, 1880-11-21


tnea tnem had occupied were smashed to spiinl-
ltlS' none of the tlEeuten were hurt, and,
VI. Within very few seconds after the crash,
Ine lonf streams OF water were again playing
apDta 9pIa inc names
a.. Inc explosion which caused the falling OF
the w!ll was oeeasioncd by the ia':ition Ut Il
Husii'ny t VI l1aphtfa stofeu III the top storl.
OIe oi us rcsults was lne cast!ng llaisn Ill llr
ss1lu lar anu Mlue III all dlrect1os n1 an I'M
,nense qoailllty OF cillders, some Of mem o1
against the northeast corner OF
sp.eau s', IaplaS. anu cpnE,nniiGateu iis: TO- tnG
Ws:,E 2WM::,,paES1Se " ROOM u tue AGiSal! 1tntl.li
an'.lto.t1 G"liln!1: ;At HILLS a McIe ~ o.e9
tnS.'sEu ~ aunat1.S nc u.'e Ease uu., tt.u
t,'., ~ +. =. ,1'o 10y uic ni't .'. ,'
, W'iv oi @ tne caIs sot oauiy sts scoicNGtu, anu
~ . .', ~ +o'.att u ~
.sil ciiel oaeheu up Atsu toWTu s'e ~ out "
!each VI t1s stnwIs X! nanles: AM polnt u
t. sanger at ue .t Eew mte MaS me ittut stoIe e.
!;psosene- lnlS 'ook nie, aie 9t vsiy nveiy
Time vas nna III removing Us lnlamnltole
cunte.\: Ihg cans ior + on wfre al tuEen
9at, put ta'k was le1t @ Wn1ch IN % threatened
bssn soed from Box 1 IL a and i inffat'n9 snae
enn,t,s4 ~ ;Masnat a,,! .o"t,.ie, WY sent
chentlca! engine MNl steamer 10 t1e spot,
which so"i, a. e95nlSnishcd na; ,e INC 1lames: Inc
aalna?e 10 tnG na!t farh IT., renee announced ~
nn"nt 70, @ i' 1a %o 70 ao railroad eolnpanys
'1I 1o's!oe.ole s.Gch was Iem9veu from
i1ost, S!outehbuFsn& q to.'s building during
tile iari!er part I'LL oi thc iirc and Stacked upon
ult 'e ne'!outH .I;a; iatA. lnere we're ooNes n1
Of chemicals, ; and vast humber Of gorgeous
yisliaeu m, moTtars na pcst!es intended to
deco1Ate tlse ~ SSo!e llonts OF thclr country
Gus cnstonleIs. 1nesG were sathered up during
!1 uio pioftSSs, lfs,t' ~ ue ne su'a removed 10
r's pace % sa,s's ,, MN, ~, r,,,z
SIDE
of the one DESTROYED was duo solely to the
bright lookout Kept BY the firell,cn OF. the
movements of the flames, and tho energetic
making any progress outside ot tic drug
store rhere was Il good sulid wall between
the burning building aud each Of its neigh
bors; consequently tile danger Of the fires
spreading I1y in the roofs If the latter. Each
pretty enhlncciient Of the beauty of the sky
fine of the building. Int Mt the SAME
time a ycry dangerous ornament in
time Of fire These were watched
closely by the fircnen. Once or twice
they caught frg. but directly tllls occurred
stream was a.rnwn Oh. anu the iinass were
eHtnlSulslled: Ing ln0st scI4ohs tn1eatcliule
OF the spreaa OF tlle llamSs occurred III ftar
OF the building occupledby Singers ctotli-
ing stare 4 few minutes before the top
story of the drugstore fell III, while the zinc
cornice Of that building was fading away in
flames of emerald green. the roof OF the
Singer store started blazing very energetic
ally i'll the rear. Dense clouds Of smoke
arose from the windows Of the top story OF
the building, ami the wide extent of the
flames seemed to indicate that they had OBJ
tanned u hold which could not easily be over
rome. The fall Of the top story Of the Lord
Stoutenberg building. however, deprived
the flames of their principal source
Of support, aud few minutes ap-
pllca1lon VI WAHr eSlIn?ulsneu
tnelll, liOt. however, unlA uolu tnt intcIlo!
anu exterior OF tile SOuthe:tStefl corner OF
tho top story Of the building had been pretty
h3t|ly Sc0rf,tll The wholesale grocery store
~ Rnias Fay l. f.nnkry, nrxr door snt,th of
tt,o 1,rna, I,u;3;pty G.1,j n,,n nr t,yt, unrrou.
.,.. @ Fs,,, f.tr,,,,;n, ~ c;.rn ..,,,,-l,t
E:se"peo 1iott he.4 .s,4. +,.; 9 .ir,,t,os,
but each time the aeparti1ient was eQaal 70
tho tinn,,ss i,, tho t3;snin,, nf c.nitnl indn-