, 1874-06-02
Tho Building to TO Replaced Mt
Once.

ho turnou In tho alar1h from Box No. 10a twcuty
minutcs past o'clock, which brought Marshal
Bonner and Engine Company No. / to tho locality
instantly. Tho 1larshal, comprehondlng at q
glauoo that tho fate OF tho building was soalod
hi the absence Of tho ontira Department,
sounded
A sEcoyp ALARM,
which ndmonfshcd tho forco undcr his COM
maud That their hour Of rcpose had expired, aud
thoir services woro iu urgent demand. Engine
No. took up lis station opposite q plug across
tia street, aud begun tho hopeless task of aiding
Ill Bttbjugation Of tho common enemy. Tho
hcat was most intonse, aud tAoso In tho vicinity
atato TINT it waa almost uncomfortable. This en-
gino was in consequence obliged to change its
base, and in doing this engineor John Cra1o mot
With = serious accident, narrowly escaping the
wheel and d support attached to the machine,
maugliug it in pltiful nla,lner.
It VAS thought TINT if access could bo had to
tho tlalnes OH tho fourth floor, they might 30 ex-
tltgnsted without moro than tho ordinary t'if-
Hwoonio, gaining all entrance into tho building
through q DOOR that mad been burst open, with
lis companions
CHOPPED THROUGH THE suFFocAr1So SMOKE
that obacurcd tho light and mir Oh every side
until they reached tho stairway. They asconted
tllis avenue Of communication with tho upper
s.orios md lad reached tho third door whon m
embargo was placed upon further movements by
the abrupt Guiding Of tho staircase. Tile purity
returned to terra TRINA unsuccessful.
Marshal Bonner disposed OF hig force with q
ak'll tint covered every poiut whore thoro wcs
the ltast danger, and the boys worked as II in
spirod.
THE HEIGHT OF TIE BUILDING
rendered it partially inaccessible to tho streams
Of number Of tho engines on the ground, aud, to
remedy thsa inctflcioncy, Engines Nos. Ii aud G,
RI also 8 and II. wcro stationed together, aud
tho streams OF the four COLLECTED mud forced
through two limos OF hose and IN inch and
half nozzle, on to tho soothing mass OF filming
combusttllcs. In addition to this, section Of
lloso waH borno BY willing hanls up through, tho
marrow light Of stairs loAding from tho street
to the summit Of tho building adjoining, occ,,-
nlod by Banks, Pcclsha,n Il Co., and Thomas
Feary d SONS, nnd tho enemy met OIL tho cast.
A narrow alloy,on the other side Of which wore
Hoyoral franlo buildings beyond which thoro was
vacant lot, bounded tho aceno on the north,
and here iunumerable lengths Of hoao swollen
directed to the poitits whore tho liro was raging
On Market aud Madison streets every procaltion
WIS tnkcn to prevent tho spgonl Of tho flames,
and, though, moderate breezo waited the burn
Ing ciudors in every direction, tho olrorta uado
wcro crowned with BuccoaB.
AT ABOUT o'C1ouH,
tho upper floor supports having boon burned
out, these cnmo down with tremendous crpsll,
scattering myriad ot spnsks in every direction,
forcing the brig rcd tla,nos to manifoss thoua-
magnificent as it wns destructive. Tho streets
presented q panorama OF oagcr Spectators.
The roofs OF houses III tho vicinity
were thronged by those insout OH
preserving them from becoming a proy
windows Of tho Certral liotel were closed by tho
roons-occnpants, WHO wera fasoiuated by tho ter
rlble scenes boforo taem. The anilors on the
vesBes III the Btrcam woro Oil tho alert lest In IN
unguartcd moment their craftH should becomo
without habitationa. Tic City Of Eric got hor
hose and used it for somo tl1uo. Tho bridge
Keepers Woro kept constantly busy iii protecting
thoso pathways ACROSS tho sluggisl. riyor md
notwitlstanding their efforts tho Adams street
bridge Is reported to have caught fire, and only
escaped destruction by tho vigilance of tho on-
ployeH.
THE FIRE WAS GOTTEN UNDER CONTROL
md 4 feeling OF rciel was expressed by tho
poopo VITO woro witnesses. At about O'Clock
attacss its foo TINT it was deemed eafo to diu-
CONTINUE the workings Of q portion Of tho force,
oil OF whleh had shown u determination to re-
main until their work Waa completed and tho
order WAS ianuot to tako up hose and return to
tloir several houses.
THE ORIGIN or TIE FIRE
ia unknown. But whom nj Investigation is COM
plotod 1t is possible that information will DO OBJ
tafslod leading to solution OF tho lroblom In
the opinion Of como it was the work OF ati ill.,
ooudlary, whllo others aro confident it rosultol
from RpontaneollB combustion. In support Of
tho former theory, 1t is alleged that tlere has
boon no tire tn that portion OF tho building siuco
Friday. This IL coupled with tho fact That much
dlaBatiHfaction was creAtcd AMONG their work.
mou by reason Of the refusal Of WollB j. Co. to
accode to tho terms demanded BY tl,oir workmon
ho1nc two months ago, during Which forty nlen
were discharged.
The theory Of spontaneous combustion Is
tllsy asserting that there was nothing iu lilo
building which could layo taken tire. There
woro s0nlo
NARROW EscApEs
ma1o by tile aromonduring the morning. August
Anderson, a noulbcr OF Hook aud Ladder Com
pany No. l, owos his present hea!th aud tho ab-
sel,ce Of fractured lilllbH rather to ohauco than
anything oao. Aioaa1s. Fox and Briggs, Of the
Fire Patrol, skipped out III time to aYold hoing
wost wall, by which they we're plgltly bruised.
Tho building WAS erectoa shortly aftor tho fire.
costing In tho loghborI1ool Of 800, ,000 and was
nj ornament to the city, AZ also All oyiaenco OF
commercial prosperity c1ninontly gratifying.
Arrangements Aayo baon perfected by which
lT Will lie NEHulLT
within Blx weehs, the contractors engaging to
coM!M0nco work SO boon uH they aro porlnjttel.
1t was lnsurod for 100000, III tho following com-
panics:
3t0!sh Eonilorcthls $40 Q1n
London Assurance. 10, ,0Du
Commercial uAt0n.. Observation-Disclosures, b,GU0
1atlcaBhIre, .,................... 10,1CU
Home, nf Now Yurk. 10 DtO
Fire AsEtrantc, Of Pennsylvania. ............ 6,00u
Unierwr1tort. ....................,.. 10,0U0
The firm hns a net loss Of 500, 900 on tho Stock
which is damaged to tho oxtellt Of $500. .OO0
on which thore III Ill inallrnnco OF S1in,QQQ,
divided among tho subjoinod insurance oorror.-
tionH;
TNK IHAUlANCA.
Companies. amount,
0trarl. AbE0
1rt1HH.. .,.....,.....t......,..... 3bDD
Westrrn ..,,...-..+..,,.......,.. A3Uu
buffalo ....,.....s..........,.., 1,GDl
httaA, nj Hartford. $500
FRANKLIN, OF HstDn.. ............u.....,,.,,s ao00
Hamburg and lrainsll, s....,,.,... G,0u0
National! Ut Iasttortl..., k,00l
QuDn.... ....,...................., l0,uH0
Int ~ oQEA