The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-05-31

for the confiagration. On the lower floor was
PROXY a vIsAL's DRY GOODS ESTABLISHMENT,
and the silks shawls and laces were hurried out OF
this with the utmost speed, In anticipation OF its
runous fate. Chickering's had by this time been
abandoned to its fate, the names having seized
upon all the interior ana coming in scarlet torrents
from the windows on every story. The great
granite block cracked and sent
sHRIvELLED FRAGMENTS OF RED-Hor srns-
all over the street in showers. Inside, however,
men worked to the last removing the more easily
transported and most valuable goods, and 1t was
not till good half hour after its doom seemed
sure that the building was abandoned THIS was
done, luckily, not a moment too soon for the tall
stone northern corner of Haley, Morse 4 Co.'s
building which had hitherto stood
FIERY MONUMENT
IN the midst OF the connagration wavered, tot
tered, and gathering force by every movement
plunged neadlong across the street into the
spacious doorway OF Chickering'S some part Of 1t
breaking its way into the third story
And so the flames spread until two
O'clock when, area or four acres having
been devastated, they were brought under control.
THE BOUNDARIES OF THE FIRE
may thus be understanding ON the west
side, just below Haymarket place. the last number
left, going SOUTH is se5, being the building occu-
pied by William P. Emerson, Boston Organ Com
pany Extending to the north and at right angles
to Washington street the fire burned through to .
lot OF dwelling houses in the court OF Haymarket
place. Auditing the buildings destroyed on Wash
made a sweep back to Washington street, without
going to Boylson street, falling snort OF the latter
street at Montgomery Co.'s CONNECTION
cry store, 423 washington street The rear
Of the new five story Pilot Building
in process of completion is now within thirty feet
OF Dexter's old stable where the fire commenced
and was saved Extending to the east side OF
Washington street. the last number left standing
going south to Essex Is that numbered $40, occu-
pied by Miller (piano mandatory and Hibbard 4
Co. This gives the corner boundary on this side OF
Washington street at Hayward place. Down Hay
ward place the fire spread rapidly, but being con-
fined to the south side. There was great danger
that it would be driven by the gusts Of wind
through to Chauncey street, and it was only after
a struggle that 1t an assured thing that
1t would not touch the newly occupied warehouses
on this important importing and jobbng street.
THE COURSE OF rHR FIRB
after it crossed Washington street was southeast
erly by south, and taking the south side OF Hay
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street buildings which were only scorched some on
the northern and western boundary, it swept along
Washington street to and including the corner Of
Essex street. and from the foot Of Hayward place
took all between going south till it reached Essex
street at No. IS. the building next below the Globe
Theatre The north side OF Essex, between the
corner and TINS building last given, has been COW
cred by the fire. The losses are given in tabular
form below.
LIST OF THE LOSSES ON BUILDINGS.
Seth Turner d W. G. Murdoch. $4,000
John Roesse ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. $4,000
James Parker ............ ................ $4,000
Massachusetts Baptist Convention. ....... $4,000
Gardner Brewer. Observation-Disclosures. $4,000
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