American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1875-07-24
The Burning Whisky in the Streets
Of Dublin.

RUNNING along Ardee street, and lick
ing the walls of the houses as it passed on,
the burning liquid sped through Mill
street and Chamber street, and consterna-
ton spread on every side. Hemmed in
by fire, apparently on all sides, the chances
of escape, either of the people or for their
houses, seemed small indeed. A scene of
wild1ess ensued, men rushing about with
children in their arms, and watching for
a favorable moment to dash through the
blue flames into places of safety, while
others, in their eagerness to save their
property, threw furniture and effects out
of the windows, either to be dashed to
pieces on the pavement below, or burned
or charred by the sea of fire which almost
their hands and seemed stupefied with
fear, and had to be carried away forcibly !;
while even inshouses we'll removed from
danger the panic was scarcely less. Rooms
which had been little models of neatneSs
and comfort of their sort were in a few
moments topsy-turvy, and the furniture
was either thrown out into the street or
piled in proximity to the windows in case
of the necessity arising of having it re-
moved.
There were, unfortunately, large num-
bers of those who are ever ready to seize
upon such an opportunity for disorder and
riot, and who, darling through byways
and courts, reached the places where the
burning spirits ran in streams along the
channels or lay in pools in the street, as
yet unlighted, and, with their boots and
hats converted into vessels for the occa-
sion, they collected the liquor and drank
1t freely Some actually lay on their
faces and drank until they became insensi-
BILE, reminding one of the scenes described
by Dickens as having occurred during the
Gordon riots. In this state many were
conveyed to the hospital, while others
were still ready to rush forward to take
their places Tremendous explosions
were heard underground, caused by the
burning liquor coming in contact with the
gases collected in the sewers.
In Mill street the scene when the liquor
passed around the corner from Ardee
street cannot be well described. House
after house was ignited, the flames passing
under the doors and through the windows.
In this manner soon one entire side of the
street was mass of fire. On reaching
the tannery the flames burst forth with
awful fury, and in few hours the skele
ton alone remained of the building. Here
the train was stopped and its further prog
ress barred, for large bank of manure,
cinders, etc, was speedily heaped up
across the street and an insurmountable
barrier opposed to it. Fortunately, too,
the tannery was isolated and formed the
corner of street, and the flames did not
stretch to the opposite side.
In Ardee street and Chamber street the
road was ripped up by the soldiers, and
barricades were formed which stopped the
progress of the liquid, and all further dan
ger, so far as that source was concerned,
was at an end. The bonded stores, how
ever, continued to blaze, and the wall fell
in with Il terrific crash. At one time the
scaffiolding in front of the new wing
which is now being added to the CoOme
Hospital by Sir Arthur Guinness caught
fire, and the building was for time in
great danger, but the 'scaffolding was
pulled down and the flames were extin-
guished. A number of barrels of whisky
were saved and stored in Cork street, I'M
der the charge of a military guard, who
found it necessary to fix bayonets in order
to keep back the mob.-Dubtin Cor. Wd,.-
chester (Eng) Guardian.
A CURIOUS case, showing how some
are conducted in France, came
before the Tribunal of Commerce on June
10. A few months ago the Figaro, fol
lowing the path of its rivals, offered its
the especial privilege of a first
class watch for thirty francs. The tempta-
ton was successful for a short time; new
tiocked in; but at length they
found out that the watches would not go.
So they kicked up a row. and demanded
their money back. In consequence of
this, NJ. de Nillemessant, the manager of
the Figaro, brought an action against the
who had guaranteed the ar
ticles by treaty. M. de Villemessant not
only claimed the value of the watches re
turned to him and those left on his hands,
but also $4,000 francs damages for the
harm done to his paper by the breach of
faith on the part of the matchmaker. The |
latter objected that NJ. de Villemessant, in
stead of selling the watches at the stipu-
lated price, viz, twenty-five francs, sold |
hem for thirty francs, thereby making