The Hartford herald., 1879-07-16

tlOn those VINO have come under my |
immedpte notice.
Quarterly Court commenced on last |
Monday. 1t has been in session since, |
until this morning, without intermis- |
sion, transacting immense business, in
fact, it is the Court of the county; |
more cases on its docket than all the
Courts held here. IL would have con-
tinued throughout the week, but from
the fact that our town come very near
being being destroyed by fire last night,
and the work of the citizens during the
whole of last night, exhausted them,
and no one has been able to- do busi-
ness.
THE FIRE.
About III o'clock, last night, our cit
izens were aroused by the cry of fire
fire! fire! and the ringing of the bells
in town; and sure enough the town was
ablaZe, and before the flames could be
got under command, six houses, three
of our best business ones, were destroy
ed. The fire was discovered in coal
house attached To the dwelling and bar
bershOp of Green Il. Stewart, on the
west side of Main Cross street, in the
rear of the brick drug store of n. B.
Kingsley; ID. III. Myers and the store
house of Messrs. Irwin * Jones, dry
goods merchants, on west side of Main
and south side of Main Cross street be-
fore the flames had got under head
way, and when first discovered, could
have been put out, had there been help
and a supply of water; but before that
was obtained, the dwelling and shop
were in flames. About go feet east of
these buildings and between them and
| kingSley's drug store, there was a frame
store room used by Kingsley to store
oils, groceries, &c. To check the flames
| If possible, and confine them To the de-
! structiOn of Stewart's buildings, all the
! energies of the citizens We're devoted To
! this frame store-house; Il line was form
! cd To two wells belonging TO l.. r. Reno
| just across the Main Cross street, and
for time, we had hopes of checking
! the progress of the flames This ware
/ house was emptied of its contents and
completely flooded with water, but il
availed nothing; the flames caught it,
Notwithstanding, and then swept
around to the south and reached the
j drug store of Myers and the dry goods
store of Irwin X Jones, and they were
soon envelOped in flames. These build
ingS were south of kingSley's drug
store, and situated on the corner of
Main, extending west on Main Cross
street, near 50 feet, and in the direction
of Stewards buildings that were first
consumed. After the two frame stores
caught, all energies We're directed i'm try
ing to save Kingslcy's store and con-
tents, and to check the further progress
of the flames south on Main street and
on the other side of said street and cross
street. South of Irwin d Jones' store is
a brick StOrehOuSe, two and a-half
stories high, built for fire-prOOf, and
most nobly did ii stond the test but for
il, the town, south of Main Cross street,
would have been now heap of ashes,
but all the efforts madetO save Kingsly's
store We're mavailng In it had been
considerable powder and benZine, and
the cry of powder was raised and the
house was given over to the flames and
an effort was made to save as much as
possible of the goods. During the pro-
gress of the fire all the merchants on
Main street south had their goods taken
out and this morning the streets and
court house yard resembles river
wharf when several large steamboats,
have discharged their cargo. | cannot
give YOU in full all the particulars of the
fire, it would be impossible. All white
and black worked well and did all in
their power to assist in checking the
flames or saving goods, and deserve
great praise.
| cannot give you any incidents of the
fire. No one wasseriOusly hurt, though
some received cuts and bruises, &c. |
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