The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1877-07-05

MAP SHOWING TIL
The burnt district is represented in the black
l. Fire started.
3. Old Trinity Church and school.
4. Marley School.
5. POstOffice and Bank
when il was seen that the first fire would
inevitably sweep along Dock or Mill
street,
/ Aid Game from Portland in the shape
of the town engine and ffremen. The tin
der boxes on fire, aided by the wind,
formed combination too much for the
gallant workers, and almost in despair
they saw the flames advancing upon them
with a rapidly that appalled, the stOutest
hearts. The buildings were mass of
flames at the end of Smith street and
Drury lane, and while the workers were
vainly endeavOring to have the fire end
there a mOmentary gale took the flames
across Union street to the opposite houses,
and then they receded, but their touch had
been fatal, and i'm less than five minutes
the buildings were doomed to destruc-
ton. Both sides of the street were soon
in the grasp of the devouring element,
and the men were soon obliged to drop
their branch pipes and run up the street,
dragging the hose after them. Another
lot of men were working at the foot of
Union street, and by placing boards in
front of their faces managed to battle with
the flames until their clothing became
singed.
Proceeding along Smith street in a
southerly direction the fire soon reached
Nelson street and then Robertson's Place.
1t then extended to Robertson's Wharf,
and then up South Wharf. AS it gained
Nelson street, on the south, it met flames
coming up that street, and the combina-
ton made such terrific heat that, allied
with the strong wind from the northwest,
it did not take long for the entire wharf
to be in a blaze. Half dozen wood
boats at the head of the slip were, in a
quarter of an hour, on fire in so many
places that it was impossible for each out
break to receive at.auviOn before the ves-
sells had been well on fire. The flames
passed above their masts, that soon Of
fered a stepping. stone to the shops on
South Wharf. Not one of these west of
Ward street was capable of withstanding
the intense heat and sparks, all being of
wood, but the schooners in front had been
hauled to place of safety.
off helping their unfortunate brother
| merchants, and some arrived just in time
to save their books. Others were just en-
abled to witness the destruction of their
stocks. Some of the embers lodged in
the steeple of Trinity Church, on German
street, and the flames were left to pursue
their own way. As the news spread that
some wooden Houses on HOrsefield street
! as we'll as others on Duke street, neal
Victoria, were on fire, it was soon seen
that the fire was spreading north, south,
east and west, to German, Charlotte
Duke and Horsefeld streets, everything
going down before the unrelenting flames
In half an hour all but the German
street side of the square was in ashes
About the same time St. Andrews Church
took fire and was speedily consumed.
The buildings at the southern corner OF
Dock anAuniOn streets, and ON the oppo-
site corner, caught almost simultaneously
| It also spread along the western part OF Mill
street; crossing over to the opposite side
and igniting Rankin & sons biscuit man
ufactOry, then following onward toward
North street. From South Wharf the
flames entered into Ward street and ex
tended to Peters Wharf. Then they pro
| ceeded to Water street, and from thence
soon made their way to the southern part
the Market Square, making jump up Il
| Prince William street. A wooden house
on Canterbury street took the flames, and
Church street buildings were soon impcr
lied. Then the flames advanced to Prin.
cess and King streets and German street
| and the front of Trinity Church began to
take fire very rapidly. The stores in the
Academy OF Music were occupied, and
the Knig hts of Pythias had hall in front,
| upstairs. sA>
The fire entered King street on the
| western side from German to Canterbury
streets, extending near thereby on Chester
street to st John Hotel, burning Trinity
School in its course, went up the south
side of Iaing's Square, lcveled to the
ground the Lyceum. destroying the mar.
Die works of s. p. Osgood and Messrs
Milligan, proceeded to Robcrtson's sta.
blcs, across to st. Malachi's Hall, up Lin.
ster street, and then back TO King street
east down nearly to Pitts. From there
all the buildings south of King street have
been buried.
In the other part of the city the confia
grafton was stopped about North street
having extended as far up Union street Al
Messrs. ]. & T. Robinson's.
The Bank of British North Americs
was saved. The police office and station
house opposite were burned.
The shipping tloated down the harbol
to places Of, safety at an early stage of thu
fire. No losses Of stripping by fire. except
tho schOoners 10 Market slip.
| During the early part of the day the
Western Union Telegraph Company's Of
fee vi: 9 burned.
The following newspaper Offices were
completely swept away: Frceman, Kven.
ing Globe, Daily Telegraph, Daily Nesos
Watchman, and Reiigsous Inte1iqencer
The Globe, Telegraph. Nfus, Intelligence,
and Watctn.an had iob-offices attsched.
The following are among the list Of
public buildings burnt: The Post0ffice
Bank Of New Brunswick, City Building
Custom House, Maritime Bank Buiidinl
lin which are this bank, that Of Montreal