New-York tribune., 1873-02-06
TIE FIRE RECORD.

AT PRINGFIELD-SARROW ESCAPE OF THE RE
PUBLICAN OFFICE.
SPRINGFIELD. Mass, Feb. "a fire broke out this
evening in the building occupied by the Merchants
Union Express Company and tho Massachusetts
Mutual Lifo Insurance Company, and in n short time
the flames enveloped the block. The heat became
so intense that the compositors in The Springfield
Republican office, the building adjoining were
obliged to stop work. Tho flames finally attacked
The Republican building and there is not at this hour
(nidnight) any hope Of saving it, Employees arc
busy removing vauables. The telegraph Office is
now threatened, and assistance has been asked from
Hartford and Worcester.
Later.-A wall of the building adjoining The Re
publican Office has just fallen, breaking in tho win
dows in the composing-rOom but not sottIEg the
latter on rc There is still faint hope of saving the
building.
The rear and body of the Massachusetts Insurance
building have been destroyed. The front walls are
still standing 1t is thought The Republican uildlng
will be saved. Steamers are on the way from Hart
ford and Worcester. Work has been resumed in The
Republican composing-room, and the paper will ap-
pear rs usual this morning.
A private dispatch from Samuel Bowles dated l:iS
this morning. says: "Wo have lost nothing and
shall be out on time
AT LAFArETTR-iOSS S0OOVD.
LAFAYETTE, Ind, Feb. ga fire broke ont,
at O'Clock this morning in tho cellar OF the Occu
pied bv c. T. Marvin AZ an auction room. in Spencer
Block Fourthst and soon resulted in the destruction OF
the whole block. The principal sufferers arc W. u
Gregory, hardware; c. f. Marvin, auctioneer; L. H.
Brown druggist Henry Strauss, clothing; and Israel
Spencer owner of part of the block The total loss Is
$4,000; insurance follows buildings and stocks:
National Of Hartford. 81 OOO tna Of Hartford 5000
Oneen 5000; PhPnlX of Hartford SihD; Home o NtW
York. 200; Hartford 900; Royal 5000 and imperial
AT BALTIMoRE-Loss $4,000.
BALTIMoRE, Feb. ga fire broke out, this
morning. in building the rear OF No ZIG West Prattt
and extending through TO pratst damaged the table
mandatory ofM c. odgdon, 5000 The store OF Whehn
& Kilfauver small produce dealers occupying the hrst
floor OF the building In Prattst. burned out. The
buildings belonged TO Dr. Louis NJ. Eastman ana were
damaged $4,000 The property Ia fully HuFed III the
Royal of Liverpool and Baltimore Offices.
AT oLNEY-Loss $4,000
Providence, II. l., Feb. ga fire in Olney
Village this afternoon, partially destroyed Pioneer Hall
building. occupied by Kennedy & Coughs grocery on
the frst floor and the upper part as meeting haIi ana
tenement. Lose, $4,000 fully insured.
IN THIS CITY.
At $50 D. M, yesterday, tho three-story
brick building No % Canast. owned by Mrs. Beyins.
was damaged $500 by fire which originated from an
unknown cause in the lamp Of Frederick Vincent
on the first Hoor whose stock damaged 500 insured
The stock of Thomas Mcmahon who occupied the base
ment as a plumbing establishment, WAS damaged about
$50 A fire in the frame stables the rear Of No 4lS
West Thirteenthst owned by Edward Pria YESTERDAY,
damaged the building 500. Forty horses were saNeu
from the flames.