The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-04-30

( front II Is more than ukeiy &c could have
Main street north OF High street, Unfor.
tuuateiy, the IRE crossed High street 20 tue
west and came around to the rear, taking
residences next door and the finder boxes to the
rear OF IT, cutting OF all nope OF It's being saved.
Fortunately the mails or at least large proper
sion OF it, and 1t is thought all the letters were
saved. From here the IRE rapidly worked into
the rear OF the block on Main street, between
High and Algoma, cousigning TO the general
doom the Beckwith House; next went the Central
block, next to it. Here the IRE was checked,
to the northward, owing to vacant lots between
this and the new blocks on the old burned dis
trict. Hardng's opera House, opposite, soon fell
amid the general site. Curously enough the ire
went TO the northward just far enough to the line
OF the burned district OF July though the fates
decreed that none should 60 unscathed. Bales
brick structure marks the southern limit
OF the nre. On Main street, in the
west side, II was hard work to
check IL here, but the building being nreproof,
about nifty men, with buckets, succeeded in saving
it. Undoubtedly the saving OF this block meant
the saving OF the city Offices, the Bowen House
and all that portion east Of Coepel street not
burned.
DESTRUCTION OF COSTLY RESIDENCES.
The lre extended on Main street as far as Bowen
street, taking everything in It's path between
Washington and Coepe streets, including the north
aida Of u if,I
and costly residences in that fashionable street;
the Presbyterian church on Jefferson avenue, N
rear OF Harding opera House, followed suit, and
DR.. BarDer's residence and that of Marshall Har-
ris; DR.. COO and G. W. Roe, the banker. in their
turn followed them. The IRE ragged with ire.
mendous fury down Utter street, spreading from
the Adams House to the German Methodist
church, and swept through the residences OF M.
Grifin. Judge Austin, John Clark, Chas. Overton,
Mrs. Pride and WIN. Wall until 1t reached Court
4 House street. 1t was by the most superhuman
efforts of the attaches OF the Court House that
that building was saved. All the residences
around it were swept like the chan before the
wind The residences of DR.. ]. Il. Wright,
J. E. Kennedy and J. NJ. Rodnea, opposite were
burned, and William Humes, Henry Baily were
Dickinson, next to the Court House, were also re-
duced to asnes. Henry Bailey was In Fond du
Lac and did not save an article OF his household
\ goods. When 1t was seen beyond a doubt that
the Court House would be saved 1t became an
asylum OF refuge. All the residents OF the yards
were nled with rescued goods and the building
i wtrh
and the shocking and binding smoke and clnders
THE DEATHS.
| SO far there are two deaths reported and several
severe accidents, although in the terrible confu-
sion that prevails very little information can be
got at in the direction Al the very outset OF the
/ IRE one unfortunate man received injuries wnica
caused his death in few moments. His name is
J. n. Davis and he was bookkeeper for Morgan
/ Bros. Even when the once was enveloped
/ in flames he rushed IN alter the books
clothes we're literally burned on his body. His
hair was slnged on and his body so burned that
great chunks OF nesh dropped on as the m
fortunate man was carried from the fire. He was
taken to DIR. Russes once, but lived but a short
time. The other death was that or Charles bun,
an old man who was crushed to death by the fall
ing OF the walls OF Harding's Opera House. He
was squeezed into a jelly, his head
being crushed into . shapeless mass
OF nesh and bones. His body was carried
TO stringnam's elevators where it was viewed by
crowds OF curious people.
THE LOSS TWO MILLIONS.
The loss is matter dfncult TO conjecture at this
tme IL certainly is the heaviest loss that has ever
beiaen the city, and probably would equal all her
other fires put together. 1t is vsriously estimated
at from slooO,oOo to 100000. but 1t viii PROBABLY
reach nearer the latter than the former gure As to
insurance 1t is Impossible 90 make any report this
morning. The books OF Gary Il Harmar were
totally destroyed, and they win have to wait Tor
an abstract from their companies before they win
be able to report.
CAUSE OF THE FIRE.
AS near as can be ascertained the IRE eaught
nom sparks from Spalding A Peck's saw nsll.
Morgan's mill was not running at the time, and
II pnck,a NTH fnat Wind or a. waa