, 1875-07-06

7uenccn IN npprehondct. A mora eorious peril
nroao from tho conduct OF tho ponnlaco, Tin
streams Of burning wh,aky. vh[ch TO most poo-
! 10 w'rs appalling, o1ored to otlters 3 tempta-
tIhn which thor could not rostst. Although
tha streets wore .goneralIy we'll gnAr1od by
tho military and police, numhols uf reo.
rla got access through narrow Ianos and
ttHsae"4 unobseTved to placea where 1t rnn mn4t
, sas n,rees', md they rc.orted to esory possible
eamea,c,lt e, 10 ohtatn dsau9llts. Some trod to
tt1HHes tt tho h1nur In thpir hats auti othorH in
s.er at ooosa, sl' failing to satfsfy their passiou-
arross thns c,:y,,t. ~ anet. means. they lay down
strean until sotne becs,ns hcinlcsa md nj,
mort tnh:bSlbln AMI ~ero lra1reI an to l,on.
,saM, n.aln, @ @htIo others, rcizr! with tho same
% tIetf .,ampo n1Ha nt0 ra theT r,scss and followed
. moro shocking exhibition of dc;r,f,,nn yicc'
Sotne deod. Of bravery wore Lune wlieh sro ~
10 ret on Against such dsQrAcclu, ct,n,re. -
S'!mbcrn Of ht''derts Of tho Cnlyora,ty al ~
tue medical AcEooIs voluntcered to he'll, lin AZ
thortIes 10 preserving ordrr ausl worainr Tia
eagnos Then tlhy could be got into plar, sid an
astilstyman dashed through, tho flames nj tln
rl-k nf lis hfo and ,cscn"1 number ~ horsc3
out OF the ssables attached to tie malt ntores,
Amohg tho buildings when tho fire fRstep eli
nt1oE with greatest tenarity wan a large tanucry
IN Mill stroe, wch. though the contet,s wereles1
intlamnabc. Vas reduced to rlt,uH III few lo,,r4.
public house at tia cornot Of Ardee .trert
and Chamber Btreet. belonging 10 man named
FitZAMmons, wea swept AWAY At au early pcrIol,
and tho owtor, ~ho Ii All invalil. was tarcl,cj
With Some difficulty. new wing Of the Cpo1ntu
Lying-in Hospital. which is In collrse OF orcc.iur
by b!r Arthur Gninnesa. had narrow cecapc, an
tle aanos caught the Hcaffoldidg In front, but II
MAS promptly removed and tho danger ayertoa.
4 lumber OF puncbaonH Of WHISKY wcro gnt on.
OF tho ttorea at the frat outbreak Of Tie tire aud
piled MP in Cork street, whcrs tho so'dIeFn hatl
t" guard thom with a1od bayousts to keep awny
tho mob.
IAs peop1o oonid not al first understand why
tic tire briga1e did not use their opg!nes, and
sennied DISPOSED tn resent their apparently cul-
pah!e 1nactton. but tho explosions lu tho sowerH
when tho hurulng liqu!l ran iuto them and
reached the accumulated gRsca showed by ter
flhla esldenc6 the prudence 1T adopting another
remedy. With tho willing help Of tho military
aho cltizonH, the pavement wnB torn up md
Al embankmcnt was formed ard covered
With Hlanure aiid mud brought from tho
Corporation dnpot il CIabhrnssl Etrant, and
by this means tho tire was isolated and sta prog
ress eventually checked, After tho lqu,d Ind
been burnt out tbe cn3iueA waro brought tuto
play upon tito sInoulaefiIy e.uacrs, and aso
still actively engaged. Tuo fire in atli burning
underground, but it il Hoped tint all SERIOUS dau-
Eer III pBtt.
II ii !mrussible yet to form q cnrrcc. ee.imato
OF tho amount Of datnage tlone, bns tho de-
ktruction OF property las been e,,ur-
Inous. There aru Thirty. g.Bcvcu houses il,
A-h"uuk n+!teIs hIQEo EkIEe[s anu 5l1l
street reduced to r.ns. Tho bonded stores,
nha, it is behaved, tho tanncry. aso covered to
some extent by INSURANCE, but tin occupied
dwellings,, in Which tho fzEn.licH OF many decent
aTt'hans and "orktncp. Who aro now holneIess,
lived. wote uninsured. TIC yalnn Ut tho con-
teuth Of tue bonded sores was l5l. Co., nil! it IL
probsb'e that tile whue iuHs i'll a,louuI to over
I1W,GUo.
ny Telegraph Sunday Night.-The fro was
stsls bmnuueslng to-any. aud 5ots nf tlasus Slot
engines. Crowds OF peoJlo visited lilo
runs. which III son1o respects Tesan.-
bleI tho Bcene OF recent b,,nbarinlent
from the rubbish OF fal:en aud Blsattt red
house8t cLatrtd timber, trasmentB Of furniture,
aud property OF various kinds lyipg in
hclpH, OF ttrtwn About III wild disorder, witt
iere and theio dcop yawuinE clasmH OF exploded
tewtrs. TREAT misery has beeu t,.oI to tho
poor people who inhabited tho rooms Of huuFcs
lot in tcne,ncnss iu Ardce stroot, Chamber
street, Malt Hs1cet and Cork street, u,auy OF
whom were lett absolutely homeless. Others
Lad their ROOMS and furniture 30 dreuched aud
damaged that they could not stay in them.
They found kindly sympathy md shelter from
otnera ol thelr own e!ass who had escaped from
tue effects of tue cenha2ratou, aud numtera
who lad mover spoken TO each other hoforo it,
tofchangcd tokcns Of friendship aud Affection In
presence Of cotnnlol danger, Irrespective Vt
tho larger buildings destroyed. over taenty IT
the tenemont houses hayo been reduced to
those who. separated from relatives in
their hurried flight, wero in suspense "a
to Their fate. No case of any
loes Of life from tho fire itsolf is reported,
though many persons could not eHcnpo from lLe
band OF tire which eiciscled their dwellings, in
ifuut, and Ind to mako tlalr why out through
tho rear. Two eoru-parters, however, named
llea!g and alcNalty, aged respectively - and 80,
laye d.od in tho capital from tho effects OF drink.
Ing the whisky which iovod In tho streets. They
"trc bolh found in q lane OF Cork street on tho
night Of tte fire. lying insensiblc. with their
bouta OH. which they had evidently usoa to col
lect the liquor. 1hesc aro seventeen Other
pcrAona In tho Meath Hospital who .re
suffering from the sarue cause, mud II Ia fcAsed
that other deaths will follow. It ia now hhccl.-
tanned that the fire originated III tho bonded
spirit stores Of Mr. Lawrence Malone. III which
there wcse b.0o0 barrels Of whisky and other
rcHcued at al early period. Kec1's natt-houso
Was iot 80 valuable nor 60 much insured Ii was
ct flrat reported. Tho brigade. under Capt.
lnrtan, Weso on the spot about fifteen
1n!nu:cH after notice was received but tho 31e
had thon got tho upper hand. aud until o'clock
q. III. thHy could only nao tho engines to
tie houses iu tho nclgLosAuol aud
make tlion loss liHb'o to taLo lire. About 100
1aeu Of tue Second ltegmout wore promptly BeNt
from, 1!lcllmona Barracks. TlcTo wers also
present III Boldiers OF tho Fiftie.h Regiment,
t.nd 40D rolire-connt ableB No accit1nllts occurred
In connection with tho ilro, md theTe MAS To
breach Of the peace or attcmpt At tho tuo,ube to
Beize rome barrels OF whi~ky, Tue large force
Ut military aud police with tho cu-oporatiom Of
many respectable citizunH, ctllcientiy preserved
order. 4 public subscription has been oo1n-
!noueed tor the poor poop!o who have suuered
by tho fire.