The Rock Island daily Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1872-1873, 1873-05-31
Great Destruction of Build
ings and other Property
in the Business Part
of the City.
Additional Particulars.
Total Loss Estimated at 81, ;
900, 0,O00-List of Losses.
Vice President Wilson
wants a rest.
Crimes and Casualties.

BosToN, May 3O.-The fire broke out in
the upper part of Holly, Morse 4 Co.'S
large furniture warehouse, at No. AL
Washington street, and is spreading with
fearful rapidity the wind being strong from
the northwest The principal direction Of
the fire is now toward Harrison avenue,
Hudson street and South Cove The fire
departments from the adjacent cities have
been called upon. The streets in the vi
cinity of the fire are blocked with moving
goods.
New YORK, May 30-A dispatch from
Boston says The Boylston market took .
fire, but the flames were extinguished.
Boston, May 30.-When discovered /
the fire was in the upper floor of Holly !
Morse 4 Co.'S warehouse, among the |
workshops. and flames were issuing from
the roof Piles of light material packed /
away, were ike so much finder, and before |
an alarm could be given great volumes of
/ fame were rolling up fifty feet into the air
and clouds of smoke were rising. The
/ heat was intense, and in twenty minutes
| the upper stories Of the building from
front to rear, 200 feet deep, we're a mass
of flames.
The fire worked back into the stable of
Geo. F. Bonne, on Bumstead place, which
runs out of Boylston street, near Washing
ton street and destroyed it eventually
The walls of the immense edifce fell in.
and crushed to atoms the extensive gallery
of Jourdain, and all the stores beneath it
On the opposite corner of Fayette court
the flames soon spread to another great
building adjacent, and that was also de-
stroyed including Nos 4O2, 405 and 4O7
Washington street. The premises were
occupied by Rhodes, Ripley / Co, cloth
ing j. ". Beckett, pianos; George Fos-
ter, hats F. F. Libby, dry goods, and
George F. White, millinery
! The flames have crossed Washington
street
Chickering's splendid granite building,
with It's immense front, and the Globe
Theatre are in ruins The fire has also
caught the steeple Of the Presbyterian
Church, caner of Beach street and Harri-
+ son avenue, and the spire Is 4 mass of
: flames.
II a. M-The rear of Chauncy street is
threatened. both from Hayward place and
Essex street and the entire square bound
ed by these streets and Washington street
) which is not already destroyed is being
,
Chief Durreh expresses confidence that
the fire will be speedily stopped.
The loss already amounts TO several
millions
Continuing its course southerly from the
- place of its origin, the fire soon attacked
the international Hotel, G. R. Richard,
proprietor, AIS Washington street and it
fell an easy prey to the flames which were
irresistible The next building to fall a
] victim was the large four story stone front
r edifce occupied by Kellys billiard rooms,
n No 4l9 George Thompson d Co, tailors,
42l, and Montgomery & Co, confectionery
store, in No 423.
ll:30 A M-The fire on Beach street.
f in the Presbyterion Church has been ex-
: tinguished.
The military have been called out, and
crowds in the vicinity Of the fire are being
S forced back, giving the fremen more room
!, to work,
M-The fire is now believed to be
fully under control
l2:l5 P. M-The FIRE is now completely
}, under control
; Boston, May 3O.-Decoration day has
J to-day been turned into day of calamity
! d in this city. Another disastrous conhagra-
l. ton has swept through the business part
L of the city-not the chief business center
: but nevertheless good business property
/ A number of the burnt-out firms were alse
O. victims Of the former great confagration
and are now burned out second time
At least $2,000,000 worth of property was
consumed. The fire is now Il p. m the
oi same as extinguished The Associated
~ ~ Press will send you particulars. 1t is 8
sad day in Boston
BosToN May 30.
1t is impossible to give now all the lose:
- or even names Of all the losers by the firt
= to-day, but it can be said that the west side
E Of Washington street. from Avery stree
to Boylston street, is nearly or quite des
troyed
Il On the other side, from Hayward plac,
to Essex street, little is left to show wha
existed there at clock this morning.
Benjamin Gushing, of the Board of As
SCISSORS, estimates the total loss by the fir
at 100000 The following is list o
the buildings, either wholly or PARTIAL
destroyed, their valuation and the name
of their owners:
Washington street, west si6e-Nos. SO
, to 1896, owned by Seth Turner and w.
! Murdock, trustees, $4,000. Nos. 397 t
40l, owned by John Beessle, $4,000
! Nos. 403 to 400 inclusive, owned by Jane
Parker. $4,000. No. All. owned by th
: Massachusetts Baptist Convention, $35
= 600 Nos. Alb to All, inclusive, owned b
$ Gardner Brewer, $25, ZOO. Nos. 4I9 I
q 423, inclusive, owned by F. B. Hayes, $25
L 900. Nos. AIS to All, owned by job
II Braun, $4,000 Nos 429 and 43l, owne
I, by Mary Boylston's heirs, $4,000.
G Washington street, east side-No. 354
!. Chickering building owned by Jam'
s, Paul, $4,000 No. 800, owned by tf
N Silsbee heirs, n. j. Bradlee, trustee, S.
" 0o0 Nos 362 and 364, Globe Theate
owned by Arthur Cheney, 100000. No
. 800 and 1868, owned by A. Charles Bal
WIN! 10000. Nos. $40 to 374, inclusiv
Arlington Hall, owned by II. Hollis Ho
neywell, SIS, 200.
Boylston street, north side--Nos. Is al
II, owned by Francis Rnnn's heirs, SII
OF 900. Nos. 10 and 2l, owned by Jonas {
Dss, 1cS. Clarke, $1,000.
Bumsted court-Alyan Dexter's heir
stable, $4,000; Charles March, 81 LOO
u u Michael Hayden, dwelling, $1,000.
Essex street, north side-Nos. l5 to
inclusive, owned by Peleg w. Chandle
$4,000. Nos. 26 and %, owned by ALE
ton T. Brown, $4,000 Nos 80 and I
owned by Charles Baldwin, $26, 900. N,
SO and 3s. owned by Asa p Morse, 8
600, Nos. 40 and AZ, owned by A.
.op Baldwin, $4,000 Nos. 46 and As, DIV
~ lings, owned by John Fisks heirs, $40
The loss on buildings destroyed, at
Assessors valuation, foot up $780,
Dedueting 20 per cent as salvage on bui
'rt' Il ing materials, the actual loss on real
nair, tate is $455, 900.
Ing While the fire was burning, members
tho r. NJ Kinalov posf Of +ho Grand A n