Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1873-06-06
THE HUB.
FIRE FIRE !! FIRE II!
BOSTON AGAIN IN FLAMES.
THE HEART OF THE CITY
ATTACKED.
LOSS OF SEVERAL MILLIONS.
CONTROL OF THE FIRE.
THE VERY LATEST.
THE HUB.
CONTROL OF THE FIRE.
THE VERY LATEST.
STATEMENT OF LOSSES.

Boston, May 30-Noon.-A fire
broke out about 81 o'clock, this morn
ing. in the upper part of Haley, Morse
& Cos large Furniture Warehouse,
No. All, 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 street.
1905 A. M.-When discovered the
fire was in the upper floor of Haley,
Morse & Co.'S Warehouse, among the
workshops, and the flames were issu-
ing from the roof. Piles of light ma
terial, packed away, were like SO much
finder, and before the alarm could be
given great volumes of flame were
rolling up tifty-feet into the air, and
clouds of smoke were rising. The heat
generated was intense, and in few
minutes the upper stories of the build
ing, from front to rear, to the distance
of 200 feet, were one mass of glowing
flame. The fire worked back into the
stables of Geo. f. Bonney, on Burn
stead Place, which runs out of Boyl-
ston street near Washington street,
and DESTROYED it. Eventually the
walls of the immense edifice fell and
crushed to atoms the extensive gallery
of Jourdain, with all the stores beneath
on the opposite corner of Fayette
Court. The flames soon spread to
another great building adjacent, and
that was also destroyed, includ-
ing Nos. 4O3, 4O5 and 400 Wash
ington street The premises of
Rhodes Ripley & Co., clothing J.
W. Brockett, pianos Geo. Foster
hats; T. f. Libby, dry goods and Geo.
Z. White, millinery, were successfully
destroyed. The flames have crossed
Washington street. Chickering's splen
did granite building Nth its immense
front and The Globe Theatre are in
ruins The fire has also caught the
steeple OF the Presbyterian church,
corner Beach street and Harrison Ave
nue. The Spire Is Il mass OF flames
BosToH, II o'clock, \. NJ, May 30
The rear of Charncery street is threat
cned both from Hayward Place and
Essex street and the entire square
bounded by these streets. and Wash
ington street which is not already
destroyed is being abandoned by its
occupants. Chief Of the Fire Depart
ment, Damerell, expresses confidence
that the fire will speedily be stopped.
The loss already amounts to several
millions.
Continuing its course southerly from
its place OF its origin, the fire soon
attacked the international Hotel, G..
r. Richards, proprietor, No. 415
Washington street, and it fell al easy
prey to the devouring element. The
sway of the monster was irresistible,
and the next to fall its victim on
Washington St, was q large four-story
stone front building occupied by Kel-
ley's Billiard Rooms, Nc. 419; George
Thompson 6, Co., tailors, No. 421, and
Montgomery & Co., confectionery
dealers, stone front, No. 1913.
The fire on Beach street, in the
Presbyterian Church, has been extin-
guished.
The military have been called out
and the crowds in the vicinity of the
fire are being forced back, giving the
fremen room to work.
II o'clock.-The fire is believed to
be fully under control. The widest
excitement exists throughout the city
and thousands of extras are being cir
clllatcd
1t being decoration day, all of the
insurance Offices were closed, but are
now being opened on the intelligence
of the confiagration.
1915 Z. M.-The fire is now COM
pletely under control.
BosToS, May 30-Night. is i'm
possible to give at once all the losses
or even the names of the losers by the
fire to-day, but it can be said that all
from Avery street to BOylston street,
on the west side of Washington street,
is nearly or quite destroyed. On the
other side, from Hayward Place to
Essex street, bnt little is left to show
what existed there at O'Clock this
The Globe Theatre saved nearly all
the wardrobes. Two We're killed by
the falling walls.
Among the firms and individuals
burnt out on Essex street are Benja-
man S. Rome & Co., boots and shoes, !
'o3s $4,000, insurance $4,000. Haw- |
ley, Falsom & Martin, furnishing
goods, loss $4,000, fully insured. |
A. 7. Brown & Co., loss $50, 600, in
surance $4,000. George E. Turner,
boots and shoes, loss $3.50 inst r
ance $4,000. Chauncey Hall School,
Messrs. Gushing & Ladd, loss $1,000, |
insurance $4,000. J. w. Pitcher,
TlODe Ca1e, loss SpS.UUU, no insurance.
Ninth Regiment Headquarters, loss
slight. Leland, Wheelock & Co., fur
nishing goods, loss $780, 900, insurance
$50, 900. John Bregan, boots and
shoes, loss $75, 900, insurance $4,000. |
On Washington street T. S. Pezalt &
Co., furriers, loss $50, 900, insurance
unknown. Seifah's bookstore in the
same building, occupying three cham
bers, containing valuable books and
article used in the Catholic Church,
lose about $4,000. The loss of Fl. E.
Proprietor of the Bryant
and Stratton College, is $4,000. In
sured in the Central Mutual Company
Of Worcester.
The Western Union Telegraph Com
pany has lost fifteen wires by the fire
md communication is interrupted.
The Fireman's National Bank had
not opened their vault to-day and they
have reason to believe that all of their
securities are saved.
The day being holiday, the report
IF the fire was telegraphed to the sur
towns, which brought thou
sands Of persons to the city. Every