Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1872-11-21

! Snco OF enC1fo devastation.
On Kilby street the walls of the
blocks numbered from % to % inclu-
sive are partially standing, but the In.
teriors are almost entirely ruined.
By great exertions the firemen sue.
ceeded in mastering tho flames about
the Post OfRee, 20 that by noon moth.
ing was discernable in the interior In
the way of blaze, and strong homes ne
entertained that the building vim be
saved though the various Departments
on the inside will be thoroughly
drenched with water.
The fire was under control ut about
one O'Clock, having in the space Of
fifteen hours destroyed hundreds of the
costllest and most substantial ware
houses in the country, and Temporarily
paralyzed three of the leading mercan.
tile interests, the shoe and leather.
wool and dry goods trades. It il
said there il not one wholesale shoe
and leather establishment left in Boz
ton The wool trade has suffered in An
equal degree, and the dry goods and
jobbing houses left are few and far be-
tween.
The Ninth Regiment, with detach-
ments from other regiments, amounting
to J, 200 men, are on duty for the pro.
lection OF property aud preservation of
order.
THE NEW POST OFFICE
and SUBJ Treasury building was for a
long time exposed to fierce flames and
smoke, but was scarcely scorched. This
massive fre-proof structure saved the
Boston Morning Post building directly
opposite, and helped greatly in prevent
ing the fire from reaching State street.
The old South Church also escaped,
though several times given ND for fost
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building, and Currier aud Trottis Jew
elry establishment on the opposite cor
ner OF Milk street, were burned. The
Eastern Express office wassaved, ,thouah
reported at one time % burned.
ExTENT OF THE 0oNTLA0RA11oN.
The following are the general boun
daries of the condagration:
The whole length and both sides Of
Summer street, across Federal nearly
down to Drake's wharf, and thence In
nearly direct line to Fort Hill, along
Hamilton and the Battery March to
Kilby street a. far % Lyndall and
Central streets, and from Milk to Sum
mer on Washington streets. Within
these b0undaIles, IN area of nearly
seventy acres, every building il con.
sumed.
The fire broke ont with renewed vieor
about midnight, Sunday. in almost the
spot where it first originated, caused by
the explosion of gas in the building
occupied by VIM. Storrs and Co., in
Summer street. The front walls of the
building were blown into the street,
and set fire to the store, which extends
back into Central Court. Owing to
frequent gas explosions, the firemen
were for some moments deferred from
going into close promixity to the
burning building, but despite the dan
ger the firemen soon had streams play.
ing on the burning building.
From Storms establishment the
flames rapidly communicated to an ex-
tensive building on the corner of Sum
mer and Washington streets, occupied
on the ground floor by Messrs. Shfeve,
Crump and Low, dealers in elegant gas
fixtures. The upper stories were oocu-
pied by the Wheeler and Wilson sew
ing machine warerooms, Lowell and
Brett, engravers, aud by two or three
custom tailors. The efforts to stay the
progress of the flames were un.
availing, and in less than hall
an hour the magnificent block or
the corner of Warrington and Sum
mer streets was doomed. Flames leap
ed from the windows and curled them.
selves about the coEnices. Soon The
vast pile was in . shr0ud Of flame.
Ore gas explosion followed smother in
rapid succession. Several soldiers and
firemen were prostrated, and seversl
severely injured. A woman named
Martha +. Hutchinson jumped from
the second story to the pavement and
was severely injured, and her recovery
considered doubtful.
The range of three-stoEy brick build
ings lately occupied by Jordan. Mazst
& c., but within few days taken pos
session of by Crosby 4 Marsh, who
were to throw the whole into . grand
connection with their Warrington street
establishment, took fire. and were very
soon in flames. Down Summer streel
the flames crept along steadily, and a
two O'Clock only one building remained
between the fire and G. F. Hovey 4 Go. !.
building.
Had the proper authorities shut of
the gas from the whole burned distric,
early Sunday morning, the present
dreadful visitation would. have beer
averted. All the property along thu
line of Washington street, which ha.
now been destroyed, or Is in imminent
danger, would have been saved had
not the explosions given the flames
fresh encouragement.
The Spectator furnishes the follow
:ur. roO;o1,lo lat "a l~>n~oa.