The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1873-05-31


been received here announcing that Mr..
Bradlaugh, after leaving Madrid, was
seized by the Oarlists and carried to the
headquarters Of the insurgent. ohieftain
Sabols. His life in said to be in danger
American matsora. ''r
WASHINGTON, May 30.-All business is
suspended for the decoration OF the
graves. Officials are devoting the holi-
day to fishing or billiards, or. rum in
great measure.
Probabilities the North-we est and
upper lakes, and thence to the lower
Ohio and lower Missouri Valleys, North
east and South east winds, high pressure,
rising temperature, partly cloudy wea.
:her and occasional rain. For the Gulf
and South Atlantic States and Tennessee,
North. cast to Northwest winds, cool
cloudy weather and rain.
New YoRK, May 3O.-A special from
London to the World saya the English
Commissioner to Spain, Bradlaugh, was
seized By tho CsTlists.
. Vast crowds are going to Prospect
Park, Brooklyn, TO- witness the race be-
tween Gazelle and Fullerton for 50 800.
Ga1elle is tho tayorite.
driver and three children, who wore run
over at various points. ,.u,
Five sun-strokes yesterday.
5000 emigrants arrived on Wednesday
| and Thursday, sc ~
LANCASTER, Pa, May 3O-A recently
married colored youth suicided, from
jealousy.
BosroN. May 1910 a. MA fire
broke out about half.past 8 o'clock, in
the upper part of Haley, Nurse &c Co. y
largo furniture warehouse, No. AL Wash
lngton street, and is spreading with
fearful rapidity, the wind being strong
from the Northwest. The principal di-
rection OF the Ore is now towards Harri.
son street. Piles of light material,
packed away in the warehouse. were like
30 much tinder, and before the alarm
could be given, great volumes OF fame
were rolling mp fifty feet into tho air,
and clouds OF smoke rising. The heat
generated was intense, and in twenty
minutes the upper stories of the build
ing. from front to rear, distance of 200
feet. was mass of glowing flame. The
Gre worked back into the stables of Geo.
+. Bonney, on Burnstead place, which
runs out of Boylston street, near Wash
1pgton street, and destroyed it. Event
ually, the walls Of the immense edifice
fell. and crushed to atoms the extensive
gallery Of Jourdain, with all the stores
beneath 1t, on the opp-site corner of
Fayette Court. The fl .mes soon spread
q to another great building adjacent, and
Z that was also destroy sd, including Nos.
403, 405, 407 and 400, Washington street.
The premises OF Rhodes, Ripley & Co.,
!, clothing; J. W. Bracket. pianos; Geo.
4 Foster, hats;. F. F. Libby, dry goods,
and George F. White. millinery. The
flames have crossed Washington street.
Chickering's splendid granite building,
with its immense front. and the Globe
Theatre. are in ruins. The fire has also
caught the steeple of the Presbyterian
f, Church, corner Of Beach street and Har-
rison avenue, and the spire is mass OF
flames.
IL A. M.-The rear OF Ohauncy street
Is threatened. both from Hayward place
and Essex street, and the entire square
bounded by those streets and Washing,
ton street, which is not already destroyed,
is being abandoned by its occupants.
Chief Damevell expresses confidence that
the fire will speedily be stopped. The
loss already amounts to several millions.
It continues its course Southeriy, from
Its place OF origin. The fire soon attack.
ed the international Hotel, q. r. Rich.
ardt. proprietor, No. 4l5 Washington
street, and it fell an easy prey to the de-
vouring element. The sway OF the mon
ster was irresistible, and the next to fall
its victim was the large four-story stone
front building, occupied by Kelly's bill
lard room, No. 4l9; George Thompson
& Co., factors. No. 42l, and Montgomery
d Co., confectionery store, No. 423. The
fire on Beach street, in the Presbyterian
Church, has been extinguished.
The military has been called out, and
crowds in the vicinity of the fire are
being forced back, giving the Aremen
more room to work.
1915 O'Clock. The lre j. now fully
under control. Tho widest excitement
exists throughout the city, and thou
sands of extras are boing circulated. It
being decoration day. oil the insurance
Offices were closed, but are now being
opened, on intelligence of the conaagra-
ton.
BosroN, May 30-Eveaing is i'm
possible to give at once alf The losaes by
the fire, to-day, bat it can be said that
from Avery street to Boyleston street, on
the West side Of Washington street, is
nearly or quite destroyed; on tho other
side. from Hayward plaos to Essex
street, little is left TO show what existed
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