Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1872-11-12


all that IS lett OF the majestic staff from which
has proudly tioatcd the nations daL on memo
rable days. Here and there amid the ruins the
flames tenaciOuSly lick whatever of COmbustibe
material they can reach Barring few pieces
OF wall standing here and there, an uuobSGucted
and Federal streets can he had, moi a solitary
building being lett TO denote the character OF
the business for which the street was celebrated.
MILK STREET.
The fire first appeared in Milk street near
Federal, and worked its way both up and down
on the south side very rapidly, taking every
building in its course, from the cigar store occu-
pied by Mr.. Grodiinski, No. II, TO the corner Of
Oliver street, not a single front even being left
standing. The flames crossed this street and
consumed every building from the new post Of
nee to the corner Of Batterymarch street, while
all above DeYOnshire street escaped, and the
granite fronts were not even charred The Old
south church was fortunately preserved, and
beyond the breaking of a few windows this old
landmark is in as good order as before the fire.
The new post office was damaged somewhat at
the southeast corner, the granite pillars being
badly Clipped by the heat. They will have to
be replaced, but the cost will not he very great
The greatest carnage to this fine structure was
on the Water street front, when is SO badly
broken from the excessive heat that a great por-
ton OF the ornamental part will have to be re-
built. From the post Office on Milk street the
flames leveled every building, rs before stated,
of rho GriIIin nm%nsi,o d. e4Cep' su 'd ltGt
of ,h ,7 Iit+ o,', 80, an" i Ia. l
former will probably be pulled down as soon as
the hremen have time 10 attend tc it, as Il mod
craze wind would throw it over and perhaps en-
danger life
This stfeat was ono nr ths nrli,.,, s,,a,,r
ara. aus H., 49, a. M"s ore ot lnG e9scot 10 Smner
IT, nv I '',J M ~! " l-
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,i, Mi ,ii t,, An - - n".
amono tbn fnnSt in tbo cit,, Layin InI7d
,raito fCat ,l bnit,, ~ ,,.
I'd ali bavmS hn"n eyentsd VIM n Az,
rs Eynr, ,I,oo u '''. 80, -, -
re, a vol Eaip,r Iort t,Ii, , I
,,,I or tLn ,traSt 10 Mn - - -;
raI,,t rho fro yss Sta,,nJ rd ,b t,;Il;'rs
nr, Mil 60 St,t str"5t ,, 60
9 0 ,b 10 81 t e.ifs saneu'
Eraliin streat no b;Iino- 'rr ,r ~ ~ VI
i8S yas owned nv the heirs of Isaac E;ch ana
I5',o",, os t5a GotLnlrnI il, - SC"' anu
,.i,, tbo Ito Of tbo ali GtI7i H., itS
IT, ~ toInaJ lac no assssr Of Stoe ono '
~ VIZ J-,,ryt, eg,,I,,', az i-''0''
Tho b,,ildings On Water straat I,I,,, 4i ,,,,,,,
,t e. a., ,L so,,tb i a. ILL N I .mo ~ -"
H., in ae ihartv sof,oro and , ti ,i ii
from the bmiIji9u 1f The Rost@n pnyt tn T0n'
ross straat. Will below tbnt a1,d st Of Kan
strno, ,bera ora a fa,y s,oniin5 bt 10
are c1mnIeteIy gtted T6e Boston ' POST mia
inc was sliThfIy scorrhed in tbe MINER corner NJ
the east end Inf win this qNccpton The onIv
J,,, ~ f,., ,,,t. ,i+I,,,I H. ~
i,,a'ii,toI, I@, tnS
,ad pI,' X iIh,+root III ~ t.S
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so,,aro "riod h,, tho H. etnt, vi '' ~
- - N 10y 0'''0 e'"'' N''''
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Tho n,iI,liros m KIN, e., ,,., ;,,;,,
soI,+hSost ,ho az te
Setrao NiiL and w. ''io
strnvad. ond From, tIis ,Lo a,,,,o ~. -.
% Lea 80, "a 49,, '''ail.9 "'lie a. iosS
stoned at tl p,,,r'oI % anu az
T6e bniidim% ,,ss co9siicraI,It, ,o, amH 80.
mns f tJn o,,tets ore sa,-n ,Th ~
NJ 90 ,,a Lr,od h,t ~, - =; Nv ;,i mn
n,r On Tho go IA Of tb go, - 81, ~, ~ ii
nG M 70 iha, s,,,,, % t S ny o'.is
ases stroI & ~ Silu tI
street ba,int g,a,dd @ Ill f a.
Tibert,- so,,ara N'' 0''N '''oN nun
pr ,pr srprrr
A. 10 o,olI, ACCOMPLISHMENTS i,+a'. - 81 l.. Il, 80, -.
sented lis msi,aI snbstontiai anoarn,,
merchants rod to their homes Itb vol '1 ~
10 f,oI;,, a., ,,,. - - w" ,l %Nii ~
instead ~ tho eto,eI hloi, elin i H. NV
ami ntbcr ,,n,cboniso ,Ir 'rr'S" WIZ l1"'L '
n,,s"I,tiy rni,s FntorinC poarI nt. "a,
IJiuL street the dames ecnaroIad aH ,,,, u,
bpt Il md flg,frt
is nat sinola Arm bnt What fond tGoir anole
a smoking hean ere the mnrning iigS iIf'i' a''''
FpDEr"I eTpr,Ir isn't
On tbis tboroigbcore Win 20 ,,,, .t
of thp second block south of S1m6er ytroot
The Rnston Hartford and Erie naiYen,ro,. ~,
rrai,rht stations are in ashes u anu
w,suIxcTov qrprPr
One mini where the fremen Tyaro nort;o,Io,,,,
valorous and obstinate was WashinGton street
across which a tremendous ana ,o,oH,,t,.i =
EFFORT vas mazda about > o,ciock on $500
morning to prevent the flames from snrosding
Thn efi9rt was very smEcaSsrni althpnn%b ~
fire broke throuob on tbe east side in r,onE,
nIacrs bntuppn simmer and Wotar str,at -
In notbiuo but thr frorI facsdcs Of nost % ,to
buildings Standing.
GRIDLEy STREET
Four dwelling houses were hurncd in this
street and owned by Henry Wills numbernJ
IL II ia and u
uAwLEY STREET.
The places of business fronting on UowIev
street We're wholly between Franklin and Mi,
streets, and as many of the buildings were Old
and the woodwork dry as finder, they were
speedily licked I'M by tile fire and disaDneared
from existence.
BATTERYMARCH STREET
By great good fortune the flames did moi cross
this street and all the fine granite FROM bniId-
ngs ON the east side are safe, as are those on tbe
west side from Milk to Broad street. bnt the
block extending from Mill strent tn iher,y
square, lon the west, is DESTROYED, only the ont-
side walls being left standing.
CONGRESS STREET.
Nearly the entire length OF Congress street
was swept clear of buildings ON both sides a
few of those near Stale only being lcGt IN tb@
east side the flames stopned af the marble block
on the corner OF Lindail street. occupied by the
Everett national bank. which was destroved
ARCH STREET
And BuzZev Mace are LOST in the wilderness or
ruin which meets the eve in IookinT from SIM,
mcr toward Milk street D''''
oTIs sTRpEp
Was n continuation of KinUsfon straet +ou,ord
Winthrop square. and rs fine fire immadIatciv
communicated from the point of startino to 49,,
buildings on the opposita side Of SUMNER y Nh
business houses on Otis street varn onSo,, th
first 10 be DESTROYED, "''''''7 INV
CHAUyCy srprrr
A few buildngs m Cbanney stroot ,,oro do
stroyed ere The fire was cberlTcd in tbot Iiroo
lion. >'''Ft'
voproS pt,cp
F,,ory r,,ii,,;,, Mo u, ~ FLAoE ;,,,,
Min sfreet an t5o '' NJ %i'' ~ ,ou liU,'
pletrIv destroved " I'VE - voc 00''''
80 },Irpcr,sz srot,y,
In tbis .,oron"hf,ro 10 en- ,,,t.. ,,.,...
sy,ao,' o,, hI,t 'nU ~ l INIT oeau
tle snaoa o"o,;od ~, t1iT stlctt 70
ment ''I'NN Wv ii''' "itiO'0-
py,,,,o,,,, s,,,,,.,.r
In tbi. stroet no o,I,, i'o',say h,,.,, 800.
hloc occnnied az boori;nlr b0,,sos w" TeIe
CLnra Craen and nnnhe2a1 e NJ a., 40 nGa'
clusive in the oJJ nmmbers '' - ~ iV' III
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