The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-05-31
ON woRrHlNaroN STREET.
!. ADbe,s coal and wood yard and onices.

Another tenement, occupied by two families,
and houses belonging to Mr.. James Miller, Mrs.
Hitchcock, two 10 William S. Aims. and another
to Mr. Goodnue.
Then the names struck the building OF II. NJ.
Burt, puoiisner Or the sunday Telegram ana
the Nelo England Homestead, ana occupied by
him.
]. Webber. Dish and provision dealer.
]. A. Eldridge, furniture dealer.
The loss on this block win not exceed $4,000
The building Is entirely guIted. but the walls
NAN standing.
Burt's damage was mainly by water This
block was where the dre in this section was got
under contro..
the ofilces or the Springfield Daily Unfon and
the Morgan Envelope and Paper Company. which
adjoined It being saved through the determined
enorts OF the nremen. But the wind had carried
the burning brands across Main street TO the area
in the rear OF RurlLurt's fine block situated on
the corner OF Main and Bridge streets, and the
nremen were startled to see this on fire JUST as
they were getting the other under control
Hardly had tho are broken out mere before
ANOTHER FIRE
appeared on Dwight avenue, some distance 10
the southwest IN the midst or a number OF tene.
ment houses occupied mostly by Irish and French
families. Then help was asked for from other
cities and soon extra trains were started, bring
minutes) and from Hartford twenty.six miles in
twenty-sght minutes). Engines also came rom
Chicopee Chicopee Fails and Westneld in good
time, and did splendid work IN suDduing the
names ana preventing their spread.
LOSSES AND INSURANCE.
The Hurlburt block, on the corner OF Main and
Bridge streets, was one OF the finest in the city,
ana the loss mere Is $4,000, on which there is an
insurance OF $4,000.
The building was owned by G. S. & J. S. Rurl-
burt. and was occupied by Mcknight, Norton &
Hawey. the largest dry goods house IN the city,
whose loss is 500, 900; insured for $4,000.
Lvermore, Swan & Co., dealers in crockery and
gas fixtures; loss about s35, oC0
Dr.. Q. s. Hurlburt, dentists loss ST, ooo
8. @. Warmer. insurance agent. who lost every
thing.
John colby. millinery.
Miss Cherver, dressmaRing.
Mr.. Miles, photographer
b. E. Frisbe, book publisher who loses $4,000,
and mas 81, 500 insurance in the Springfield Fire
ana Marine Company.
After finishing its work here the nre destroyed
House, where some thirty people boarded, the
only thing saved being single Brussels carpet,
and the loss being $4,000 to the proprietor.
While these two wore burning and the engines
were al work trying TO save adjacent property. the
houses on wight avenue, both sides OF which were
small frame
TENEMENT HOUSES
and occupied mainly BY French ana Irish families,
wore destroyed, though the inhabitants had sum-
Client warning 70 move their household goods
clothing, &c, and save them In ma
jority OF cases. These small houses were
about half dozen In number, and were burned
so clearly that not timber remained, out every
thing was reduced 10 ashes. From these houses
the names communicated to those on Vernon
street, and destroyed the residences OF Mr.. W. D.
Kinsman and Moses Goldthwaite; the former los
ing SIS, 900 and the latter $4,000, which he had
only 1000 insurance. The Second Advent Bethel
Church went next; with loss TO the society OF
ssl 900; this was insured for $4,000 ia the Etna
Company OF Hartford, and sL7oo in
the North British and Mercantile Company.
The next block. one OF the finest tenements in
the city. was burned, and here was where the
Ore was got under control finally, nothing but
barn being burned on water street.
The block on Vernon street was owned by the
estate OF Joseph Shaw and was occupied by Mr..
W. L. Shepard, clerk at the Massasot House; J. r.
Childs; Mrs. Bond who has two tenements used
as boarding house; J. IL. COOK, and Mrs.
Brewer, a boarding house keeper.
Just as the fIre alarm was sounded, boarder in
her house, Mr.. Milkin, died. and the friends were
preparing the body for burial when they were in
formed that their block was on are. The body.
partially ready for the conn, was taken from the
building by friends and carried down Nam street
half mile TO an undertaker's.
The onices Of the Springfield Aqueduet Com
pany, just In rear OF shaw's block, were also
burned TO the ground ana are a total loss The
loss on shaw's block Is $4,000, on which there 10
$4,000 insurance in the Queens OF London. the
New Hampshire ana the WATERFOWL.
A NARROW RscAPB.
Dr. H. Hurburt, one OF the owners Of HurlDurrs
Block, Jumped from the second story or bis build.
ing order TO save his life, and fortunately was
unframed,
ACCIDENTS.
Not so fortunate, however, was stephen JoDson.
who jumped rom the third story In ADbe's tene.
ment block, in wortnington street. and Aad hls
skull fractured and leg broken.
one OF the nremen OF steamer No. was pros.
trated By the heat, ana II Is feared that he oannot