, 1872-11-11

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49,. f.I ! .~., : ldal1 street il
Il j..
bnik ,'' f. . hloW up the
snna ~ -. (: and Congress-
fore ">'3. ''.. (3':- u shortly be-
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veat ~ S't ::% IT,; = j, at the north
niei -. =: streets, occu"
s y =. 49,: T. ~ ance brokers,
blow, -: ers, was also
blast w. - ( ef1est OF the
The s" .'' advantage
Of H. + ais and much
in 80 ag,, the latter
tbe ~ r :r than retard
MT :'s
etras, s1 road and State
stree: ii : r, strike State
on11I treet, it being
10 clock an effort
~. 10 PACE buildin Tuic44 ID from State
me desired imvssion. Nearly every building
aaS aGf R2a. Of statetreet 'front.' between Congress-
~ - oroad, has already been ruined, while kegs
~ " power, witmatch in readiness for lighting,
a!e Eaeed i, large ntmber Of buildings in the
e:uEy OF brud street, ready to rend them to
e4t9ees.
r. olsta1ce OF the kllby street front, next
70 etate street, vhere the fire is hottest, is Of
heaVJ granite, With bnt little ornamental work
20 catch the flames but next to it ia yerv hieh
granite l building belonging to the Shoe and Lea
A4cnange; aad Is only separated from the
raging nIe by it.
W Ai1!k slreet she tire has passed below the
anef OF onVer, On both sides, and is very hot,
4.y ~ only SINGLE small block Of buildings be-
tneen II and Broad street. Right in the vicinity
;%,aEs t1 many ia5ge stores filed with OIL pants, or
t9Iois, and Il these are caught there seems
ooe no possible way to stop the progress Of the
Ga!nes oefore they reach the water in this direc-
s.H1 rtoa. but there ls yet small chance to save
nsaso sEIeet by fearlesEness and promptness.
rt~1 E}r%e a
bm}5; ,HaG slaeets. at o'clock, there was only one
~ +Iuns ~ On nre, and that had just commenced
~ atsa .ne corner ct Kllby and Doane streets. In
snbsiaad 9dareeIs the fire seems to have somewhat
iHuns1oeo, i;.:. or at least reached its extreme
aa nlt' II the flames are not stopped by
some superhuman effort in Kilby street.
the following banks will have to sue
S9,9o: Atlantlc National, Atlas National, Eagle
MhaSo MThha,oual ana the Shoe and Leather National.
1here are also large numbers of Insurance Com
panles 81: IN the same street threatened with the
@sme ~ usaster.
1ne A5e1cnants E1change, including the Post
Saa, Suse, naa gone. Inc malls, however, have
EaE Tssn EaTsd, and the Post otce will open in
..: O'Clock. the hIe Is sweeping up Devon |
chants Exchange on State street is threatened
l! oclock-1t IL believed that the fire is now
81 lar hnoer control that 1t will not cross State
s'1ss1 prI -..
oy 1a1,past IL O'Clock the progress Of the fire |
Can4roI Ine water, IN the direction OF Aby and
ei.J at@,s.1 seemed TO pe e1ectaaiiy stopped,
te 4s,,.aa u "ater we're used N
s,,.,aa naes aLuong Inc rulns, which present the
Fha rr:.'o;nni W p1ees 1esse uesasianon: va
ne1 c-aL in1 4ossGe a. 1nls n po1h1 are d. sam
81 i-4ehe! =. &. E. Dubue, agent TOR
~, A1aru iage1 peer heeo d Bowen, commits
Tonsa ~ s;..s a1u ne EommerclA f11nt1nS
~, ~ .a,,t a. ~ Ine iou3s1otE gr1ck block
IN tha onnoa;+a eornor ;s ti ~ 4es ea nsl lSote'
brick building, which is comnletelv demo1;s5,ed
in the inside. It was occupied Dy tie following
parties: T. J. Hawley, saloon Aborn. Fay i;
~, so.nn1sg1o9 81 merchants ). D. n Nlles,
Dare. r Baker " o1 n;'an5 y Nnr4on a. ~ ~
Flint & Hail. This building is numbered 70
kilby street.
1nere are several adjoining blocks, the win
IN ta,a or u1nts ny e1p!os1oh.
remains, "''0A0 f11o ~ s'1000
On Kilby street the walls OF blocks numbered
1IoH1 2a to 20, inclusive, are partially standing,
1u1 tae interiors are a1most entirely ruined. !