Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-03-11
MILLIONS OF PROPERTY BURN
Amid Scenes Of the Widest Kind
OF Excitement.
UNABLE TO CHECK The BLAZE
Hoo D. Caught Helpless Men and
wsassa sn a.. Ariestls>< Nav aud
Ssor Them a. Death--is.-s of
the Dead assd fAjurod.

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Bos1os, March 10 8ne a tlae meet
destructive firse IL the histor, = hos
is'n nex; n magnsinde a. TIE famous
one q Thanksgiving aat. l,-.s ana ir
the same District. hf,ke uat shortly
after o'ciock the Rflefnocn. sni i.f,re
y Vac s.laccsl Under controi. fhr4 soars
later. hsd bafnei oses more ihsn
square. had fcsiocca e. ashes se,arai of
the magnificent new huiidln1s fetrnfls
conlplriesi on the territory burned oter
thre and = half ,ears aeo. ani mad
consumed property ssiaed hy a .ssn-ore
aife estimate Al si1soNss hal l,e,.n ~
tended hy scenes a panic and .Ilsfrcss
never before equalied ia ibe menofe a
citizens noR living. and had ale<sro.s.i.
perhaps. many human lives. And man.
gled and maime,i a. least thirty ,s.rsans.
somr ~ hpm wlil de ~ their injuries
Al - o'ciosk tile alarm vac ssrf al
ffum hoN =. II was foiiaNei ts =
scssend ard then general alarm The
iirr broke out in The Tor department.
q Hnface Partridge 4 GO. who os,ca
seven story buiAiine. coshfr i>acx aud
Lincoln streets. oWred Is . l.. Amrs
The cause is a. l,f,4s,nt unkncen hat
the start Is described ~ fhes-e nearest Il
a. resembling the lrursfsnc r = FIRE
cracker. The ilanH.s spresd with ia
credible rapidiis. and in . very rev
moments the entire interior II the huiii
ing was burning.
Many I.isc- fs.-s-
There were mans cupioyts - The "a.
fridge company ~ work ai the iiIae. aud
the other fioors q the tuiiding were
sprinkled smith human l,eiLEs The
usual avenues - escape were - once
cu; of. and then bcgsn a scramble for
life which sickent1 ls.holtl.-rs The
panic stricken. inmates fiea h the vins
doUs and root. Some escaped by SHIN
ming down telegraph pplrs; others ~
iesping into blankets aud nets. Several
jumped - the pavement aud we're ter
ribls mangied. ard others. how many
cannot nox tc told. fell back INTO the
cauldron - iiauses ~ were tNerr,auie hs
the dense l,iatk eIiioht. a biCh sDrocafei
all who did Dof tIcrliiy cecafse.
The entire iir si,.rafimeni q The sify
Was quickly ga the s-tee. The depart
menf- q Soinertille. Camirisiee Nee
Ion. Quincy and Br,sekion arrived later
~ tram. AMI asd was requested 10 h. Ia
readiness from more distant cities
Fortunately. further help Nas not
ncs~is-i. Vast crowds Il I.e0plt f.egan ~
once % flock "a the eceBe. and ~ = mat
tor ~ precauiion. SoFcrnor kosefll osf
dered two COMPANIES q m.litts under
arms and proce,siei g. use iire in i~srs,n.
where he uaf r>on l.auei T., Mayor
Matthews. Ibe iife spread rapiii, FUN
hniiiing g. bnildsng. AMI dsFrlfe the
heroic efofts a fhe ertirc Ore f>Eteln -
suffolk c1unfy pa~ not es,nfr0llf<i until
The Whole s4esrc. bounded ~ Essex
ftrs-ct "a The nnfff. lanc,sin ca the east.
iufts ga the south. aud Kingston "a the
ncsf had been leseiei. siHo one l,alld
ing north n Eaex eirerf. extending
along tolumtis street. three nsore cn
tho east side - Lincoln ftrts.f and one
corncr - The Jr,icd Siaffe hotel eoDih
II Tnfts street Nhirh CORNER caniaiDed
tbs Emergency hospital
The Burned Property.
The ifinc44l buildings burned e'ere
a. follows Aas< iIniiane e'gn
stories. cssrpor "a ap1 Linf,iili street,.
where the tire sfarifi. IattoIn isaiipsDE,
five sfoflse on "a, ste corner oe ste a
fhs. old tr0efsd pAisce tsacniHrd ~ the
Singer Manufacturing conpsnT and n
large nau,I.cr a ether c.ncerne. faf,ilow
lu.l.llnp six esories. Ne - Eenex
street. Brown Dufffli bpliding. reten
etaflas corner q f.e@es and Kingston
streets burned from rod o. fourth for
lfhe trc fsof walls - fl3s luiiding
ttsnlmed lie tide a sihnsfe g. the north i
tive story tyrick tuiiainR corner u
Columbia and feeek streets. trfurict
~ We'll apd Bsfies. paper lsox inAnu
fsctarers. and nfhrrf. lpiie1 States
hotel. slightly de'narsd. three rfofy
huiiding. i,eiuerr The An1ef building
and Tho UNITED Stats hufs-l ecrgriei -
n dwelling in the upper stof1 And ~
email TRADERS iieioe.
The eenlarrafion as viewed ffou a
Distance vac grand drn@e pet a
hlack sfnske cl.rereli shaf p-ffifn ~ fhe
tsfs snd ~ t,hrknses came en a wa@
hrited up =. thf far,es piile se,on.
all fa.ss5fs - SIR an1 bnfnine eei-ers
si.s,s tulcsno likf ,rfo ~ sfs.nt mass
hai.l. rnnse .Sssscken.
<@af ~ srslbs vae nufpi While the
an.ee fnsiIlra vs. isnfHinr there ~e~s
eff.ae4 srrinssans hkn frtvorEs. fb,n-
rind u,fh fns hsAfee shouts n tfcr,t.n.
the changing akia fufIn1 a rsIginre. The
rrashine - ea1,s. ne fuu'fis from
hoffyinr trassis ard tise surgit1 - s',~
sast crnxd. ahich se-n gathered. and
rusfsd e. andfro ~ srtfsf,sit's vn1.
The fsuiire ss.rfice ~ss s1rfsfsbis The
s'rrs's esss rsfsnsfis rod n aud ip
slse fiuhf ssffRra The wires were. IS
ussssl ~ t'ss sa9 and "a many Sianrs
lat ii fas.1ssf rose1e<. TIE euff<flt
s.onessf. haa trsf fufnfd - fhs ssn-
t,ftses = nshflF lorps stufrs ir th>
sirsnifs ~.-rt rn dufF nrfk ihs fr~ ~ss
nnals rs1firs.s, feafs a. n,er< tsuf s.eeis,
+ n rera41sft Jordan. NA7.t 4 c. ttJt
zf<s n.rr ~ khnt f.uffzsat 3art pro
sfssirre resf ti.e ffe f.n4ef fffrIf most
rslnai.is lflrrtlisSt. ilsr. ~ ffif si=o rsetei
xenf5t fi,1eHhei'InF>
Jbe fkfce lirrs4| iaiiiaInr furreo
he ksrtH fenodr ard f'+cws ttarfH
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