The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1873-07-26
FIRE! FIRE.!
The Fire Fiend at Work
in Baltimore.
EIGHT BLOCKS OF BUILDINGS
DESTROYED
AID RENDERED BY PHILADELPHIA
The Fire Finally under Control


BALTIMORE, July pa little after
10 A. ~, II fire broke out in Joseph
Thomas d Co.'s Touring mill, on the
south side of Clay street, between Lib
erty and Park, and soon extended to
three adjoining blocks, and an inn
mense c0nliagration is now raging.
There is stiff southwest breeze and
immense cinders are waited several
blocks Off to the vicinity Of the Cathe-
dral The fire is near the Presbyterian
church, where the Assembly was held.
The entire southwest corner of this
block is burned.
BALTIMORE, July %, 1890 T. M.-rhe
fire now extends to Franklin, Howard,
Lexington and Park streets. -Four
churches are burned. The Cathedral is
threatened.
BALTIMORE, July %, | p. M.-The
fire Is still raging, but will probably be
confined to the area bounded by Lex
ingtOn on the south, Howard on the
west, Mulberry on the north, and Lib
crty street on the east. After breaking
ont in the planning mill, the flames
spread rapidly across to the block
bounded by Howard, Liberty, Saratoga
and Clay streets, consuming nearly the
entire block. The buildings still re-
main ut the corner, at which point the
Central Presbyterian church is located,
which is now on fire. The entire block
will probably be consumed. From
CLAY street south the fire worked back
to Lexington, burning all the buildings
on Park street.
The fire still RACES on the west side
Of Park from Lexington to Saratoga,
and nearly every house is burned.
Fully two-thrds Of the entire block
bounded by Clay, Park, Saratoga and
Harvard streets is being consumed
The First English Lutheran Church, on
Lexington street, Rev. DIR. Barclay, is
entirely consumed. 1t is possible the
fire will not extend much beyond the
four streets named. The streets in the
vicinity, and u number of blocks adj
iacent, are iammed with thousands of
people. Furniture wagons, drays, ana
every vehicle imaginable are remoN-
inc furniture. Frantic women are hlr-
rying in every direction with children,
bedding, cradles, and various articles
i'm their arms. The whole fire depart
ment, with two engines from Washing
ton, are battling the flames. No loss
of life MS yet.
Unless the wind increases the flames
will be confined to the bounds above
indicated. The supply of water is am
ple. The district burned was occupied
principally by small shops, several iac-
tories, and three-story brick residences.
ia form nIy estimate
of the loss now. There are numerous
rumors of men, women anu chlldrsh
having persisted, but strict inquiry mas
failed to establish any loss OF lie rs
The fire is still raging, but has not
extended to any great extent peyoln
the blocks named in the last dispatch.
The Central Presbyterian Church, on
the southeast corner of Saratoga ana
Liberty streets, is u complete wreck,
nothing remaining but the walls.
With the exception OF three brick
dwellings, on the southeast corner, this
block. in the immediate rear OF the
ruins of the church, not building re-
mains.
At this hour the widest rumors pre-
vail regarding fires in otherportions OF
the city. but an inspection OF the To-
calities named, fails 70 verify the re-
ports. w.,
The roofs of several buildings on Cal
vert street, north Of Saratoga HAN,
have taken fire, among them the
Children's Aid Society in CaiVert
street, adjoining the City Spring, but
all have been eXtingiishcd. >.
st. Alphonsus, a German Cathoilc
church of beautiful structure, at the
northeast corner of Park and Saratoga
streets, is in imminent danger. Al thls
moment il has not taken fire.
A dispatch is received from Philadei-
Min. offering aid. About one hundred
and ten buildings have been burned,
The fire Is still raging. About eight
blocks of fine buildings have been
burned. The authorities are sending
for outside help. The water supply Is
falling Two squares on Clay street,
from Liberty to Harvard, are burned
out. This is Il narrow street, illled WIN
carpepter shops and box factories. The
steeple of the Central Presbyterian
Church is on fire.
Up Saratoga to Howard. on south
side the houses were still burning III
one o'clock. The course of the hrt
from Thomas factory, where II lirs'
commenced, was up Park street, one
side, and the rear st. Alphonsus'
school. on the other side, burning
shingles and sparks started the iire III
the squares on the north side of Mul,
berry street, between the Cathedral
and Park street. The fire then dashed
ACROSS to the Academy of Arts
The dome of the Cathedral at one time
was on fire, but was put out by citizens
who are stationed on the roof prepared
for It. At one o'clock, =. NJ, the cas-
ings of the windows of st. Alphonsus
church were on fire for the third time
Sparks were showered all over tht
church from burning houses in front
and along side OF it.
$40 p. M.-Clay street, on which the
fire originated, is small street, begin
ming ut Liberty street.
Az. M.-Thc fire is now under com
plete control Reports of children
burned and men killed are not verified
by strict inquiry.