The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1875-05-31
BY TELEGRAPH
WHEELING REGISTER.
Associated Press Report. by Western
Union Line, Office Northwest cor.
of Main and 18th SITS.
ANOTHER DESTRUCTIVE FIRE
Springfield Partly Destroyed
Loss Estimated at 100000.

SPRINGFIELD, May 3O.-A fire, the
origin OF which Is not known, broke out
this afternoon IN Ii. McCOnkey's plan
ing mill located i'll the old planning mill
OF the Wason Car Company, on Taylor
street, where the discoyerer saw II pile OF
shavings blazing briskly. Within ten
minutes after striking the alarm it was
evident that the fire department, though
promptly at work, would not be able IL
conline the ire to that side of Taylor
street, for, at the rear of the mill, near
the Powers Paper Company block, the
flame: had burst holy cut, and were
spreading along the old wall, and eating
up the pile driver used by the WaSon
Company in putting in the foundation OF
their ncw block, and the other loose
lumber thereabou,s. They had
also swept through to the front of tho
building, and leapcd across Taylor street
To an old wooden building, into which
premises Il paper company had recently
moved their box shop. TO 50 fierce II
heat were the flames finned by the wind
that they cnveloped this tndcr box in a
,ccoad's time and began 10 lick hungrily
at the root, and cornic"s of the adjoining
buildings. In halt an hour from the
bursting out of the fire it could BE- seen
that the department were oattling with
what would in all probability be the most
devastating tire that has ever visited
Springfield. McConkcy', planning mill
was completely wrapped III the
flames, and the whole of the old Wason
Campany's buildings on Taylor street to
Dwight, were on fire and doomed. The
row of brick blocks Oh the south side OF
Taylor street, four or five in number,
from the rear of WrightS block on Main
street. to O. b. Douglass shop on the
corner Of Dwight street, were thickly
tenanted with yuriou, manufacturing
interests, and Tor their saving, while
there wa, hope the tlrcmen Strovc man
fully, ana Tor the time concentrated their
efforts there. The stout brick wall bravely
resisted the scorching heat till the flames
had penetrated to the interior
through the roofs when they vanished and
Tavlor street was gauntlet of fire
in the meantime the fire had spread
through to Worthington street and was
driving the families out Of the old wood.
en- ;cncmrut, and had taken fierce hold
of the lumber in Abbey's lumber yard.
Every building in the square between
ltav,on .aI W"rthlngton streets, and
Dwi-h; street and the rear Of the great
Main street blocks, was now on fire cy
,cpt O. b. Douglas, works from which
the wind swept the flames, and the dry
roof, Of Nteanns Park were catching.
But the interest was suddenly transferred
!-omtLi- locality TO the prospects OF
Tne Indefnatc Destruction
increased by the rolling out OF dense
volume, of smoke from the root of IIurl-
hurt's block ON the west side of Main
street at the corner of the bridge, and
in which VII, the great dry goods house
Of Mcknight, Norton, Hawlcy and
other important business concerns, and
We>tfcld, Hclyoke, Chicopec and Indian
/ Orchard each sent out on engine, and
Hartford sent two. The total loss will
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