, 1874-01-14

Destruction of The Business Portion Of
Katick, 1iass.---Loss Nearly
$l,000,000 .,
Destructive Fire in New York---Three
Persons Burned to Death.
a Boston Bookbindery Burned with
Many Valuable Books.

At N1atick, 11:lsa.
NA77c1, Mass, Jan. 13-As o'clock thls morning
IRE discovered In 6her1nan's franc block. or
Main street. from which it spread to j. B. Walcottf
shoe factory, the north. Gong thence in west.
er}y direction, it took dwelling Summer
street, oneys frame block, and the Town Hall, and,
spreading in southerly direction, Clarks brick block
which cost eoo, and . frume block adjoining,
were seized by tho da1ues- From here It
TOOK NoB1HInI1 DIRECTION
Central street. destroying E. II. Wolcott's house,
and, crossing Min xreet to Eaet the Winch's Block,
Union Block owned BY james Morse. Eries Block the
frane house Of P F. Woodbury., store aud congresa-
tional church were consumed BaEtle!t's dwelling
house and bakery, on Central street, were next in
order. On Washington street, Mllb1rns frame ware
house, three dwelingbouses. c. ". Chlds' shoe FAC
tory, E. D. Saunders shoe factory. sad on Railroad
and framo building occupied - . dwelling -house
grocery. and baker Shop were destroyed The follow
ing ara The
j. B. Nolcott. shoe manufactoTy; T. =. Edgerton,
clothing; atrs 4 TEavis nilliner; J. Edekat Wash-
Bess % prater T. W.soa, 1see asaieF oier Dan
icrs, druggist; Nbitcornb & Couzens clothing John
r. Glelna c. dry goo's; gil9Fe ~; n,l>ae,: naG:
Savings Bank 3; Edward Clark, grooer; Tashbur7e l.
Shnttuck, pro.sions; Joseph Adams Co., grocers
" D: Porlin, hardware j. D. EaI;banks grocer the
publishers Of the Natick Bulletin; the Free Masons'
Hall; G. A. T. Hall; knights Of 1ythias Hail
Miss Bacon uailliuer: P. r. Woodbury. l. Co., dry
goods aud furniture Ira r. BowEcr dry goods; c. A.
kilbouru. grain dealer MIR. Adams, undertaken n.
c. Childa, ehoe-stitcher; Il. G. Berry, saloon 3lr.
Arnold, grocer.
While directing the operations in the vaity Of the
Congregational church, Charles q. shermsn Chief Of
the Fire Department, injured by falling wan and
children are missing. While the loss ia heavy on tho
town, the buildings and stock burned pretty well
insured. Tha loss will probably reach million Of
dollars.
In Boston.
Boston, Jan. 13.-Fsmings book -bindery, in the
upper part Of Nos. u md 74 Sudbury street, bum
ed this morning also, the stocks Of the other oc-
cupants. number OF publishers had valuable works
in the tMnde1y. The loss is not stated.
Fleming l. Co. gave employment to about 100 per
eons, 50 Of whom were women. The stock OF the
firm r8lued at from $40 DDD to s0D00 destroyed
but Is partially insured. large number Of valuable
appliances used in their business also destroyed
They had recently leased building ut Franklin
and Handy at1ee:E in coni junction with Lee Shep
ard. aud were to remove in three weeks. The firm
had on hand for birding about sloooco worth Of
York. Among tho losers J. csgocd Co.,
Iee l. Shepard, John L. Sherry, the Congregational
Publishing House, Il S. DAILY Co., and Estes
+ Lauriat. Noolworth, Ainsworth Co., publishers,
New York, lose shout $10, 600; insured. The Boston
Congregational Publishing Society lose $l00 i'll
sured. Lee Shepard lose about &25 600 insured.
The total loss has not been ascertaued but will prob
ably reach $l50,Q0o. The Sheridan House, Green |
street, Hss slightly damaged BY the tire.