Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1873-09-10
ANOTHER TERRIBLE FIRE IN BAL.
TIMORE.
The Holiday street Theater Burned

the most destructive confiaoration that aver
scourged our city. About 6aif.past o,clock
covered to be on fire.
Before the alarm was sounded the flames
were bursting through the roof, and in few
seconds the central portion of the city was lit
up with the lurid glare of the burning building
The wind is blowing from the northeast AMI
SIiving the flames towards Baltimore street
with great fury, but 1t is hoped that the marble
walls, iron frames and slate roof will success
fully resist its consuming rage.
The Baltimore City College stands next to the
theater, on the corner Of Holiday and Fayette
streets, and at this writing g a. M the upper
story of that building is on fire. 1t will certain
ly be burned. The wind lie carrying the sparks
into Baltimore street, and they are dropping
over the roofs Of some of the finest stores and
warehouses in the city. II there is a combusti-
bic IN the blocks Of buildings bounded by Fay
ette, 81. Paul, Lombard and Gay streets, this
terrible shower OF burning fragments win be
sure to find It.
AT O'Clock the scene was one of awful
grandeur. Holiday Street Theater still stood
stately and erect, with the exception of its
cupola, winch some minutes before had tottered
anu iailen, put IL was literally building of
flame. Its front was as yet untouched, but the
ROOF was mass OF ire; from the interior the
sPirais OF flame shot up towards the heavens
WINE tne MASSIVE cornice was enwrapped with
lame. A strong wind was blowing from the
nortneast, and carried rain of cinders and
spaIrks as lar up Baltimore street as the corner
as they ran through 1t and endeavored to shield
themselves.
a., from S tne windows OF the theater the jets Of
nre snot out ana wrlthed along the front of the
puilding, winch for long time withstood their
innuence ana remained intact. At the St.
NlShoias motei, next door, there was great con-
fusion. Inc mouse was 1uil Oh guests, many of
whom were people connected with the theater
trunks, CHESTS, and boxes came tumbling out
OF tne WINDOWS and doors, half-dressed men
were iusnIhg ma1ly 10 and fro, while women
stood In their night dresses, just as they were
reused from their slumbers, some wringing
theif hands ana weeping, while others were inn
Pioring men 70 heIP then WIN their goods TO
Egb. scboo, hn;dina vi sne names Inc old
the fire had EXTENDED 70 noma az an. sn1
houses on Favette street oSio, ,mo slaa a
rear entrance OF the theatre The sh-snS
white front of the new City Han was
every line of its marble trscerg Stool ul nn,
hold and strong against the dsrt nacLor u Uut
on Holiday street the firemen were e TtIu
the flames in the face of the farce Eao. shons
inc steady streams of water diracted 49,, Ae ~
tLeater and the two buidings on eitbsr Sd 'ne s
it, But it was too late to do any good for for the he
inside and the flames nonred nn try, o. a. .iuer
tex of ifs interior with an irrPpsis.ihIa su0 WI
Mems faces 5ianched even in that rUSdIP E issf
asked the otherWbat s nsG Of 'ne b nre and each
fell 60 thick and fast down Holiidav street that
no one could stand unprotected from tbe hn urat
the lee of the walls and eazed on the scene eiuss
the sparks were horne Nv the wind over 49,
and Baltimore streets. q nnmher of a NTr.n
and roofs caught fire. They were quickly ess
ants were both in danser anu SroI, tLs restapr
buckets and hose a. we'd them ann TINS oauSe' Out
few moments after the general alarm H. baS hsea
sounded, and a tremendous amount of water
was now being poured upon the burning buiid.
ings. The roof of HoIidav street thaata 4sIiSr
with terrible crash. the danes for ;nstan.
Ieaped higher than ever, only to recede asain
as If disappointed, and the shower of snarSs was
m;nd i''"N w. ''' wa" ""iA'9a away VI lhe
"u'
s.ao -, TEE T, 81. az sioHoLAs HOTEL
Jury. the 81 Nicholas hotel ,on the corner of Hol
iuay street and orange alley ,caughton fire in the
cary Stage OF tne nrs, ana IN a short time the
house, assisted by several police officers, sue.
cee9ed IN femoving everything of value from
Of safety. While the furniture Was heinz re-
moved, engine company No. MANAGED he RIM
a line Of hose from Orange alley to the roof of
holding the IRE in check on that side au arc now
The South wall of Holiday Street Theatrs fell
in with a loud crash.
is large four story brick building that is oc'
cupied by Frev. Walbert a. Co AZ 'aS matt,es.
mandatory. Shortly after the flames burst
the upper story of this building was in a bIsea
Nearly all the movable FURNITURE, pictures and
books have been removed rom the Baltimore
City College and taken to places of safatv
This was al done by the police OFFICERS WHO
labor ed nobly. "-O
A FAMILY ESCAPES
A family living in the theater by the name
of Linton, consisting of Mrs Linton. her daugb-
ter, aged eighteen and little how twelv va yesrs
old. fhey Rad lust gone to he'd q sSort ySrns
before the fire, and Mrs. Linton was awaken
by dense smoke which filled the room She
woke up the children, and on going ont Of their
sleeping apartments the smoke " as seen cominc
up through the Craps, y but the IRE Seemed re
be the greatest rear the paint-room. They ran
to window in the second story fronting on
Fayette street, and Jumped for their lives. Mis-
Linton was severely burned by the fall. and the
boy was badly burned about the hands before
be reached the window. Mrs. Linton escsneS
unhurt. Only very small portion OF the val
liable theatrical wardrobe in the building AZ the
time Of the are was saved. The UhrarS n ho sao
ever, was in a small room on the Favetts' .trast
side, and was all sayed-BaItimore Imsrieaa.
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AN ENGLISH GARDENER PoIsoSs FAMILY
WITH "ToAD STOoLs."-On the evening of
August 70, Dr. Diplock concluded an inquest at
the Kings Arms, Acton Bottom, England, upon
the body Of Ruth Brooks, who had been poisoned
pSy eaans some iungi, given her for mushrooms
by george hunt gardener. The testimony
Hunt was in the habit of going to the Kings
Arms for his beer, and that 6e freouentlv made
the barmaid and the deceased presents OF yege-
tables and flowers. On Wed nesd Az mornino ~.