The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1873-07-26
BY TELEGRAPH.
SERIOUS FIRE AT BALTIMORE.
RAJTINORR. July pr

BALTIMORE, July 25.
A fire broke out at 10 o'clock this morn
ing in Joseph Thomas 4 Co.. planning mill
between Liberty and Park streets, and cx-
tended to three adjoining blocks, and an
immense connagration is now raging. A
stiff breeze is blowing and huge cinders are
waited several blocks off and in the vicni-
ty of the Cathedral The fire is in the i'm
mediate vicinity of the Presbyterian church
where the Presbyterian general assembly
was held. The entire southwest corner of
Liberty and Saratoga block is burned.
SECOND DISPATCH.
BALTIMORE, July 25-1.50 p. IN.
A Baltimore special dated 100 p. M,
says The fire here is still raging. Park
street from Lexington to Saratoga is in
flames, every house being on fire, The fire
extends on Clay street from Park to Liber-
ty streets. and the rear of Liberty from
Lexington to the corner of Liberty street
and Saratoga street, and st. Alpheus school
on the south side of Saratoga street, run
ming back to Clay street, is gone. Stew
arts stables on Lexington street will be
lost. On Saratoga street, west from Park
street, every house is in flames Up Park
street from Saratoga to Mulberry streets.
AT intervals the roofs on both sides of the
street are burning. On Mulberry street the
of Park street, extending east to Cathedral
street, is on fire. The Maryland academy
of art on Mulberry street and the Univcr-
sity of Maryland adjoining are burning.
The Cathedral on the corner of Mulberry
and Cathedral streets caught fire, but it is
thought it will be saved. The wind is
steady from the southeast, and has carried
the embels around, causing the destruction
of many houses distant from the origin of
the disaster
LATER.
BALTIMORE, July 25, LAO p. m.
The fire is now under control, and will
probably be soon subdued. There is great
excitement in the city and vicinity, and
the details of the losses ut present cannot
he obtained
FURTHER PARTICULARS.
BALTIMORE, Md, July 25.
Burning shingles and sparks started a fire
in the squares on the north side of Mulber-
ry street, between Cathedral and Park
streets, the fire then dashed across the street
to the Academy of Arts. The dome of the
cathedral at one time was on fire but was
put out by citizens who were stationed on
the roof prepared for it. At 40 o'clock
the castings of the windows of st. Alphon-
sus church were on fire for the third time
and sparks were showercd all over the
church from the burning houses in front
and alongside of it.
The non-salvage corps appeared on the
onana aud rn Jo;pr nnnI caryica No ncti
mate of damage is possible under the cir,
cumstances. Eight blocks and five dwell
ings have been burned, and the authorities
have sent for outside help. Clay street from
Liberty to Howard, two squares are burned
out. This is narrow street filled will
carpenter shops and box factories. The
stceplc of Central Presbyterian church i.
ON fire. At half past one o'clock the fer
cest portion of the fire was on Saratog,
street between Park and Liberty streets.
On the south side, every house on thu
squres is in flames. The fire to this SQUARE
came from the back buildings which reacl
to the destroyed houses on Clay street, "
| Saratoga to Howard street on the soutl
side, the houses were still burning at on,
o'clock The course of the fire from
Thomas factory, where it commenced
| was up Park street,
BUILDINGS BURNED.
Among the buildings destroyed were tn
English Lutheran church on Lexington
street, and the Central Presbyterian churcl
on corner of Liberty and Saratoga streets
and many private residences on Mulberr.
and Park streets.
STILL LATER.
COURSE OF THE FIRE-THE DAMAGE DONE
The work of removing is still going fol-
ward and streets are unpassable. On Mul
berry street the building of the Marylan
Academy of Art has been burned. Dr.
Dalrymple's school adjoining is on fire
Three handsome private residences on tn
north side of Mulberry street betwee
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