New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-05-31
CONFEDERATION IN SPRINGFIELD. MASS


BUILDINGS IN THE BUSINESS PORTION OF THE
CITY BrRNRD-PARTrAL LIST or LOSSES AND
REMARKS UPON TIE ORIGIN AND PROGRESS OF
THE FIRE.
SPRINGFIELD, Mass, May 30.-The most
destructive fire that has occurred In springfield
broke about $50 o'clock This afternoon and destroyed
nearly 40 buildings including a nunber OF business
blocks causing total loss Of at least S5Ooooo ngh
wind prevailed all the afternoon and at one time the
whole business section Of the city seriously threat
ened, but by about o'clock the Fire Department.
with assistance fiom ChcOpee, Holyoke, W-stfed and
Hartford succeeded in getting the flames under control
The following the losses on WorthDstontt By the
fire:
H. b. Abbey wood, lumber and coal dealer, about 49,
900 no insurance also double hOus". $4,000. insIr
$500 and other burned buildings will swell ms
less tn $4,000 f. A. Cook, on furniture $500 10 ~
Miss Harris in same house on furiluie S-oo
insurance. Miss Bartlett on furniture ioOo; IN,
sured James Mer's dwelling house, $1,000; INSURANCE
trivial VIM. Arms. two dwelling houses TlOo1O; IN
81 500 insurance. II 900 in Fina Of Hartford
The origin Of the fire known. and may never he,
but the location determined the testimony OF its dis
covcrer who reported superintendent W. H. Page OF
the wason Manufacturing Company, that ut about
quarter 70 3 o'clock he a blaze in H. NJ. Conkeys
planning mill on Tavor-st. He went 10 the window on
the north side OF the building and saw that pie or
shavngs the the was blazing brsky He
immediately caused the alarm To he struck from BOX NO.
3 at the depot The fact that brisk wind was blowing
from the northeast at once aroused the appchehhohr o'
the people who heard alarm. and unusual crowd
responded IL. The fear that the fire would be more
serious than most ~ recent petty fires was well
grounded for within 10 minutes after the striking OF the
alarm before 900 people had gathered NJ the scene
il was evident that the Fire Department thongh
they promptly on the spot apd at WORK.
would not be able the fire to that side of
Taylorst for had also swept through To the front
of the building and Tayors 10 an Old wooden
building. In half hour from the bursting out oil tue
fire it could that tie department were batting
the most devastating fire that ever visited Springfield.
Conkeys planning mills was completely wrapped
in flames and the whole low reach OF
buildings in Tayor-st. 10 Dwight were doomed. Inc
row Of brick blocks on the south side OF Taylors from
the rear of Wights Block, Mainst to b. DouglasSs
shop ,he OF Dwiehtst, were tAcky tenan'eG
with various manufacturing interests, and i0r thcr
safety the hremen concentrated Their efforts Inc
s;ont brick walls resisted tue heat I'LL tie hAInes
had penetrated 10 the interior through the roofs.
when hone vanished. and Taylor-st. was gaunt-
let Of fire. Meanwhile, by direct communication
and flying cinders. the conhagraon had spread through
TO worhin on-st, driving the families out OF 'he
old wooden tenemens and had taken fierce hold of the
great piles of wood and lumber IN Abpey InerH ara.
Every building in tue square between LAY "t a mS,
| Man-st. blocks on fire, except o. r.. Doug
asss works, from which Tie wind swept n inc
n wnT caf nI But the interest was sud
denly transferred from this locality by the rolling OF
i Boes. on the vest side Of Main street.
%T GOOD. b house and a MaK Tsh
| IIawley, and other important business concerns
meT WI was unable TO cope with the flames. aud the
| telegraph Offices in the neighboring towns peln
raIroad trains %estacd Holyoke, Cicopee aud IN
dian Orchard each sent one ensne ana Har,9rn Two,
the SMOKE OF the IRE was The re al one time
threatened all the western and southern pcf9n Oh e
front Of J. T. Rockwood's store II was now about
quarter to o'clock, and from that time on i0r p mo
ron-fron block whscod every assault OF the i..int-
| Ieir houses in the greatest precipitation. Wet
| carpets spreaI ON the roofs AMI lndeiaiis.
the unprotected roofs Of wichtaye particularly of the
Bethel Church fire IN dozen Places and iiists
MS ms. nS yernSarsts eond have been prevented
If there had been another To play the rear OF
Iiurlbus Block when was FL st discovered 10 Oe ON ir
aa am, dozen houses but there we're none,
ali wiehtaVe.. the Bethel Church. and shaws
| fine block Of tenement houses on the
corner of Vernon--t were abaze AT ts uncture four
steamers were detailed 10 head on tne faIn,s III
the direction. and they concentrated their streams
n pon the houses at the intersection Of Wightave:
ard waters and in twenty minutes after Inc aifyai Oh
To the time when all danger Of further spread was over
rest Of the tack was To aueneh ,e nes tns
stl played around the runs and Ia guard against any
fresh outbreak. . - r,. = et.,,i,s
Manufacturing Company Brass Founery -. 900 lnsa
anc SO N p P1Ta - 80 Yaficnal Hartford $1,000
iancashr EIielnd ~, 90 Liverpool, London and O.obe
S5cSS cSqSs Newark, 81 800 gloucester a. 90
Tosse on isy Tor Leonard spring bed maniac urer
Mason ba lE, SsiiossI 81 Hartford 900 IN People Of
New Je sey; and 5000 in home 81 Columbus. 0bic. -
$500 sach Royal, England, h ta,lln Plna;spna
for = - f oco 1 IA Home Col imbus ONO
81 Esr GSS 3 p sTan S can a
Montreal D. C. 5 HsIiour north .aI %I h =. n rs
Insurance onpay Nortl America - IN andiniih OF
haepha 500 ~, ,a N Ns 5o u IN snSIa q New Ydk
g. 500 in ieTnsn rican Of New Y9rk Total H. 600
a. 600 ana furniture 900 house e o aIn
So ooo INSURANCE, 5000 house owned by Gurdon ILL.,
fo.sEs o. wiGnEAvE:-Iohn Holland, tenement
house o:ss $500 ms Su, ssoo $1,000 ' nsa n
$500 te Tina I S4. lame. H@d os S:i en Sn
hons los so O. nsGraI nee ,2 0e Of on ua e
i james McI.gn tenement hous occupied by Larry
seehan loss 5000 insurance. siSVa ~ ine irs an D
sursnce si,2oO le hins o. Hartford 1 one s ear
"ntr be ease, los "a COO no insurance $4,000
pa j a5a ss 500 SCO wsr 9s ' Two
small frame nous insurance 81 900 ~ al England
S 1 = 600 I'm asaTnoS 500 in Royal ana Frank
lo Of aspid zoo ars o0f ITeTer IN shaw block
loss 800 J. r. C@ss weina 1onS loss
n S $50 o. Bethel Clnrch loss 100 Insurance -
IN nvs on ST. H. ~ stead and tee
gram Giocs loss slsSCS INSURANCE so sSoO' INSURANCE
Ls.e. On so Taylor Insurance N' !. co. T %ns
M lsa1Sn Ss' company 5000 70 . oo i.
s amaaoh. Cincinnati 5000 Rosal Canadian
a. n Insurance. Company Of North Amer ca ana O'ef com
ssanes FauIas n Mrui carriage makers -4SOo INSURANCE
partial paper box factory sooVo' insurance.
a. IT, Buell. saddlers. 400. Insurance SO ,r.m 10
H Ess hfs.s s56oo 100 siooo
Ls.Ssnwors $50 s aanbold xews4s
T. J. George ciark CO. loss ~; s,1 So,cba SsS5
Wood Taylor blaeksmitis loss ss9oi msa,as' 81 100