The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1873-05-30

ing in the business portion of the city,. 1t
has already reached Washington street.
[sEcoND DIsPATcH.l eos III
BosToN, May 30, 1886 A. M.zThe fire
broke out at o'clock this morning and is
now raging on both sides;of Washington,
near Boylston and Essex y streets The
Globe Theatre is destroyed. "A heavy
northwest wind prevails, and there are no
signs Of the flames being checked. an
THIRD DIsPKTcH.] v0y
Boston, May 80, TO- A.M.--The fire
broke out at about half.past in, the upper
part of Haley, Nurse u Co.. s large furni.
ture warehouse No.I41l Washington
street, and is now spreading with fearful
rapidly the wind being strong from the
northwest. The principal direction Of the
fire is now towards Harrison street.
1906 A. M.--When discovered the FIRE
was in the upper floor Of H., N. G. Co.'s
warehouse, among the workshops and the
flames were issuing from the roof. The
piles Of light material, packed away, was
like SO much finder. and before the alarm
could be given ,-,,,-.,.,5..
GREAT VOLUMES OF FLAMES WERE
| ROLLING UP. so
fifty feet in the air and immense clouds Of
smoke rising. The heat generated was in
tense, and in twenty minutes, the upper
stories of the building from front to rear. a
distance of two hundred feet, were mass
Of glowing fame. a0TS0EJ I "A a
The fire worked back into the stables OF
George F. Bonney. on Bumstead Place,
which runs out Of Boylston street, near
Washington, and destroyed them. sa't
Eventually the walls Of the immense
edifice, where the fire first originated,
| fell and ,rs,g, .ftG $500 y 80 -
CRUSHED TO ATOMS
the extensive gallery of Jourdain, with
all the stores beneath it, on the op-
posite corner of Fayette court.
The flames soon spread to another great
building adjacent, and that was also de.
stroyed, including numbers 403, 405, and
400 Washington street; the premises OF
Rhodes, Ripley & Co., clothing; j. W.
Brockett, pianos; George Foster, hats ;
+. +. Libby, dry goods, and George F.
White, millinery. Aa tlz
The fire has crossed Washington street,
and Chickering's splendid granite building,
with'i's immense front, and the Globe Thea
tire, are in ruins. The steeple of the Pres
byterian church, corner of Beach and Har.
rison avenue, has caught and the spire is a
mass of flames. 5A9 0HA ,1eLg3 1ea
IL o'clock A. M.--The rear Of Chauncy
street is threatened, both, from Haywood
Place and Essex street, and the entire
square, bounded by those streets, and
Washington street, which is not already
destroyed, is being abandoned by its occu
pants. Chief Damrell expresses confidence
that the fire will speedily be stopped.
ERAL MILLIONS.
Continuing its course southerly from it,
place of origin the fire soon attacked the In.
ternational hotel. G. r. Richard proprietor
No. Ais Washington street, and it soor
fell an easy prey to the devouring element.
The sway of the monster was irresistible
and the next to fall its victim was the
large four-story store front building occu
pied by Kelley's billiard rooms, No. Al
Washington street. George Thompson a
Co., tallors, No. AL, and Montgomery
Co.'s confectionery store No. 423, wert
also destroyed. ~ -.,,..- 80
j, The fire on Beach street in the Presby
terrain church has been extinguished.
THE MILITARY HAVE BEEN cALLEI
CrS OUT, -
and the crowd in the vicinity of the fire or
being forced back, in order TO give the fire
men more room to work.
II o'clock M.--The fire is now believe
to be under control. 1t being decoration
: day all the insurance offices were closed
but are now being opened on the intelli
gence of the confagration.
!. THE Widest EXCITEMENT PREVAILS
j throughout the city, and thousands of ex
tras are being circulated.
;; THE LATEsT-THE FIRE UNDER CON
&c. Troll.
BOSTON, May 30, 1915 P. NTH
fire is now completely under control.
II sz1aa NEW YORK, -.
'tI rra Items.
New YORK, May 30.---A special frol
London says the English COMMISSIONS
Mr.. Bradlaugh, who went to Spain recen