Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1872-11-14
SUNDAY NIGHT.
A GENERAL VIEW.

1
NEW YORK, Nov. 10-The following
special is thought to contain correct and
clear account of the origin and progress
of the fire: The fire broke out in thu
large dry goods establishment of Tibbals,
Baldwin & Davis, on the corner of Kings
ton and Summer streets. 1t started in
the engine room and soon the entire build
ing was in flames The Fire Department
was very slow in citing to work. All
the horses were sick, and the engines
were drawn by men. 1t was a long time
| before any water was poured upon the
/ flames, which s,on swept across Summer
street, and took the great building of
James NJ. Beebee & Co. This building
was situated in Winthrop Square, sur
rounded on two sides by narrow avenues
and through them the fife began to sweep
to the north AT the same time it moved
in another direction down Kingston
street, and in both directions on Summer
street. The fire engines finally all got to
work, but could do oothing Engines
were brought from Cam bridge and other
neighboring cities, but alto ,gether their eff
forts availed nothing As soon as the
flames were fairly under way the air,
which had been still before. began to
move in swift currents up the narrow
streets towards the fire. Soon
1T WAS LIKE A WHIRLWIND.
the whole city was lighted up. The glare
of the flames overspread church spires
and trees Of the Common, where great
crowds of people gathered to watch the
progress of the flames. The whole popu
lation of the city was aroused, and thous-
ands of people congregated in the streets
to witness the magnificent and appalling
spectacle. The fire seemed fairly To run
down Summer street toward the harves,
sweeping away brick and wooden build
ings in lis path like so much stub lie.
Down Livingston street it moved less
rapidly but gradually all the fine build
ings there which had recently been turned
into wholesale dry goods stores were at
tackled. The most terrible sweep of the
flames was toward Franklin street. From
Winthrop Square they took northerlv
direction, and by II o'clock they cut
through the middle of one of the splendid
blocks on that street, half way from Mar
| tin to Devonshire street. From that point
to the corner or DevOnshire half dozen
blocks were consumed in half an hour
Then the flames jumped across Franklin
street and attacked the equally splendid
buildings on the northerly sides hey
spread across Winthrop Square and
worked rapidly down to Pearl street,
crossing Congress anu Federal streets
HERE Is CONCENTRATED THE WHOLE
SALE TRADE OF THE CITY.
On Congress street the great six story
granite wool houses went down like cob
houses. From Summer street High street
extends in an easterly direction across the
cfr r ax I,
The fire made appalling progress. Before
IL O'Clock the depot buildings of the Bos-
ton, Hartford and Erie Railway Company,
on Boston wharf, were utterly DESTROYED,
and the flames swept down toward the
bay in a great broad, sheet, making Broad
street impossible. The buildings on
Summer, Franklin and High streets were
mostly all new five and six story granite
warehouses. most of which had Mansard
roofs, which gave the flames easy way from
one to another
| The flames are reported at this hour, 3
p M, to have broken out with new fury,
but the report is not confirmed
| 1t is very difficult to obtain frequent and
reliable news on account of the immense
business and severe duties of our officers
and men there. We are assured that the
! fire is full under control.
| THE FIRE UNDER CONTROL.
The confiagralion was got under con
troll at about 1 o'clock, having in the
space of fifteen hours destroyed hundreds
OF the cOstliest and most substantial ware
houses in the country, and temporarily
paralyzing three of the leading mercantile
interests-the shoe and leather, wool. and
dry goods trades. 1t is said that there is
not one wholesale shoe and lea.h her estab-
lishment left in Boston. The wool trade
has suffered in an equal degree, and drv
goods and jobbing houses left are few and
far between.
The Ninth Regiment, with detach-
ments from other regiments, amounting
to 1900 men, are on duty for the protec-
ton of property and the preservation of
order.