, 1873-07-18
THE LOUISVILLE SCARE.
Five Iire-A1ar1ns in Ono Night.
Tho Public Library Building Narrowly
Escapes Destruction.

gihoH woro Immediately Furnished by tho latter
elty IN responso, and ghfppod upon o. special
It fs impossible to e1press upon paper tho
terror which porvaded tho crowds gathered upon
tho atreeta aftor tho hhndaomo Dambergor &
Bloom Block, on Fourth streot, was discovered
70 10 IN flames and the danger TO the Public
alarms coming 30 closely together gave good
foundation to the almost universal bollof that
tho threo woro tho works Of fncendiaffea, and
every car was intent to catch fifth md a aixth
alarm announcing tho presonao Of tho acoundre1a
in another portion Of the city.
Tho crowd rushed from ono fire to another, but
finally oongregated in ono groat mnsB In front
of the burning buildings on Fourth street, As
Wo writo,. at noarly 4 o'clock g. m., thoy still
tho pun and whistle Of the engines atill at work
sustain tho intenuo e1citomcnt. ehonld 1t DO
discovered that incendiarios were roally at work,
1t would 60 hard inaeod with them il they are
captured: 3D.: Such another night has, perhaps,
Tho engines tolegraphod for by Mayor jacob,
who 1ont active assistance to tho arrangements
before tho burning buildings, were immediately
aont by the Firo Department Of Cincinnnti to the
short-lne depot at Tint city, and dispatch for
needed. Tho roply was then sent bnck nn-
nounclng that they wore not.
THE FIRST ALARM.
At twenty-two lninutes past Q o'clock m alarm
was sent in from Box No 8, situated at tho COR
nor Of Calhoun and Adamh Streets We under
atand from the dro-ala1n telegraph operators
that this falso alarm, WAS Bcnt in by man
who happened to 500 fow Bpnrka ascending
from Longs chair-faotory. In tho light Of sub
eoquont events tho statement Of this man seems
doubtful. Another report was to the effect that
d second fire had broken out from somo unknown
cauHo In tho lumber-yard Of Charles Long l.
DroB., chnir-factory, on tho cornor Of Washing
ton and Wobstor Btreets, but before tho engines
arrived the tlanies woro extinguishod by means
OF buckets Of water.
THE SECOND FIRE.
at about flfteen minutes before 10 o'clock pri
vato wntch1nRn james 4. Thornton, whilo walk
ing Lis beat on the north aide of Market, bo-
tween Sixth and Seventh, diGooyorod . worry
lor's confectionery, No. 229 Market, aud in
moment aftorward it WAS discovered that tho
building WAS On fire. Thornton ran Immediately
to tho storo, aud, utter forcing an entrance, ran
up stairs mud found tho front room, in which
was stored largo amount Of candies. all ablazo,
and from appearances tho ire originated in ono
OF tho barrola continuing candy and packed with
fine shayings. Tho alarm was sounded from
Box No. 81 (Contral station), but before tho en-
gi,oa could bo brought out the 1lamoB had
dealer in Btoyoa and tinwaro, and to No. 81, d
china and glassware store, occupied by Charles
RoBouhoim. Before . stream OF water could bo
brought to bear tho flames Ind rushed through
tuo COulEcblouSTy u IuU lOuTCu HLOEyt auu Gl1TBt
through tho roof Of tho house III the roar, whilo
donso volumes Of smoke and fla.no issued from
tho windows in front, and for some time &C.
riouH eontlagration was threatened. But tho
second alarm having brought several engines to
tho place, tho fire WAS under control in few
minutes after tho flfumen got to work.
THE THIRD ALARM.
At 10:a0 O'Clock p. M, aud immediately suc-
eoeiiug the alarm from the Contral Station, tho
bolls rlng out No. Il. Which proved to be q fro
fS&ttfI $HI 1&A
and Water, owned by Herbert & Wright, one
halt Of it boing occupied by them with their
mill-furnislling establishment, and the otl1cr by
the Climax tobacco factory, owned by J. L.
Withora y Co. Tho fire originated in tho third
story Of tho tobacco factory, and in tho back
part. Tho cause is as yst myatery. Tho onlo
tangible theory was that it had been struck by
lightning. There had been no fire of any kiny
in this building for week past, and the engind
had not been running for eight daya. Incondiar-
ing was securely locked.
Tho fro Bpread along the third-story floor,
md, loaplng to tho roof, ran along It to Herbert
1 Wrights, and boforo water could be obtained
the ontire upper story Of tho two buildings. WAS
blazing.
The engines wsre delayed somowhat on &C.
count OF tho preceding fro, md when they be-
gan playing it appeared as If tho whole block
would so. In about ali hour, however, they had
the fire fully undor control, aud at "a o'clock it
TIE FOURTH A14AnM.
At . quarter to u, while the whole Fire Do
partmont was Rtlll engaged on tho 1'hird-streot
fire, fourth alarm was sounded from Dox %.
Almost in moment tho building WAS ali in
tlamee and the fire had onton into tic uoxt atoro
Of tho block, in tho second story, which was &C.
cupiod by an insurance agent. The fremon
fought this with all their poSYer, but tho HupDlY
OF engines VAS not suflicient, and they fought
against heayy odds. Tho whole Of this block,
which belonged to Dambcrgor, Bloom i Co., was
doomed, mad tho fire steadily worked IN to the
top Of tho building and downward to tho vacant
first store.
Meanwhile tho ne1t atore south, occupied by
=. II. Vernon 4; Co., grocore, who had carried
their stock out carly, was invaded by tho ilonog.
which were m almost incredibly short ti1no in
destroying everything intlammablo In the buill-
ing, Tho fire burnt out OF tho windows OF each
story in rapid succession, and poured tLrough
the small, round ventilators in tie attic. from
each Of which poured q tongue Of smoke and gas
which turned into roaring thme.
Tho fire soon rolled up from the root of yor-
non's building aga,nat tho Public Library build
ing, exciting tho livoliest apprehension in tho
crowd But heavy iiro-yall, riuiug 1G fcot
above tho roof Of tie Library bnildinr' afforded