Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1872-11-21

the same side, all We're destroyed as
lar 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 edifice.
WHAT WAS BURNED.
Contrary to previous reports, all
dwellings on Kingstonst. are safe. The
same is fortunately the case on Lincoln
street. All the residences of Fort Hial
section, so called, including Gridley,
High and Broad streets, have been des-
troyed, rendering hundreds of families
homeless and destitute. On Washing
ton street the fire was checked at five
o'clock this morning, in southerly di-
rection. It had not reached beyond
Summer street. The buildings on the
south side of the latter street remained
standing, and those west of them I'M
touched by the flames, with the excep-
ton of three nearest Chauncey street.
These were burned out, though the
walls remained standing, and there was
no further danger in this direction.
Before 5 o'clock the fire found its
way across Water street, and caught
upon the window castings and the roof
finish of the Simmons block, in which
was the Boston Car Spring Company's
Office and the Hide and Leather Bank,
and before an hour had passed the
whole building was enwrapped. At a
quarter to six the building on the OPP
posite corner of Congress street, where
was the Shawmut Bank and W. E. Law
renee and Co.'S store, caught,
and in ten minutes all hope of
saving it was gone. Northward toward
the postoffice and State street swept
the flames, and all hopes of stopping
them by water was shut forever. AT 8
o'clock the stone block, where was S.
Nowell's store fell with crash, which
sent sparks, dust and flames far beav-
onward. Just before the fire took di-
rectly opposite, on the northerly corner
of Federal and Milk streets, and began
it's career towards kilby and Broad
streets These We're the northeasterly
limits at 6 O'Clock, but as the outer
line of flames change with every mo.
ment there is no telling where the fire
might be in half an hour.
State, Devonshire, Congress and Kill
by streets, and Congress Square, were
as far as merchandise was conveyed, on
wheels and afcot, for everybody was
moving whatever was portable. A large
party of men were engaged in tearing
down signs in the vicinity of Milk,
Broad and Kllby streets, and around
Liberty Square. The buildings totally
destroyed on Devonshire street, be-
tween Milk and Water streets, were
the Home Insurance Company, Eastern
Express Company. and the Nation
al Bank Of the Commonwealth.
The Western Union Telegraph Com
pany, fearing the destruction of their
premises, removed their instruments to
the Providence depot.
An attempt to blow up Carrier and
Vroot's jewelry store, corner OF Mllk
and Washington SITS, Sunday morning,
was unsuccessful, the explosion spend
ing its entire strength through the win
dows, scarcely iarring the solid walls.
were shattered by the conclusion,
nothing more.
A visit to the north end of the fire at
seven o'clock showed that it was not
progressing with anything like the pre-
vious rapidity, having advanced not
more than u hundred feet into Con-
gress street, between Water and State
streets, during the preceding hour and
a half The heat had none of that
fierce, terrible intensity which had
been devouring buildings so rap
idly, The same state of affairs
was found to exist on Milk
street. The buildings on the southern
side of the street, below Pearl street,
which had caught as early as half-past
five o'clock, were burning slowly in
comparison with the way their near
neiehbors went, and the walls were all
intact. An immense number Of streams
of water were poured on the fire from
every possible point, an engine from
some other city or town being seen at
every corner, and these seemed to be
having good effect.
The proprietors of the Transcript did
noG remove any of their material. 1t
was packed, however, and lowered into
the cellar, and some of it may be saved
from destruction. The postofice build
ing will be nearly destroyed, although
the walls may remain standing.
By half.past IL on Sunday morning
the progress of the fire towards the
water in the direction of kilby and
Central streets, seemed to be etfectu-
ally stopped, and streams of water were
used in extinguishing the flames among
the ruins, which present the appear
ance of entire devastation.
On Kilbv street the walls of the