The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1874-07-16

part Of the city.
At half past 6 O'Clock the Gre had made
almost a clean sweep up tythe corner Of
Third avenue and Polk street, burning up
ti'e homes of thousands of people At the
abofe corner the Ere department commenc-
ed the process of
BLOWING UP BUILDINGS
with gunpowder, but the buildings ex-
perImented with were but small Wooden
affairs, and would only have the effect of
making quicker blaz. of them, and I'll
wind blowing as it does, very fresh gale
from about south to southwest.
The heat is very great, and no doubt
that in addition to the pecuniaty losses
We will have to mourn he
Loss OF MANY LIVES,
a. it is next to impossible that q fire of
this magnitude and fury, aud burning
through as closely settled district as this
has, without calling for many human
tcri6ce.
AS the postoffice is directly in the line
of the conhagra ton, its employs will have
all they can do to
SAVE THE NAIL NATTER
in the building, and consequently, there
will be no mails to leave he city this even
ing, and there can, bp no possibility, b. 0,
sent before to morrow evening, should tie
department be successful in saving their
valuables. The principal lines of the
Western Uuion Telegraph Company, run
ning through State street, have all been
burLt-some forty wires-but as the lines
on Canal street are out of all possible
danger, there viii be no interruption of
telagraphic communication.
CHICAGO, 9:30 p. m.-As predicted in
the previous dispatch, the fire swept into
and over the elegant First Baptist Church,
on Wabash avenue, and what was this
evening before shutdown, one Of the most
elegant anc costly church ediices OF our
HEAP or RUINS.
As it was very evident from the course
Of the fire and. etrcnght of the wind, at
about half past six clock, that the post
3fiice building was in all probability doom
cd. Gen. Macarthur, our postmaster.
arrangements at once to remove the mails
to place Of safety ard all needed team.
were t "nce pressed into service by him
and by eight O'Clock the last loaded wagon
left the building, and the place that had
been the depository Of the United States
mail centering h. re was
DESERTED FOREVER,
for at $40 the builingirst caught, fire
and at S:}3 o'clock was a mass Of q .mes
Among the building. destroyed on the
east side Of Wabash avenue was the church
building formerly occupied by the congre
.,a;iou of B,bert Laird c plIver It seem.
snmew hat singular that this cnnfagrnt on
should be checked at the same place whore
our rr vious big fire was checked, aud that
the very building spared by the previous
fire., should now be one of tie last to sue
cumt this time,
CHECKED.
CHICAGO, July l4--S-30 p. m.-The
fg't with the fire is now on State street
AMI Wabash avenue, between Van BuIen
and Harrison streets. The flames seem
to be slowly giving away to tae persistent
efforts of the fremen and it IS hoped can
De stayed before long. St. james Hotel
is the last building that has commenced
to burn, but the fire department can
concentrate efforts on that particular local.
ty indicated above. the spread of the fire
will be more readily checked
BEGINS AGAIN.
Contrary to the hopeful expectations ex
pressed at halt past eight, the fire since
that has gained upon our fire departme 1t,
and in spite of all effort. by our whole fire
department, the fire, at half past en- clock
had progressed northward, ard taken in
which were low wooden buildings, and on
Waha sh avenue, north from Harrison one
block and half, taking in both ST les
the streets, aud working over along Michi
gan avenue, toward the north, towards the
exposition building. The fire is a. present
between Van Bu,en and Jackson streets
northern limit, and burning with great
ferceness. AT present the fire is appar
emily
BEYOND THE CONTROL.