The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1872-11-23

Railroad was burned, and the passen-
ger station of the corporation on Broad
street, at the foot of Sumner street.
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
fearless, honest, radical effort to save
Boston from Chicago's fate. Three
discharges were made i'll 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 un
less blocks more distant are speedily
Frustrated the effect Wi: 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 in good earnest, the shocks
shaking the city to it's foundation, 1t
is to be hoped the city may be saved
10y this means Nothing else Will
THIEvING.
At an early hour of the morning plum
dering by thieves became general. and
firms who had removed their stock to
places of supposed security out of door
were victims OF these predatory rascals.
Arrests by the police became SO num-
erous that it was found impossible to
accommodate all the prisoners, and they
we're therefore discharged from Gus
tody after making restitution of the
stolen property.
WHAT WAS BURNED.
On 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 filled 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 Grldley, 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
ings Oh the south side of the latter
street remained standing, and those
west OF them untouched by the flames,
with the exception of three nearest
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
roots lewelry store, corner Of Milk
and Washington streets, this morning,
was unsuccessful, the explosion spend
ing its entire strength through the
windows, scarcely iar1ing the solid
walls. The windows of the neigbbor-
ing houses were shattered by the con
cussion, nothing more.
Superintendent ForrestalI did not
able work in sending out all the CITY
teams at an early hour, and keeping
thofi1 at work all through the night ard
until early morning removing goods to
city stable yards. 1t is estimated that
at least one million dollars worth was
saved by the efficient action taken to
forestali destruction. Several of the
attempts to blow up Buildings met With
the IL success that attended the exner
Iment 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, IT
vas packed, however, and lowered into
the cellar and some Of it NAV be saved
from destruction The Post building
will be nearly destroyed, although the
walls may remain standing.
Al TWELVE o CLOCK SUNDAY.
The fire now is so far under control
that it will not cross State street. Bv
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 effectually stopped, and
streams of water were used in extin-
gushing the flames among the ruins.
which present the appearance of entire
devastation. The principal losers at
tins point are ii. Samuel, cigar manu-
tactureri J. 2 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: P. II. Hawley, saloon; A.
Born, Fay and Co, commission mer-
chants, j. B. and n: Niles, printers; f.
p. Hall, Solicitor of Patents, H. 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
whole pane of glass remains.
On Kilby street the walls of the
blocks numbered from % to 20 inclu-
slve are partially standing, but the in
teriors are almost entirely ruined.
These were occupied by GEORGE White
Williams, importer of saddlery hard