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

population appears to be on the streets and
house tops, watching the conAagraton. The
fire has extended to Washington street, on the
south and north corners. Loud reports just
made probably indicate that other buildings are
being blown up.
Twelfth Dispatch.
Intensity of the Heat--Bank Buildings
Burned.
BosToN, Nov. 1880 A. M.-The fire did
not reach the Hartford and Erie railroad depot.
The whole of Pearl street is in ruins. Several
buildings on Washington street, including
Maccular & Williams, are burned. The heat is
so intense that the flcmen cannot fight it sue
cessrully. The North national and Revere
banks are burned.
Thirteenth Dispatch.
BosToN, Nov. 1O.-4A. M--The conhagration
still continues with fearful effect. Building after
building has been blown up with only the APP
parent effect of incrcas ing the terrible volume
of flames. The newspaper offices, which are on
the line of the fire, have made all preparations
for the removal of books, papers, &c.. with no
hope of saving any Of the material.
The Transcript is already in flames and the
old South street church. dear to all Bostcnians.
is at last to be victim of fire. The journal
office will next be obliged to succumb, and the
Post, Globe aud Traveller will soon follow.
All the auxiliary force of the fire department
are now being placed in State street, to protect
if possible the banks and insurance offices.
The new post office, although incomplete
will undoubtedly be ruined. If not stopped at
State street the whole north part of the city
must be consumed As an incident of this fire
it may be said it has not as yet touched the west
part of Washington street. Milk streets on fire
between Pearl and Federal.
Fourteenth Dispatch.
Removing Goods from State Street.
BosToN, Nov. 1880 A. M.--Thc vauabes
are being removed from State street banks and
insurance Offices The Western Union tcIe
graph company arc moving its more valuable
apparatus. Goods placed in State street fol
safety are being transferred to more distant
quarters.
1t is now burning Congress square and il
within one block of State street
Where the Fire Originated.
BosToN, Nov. 1O-12 A. M.-The large blocl
on the corner Of Summer and Kingston streets
in which the fire first started, was occupied on
the first and upper floors by Tebbitts, Baldwin
& Davis, dry goods jobbers. A. X Young G
Co. occupied the third and fourth stories as
mandatory for skirts and corsets, giving en-
ployment to about two hundred men. The
second floor was occupied by Damon, Temple &
Co. This great building was in an almost in.
credible short space of time completely levelcC
to the ground.
Sparks from the fire lodged upon all tn,
buildings round about; then the fire spread al
most instantly in three directions--frst to til,
adjoining block, and then across Kingston
street, in the first named direction.
The adjoining building was occupied by lie
land & Wheelock, gentlemens' furnishing
goods, and Sawyer, Mansfield & Co., importers
of dry goods. Next came Eager, Bartlett
Co., woolenlIgoods, 0. B. North & Son, hats
caps and furs. Next, SFarley,7 Amsden & Co.
dry good jobbers, and Rhodes s Ripley, whole
sale clothing. The latter firm owned the build
ing.
The structure opposite the point of starting
was of granite, four stories and a half high, oc
cupied largely by Mayfyn, Mullen & Elms
dealers in trimmings, who used the cntir
lower floor. Harding Bros. 6 Co., an,
G. L. Ide, Carter & Co., occupied the uppe
floors.
From this building across the square diago
nally was stone block, occupied by Smith
Rich & CASTOR and George NJ. Glazier, DEALER
in corsets, skirts and knit goods In the corner
of Otis and Summer streets stood the Everett
block, an imposing granite structure, owned by
the Everett estate. 1t included Nos. 52, "a, So
5S, 60, 81 and Ga Summer street, occupied b,
D. Lyons and Neil Bros, Dreyfus Phillips {
Sherman, c, E. King Co. and Mann Bros.
dealers in clothing, furnishing goods, fancy
goods, trimmings, Sc. The upper floors wer,
used mostly as offices, and occupied by variou,
parties.
Slowly the fire began to creep steadily up boil
sides of Summer street, crawling along from
roof to roof opposite the Everett block. The
buildings, as they were engulled in rapid sue
cession, were;
Brick swell front occupied by A. Folsom &
Sons, floor cloths and oil cloths; George II
Butler, hair goods; Eugene Chapn's (com
mission merchant) granite block; Morse, Ham
mond Co., hosiery and gloves; Beal & Homer
wholesale clothing; S. Klous & Co., hats caps
and furs; Strucker Brothers, hat aud cap man
uiacturers; Wyman & Orklay, imported good.
and linens; Ewing, Wise & Fuller, linens and
white goods; Rothwell, Sutser Potter & Co,
clothing; Mitchell, Green & Stevens, clothing
AT this time, about 10 o'clock, the flames burst
from the top of a building in Arch street. O
dozen doors removed from Summer street. be-
fore the existence Of the flames in this quartz,
was known. They had spread down through
the building, and were bursting in perfect
torrent from all the windows in front of tn,
fancy goods store of Hawley, Folsome & Mar
tin. The fire spread to each side, enyelopinn
the stores of Thomas Kelly & Co., d. NJ. Hodr
don, clothing, March Brothers, Pierce & Co.
Miner, Beals Hackett, all of which wer,
quickly blazing,
At ten o'clock, the whole roof Of
Everett Block
Was a sheet of fame, sending high into the ali
column of fire, smoke and lurid sparks.