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Show I A PARK Cm BLAZE. The Eallrc Place la Danger t,r Ilcln? llfttrotttl. I Totfafd 4 o'clock yesterday morning a disastrous fire was found to bo raging In the store building and lodging house occupied by James Isiwrcncr, and also at Uie j cftlcea of the Paik City Waler Com-(any, Com-(any, which adjoin. Tho fire brigade was speedily on the scene after the alarm was given, aud three streams of water were thrown upon Ui- burning buildings and the premises Oft cither side. At oce tin-o the flames exteuJed right across tho street an I set McDonough i Quinn's Hvery stable on fire, but fortunately this was got under con tml after seme considerable difficulty. diffi-culty. Eaarrcnce's property was entirely de-troycd It was insured for Uie sum of S30J0. Hirschman's rock store sustained a lost of front $1,500 to $2,000; McDonough & Quinn's less Is about $300; John JCeJIy, Headquarters saloon, $300. All these are fully covered by in-sur in-sur nee. The upper part of the Lawrence bullJiuj; was used as a lodging house, and at Uie time of the fire pbout six men were asleep in their roomi 5ome were awakened awaken-ed In time to get out itl the usual way, butW.A. Bombard aI J. Sullivan and ton, who occupied the front roorat were cut oir from all cscaic,t'Xcept by the windows. They did not hesitate, but icaid out a distance of thirty ft et to the gmund. Itombarl anl young Sullivan reached II e ground without a bruise, hut the elder rulliran has a trokenanklc. Bath firemen and citizens did splendid service in J Uut for tbrlrun-oe-uIrgefTdtts to sitlstiie the rlamts the results might have been far more disastrous. It loked at one staeo of the flront if greater part of the city would be destroyed. |
