The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1872-11-14
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The History Of Great Fires las I
newly made chapter. Last Saturday
afternoon . nrs broke out In the buai.
pess part a Hsston and ragged with Z
tiercensss aud destructiveness which
has but few examples Tor nearly TWEEN.
ty-ioue hean Sunday sweating It wal
thought to have been overcome, bul
Monday unosning IL required the re
newal Of the resolute aud strenuoua
measures i0f its sUppressiou. The
following gleanings from the dispatch'
= Of the derry days will give . tolara.
BILE succiMct account of the nrs, Ito
progresa, losses, effect ON insurance,
&C.:
SATURDAY, 10 r. M.-The fire now
IN progress here 10 the most extensive
one that hes visited Boston for twenty
years. II n In the solid dry go,ds
portion Of the city. and hes extended
the entire length Of Winthrop square,
which embraces A. 7. Stewart's, J. NJ.
Beebe's and Anderson. Heath 4 Co.'S
stores. No estimate Of the lOas csD hi
given. but seposters ssy u = III so,ipta
the millions. The suburban fire de-
PARTNERS hss bsen called upon, The
Ore h nos u IT, height. The build
iugs ass principally Of granite. A
northwest wind b prevailing. Men,
bers Of the press here call Il s<cond
Chicaga. s.ss es .fns
ll:3O r. N.-Ths fre y nov progress
ing towards Droad street. having
swept both sides Of Summer street to
High street aud Purchase street.
Go0ds arc OGiug removed from stores
in every dirscsion In Tho vicinity Of
The Dire. Firs sngins have been isle
graphed Cor froo Psosidsnoe, W0rces-
Ter aud other PLACER.
SUNDAY. Ia. X -Tne Asmes have
rescued Washington street, North OF
Franklin, The Transcript building ID
on Ore. All the splendid granite
warehouses IN Franklia square. VIM
throp squsrs and vicinity ars burned.
Feass ars now entertained that che
flames will sweep everything 70 6tAis
street II not further north.
7:3O r. A.-At Bias o'cIock this morn
Ing destruction Of buildings In the
path u the eonssrHiion BY explosion
of gunpowdsr waa begun IN earnest,
the shocks shaking the city to It's
foundation. Al 4 o'clock the Are ex.
tended from Washington street on the
west to the ~harfb on the east, and
from Milk street m the north 10 the
Hartford and Erie Railrnad bridge on
the south, the area of burned district
being roughly estimated 1t two hund-
red acIss. The estimate Ut well-kDOwn
real estate men II that the loss on
buildings will average twelve dollars
PER font for their area. and therefore
We have . grand total lnss on. build
ings alone Of upwards Of one hundred
millions Of dollars.
So 6ercs was the march Of the
flames, and % Irresistible, that the
merchants on Oliver street when they
hrst were made swase Of the danger
essayed to move their goods. but could
not on account Of heat. aud therefore
they burned where they were. The
extr. me limit Of devastation In the
southward direction 10 the Hartford
4 Erie Railroad depot. extending how
ever s~e o.. ssss sss.s sDA 6uv"snK tine
bridge. Then IL run along Broad
street 70 India wharf. taking all the
wharves aud destroying
. few vesae;s. No one branch Of ,,usi-
ness suffers % extremely - the boo,
and sho~ and hide and leather trade.
II was rumored about six o'clock
that the Old South Church hal been
mined Ia readiness to blow up, but Oh
inquiry 1t was found that those Ia
charge had res.,lveG To risk the matter
nm that corner aud look far protection
to the heavy walls of the Transcript
oiiice opposite. The proprietors OF the
Transcript did not remove any of their
1t was packed. however:
aud lowered into the cellar. Ithaving
fecoms necessary to blow up the
on the corner Of Congress
street aud Congress square, II WAS
primed and ex plOsied shortly before
O'Clock. The large granite front build
ing n the northwest c,ruer Of Lincoln
sud Kiiby streets was sls0 blown up n
0 o'cIOek; though the effect Of the blast
was apparently Of NO material advan.
tage. The inside was shattered but
the wallis and much Of the wood work
was left standing, the latter IN con-
dition 70 sccelerats rather than Tetard
the progress Of the fire.
The conflsgration was got under
control ut about one o'clock, having
In the space Of fifteen hours destroyed
hundreds Of the costli~st aud most
warehouse ia the country.
and temporarily paralising three Of
The leading mercantile interesss-tll<
shoe aud leather, wool and dry goods
trades. II 10 said that there 10 not one
wholesale shoe and leather establish
Deut left In Boston. The wool trade |
has suffered In IN equal degree, and
Try goods jobbiDg houses left are few
md far between.
The ninth regiment with detsch-
nen:s from other regiments sinouni-
ng u 100 men, are on duty for the
projections u property and preserve
Ion Of order. A IN. eting Of prominent
,itizens was held In the City Hall this
.fternoon. presided over by Mayor
jaston. Ut which encouraging speeches
we're made and energetic action urged
n order to alleviate the sufIrrings III
he needy, ~ we'll q for rebuilding
he burnt district. A numerous Re-
ief COMMITTEES wss sppointed, VI
which William Gray II chairman.
rhe committee will hold daily ses .ions.
\ Bureau OF relief WAS also organized.
The principal streets ,ravsrsed by
no coDilsgration were Summer.
'hauncey. franklin, Devonsl,ire,
fix. Congress, State, Commercial
nd Washington. summer, Chsun-
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