, 1875-05-31
The Firo Department, with Outside
Aid, at Last Gain the
Mastery.
A Nearly Complete List Of The Losses
and Insurance.
The Total Loss Estimated at Over Five
Hundred Thousand Dollars.
Iecord Of Destruction Elsewhere.


At SpRthofIelD MASS.
SPRINGFIELD, Nass., May 30.-Ths most do
Btructtye fire ever tu Springfield broke
out about halt-p.st this afternoon, and de.
strosed nearly toity buildings, Including nun'
ber OF business h.ooks aad causing total loss
Of At leaRs k21o, 900. A high wind prevailed a1l
tho sf,crnoon. sud At ono uno the wlos buni-
ness socion Of the city aas seriously threatened,
but, by abouk g. the Fire Department. with as.
tiatance from Chiccpee Tio5yoke, WastGold, end
Hartford. succeeded in getting the 1anea under
control.
TIE ontd1S nT THE FIRE |
Ia not known bnt ltA location wad Il. II. Con-
Keys paping-1nill. located In the old planning
mill Of tho Wason Cur Company, on Taytor
street, wheso the discove,er saw 3 pilo Of hhuv.
ings blazing brlskly. Within ton minutes after |
Tho a.rklng Of tho alarm 1t was evident |
suas tho Fro Department, though pronps-
ly ut work. would not bo able 10 con-
line tho fire to that Hila OF Taylor
etteet. fot At tho roar OF the mill, uehr tho Pow
ors PAPER Compauy's block, th, Aants had
bntas hot'y out, and weso approaching along tho |
old walln AMI eating up tho pile driver uaed ty
Wnsou l. Co. In putting In the Foundation Of
their new tlock and other fooHe lumber thero- |
abouts. TLos had also Ewopt through to the
front OF the building, and leaped acroes Taylor
street to tho old wooden building In which
tho Porera Paper Company had recently moved
their boH-thop. To no lesco heat wero the
flames fatucd by The wind that tl,oy enrelopea
this .udes box in seconds time, and began to
lick bungsiir at the r.ols aud COT n:cos OF tho nd
Joining buildings. lii half IN hour from tho
bursting out nf tho fire. It coul,! DO seen tho de-
psrtu,cnt wore battling with what would
in oil probability be the most. devastating
fire which ever visited Springfield Conkeys
r1an:na.nill was comrle.ei wrapped
in f,amos and tho whoto reach OF the old Vas
| on Compnny'B buildings, oil Taylor street TO
Dwight, 1ero on fro nud surely doomai, The
! row Of brick blocks on tbe Bouth side OF Taylor
| strpet, faar OF five in NUMBER from the rear Of
| Wiebts block on Main street. " o. D. Douglaas
| shop, on tho corncr Of Dwiaht street, wcre
thick]y tenantel with various ma1ntAc~
turing interests, and for thcis sav.
! Ing while there was hope tha
fremeu stroye nanfully, and for time concsn-
ttated their efforts shore. The stout brick walls
bravely resisted the ecosching heat till the
flames had penetrated to the interinr tisoueh
tho roofs. when hope vanished, and Tasor Str ot
was the gauntlet o! tho fire. Mcautime tho son-
| faeratlon had spread through to Worth
inEton btroct and waa driving families cut #
{ the old wooden tenemcn,e aud hai taksn fierce
hold Of the great r'ea of wood and lumber ip
Abbey'a lumher.yard. Evory building In tue
rqunre hosweon Taylor and Worshineton streets,
| Rnd Dwight street anil tho rear at GreAtman
Hsrcct alocks. WAS now OIL fire, except q. .. Doug
iass' works, from which tho wind had
! swept the f}ames. and tho dry roofs
Of s,earnB park wctc catching, Dus interest WAS
| suddenly sranBfoToi from this locality, and tho
prosrocty OF [odcauite de4ssuctlon increa nd, by
~ r$
the roof Of Iiurlburt's block, on Tie west s.do
of Ma!n s.roet ut tho corner OF bridge
and In which was the gsaat dry goods house of
I N,rypt,,,t Nortor Z I1nwlnv srd c+,,.r i'm
uortnnt hns.nnsa conccrna md Tho Towns o.,
Wostf,ol1 11o1rn.e. Cb;conee. and Indian Or,
c,srfl enc, acnt onn cnr,ne' md Hartford two.
All wicht ayen,,c, with Ia aeht o1 nine
,,onaes. was aecond Taylor street, and the
natbo, rhurrh and sh,w's f,no b1ock nj tenement
1,oroo, IN fra cor,,er NJ ycrnon strcos xera
blazing from roof and windows. At t1,is ,unct-
ura four atoamera OF our Dop,.tmcnt. having
hcon ro,pforced by arrivals from other cities.
veYe dctaad to he.d on inc ,.uea In tl.is di,ee.
linn. and in l. ebort limo tbo fite yioldod.
AuoSu the 1ossrs
m wor.hinetou s,rcet sro II. D, ABBY, wood
lumber mi, coal dealor. en-. SO: no insurance
a,.o da,,,Ia housr. az, mr., :. Insurance. a2Wo
e,s es ono o'' 1an,ss s,i,,sr;s d1"1; ~ sseo
ta;u 'ames alue, ,s.,,,a1s u"s stn m mn, '" w.
William y. hmeA' TWO a"elllase' sA".oool ~,
surance, $4,000. Char'oa 0oodhue. two email
dwo,lIues, II, N, Dust's Telegram Block loss
e,a m. ,,ar,.nco NJ MOO. j. II. F1J,;dce
s'o'.1s' .,'. a.n,a ." To,,s 1os, es mn. Jn.,,~
'ao M semo n. o'o,.. ss,,s ao's o' nsat m"a
ance t3,200. Ih6 following are loeseS on Hoat
place, 7. 81. Zinsser t 1yison. dwelling house
Is. 900. and furniture f3, 600 insurance on th,
s,a..n NJ Inn. !. fur,,t,rc 40 snn nori ve.vor