Wilmington journal., 1873-08-01
THE FIRE FIEND.
TERRIBLE FIRE IN BALTIMORE

TERRIBLE FIRE IN BALTIMORE.
SEVERAL. LIVES REPORTED TO
BE LOST
BALTIMORE, July 25-Noon.-A lit
tie after 10 o'clock to-day fire broke
out in the planning mill of Jas. Thomas
6, Co., on the south side of Clay. be-
tween Liberty and Park streets. Soon
afterwards the general alarm was
sounded. The fire soon extended to
the adjoining blocks and an immense
confiagration is now raging. A stiff
Southwest breeze is blowing and i'm
mense cinders have waited several
blocks off in the vicinity of the Cathe-
dial. The locality of the fire is in the
immediate vicinity of the Presbyterian
Church, of which Rev. DR.. Smith is
Pastor, on Liberty and Saratoga
streets. 1t is where the Presbyterian
Assembly was held The entire South
west corner of this block is burned.
Particulars will be given as fast as
possible.
WASHINGTON, d. c., July 25-Noon.
Several engines have gone to Balti
more.
LATER.
BALTIMORE, July 25-12:30 p M
The fire now extends to Franklin,
Howard, Lexington and Park streets.
Four Churches have been burned and
the Cathedral is threatened. It is
reported that st. AlphOnZo is burn
ing.
Several lives are reported lost, but
no loss of life is confirmed.
The water IS ample, and unless the
wind increases the flames will be con-
fined to the bounds above indicated.
STILL LATER.
BALTIMORE, July 25-1 p. M.-TEe
fire is still raging, but will probably
be confined to the area bounded by
Lexington street, Howard, WesS Null
berry and Liberty streets. After break
ing out in the Planning Mills of Thomas
& Co., south side of Clay street, tie
flames spread across Clay to the block
bounded by Howard, Liberty, Sara
toga and Clay, consuming nearly the
entire block.
Up to this hour but few buildings
remain at the Northeast corner of the
block, ut which point the Central Pres
byterian Church is located, which
structure is now on fire. The proba-
bility is chat the entire block will be
consumed. From Clay street the fire
forced it's way back to Lexington,
burning all the buildings on Park
street. Fully two-thirds Of the blocks
bounded by Clay, Park, Saratoga and
Howard streets have been consumed
The First English Lutheran Church
on Lexington street is entirely con
sumed.
1t is possible that the fire will not
extend much beyond the four blocks
named. 1t is impossible to get at the
particulars. The streets in the yicini
ty and for number of blocks ada
cent, are janmed with people. furni
tnre, wagons, drays, &c.
The greatest CONSERVATION prevails
the streets being filled with frantic
women, hurrying in every direction
with children, cradles, and various
pieces of furniture III their arms.
The whole fire department of the
city, with two engines from Washing
ton, are now successfully battling witt
the flames. The supply of water NJ
to this time is ample, and unlc SIS th'
stiff breeze Increases the fire Will un
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locality. At this time it is impossibl.
to make any estimate of the loss.
EumOrs are fe of several parties
men, women and children, being
burned, but the strictest enquiry ha
failed to establish any loss of life NJ
to this time.
BALTIMORE, July 23-Nigllt The
fire is still raging, but it has not ex
/ 1l q hlVnnI
blocks named in the last dispatch
The Central Presbyterian Church, DR.
Smith pastor, on the Southeast corne
Of Saratoga and Liberty streets, is ,
complete wreck, nothing remaining
but the walls. With the exception o
three brick dwellings,, on the South
east corner Of this block. III the imme
diate rear OF the ruins of the church
not a building remains.
At this hOur the widest rUmoFs pre-
vail III regard TO the fires III other por
tions of the city, but an inspection o
the localities on fire fails to verify tn,
reports. The roofs OF several build
inCS on Calvert street, North of Sara
tOga. have taken fire, among them til,
Children's Aid Society, on Calvert
adjoining the City Spring, but all @
them have been eXtingulShed. st
AlphOnslls' German Catholic Church
Il beautiful structure, on the Northeas
corner of Saratoga and Park streets, il
Ill imminent danger, bat at this mo
ment it has not taken fire.
| Dispatches have been received from
Philadelphia Offering assistance.
AbOut one hundred buildings, 81
far, have been burned
At = o'clock, Z. NJ, the fire was still
raging. Eight blocks and five build
ings q &c been burned. The authori
ties are sending for outside help Th,
water supply is failing. Clay street
from Liberty to Howard, two squares
is burned out. This is Il marrow
street and was filled with carpenter
shops and box factories. The steeplt
of the Central Presbyterian Church is
on fire.
At l. o'clock the fercest portion o
the fire was on Saratoga street, be
tween Park and Liberty, on tn,
South side. Every house in the
square is in flames The fire to this
square came from the back buildings
which reach to the destroyed houses
on Clay street and up Saratoga tC
Howard, on the South side. The
houses were still burning at l o'clock
The course of the fire from Thomas
actory, where it commenced, was ur
Park street, on one side, and in rear OF
st. Alphonsus' School on the Other
side. Burning shingles and sparks
started the fire in the squares on the
North side of Mulberry street, be-
tween Cathedral and Park streets.
The fire then dashed across the street
to the Academy of Arts. The dome OF
the Cathedral mt one time was on fire.
but was put ont by citizens, who were
stationed Oh the roof prepared for it.
AT 1:1O o'clock the castings of the Win
dows of st. Alphonsus' Church were
Oh fire for the third time. Sparks
were showered all over the church
from the burning houses in front and
alongside it. Notwithstanding the i'll
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