The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-09-28
PROVIDENCE ABLAZE.
WHOLESALE DESTRUCTION OF BUSINESS HOUSES
LOSS ESTIMATED AT MILLION DoLLARs--
REPORTED LOSS OF LIE.

WHOLESALE DESTRUCTION OF BUSINESS HOUSES
REPORTED LOSS OF LIE.
[By TELEGRAPH TO sHE HERALD
PRoyIDgScE, X. l., Sept ~, 1877.
About halLpast six o'clock tonight Gro was dis
covered the large building situated IN Hardness
court the centre OF The business portion OF the town,
the rear Of the Bank Of North America building on
weybosselt street, occupied by Jencks Broth
ers, paper box manufacturers and waidron.
wightman Co.. Wholesale grocers Despite
the efforts OF the Fire Department this building
completely consumed. Tho IRE soon communicated
10 Two adjacent buildings, owned by Mr. s. Daniels
and Eddy Rose. and occupied by Daniels x Cornell,
Wholesale groccrs; J. +. Eddy Co, liquors; Bardcn
& Keep, flour, and others. This structure was also
completely destroyed Another building, Vaughan
Block, mostly consumed This was occupied by
Burlington x Green, flour, Office Of the Peoples Line
OF Steamers and others
NEWSPAPER OFFICES DAMAGED.
Tho Ere.ing Press and Morning Star buildings wero
considerably damaged by water. The printing mato-
rial was nearly all removed The Grc department bat
tied with tho flames earnestly but Tor nearly two
hours 1t appeared II the fire would &c. beyond their
mastery.
SOUGHT.
Requests for engines sout to Pawtuckct, Now
port, Gauston and other places, aud In short time
steamers from out OF town arrived and were put TO
work. The lro confined TO the buildings named
oriy after almost superhuman efforts on the part oil
the ilrcmcn The loss Is estimated at upward oil
million dollars
THE LOSSES.
waldron, Wightman & Co. = loss will be $100, 600;
insurance. $4,000.
W. s. Daniels, 500. 000
Daniels II Cornell, so. 600; insurance, $50 0Oo
j. 7. Eddy Co., $4,000
Eddy x Rose, $3.50, 900; well insured.
The other losses cannot DO given tonight but In
many cases will DO heavy.
The following are tho principal losers
Eddy Building, $50. 900. fully insured; Wilcox Build
ing, damaged about 81 000 Jcncks' paper box factory,
Daniels Cornell, whole ,alo grocers, p. Bruckor
loon: John d. Jones, boots and shoes; J. 7. Eddy X
Co., wine ard liquors; Charles c. Armstrong. insuT-
ancc: Fiddler Bros Il Fesscndcn, hats and caps;
Prescott Post, G. A. r.. Thomas Hammond printer
Barden < Keep, Wholesale groccrs; a. G. W. Hol-
brook, Belts Packers, no Insurance; q. d. Owen
machinery; BulhntOn n Greene. Hour aud gram;
Palmer Madigan, hquors; W. Is Bianling, apothc-
cary.
FIGHTING
Tho whole Are department has been out There
wcrc two Fall River, ono Cranston, one Newport two
Pawtuckct and one faunt ton steamer.
Ten men were reported to nave been injured ana
four arc reported dead. Had not the Post Uicc,
which Is granite building, been protected the fire
would have spread stu more. Tho buildings on both
sides OF II destroyed Tho greater part of the
business portion OF the city was In danger time
but it was saved by the rain The frcmcn, too
worked nobly.
The FIRST Light Infantry regiment was ordered out
and is now guarding the property
There was fortunately but little wind. Had It boon
otherwise the destruction would have been immense.
tho rist Lao m IN ~ q tl,a