The evening light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1881-1883, 1882-12-29

OMcs, NJ JAS Nassau street, h,tWrsn B,L'Ntn n"i
.Sp,tir, streets, ULp',Sitt IN. Springs
fhuICh, h0$tmcm story.
Three columns on the first page are de-
voted to the wood cuts and a description Of
the fire, the other column TO advertisements
The second page contains still further of the
great conaagraton" to the extent of two
thirds of column, and short items about in
cidents of the fire. Advertisements fill the
third, likewise all but three-quarters of a
column of the fourth. In the course of an
article explanatory Of the fire Mr.. Bennett,
who was editor, reporter, prootreader and
principal compositor OF the Herald, requests
that his paper be preserved. 1--WE desire all
our readers to preserve this paper among the
archives of their family says he. FIFTY
thousand copies only are printed This,
perhaps, is the only instance on record of such
a request ever being made. Mr.. BENEFITS
description of the scenes attending the fire is
unique. Here it is:
VISIT TO THE SCENE AT nine O'Clock THURS
day morning, went to sec the awful scene
II was heart rcnding in the extreme. | walked
down William street: Crowds of people of
both sexes were wandering in the same dircc-
ton. 1t was piercing cold and every other
PersSn had Ia wrappra r3A
and William streets, the smoking ruins were.
awful. The whole of the southern side Of
Waii street was nearly down. The front walls
of the Exchange were III part remaining Gov
cred with smoke and exhibiting the effects of
The fire The SPLENDID marble columns. were
cracked in several parts. The street was fun
If people the sidewalks, encountered with
boxes, bales bundles. desks, safes, and loose
articles. There was no possibility of then
proceeding further down William street
Both sides were burned down and the streets
were filled with hot bricks, burning goods and
heaps of rubbish.
The front of the Phoenix bank was standing
nothing touched or burned the PRESBYTERIAN
church behind hcap Of utter ruins. L :
soldiers were stationed here aud there to pro-
tect the gOOdS-yct the boys, men and women
Ot all cOlOrs, were stealing and pfcrug a.
fast aS they could. From this spot proceeded
down Wall street in the center. saw the JOur-
nal of Commerce sign all the rest gone The
various brokers' Offices to the right were a
heap OF ruins. The JOSephS, the Aliens tI.
Livingston s and various Others all in ruin.
From the Exchange down to the river. one.
side of Wall street is Il heap of ruins. The En-
change ! understand caught about three
O'Clock in the morning. Great efforts were
made to save the statue of Hamilton. A gen
tlcman went over TO the Navy Yard, to ret a
tile of marines 10 hoist ii ont. Before the
company came. the whole building WAS IN
ruins. The dome fell In about halt past three
in the morning with II tremendous crash
On going down Wall street, fouiid it diff
cult to get through the crowd. The hose of
the fire engines was run along the street ana
frozen. The front blocks of houses between
Exchange Place and Pearl street, on Wall
was standing, behind which were all ruins and
desOIation. At the corner of Wall and Pearl,
on looking sDuthwardly. ! saw a single ruin |
standing about half way to Hanover square |
/ proceeded, climbing over the hot bricks ON
the site, as thought OF Pearl street lbut of !
that am not sure till got 10 thr. single soil
tary wall that reared its head as if il was in |
lnOckery OF the elemental war: ON appruach- |
ing | read on the mulitatcd granite wall |
THUR TAPPA-E2 SILK GOO" These were |
all the characters / could distinguish on the |
column. Two stories OF this great wall were
n.iif ln F.4St. ON T.IX IN