Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1889-12-05

the large Dr1ck factories occupied Dy
Francis w. Breed, Healy Bros. and VIM.
Porter s. Son. Goodwin's last factory,
on this street, was also burned.
Dynamite and powder were used at
frequent intervals to blow up wooden
buildings, but with little effect The
fire virtually burned itself out, and at
half-past seven o'clock was considered
under control.
Both companies of the Massachusetts,
militia located in Lynn were called out
and put on patrol duty.
Several of the shoe manufacturers
burned out have country factories, and
will transfer their business there for the
present.
The Currier block was a five-story
brick structure, and has been occupied
on the lower floor only by W. NJ. Currier
& Co.. as a clothing store, for two weeks
1t was without question one of the
handsomest clothing stores in the coun-
try, occupying the whole lower floor, the
inside finish being of quartered oak.
The upper portion of the building had
not been occupied, but was designed for
business offices.
Spinney's brick block on Union street
was erected in 1880, and will cost S65, 900
to replace; about two-thirds insured.
Farence & Spinney and A. P. Legro &
Co., shoe manufacturers, were located
in this block.
j. n. Smiths wooden block on Union
street cost $4,000, and additions to it
cost $50, 900.
narrow escape from death was that
of Ernest Williamson, who in the earlier
stages of the fire volunteered to take a
hose up a ladder in front of Dagyr's
building, on Willow street, to play from
the top upon the west wall of the Mower
block. He was followed by several
other venturesome men, some of whom
were firemen, but almost as soon as they
reached the roof the intense heat COM
peeled them to beat a hasty retreat, and
the hose fell to the sidewalk. William
son was the last man to descend and he
was nearly Suffocated before he could
get footing on the ladder, owing to it's
not being ''dogged." He finally climbed
down in an exhausted condition, to the
intense relief of hundreds who expected
to see him perish. A few minutes later
the upper west wall of the Mower block
AS1A tuS bdSyI "lUil d
terrific crash. The left side of Will
iamson's face was blistered before he
started downward in the descent for
life.
Thieves came in from Boston and
other places in large numbers, and tho
amount of stealing was large.
A house was blown up by powder ct
the corner of Broad and Exchange
streets at 3:45 p. M, shattering window
glass in all directions, but effectually
checking the progress of the flames in
that direction.
William t. Ash, slipper manufactures
in Breeds block, is insured for O,OOe,
which will pretty nearly cover his loss.
He says the streets were covered with a
net work of fallen wires, which i'm.
peded the progress of the firemen some-
what.
The Central station of the Boston &
Maine railroad was burned fiat, and the
flames 1eaped across Mount Vernon
street. At this juncture Lawyer WEE.
III. Mills, Francis w. Breed and Others
asked Mayor Newhall to have some of
tAe brick blocks in Mount Vernon street
and the Central Church blown up with
W sup HlIHcS. w
mayor thought such course would in.
peril lives and be hindrance to the
firemen who were directing streams Of
water at that point. Several small
buildings were, however, blown down
on Exchange street, but the effect was
very slight, so fierce was the current of
the flames.
Martin & Co.'s big brick block on
Market street was draped from top to
bottom with carpeting, which was kept
wet.
The Daily Item proprietors estimate
their loss at $4,000 on building, ma
ETC., and they are insured for
$40, 900. They will rebuild at once.
A fire-boat could nave done immense
service in saving wharf property, but no
boat was at hand, two from Boston hav-
ing got stuck on the flats. One small
schooner was burned at S. n. Breeds
wharf.
From the corner of Spring street, on
the southerly side of Exchange street
to Broad street, was row of wooden
varying from two to four
stories in height, in which the shoe
business was first conducted when the
began to be esta blished
in the vicinity of Central Square.
from the center of Spring
street the first building was occupied
by Willis w. George, sole leather
dealer. Then followed in order tho
shoe factories occupied by William L.
Hill & Co., Isaac NJ. Altwell, Denning
III. Wiggin, Jas. B. Chase, Smith Sc
Queercaux's shoe TRAININGS, Chas. S.
Vittum, Milton Porter and w. A. Estes
& Co. Some stock was saved from sew
era1 of the buildings, but only a small
amount in the aggregate.
The house at the extreme easterly
end of Exchange street, corner of Broad,
occupied by Mr.. Heath was also blown
up.
A hopeful feeling prevails, and there
is no question but that the public
spirited citizens and shoe manufacturers
will soon rally from the terrible catas-
trophe.
Among the parties burned out in Now
er's block are: Central National Bank,
Pratt & Babb's express, E. V. & c. f.
Mower, shoe manufacturers, and Wake
B. Spur, society goods. The bank Off
eials moved most of their books and
valuables.
In Stevens brick block, on Central
the parties burned out are: Ma
tiona1 Security Bank, Lewis c. Breed.
c. w. Gay, Baker, Marshman 81 Baker,
E. j. Medbury and the Lynn Ice Com
pany.
In Fuller's block, which was burned,
were located the Western Union Tele-