Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1894-01-25
NEWS By TELEGRAPH.
From All Quarters.
WORK OF THE FIRE FIHND
Life And Property Destroyed
by the Flames.
LATEST NEWS FROM JACKSONVILLE.
Senator Lodge on the Fed
eraI Election Bill.
SMALLPOX ON WARDS ISLAND,
Another Blizzard Reported
From the West.
LATEST NEWS FROM JACKSONVILLE.
SMALLPOX ON WARDS ISLAND.
BRoCKTON,s BIG BLAZE.

BROCK TOMS BIG BLAZE.
Several churches and a Number n,
Restdences Destroyed by the Fiery
Element - Steamers Called From
Other Cities-The Loss VIII NOM,
TO About seventy.Five Thousand
Dollars.
| BRocKToN, Mass, Jan. "a AT 10 o'elocl
An alarm of FIRE was sounded from box "a
situated at the corner of Main and Cente,
streets. 1t called the department to the
rear of the skating rink in Robinson'l
court. Almost simultaneously with the
alarm terrible wave of flame burst from
the building, which Is wooden structure.
The fire apparatus was quickly at the scene,
but the rear of the building was then In
fsmes. The wind was blowing from the
southwest, and the rear of the two hand
some residences on Green street owned by
Colonel Whippls and occupied by DR.. Weir,
Mrs. Daniel Tolman and Chief Harry Mars
ton of the fire department were soon in
flames. Directly adjoining these resi-
dences was the magnificent wooden resi-
dence of Mayor Whipple, and the depart
ment worked hard to prevent the loss of
this dwelling.
The First Congregational church was
next to be caught. 1t was handsome wood
On structure, situated on the corner of
Pleasant and Main streets and occupying a
commanding position on the high land,
with no buildings adjoining. This was
quickly in flames. The burning church
lighted up the city and the country for
miles around. At II O'Clock the tall steeple
fell toward the front of the building, on
Main street. Fortunately no one was in
jured.
Sparks and large cinders fell in showers
on the wooden buildings on the opposite
side of Pleasant street and the residence of
Rev. Mr.. Price, next to the church seemed
likely to 60. On the opposite corner of
handsome residence of Daniel 8. Howard,
and this was also in dsnger.S Aid was sent
from Boston, Taunton, Fall River, Avon
and Stoughton, ss 1t looks now a. though
many other buildings in the rear of Main
street must 60. About midnight the stse-
pie of the Porter Congregational church
caught. This church was a large wooden
structure on North Main street, about 200
feet north of the Brown church.
At 1916 the fire was we'll under control.
Steamers arrived from Boston soon after
AAaoAAkuss HoAAuS tuo tIlp III twenty mlu-
utes. At midnight the Avon steamer was
put to work on the savings bank block.
which had caught FIRE. The flames burned
through the roof, but the building was
saved. The Porter church caught fire in
the belfry, but 1t was quickly extinguish-
ed. The following buildings were burned:
A tenement house next to Mayor Whip
pies residence on Green street, occupied
by Chief Harry Asrston of the fire de-
partment, John Barbour and DR..
Wier, house owned by Mayor
Whipple and valued al $IO,UOO; q house
owned by Mrs. Daniel Tolman; the resi-
dence of George Tolman.
The skating rink ia q total loss. The
Brown church Congregational was burned
to the ground. The total loss will sggre-
gate about $75. 900.