The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1873-07-26
GREAT FIRE IN BALTIMORE.
Several Squares Burned.
Loss Estimated at Half a
Million. a1G
FIRST REPORTS.

corner Of CRthRrine and Park streets. a
, large cathedral has been consumed; slSt
the Alphonso, another large Catholic
church. Engines arc on the way from
Philadelphia and Washington IN assis'
in subduing the conasgration,
LATER-some ten blocks are now burn
ling. The fire Is not in the business par
Of town.
BALTMoRE, July ga little after teI
o'clock to-day a fire broke out in the
planning mill Of Joseph Thomas & Co., or
tho south side of Clay street, between
Liberty and Park streets, The flames
soon extended 10 three adjoining blocks
and an immense conlSgration Is now
raging. A stiff southwest breeze Is blow.
ling, and immense clnders are waited sew
eral blocks-eVen to the cathedral. The
fire Is in the immediate vicinity Of the
Presbyterian church where the Prcsbyte.
rian General Assembly was held. The
entire southwest corner Of this block Is
burned, y Gtl
BALTIMORE, July 25, 1850 P. M.-The
fire here Is still raging. Park street,
from Lexington to Saratoga, is in flames,
every house being on fire. The fire ex-
tends on Clay street from Park to Liber-
ty street, and thence to the rear Of Liber-
| ty from Lexington to the corner ofLiber-
" and Saratoga streets. The school
house on the south SIDE Of Saratoga street
and running back to Clay street Is gone.
Stewards stables on Lexington street will
be lost. On Saratoga west from Park,
every house is in flames. Up Park from
Saratoga to Mulberry, at intervals the
roofs on both aides OF the street arc burn.
Ing. On Mulberry, the fine row OF houses
commencing at the northeast corner OF
Park, md extending east to Cathedral,
Is on fire. The Maryland Academy Of
Arts on Mulberry street and the UniVer-
sity Of Maryland adjoining are burned.
The Cathedral on the corner Of Mulberry
and Cathedral streets caught fire, but it
Is thought will be saved, The wind Is
steady from the southeast and has carried
the burning embcrs around, causing the
destruction Of many houses distant from
the origin ofthe disaster. ~
1:4O r. M.-The fire seems now to be
under control. There Is quite an excite
mcnt in the city and vicinity.
1:A5P. M.-The fire Is now under con-
troll and with the aid Of fire apparatus OBJ
tanned from hotels and other sources the
flames will probably be subdued. There
Ia 40 much excitement that It is impossible
TO get any details at present of the loss.
BALTIMORE, July 25, ! 7. N.-The fire
will probably be confined 10 an area
bounded by Lexington street on the south
Howard street on tho west, Mulberry street
on the north, and Liberty street on the
east After breaking out in the planning
mill of Thomas s. Co., on the south side
of Clay street the flames rapidly spread
across the street to block bounded by
Howard, Liberty, Saratoga and Clay, con
sunipg' very near the entire block. Al
this hour o few buildings remain at the
northeast corner Of the block, at which
point the Central Presbyterian church.
lDr. Smith, 10 located which structure Is
lon fire. The probability Is that tho en-
tire block will be consumed from Clay
Is,reet south. The fire worked It's way
Iback to Lexington street burning all the
buildings on Park street. Tho fire is still
raging in this block. On the west side
of Park street from Lexington TO Saratoga
nearly every house has been burned. Fully
two.thirds Of the entire block bounded by
CLAY, Park, Saratoga and Howard street,
are being consumed. The First English
Lutheran church on Lexington street
Rev. DR.. Barclay, was entirely consumed
lit Is possible that the fire will not extend
much beyond the Iour blocks named.
II is impossible toget at the particular
as the streets in the immediate vicinity
for number OF blocks adjacent are jam
med by thousands Of people and drayl
loading up with and receiving furniture
The greatest CONSERVATION prevails. The
streets arc filed with frantic women
hurrying in every direction with children
bedding, cradles and various pieces O.
furniture in their arms. The whole firt
department otthe city, with two engines
from Washington, are now successfully
battling the flames. Tho supply OF watel
up to this time is ample, and unless tht
stiff breeze now blowing increases to 1
rale, the fire will undoubtedly be coufin-
ed 10 It's present locality. The burneC
district was principally occupied BY
small shops, containing besides seVera
factories and three story brick resi-
dence. At this time no estimate Of tn
loss can DO made. There are numerous
rumors Of persons having been burned
but strict inquiry has failed to establish
auy loss OF life up to this time, 1:4O P. NJ
New York, July GA private dis
patch from Baltimore says: The fire ha
, covered several blocks, running up PSrl
, from Lexington to Saratoga, from Clay 4
Liberty street, and in the rear Of LIbert,
street to tho church on the corner Of Lib
erty streets the back buildings arc burn
ing. The intense heat drove the tireme
= from the firC plugs. At ll:45 the Ocntrr
| Presbyterian Church began to burn, D.
Q Cows Lutheran Church on Lexingto
r street was destroyed at l2 o'clock, Sair
= Alphonso Church took fire at 1l6. A
!. sistauce is on the way.
BALTIMORE, July 25.-DispAtChes hay
been received from Philadelphia oferir