New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-11-11
THE STORY OF THE FIRE.
DETAILS GATHERED BY SPECIAL CORRESPOND
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BosrON. Nov. lO-The great oonfagrahon which
has visited our city broke out on Saturday evening
about o'clock, in the large fve-stOry granite build
ing Nos ST. So and 81, in Summer-st, at the corner
of Kingston-st. The fire commenced with great
fury Before mere handful of spectators had
reached the spot, enormous volumes Of smoke and
fame were issuing from the rear of the
structure. This was sumounted by the inevita-
BILE and dangerous Mansard roof, fatally over
topping all the surrounding buildings. Soon as the
flames began to extend through the story under the
roof, when there was not solitary engine or hose
carriage on the ground, the flames were bursting
from the rear and lower stories Of the building.
In less than twenty minutes the entire broad 'front.'
extending for 100 feet along Kingston-st., was
covered with flame. The Summer-st' front
was at once in the same condition. The
intensity Of the heat from the fire on Summer-st.
was 10 great that the fremen were driven from the
neighborhood. Then to complete the trouble spIang
up a strong wind from the northwest. The fire
began 10 sweep through Summer and Kingston-sts'
The large block at the corner of Summer aud Otls-
SITS. took fire. In thirty minutes more the flames
were raging from the roofs and along the walls Of
these immense buildings. Tho gale naturally in
creased until it blew almost hurricane, and the
fire had things almost entirely its own way 1t ID
impossible to describe the impetuosity with which
the element swept from story to story, from roof to
roof from one long range Of buildings to another.
The frcmen, however courageous were driven per-
force from their stations The heat was really ex-
traord;nary Some notion of its intensity may be
gained when it is stated that solid granite walls iron
doors aud shutters, melted before it as if
they were Of lead. The building in which
the fire originated was occupied in part
by Messrs. Young & Co. as a mandatory
of hoop-skrts giving employment to 100 OF 2O men.
Here were Damon Temple & Co., dealers 10 furnish
lng goods The fire spread in three different direc
tons. In the first, it communicated to the adjoining
block on SummeI-st. 1t then crossed Summer-st
50 the opposite block, and then across Kings
ton-st. in the opposite direction. The adjoining
building was occupied by Sawyer, Mansfield
& Co. dry goods importers Eager Bartlett g. Co..
WOODEN goods: o. b. North a. Son. hats, caps
and furs. The next was Farley, Ammidon & Co..
dry goods iobbers; Rhodes g. Ripley wholesale
clothing; the next opposite the above, occupied by
Wheeler'& Elias, dealers in trimmings; Harding
Bros g. Co., G. p. Ide q Co., Carter 81 Co. From
these buildings diagonally across the square
there was a stone block occupied by Smith, Rich
a. Corson and George NJ. Glazie dealers in
corsets and knit goods. Speedily these build
ings were beyond any possible chance OF
preservation. and they were abandoned to burn al
will by the fremon, who now directed their labor
to check, If possible, the further progress of thu
flames, which were sweeping everything before
them in every direction. At the corner of Otis and
Eunmer-sts. stood the Everett block, large struc
ture Of granite, and owned by the estate of the
late Mr. Everett. This included Nos. 81, "a, 90, So
60, o., and 40 Summer-st. occupied by d. Lyons q
Co. West Brothers d Dreyfus Phillips g. Ship
man C. E. King g. Co., and Mari Brothers the upper
floors being used mostly as Offices At about OclOcl
the flames caught on the roof Of this building The
steamers poured their great streams upon it, but
scarcely any water conld be thrown to the lofty
rooi A line of bOsemen was sent up the side u
combat the flames but TO purpose, the fire stead
ily working it's way up both sides of Summer-st.
At o'clock on Sunday morning there was M
Statement in the fury Of the fire. ali the building
Of the Everett block had been burned in rapid sue
session Thoy were occupied by A. Folsom d Sons
bil-cloths George II. Butler g. Co., hair goods
Eugene Chaplin, commission merchant Grant,
Block occupied by Morse, Hammond d. Co
bossy and Gloves Stiles, Beal o. HOwes. whole