The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1872-11-30

SoIcco, du Vic IoOU OI OuiuueI StICet,
was destroyed,
BLOWING Up BUILDINGS.
The report of buildings blown up,
indicating that gunpowder was being
used to stop the fire, was heard at five
minutes past three o'clock, aud was a
most welcome sound, for it betokened
q fearless, honest, radical effort to save
Boston from Chicago's fate Three
discharges were~made in a block on
Devonshire street, and these threw the
building partially down, but without
apparent benefit. for the flames jumped
over the gap almost instantly The
building was close to the fire, and I'm
less blocks more distant are speedily
Frustrated the effect will of course, be
simply nothing
The trains were laid in Federal street
about 2 o'clock, and the street imme-
diately cleared fol- action. At 3:45
o'clock this morning the destruction of
buildings in the path of the confagra-
ton, by the explosion of gunpowder,
was begun III good earnest, the shocks
shaking the city to it's Foundation, 1t
is to be hoped the city may be saved
by this means. Nothing else will.
THIEvING.
AT an early hour of the morning plum
derlng by thieves became general. and
firms who had removed their stock to
places ot supposed security out Of door
were Victims Of these predatory fascals
Arrests by the police became so num-
erous that it was found impossible to
accommodate all the prisoners, and they
were therefore discharged from Gus
tody after making restitution of the
stolen property.
WHAT WAS BURNED
Ga Washington street the buildings
of the American Watch Company. on
the northeasterly corner of Washing
ton and Summer streets, has been com
pletely Quilted, but the walls remained.
North of this, on Washington street,
the same side, all were destroyed as far
as the Transcript building, though
portions of the walls of some of the
buildings were left Both Washington
and Summer streets are filed with
bricks, mortar and huge stones to the
depth of several feet. A portion of the
front of Trinity Church is standing
alone to mark the location of the late
beautiful edifce
Contrary to previous reports, all
dwellings on Kingston street are safe.
The same is fortunately the case on
Lincoln street. All the residences of
the Fort Hill section, so called, includ-
ing Gridley, High and Broad streets,
have been destroyed, rendering hun
dreds of families homeless and destitute.
On Washington street the fire was
checked by five o'clock this A. NJ, in a
southerly direction. 1t had not reach
ed beyond Summer street. The build
inSs on the south side of the latter
street remained standing, and those
west of them untouched by the flames,
with the exception of three nearest
f! Chauncey street. These were burned
out, though the walls remained stand
ing, and there was no further danger
in this direction.
An attempt to blow up Currier and
Troot's iewelry store, corner of Milk
and Washington streets, this morning.
was unsuccessful, the explosion spend
ing its entire strength through the
windows, scarcely iarling the solid
walls. The windows of the neighbor-
ing houses were shattered by the con
cussion, nothing more.
Superintendent Forrestall did not
able work i'll sendlng out all the city
teams at an early hour, and keeping
them at work all through the night and
until early morning removing goods to
city stable yards. 1t is estimated that
ut least one million dollars worth was
saTed by the efficient action taken to
| forestall destruction. Several of the
attempts to blow up buildings met with
the Ill success that attended the exper-
lment on the corner of Milk and Wash
lngton streets, the windows only being
shattered
NEWSPAPERS GONE.
The proprietors of the Transcript did
not remove any of their material. 1t
was packed, however, and lowered into
the cellar. and some of it may be saved
from destruction. The Post building
will be nearly destroyed, although the
walls may remain standing.
AT TWELVE O'CLOCK SUNDAY.
The fire now is SO far under control
that 1t will not cross State street BY
half past eleven o'clock the progress of
the fire towards the water in the direc-
ton of Kilby and Central streets SEEM
ed to be etfectually stopped, and
streams of water were used in extiu-
gushing the flames among the ruins,
which present the appearance of entire
devastation. The principal losers at
this point are II. Samuel, cigar manu-
facturer; j. p Dubue, agent for Burk-
/ hard's lager beer; Reed and Bowen.
commission merchants; and the
Commercial Printing house all stu
ated in the four-story brick block on
the south corner of Central and Kilby
streets. On the opposite corner is
another four-story brick building,
which was completely demolished in
side. 1t was occupied by the follow
ing parties ?. II. Hawley, saloon; A.
Born, Fay and Co, commission mer-
chants, j. b. and N. Niles, printers; F.
7. Hail, Solicitor of Patents; HI. G.
Dare, j. r. Baker, w. Deland and
Norton, and Flint and Hall. This
building is No. 80 Kilby street There
are several adjoining blocks, the win
dows of which are badly shattered by
explosion. In some of them scarcely
a whole pane of glass remains
On Kilby street the walls of the
blocks numbered from % to % inclu-
slve are partially standing, but the in
teriors are almost entirely ruined.
These were occupied by George White
Williams, importer of saddlery hard
ware VIM. Arren, G.. thurman and
Co, G. B. Sergeant, Geo. W. Brown,
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