Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1871-1872, 1872-11-11
ROCK ISLAND, ILLINOIS. MONDAY NOVEMBER H. 1872

ments and preparing to vacste the line Men
and material have been ordered to Boston
from adjoining towns, so that if communi-
cation with New York is lost now, which is
very likely, it will probably be soon restored
certainly at an early hour in the morning, il
not tonight. The FIRE has now travelled
half mile through the heart of the busi-
ness portion of the city, and is spreading
with frighlful rspidtY.
1l:30 P. M.-The FIRE is now progressing
towards Broad street, having swept bosh
sides of Summer street to High street and
Purchase street. Goods are being removed
from the stores in every direction in the
vicinity of the Ere. Fire engines have been
telsgraphed for from Providence, Worcester,
and other places.
MIDNIGHT.-The fire is moving up Frank
lin street, has reached nearly 70 Hswley
street, and the Cathedral building, corner Of
Dsvonshirs and frankie streets, is on fire,
with no hopes of saving it. The flames are
also spreading on Federal and Congress
streets. Every kind of vehicles are i'm
pressed moving goods. The 6re has reached
ihs Broad street whArves, south of Con
gress street, and the vessels are on FIRE.
The Hartford & Erie railroad depot is
burned.
1890 A. M.-The flames have reached
Washington street and North Franklin.
The Transcript building is on Ere. All the
splending granite warehouses on Franklin
Square, Winthrop Square, and vicinity are
burned. Fears are now entertained that
the flames will sweep everything to State
street. if not further north.
IA. M.-The FIRE still RACES. 1t is feared
that the entire area, from Summer street on
the south to Washington street on the west.
and Milk street on ths north to the water,
east, will be laid waste. Pearl street has so
| far escaped. The heat is intense. Attempts
are now being made to blow up two corners
on Franklin street to prevent the oonhsRra
ZION from extending further towards State
street Immense crowds of people fill the
streets and every effort is being made by
them to save property, which is being trans
terred TO various parts Of the city. The ut
most & ood order prsvAils AID nothing is done
which at ordinary times would be consider
ed unseemly. Il is evident that the
business part Of our city is to be laid in
ruins.
1870 A. MI ordsn & Marsh, Hovey, and
other firms on Washington street are move
ing their goods. and many parties on Milk
and Water streets, and even as far north as
State street are doing the same. All the
| Newspaper Offices have force on hand pre-
pared to move at . moments notice. 1t is
reported that several frsnsn have been
killed.
A. M.-Ths FIRE has broken out on
both sides of Pearl street, corner of High
! street, and threatens the destruction of
| this great centre of the shoe and leather
| business.
Sundays Dispatches.
! BosToN, Nov. 10 ii A. M-The fire
broke out in q large, four story granite
store on the corner Of Sumner ana King
streets, the lower floor of which was ocou-
pied by the wholesale dry goods house of
Tibbets, Baldwin & Davis. 1t caught in
/ the engine room and spread 10 the hatch
way, The buildings in the vicinity we're all
of granite, with MansArd roofs. DetS ched
spinters flew rapidly snd the flames soon
began lighting the roofs on the opposite
| side, far above the reach of the streams
directed toward them. The air was soon
| foil Of FIRE and one building sfler another
caught in the roof 10 less than thirty min
utes il became evident that The city in one
direction Ess 81 the mercy of the flames
tn heat nov became internal, and every
moment was heard the sound of granite
blocks exploding. Many an engineer could
only hold his place while stream of water
was playing on the FIRE. Blocks Of graniie,
Weighing tons, were split as if by powder,
and hurled across the vide streets. The
6remen entered the barricades and worke d
behind them. The paper houses came next,
and with the end of Federal street went the
majority Of the large city dealers. The
Fremen's National Bark went at 10; the
National Bank Of North America at IL.
The fire swept In 9 northeasterly direction.
The main telegraph Office is abandoned and
the buildings in its vicinity are being blown
up to check the progress Of the fire. In
an hour from the time of the slarm
Beebe's granite block fell a prey to the
F flames. Whole pieces of dry goods went
whisting Gcross the square. a perfect hur-
ricspe now ragged. and four story granite
blocks went down like shsvinRs. The tens-
ment houses of the upper part Of the street
next caught FIRE, and the screams of women
and children rang out above the storm Of
wind and cindeTs. The FIRE is now in Fed
J srsl street, and the wool houses are going
like oil isctori>s.
BosToS, Nov. 10.-The burned district il
bounded By Summer, Fedora, Broad, Cen
trAl, Water, Washington and Bedford streets
About Il o'clock the scene In Lincoln
Essex, South Federal and other streets il
, that immediate ueighborhood was one o.
j.. the sAddsss of the night. Hundreds of mel
women and children were hurrying along
laden with every variety of household goods
and behind them the roaring flames lappins
up their houses before they could get hal
or even quarter Of their goods into tn,
street.
BosTox. Nov. 10, 1910 p. M.-Report
are contradictory, but It is said the Ere i
nov under control. The post office is il
o danger and the buildings adjoining it are ol
fire.
new YORK, Nov. 10. 1870 P. Nth,
present bounds of the fire are Ceutra
' Broad, Bedford, both sides of Summer
r Washington, Milk, DevoDshire, Water, Con
Q gress, LiDdsll and Kilby streets. 1t is be
Q lieved the FIRE is under control and will
!, confined within these limits.
BosroE, Nov. l0.-The scene at day
: light, at the corner Of Mix and Devoushir
Il streets down towards Federal and up in th
: direction of Washington street, was teri
j. Bile one. Nobody could stand within thre
blocks Of the burning masses So the fir
' had full possession of the buildings With
. It's grasp. As each edi6ce caught FIRE fror
its neighbor the flames seemed Ito devoU
d The oonteAss in q siugle moment and so th
torrent Of flames grew in strength and pow
er with terrible velocity. Falling roofs wer
sinking every minute and carried oown Wit
It them floors, one by one, until the walls b,
IL came demoralized and also fell with q erasl
Whole blocks of buildings disappeared
this manner, crumbling up like muc
of cardboard. Huge masses of material choke
the streets. and taking Ere created a sol
body of fame. The FIRE engines were ute
y useless, for no human being could stan
&c near enough to send streams Of water wheI
!. they we're needed to do service.
a We are sorry to say that Boston is no be
a ter than other Cities for in the midst of Il
:. terror and confusion that exists in ol
| streets thieves are bQSy at work an