Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1855-05-29
Prom the baltimore American, May 8

DESIR GIVE FIRE IN BALTIMORE.
At an early hour on Saturday evening our c;y W,
visited with 0i the most destructive cnIia-rf,.,
that hos occurred fnr vnars, AMI which ti.,r
! the InGomn!tab.e perseverance of the frcmcc : 4
the interpretation OF some tire proof walls he, Dr.
with The mortar and bricks OF the present dav, NO.
have laid waste II considerable portion of one Q. =
| most active business sections Of tho city.
At about hni past seven O'Clock smoke was &.
covered i,suur from the WA ehOusc on Bslt,r,
street second door east Of Howard, occup!ui d.
Me-sr5 Daily. Massey Co., n wholesale c.o.r q
establishment. The buiidng seemed 10 be On f-. d
all paris from the cellar 10 the root, aud on b-es
i'm. open tho doors, tho escape OF gas was 60 ger
thar II nn"st -uiiocarcd all who Attempted 10 eE.-.
One Of the safe, and portion Of the goods on liz
lower floor taken out, but the frei.n were s-,-
compelled 10 retreat by the approach OF Tho tame.
which .pr, nj through the building, and burst iyl,E
with nu intensity that lighted up the street, for many
squares. -,
Mcssrs Dcvrirs. Stephens u ThJUH. q. sa!e,room.
in connection with their Wholesale Drv Good Wnrt.
house adioining. On the North East corner a.. Nowa.
nnd Baltimore streets The second floor. Of the ty5
building, bcu thus thrown together The ANu-, .or
cavrlnp"G the whole 81 the establishment Of Nc.r
D., ). - +. also, when tie heat became intrns.
to drive both !irvmeu and spectator, from Bniiao,
street, whilst The showers OF burning clnders Eel
rain frequently setting fire rootr NJ Gsr.
all OF winch were promptly cXtinguIshci. Tie f':
men, however. maintained their ground most rC..,
preventing the flames frOni cros5in, Baltimore sr-s
To- the row o warehouses opposite 81! OF which We,
bli.,ered and scorchcd and their roofs Frequently
fire, but az promptly rXtingulshed.
About hultp O'Clock, the division wal. Of d,
frs, Two buildings destroyed ,otcrrd and fell wit
tremendous cr,,!i. and left open window that b..
beeu built against IL the rear ut the large waTshJI
adjoining occupied by Mc-srs. Norris. Ca~cll 4 Go
wholesale aud retail grocers, by /. s. Ban'z, 1.
wbolesalo shoe warehouse, aid By X Gavrnger 4 Co.
saddlclo. This building had previously been gnl'r,
volumes Of smoke, and the tiremcn hsd beer CON.
pe!ed 10 ie.i-t their efforts 10 rcscUc IL c0a,rai
but the hamcs now rushed through THE 'IPo:e. VII
dow aud III few minutes the whnG struc,Ue va,
blaze. On the third hDor, where the amcs first.
access VINE stored one hundred and ftv barre, Of
old whskev, which WIS scon ilrr and the bly
blaze that came from all pGrts OF the bu!dag, sa
s.,r,rd 10 he running dowH the front walls indie CT,
the flow OF the liquid fire throughout The structure
Ia fifteen minutes the who. Inferior was mas
ire when the walls commenced 10 tOitcr, gu! cal,
down with crash, driving sheets Of fire on'.:- /
acrnss Baltimore street.
Tn" volume ~ rago that sroancd from the 10 =
OF this b...iI."c ay-aiEst The ,ra!!s ~ III. ec;ol
four story warehouse, occupied by Messr.. Iocc
Hau.hrr ~ wEnlcsG!e shoc war house, and NJ
MrsSr:. t!rler BOYD y Co. rs L whOiesu!c dry yUyl
establishment, IVES d! such Intense hea; thst those
the interior q the building were compelled 10 lea,
whilst tho nrcTen KEEP; streams OF water coz, sg
pouring on ,hc root rs protection from the -.net
that pouring over It, For hail hour hey iNr
hatil.d with the t1re IL prevent lie passing hryU q
lts Dr-scnt limits on Baltimore street, ANA Orally. III
LIQUID fire from the establishment OF Ncs'r,. Nor
Culwe'l Il Co. having exhausted it-eli, this immer.f
warehouse war lett sHir, monument ~ the ris -
1T our ir-meu. aud lesson Ia property holder Z
give their bull d!Egs some powor IL resist this ais1t
irrcsiet. be element. But tor ihs .IeHnch vel!
struced wall there 10 do doub. that double the aIor:
III property would have been destroyed. TIE 90 y
Of the TWO firms occupying the establishment %
considerably damaged by water and heat, bur uo N
any great extent. The nas,ic from. Of the hnlll h
shows the fiery ordeal through which il passed. Z
Uu Howard street, the flames in the meantime ~
ago made considerable progress, BAT were mautg. n
b6!iled by ;Ir iireman. From the corner build III
taLy communicated % the roof "t J.. Bennette fb
cy Goods establishments buI the rear being pro'cc n
from the heat of high wal, the IRE ccn.ue. VI
the roof AMI upper story. "a
The adjoining building, occupied by Messrs. No a
4 Brother, importers Of Fancy GUoi. caught no 4
the rrnr on every story and one shae Of 81
from the cellar 10 tie root. The frcmen, hOw@ -
excrtcd themselves check the spread Of tic a-s. 6
yon the bulding Oh Howard street and soon sIcc@
3D. bit slight damage by water having been dor' Z
the adjoining BOOK and stat Onery store nj Aei n
john Gushing n CO. a
How the tire originated seems 10 be nr.ti 81
ihough II IL pretty gencrciy believed TO have
The work III W. iuceHdiagy. The store bal 10! "
closed uiOre thau twenty minutes, and the taa"F
sce,nul 10 b. on tire ia MI porOLs 0f il when Gt'y
cred, 1t !. thought By son. that the fire. which Il
m.urnl in the collar, made such rapid pm,
through the buiGT. by thc breaking ot the gG'
IT,.
4 large warehouse on the alley in the rear ri Mes
.v.ris Cuiw-.i Il CO.. store. was occupied hS %
hu; having q slntr roof md being Thoroughly II
proof was not burnt. Il was stored full OF susa Z
qunr., &c. all Of which were taken out and 70
down The alley, and w"rkucn were engaged yrst'i