, 1873-09-13
TIE HAVANA FIRE.
THE Scene Of tho Conflngrntion.

tton. tie te.o l'o7k Herald, Sept. 10.
;, Plaza vapor, ns it is gonorally known IN
do Tacon, tic sccno Of tho terrible fro, n,ny
fnirly be considered the Washington hfArkot Ut
Havana, ita only rivals boing- the Plaza Viega,
noar tho Custom House, aud tho insignificant
Tho market was built by prinon lahor, in the
years 1885 and 1896, by Con. Tacon, aud il con-
structcd Of limestone and brick extracted from
tho government quarrios, and is ono OF tho most
Guadalupe district, in wliol. it Is situated. on
tho exterior Of the galleries, at itH baao,
large show casos, with fancy goods, such aa
"articlcg do Paris, may be soon, and any amount
Of imitation jowolry, which tue Havana slaves
purchase with harf-oarned money. 1n tho stores
on tho ground floor grocories, dry goods, perfu-
mery, stationery, hardware, and drugs can ul-
waya DO obtained, willie tho !oquacious barberB
havo found Ekowise soyoral places to hang out
their shingles. A yisit to tho interior Of tho
market at tho present month, which Ia tho hoiGht
OF the fruit Boason, shows, or rather did, boforo
tho building foil proy to tho i!ancs, tho most
glorious collection Of tropical fruits to bo found
III tho world, consisting OF platanos, eo1nitos,
apples, and countless otlor kinds including i'm
ported peaches and apples from tho Untod 9tntcs.
Tho na1no Of plaaa Eapor, or ''Stoam Place.
WAS given by tho l1ayanoBo peoplo Gu account of
it's proximity to tho first railroad built OIL tho
Island.
Tho building, which ia perfect Bquare, is
bounded on the north by Gallo del AQuila. on
the Aouth by tho Calzal do Galoal,o, on tho cast
Dragoncs. -Four largo portiouB Oh oaol. eiilo gayo
iugroas and egress, md at tie oassorn portal ia
Btlatel tho Polico Station, aa likowise tho Office
of the Market Inspector md his deputies. lilo
length of tho building on each aido IL about
two stores about 10 foot ID height from tho
gro,ni Tho second story is used for
dwelling purposes by many Of tho market poo.
plo, and whom businoaB hours aro oyer many Of
them may ho soon walking and chatting. OH tho
ial, "azotea." Tho building las galleries on aud
IN and outside, but which only reach up to tho
first story, Ihe soconl Btory rcposos on limo
atono pillars Of Tho louie or1or OF architecture.
III the open spnco inside OF tho square arc to be
socn an Immense number Of stands, oil which nil
game, fruit, grans--nro e1poaed for ealo. Tow
oriug III, an,ong tho,n, like giant among pig-
mics. ,nny DO Heon two small ono-Htory build
ingu, which aro used for the Balo OF meat.
AID FOR TIE aUFFENENs.
OFFICE or NEW York ANn ME11oAN)
Mail BrEAA1sliIp LINE,
..... Nl.w yoHll, Bopt, O. 1878.
10 the Editor Of The LcruhA:
We Iso III receipt thih day Of n telegram from
Havana, advising I'LL Of tho great oolilagration
thore, and tho grcat dobtitntlon among large
! portion Of lts inhabitants and nppoang to ua to
Try to got sonlo MD from tlia city to alceor tle
caritnbly dispoaol perno,is OF this country,
| which wo feel sure will meet with a warm re-
sponBo RI we must not forget that Havana did not
forgot Chicago and lsoston whom tho lato 1a1nent-
| ahlo llroB took place thoro. AL subscriptions
will be thankfully tocoiyod by us, md innlodi.
| atoly romtttcd to 1layana. Yours respectfully,
/. ALEXANDRA & 6oNB, 81 Broadway,
The sonapnrtos.
Tho Paris correspondent of tho I'aI 4EaI