progress of the flames was
only stopped at this point by the blowing
up Of a number Of buildings
The streets and avenues leadiug to the
scene are in the hands of the military,
who are preventing the further advance Of
people, who are flocking to the locality.
Tie scene of the fire presents dcplora.
BILE spectacle
The extent of the territory consumed
is about three quarters of mile in length
and half mile i'm width, and includes
Pearl, Federal, Congress, Purchase, High,
Arch, Oils, Winthrop Square,
Franklin. Milk and Devonshire, besides
the smaller avenues
The loss Of life is reported 10 be TWEEN.
ty-five or more persons, but as yet it is i'm.
possible to say with any degree of Ger.
tainiy.
Besides the fire department Of this city.
engines were promptly furnished from
Springfield, Worcester, Lynn. Lawrence,
Lowell and Portland, each city promptly
responding to the call for aid
The amount of the loss is vaIious!y es-
some placing it as high as two
hundred To two hundred and fifty mil
lions.
The following are further particulars of
the origin of the great disaster in this city
The fire began about /; Is last evening,
and before fifty people had reached the
quiet and almost deserted streets, in the
great business centre OF the metropolis,
great volumes of smoke and cracking
flames were bursting out of the rear end
Of the large five-story granife building.
Nos. 81, 80 and OF Summer street, direct.
ly on the corner of Kingston ST. Before
an engine or hose carriage was on the
ground, great volumes Of flame burst out
from the rear stories Of the building, and
in less than twenty minutes the whole
broad facade, extending fully one hun.
dred feet along Kingston st, was one
sheet of living flame, as was also, at the