Wilmington daily gazette., 1872-11-11

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them doing much, and 80 they content them |
selves with making arrests whenever possible. |
Nearly two hundred men and boys have been |
already locked up, and also several women
All Of these prisoners are 81 the lowest class and
come from the purieus of the city.
BY eleven O'Clock the flames had made their
way through half mile OF business palaces
right In the commercial centre. Winthrop
Square was In ruins. and the fire swept along
Summer, High and Purchase streets.
ABOUT MIDNIGHT.
The fire ran up Franklin street to Havloy. and
the Cathedral building, at Devoush,re ana Frank.
lin streets. was destroyed Then the flames spread
to Federal and Congress streets; then 10 Washing.
ton, MILK, Water and Pearl Streets
FRANKLIN AND WINTHROP SQUARES
Were tranaformed into masses and blocks Of burn.
ing ruins, and the fire kept ON up toward STATE
street urged by the strong breeze blowing of the
bay.
A short time since the Boston Pilot building v,s
burned down. but the Transcript building has
ON PEARL STREET.
IA. M.-The fire reached both sides of Pearl
street, at the corner OF High street. and threatens
this great centre Of the shoe and leather business
BUILDINGS BLOWN UP.
$50 A. M.-Two buildings have Just been blown
up at the south corner OF Devonshire and Mix
streets which. it is hoped. will stay the progress
unfinished post Office building.
THE OLD SOUTH CHURCH GONE.
| $40 A. M--The FIRE dii not reach the Hartford
and Ere Railroad depot. The whole of Pearl
street IS in ruins. Several buildings on Washing
ton street. including MacCuar & Williams, are
burned The heat is SO intense that the firemen
cannot fight it successfully. The North National
and Revere Banks are destroyed.
| A. Mt is impossible at this time to give any
approximation OF the losses. or even . correct
statement OF the extent Of the devastation. The
iire is burning o' fercey as ever. and will proba.
ter building has been blown up, with the only ap-
parent effect OF increasing the terrible volume Of
flame. The Transcript office is nov burning. and
the cid south Church. so dear to all Bostonians, ia
at last to fall victim to the fire. The journal
1rare'ler offices will soon follow.
THE TELEGRAPH OFFICE ON FIRE.
400 A. M-The employees are now leaving the
Western Union Telegraph office. Men have been
sent 10 the providence depot in Boston to tap the
wires aud work to New York.
THE LIGHTS OUT.
4;ao A. M.-The gas snow going out in the tel
egraph Office.
FIREMEN FROM ABROAD.
burn. Chelsea Cambridge, GhsriestowD owe N.s 0
bedford and elsewhere all promptly responded 4
, the call for aid by the city authorities, aud dis
patches are constantly coming in announcing thsi
departure by special trains But before they cal
arrive the greater part of the business section O
the city will be destroyed, with immense stores
valuable goods.
CHECKING THE FIRE
! 5l2 A. Mat this hour the progress of the fir
southward has been ehecked and also in . grea
D measure towards the southeast, the extreme lin
of the devastation in that direction being the Har
= ford and Eris Railroad depot, extending howeve
4 out on the road and burning the bridge; then
runs along Brood to India street. taking a the il
: termediate wharvee. and destroying q few vessel
=. The fire has worked
AROUND THE NEW PosTOFFICE BUILDING
and reached the northerly side of Water stree
: The large building on the corner Of Congress an
Water>streets is in flames. aod will have to z
II Engines No. /, and No. I, Of Providence ha,
o reached the scene of the FIRE. aud there are nun
Il erous hand engines present from towns in tn
, State. Lynn has sent two steamers, Nos /, and
- and a hose carriage.
- THE FIRE BREAKING OUT AFRESH,
Il , BosroN. Nov 1l-2.35 A. M.---The IRE has br
:, ken out again in the stores of Marsh / Co.. n,
y Shrieye, Cramp Low, jewellers. and Is raging vi
a iently. It is hoped, however that the FIRE Lspar
ment will be able to keep it nuder.
The gas is going ont oil over the citv.
BosroS, Noa. II. \ A. M.-Ths FIRE broke o
Il afrcsh FROM three
. TERRIBLE aAs EXPLOSIONS
'S in the rear Of Jordan. Marsh and Co.'S. store T.
% fire crossed Washington street towards Tenn
N whole blocks towards the common would 70.