Wilmington daily gazette., 1873-07-26

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Ia00 Churches and numerous Valuable Dausl.
''''sS o1rned-SeUSrGI LsUss reported Loot.
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BALTIMoRE, July 26.-A little after 10 O'Clock
E0-aay, fire broke out ln the planning mill of
SVsepn Inomes d Co., on the south side of
Gay street, between Liberty and PARK streets
1I' 1na soon after general alarm was Sounded
jInS, Ino nre soon extended to three adjoining
DIOchS, ana an immense confederation Ia now
raging. a stlh northwest breeze Is now blow.
,ngs ana immense cinders are waftad sevaroI
T,1c 2IocKs on IN the vicinity Of the Cathedral -
1ne locality OF the fire Is In the vicinity OF the
~ frgspy yterlan Church, Rev. Dr. Smith, corner
Prasbxaa!y,oa USISy ana saratoga streets, where the
southwest OF this block is burned.
AhE INTENSE HEAT-REPORTED DEATHS DE-
MED,
$40 Z. M.-The fire is now compIetelv nm.
der control, and many who TemavsJ tbaI- HI
KOOdS ana furniture on the blocks adiacent fo
tne nre are now moving them back. RenorfS
are sun circulated that several children we're
VSuIneu ana men Killed but strict INQUIRY af the
,'s.ls atSnais Onlce fails TO verify any death by
burning or otherwise. Exclusive of Tho fira AZ
neat was oppressive, and number ~ the
trated. "H" PrOs-
The Catholic Cathedral, on Mulberry street
II unln1ured, although the fire has swept vvav
seVeLel buildings near It. The Cathedral Is
massive granite structure, 100 feet in Ien0th
Dy l75 In breadth, and the cross surmountIne
tne dome Is 127 feet above the level Of the
pavement. 1t contains one of the largest ar
gans IN the United States-an Instrument hav-
ing 6.OOO pipes and thirty-six stops. The in
Ssaut - S oecoratsd with two paintings of great
tne Descent from the Gross, !" was pre-
sented ~ Louis XVI, King of France the
G5srIso Sm o. q Louis Burylng his Soldiers T. by
BY a<oftpnate accident tbe wind blew AWAY
[om thO sne business part of the city, which are,
ORIGIN OF THE FIRE.
BALTIMORE, July 25.--The fire began about
I InaII.past ten O'Clock this morning, in tie ex
tensiye four-story steam planning mills sssh
1mu M1I door factory, owned and occupied bv LOS
AnOmaS q Son, situated on the gorlth 9ide ~
Gay street. near Park. CLAY "a marrow st
DeglnAlng az Liberty, about midway between
Tnu PAEalel with Saratoga on the north, and
4e4IhgCOn on the south, and extends west in
terseetlng Park and Howard, and termInsfing
~ ~ 4IW EutGW street. Thomas planning mill was
70 we shape OF the letter L., having +. front nm
boLn Olay and Park streets 80
Ahe names shot high above the burning build.
lngs and dense volumes Of sufFocatin9 smoke
were oorne northWard, hurliug blazing cinders
10 every direction, which fell on the drv Parl-
S!Ieet roofs; In shorttime, Park street on each
loe' rom Lexington on the south, across Clay to
Saratoga on the north, was sheet Off near
ly every building being in fame, T5e 5eat
was go INTENSE that all the fremen were driven
from the street. -'~"
Extending along Clay street eastward aorosa
fark towards Liberty street, on each side, this
nre spea lts way, taking every building 10 i,s
race ana threatening general destruction. The
four blocks, bounded BY Liberty on tbe esst
Saratoga on the north, Howard on the vest and
Lexington on the south, intersected by PARK and
Clay, we're saeh ablaSe, and several fne6uildipes
on MVIheVry atrset hadtaken on FIRE from burn
ing brands hurled by the winds.
ABOUT II A. NJ. a general conAaeration SEEM
cd imminent, and the greatest CONSERVATION
PreValled: Ihe roofs Of several buildings, as
l1r on as calvert street, had become ignited, as
also the dome Of the Cathedral and he stesnIs
Of st. AlphoDsus' Catholic Church, corner Of
Park and Saratoga.
While the tire was raging The eatira hre de-
paEtmept sAably az work battIiie iis progress,
assisted BY an army Of citizens, who crowded
the roofs Of buildings on every side and many
blocks of, qHenehlng the falling blazing brands
with buckets of water, and preventing iRuition |
by spreading wet blankets The dome of the |
Cathedral was covered With blankets and thus |
saved, as also st. Alphonsus Church.
The hremen, driven from Park street, between |
Lexington and Saratoga by the intense heat. |
abandoned thls section to its faie and directed
their main efforts toipEsvslting The spread of /
the tre beyond the four BLOCH kSnamed. Shortly 1
alter ?. ~, two engines arrived from Waah- |
ingtop and rendered valuable assistance. The
ire ragged until near 8 P. NJ, hufby 4, was come
pletely under control.
Oh Saratoga street, four doors from Howard, |
on the north aide OF SARATOGA no buildiuV Vvaa
destroyed.
From the Baltimore Sun oftO-day:
PIlfsFIng Goods.
During the progres1 Of the FIRE q large number
OF persons were detected BY the policemen piifer1
ing goods and some Of the parties were arfJsESd,
The number was % great, koSeVE, tlAt It was i'm. \
poaahlef 10 aFrsst aNsand the officers had 20 be Il
content IN large number Of cases, with recover.
Ing the goods and then letting the depradatorn no