Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-03-26
GONE TO BLAZES.
Philadelphia Sufferer.
Loss Over $1,00O,OOO.

PHILADELPHIA, March 25.-A FIRE broke out
tonight on the third floor Of the paint and drug
warehouse of w. II. Wampole & Co., on Fourth
street above Arch. There was strong wind
blowing and the fire rapidly spread in all di-
rections soon becoming one of the most disas-
trous CONGREGATIONS that ever visited this city.
The flames rapidly spread north to No. 1875
North Fourth street, occupied by Lovegrove &
Co., machinery; 1877 by A. T. Leizing Il Co.,
printers, T. q P. 8. Smith, shoe manufacturers,
and 129 by Christian Muller, wine house.
SOUTHWARK THE FLAMES
reached No. 12l, occupied by James Flynn,
white lead and window; No. ll9, C. n. Royal
q Co., Morocco boot and shoe findings, the up
per story by r. P. A. Harris & Co., ladies' and
children's shoes; No. ia, by Cahil & Nc
Laughlin, the upper stories by Golfer Brothers,
shoe upper manufacturers; II. J. Tandy & Co.,
engravers; and Chas. Kaufman, map printer.
SEVERAL EXPLOSIONS OCCURRED
in the paint house Of Wampole & Co., and in a
minute afterward the front fell with a terrific
crash, causing the fire to communicate with
the buildings on the west side Of Fourth street,
first catching the roof of No. 126, occupied by
A. Leutzsch, paper box mandatory; thence to
1A4 ny y. .. WAtey leau company, NO. Ia
German American bottling company, and then
north to No. 1913, occupied by John r. Funks,
saloon; 100 Martin, paints; No. sl32 James
Iron, show cases. These buildings were soon
ENvELopED IN FLAMES, 80
And in the meantime the roof of No. III on
the east side of Fourth street fell, carrying in
the roofs of the two buildings below. Several
6remen in the latter building were seriously
cut, but it is not known that any fatal accident
m Al, c., La. \
scended to lis North Fourth street, occupied by
w. ii. Tissue, show cases, and Chas. A. Dnhring;
No. lib by E. Price Hunt, blank book manu-
facturers, and No. Ill by II. A. Barton, wall
paper; third and fourth floors by Chas. Remier,
looking glasses and picture frames, and base
ment by Stephen d. Cole and Walter P. Mills,
bricklayers and jobbers. There were several
more explosions, and by the time the flames
reached No. lis
ALI. THE IRON FRONTS
from Cherry street to that number had fallen.
The sparks were carried East, and first set on
fire houses on Cherry street, burning private
dwellins No. $40 and 318 the saloon of Charles
Lees, No. BIG, the unoceupied building
formerly known as the Golden Fleece Hotel
Nos. 80 and $40. and the extensive hat factory
Of d. p. Cobberly & Co., No. 3O8. These are
nearly or quite total loss.
THE FLAMES SPREAD
to the southeast corner of Third and Cherry
streets, the upper stories Of which are occu
pied by Rogdenburgh g. Co., paper box makers
and the first floor by the large wholesal,
grocery of Kirk, Bott & Berwind. Spreading
further to the east about the same time The
SPARKS SET FIRE
to the roof of the store Of II. s. Steinberger
dealer in feathers, No. lis North Second ane
spread to north 113, occupied by Thos. Hsll
stoves, hdaters, and ranges; No 1T, by II. III
Hurlbut, lamps, and Nos. 119, l21 and 1913, fou
story stone fronts, by Cooper, Hall & Co., fur
niture mandatory.
The Camden fire department arrived and CAV,
all assistance possible. The st. Elmo hote
was on fire from sparks in the rear portion
but beyond causing panic amongst tn
boarders. but little damage was done. A
midnight the
FIRE IS STILL BURNING FURIoUsLY,
and continually breaking out in fresh places
SO that no estimate of the probable loss can b,
made, though it is not expected to be less than
QUE million dollars.
UNDER CONTROL.
M.-The fire is under control. The last
building burned on the east side of 4th street
was No. 100, a bird cage factory, and dwelling
on the west side of 4th street. All the struc
lures from No. l22 to 1872 were partly or en-
tirely destroyed. On Cherry street th.
Only auulU1Oudl loss Is Gn6 10
struction Of No. 1923, rags and paper
warehouse: No. 325, the plumming and Office
fitting establishment of w. G. Mcpherson. ane
No. 327, pump shop of Alex Reickle. On Fourth
street above Cherry, the only loss is that of G
E. Muller's wine house. The only
SERIOUS FIRE NOW BURNING
is at the paper box factory of Isiah Roggen
burger, 100 North Third street, the first floor q
which is occupied by Kirk, Bott & Berwind
wholesale grocers. The fire on Second street i
extinguished.
THE LATEST.
PAS Allowing to the multiplici Yof inter
ezts involved, being, in some cases, four or fv,
firms in the same building it is utterly i'm
possible to obtain even partial list Of the in
surances OF the losses. About thirty houses il
all are more or less damaged by fire or water
and the total loss is still Thought to be abou
one million dollars. The fire is still burning
but is SO far under control that there is n,
possible chance of further spreading.
OTHER FIRES.
WATERBURY, Conn.,, March 25.-The American
knife company's works at Reynolds Bridg
have been burned. Loss about $40 600; insur
ance 800 600.
MEMPHIS, Tenn, March 25-A telegram from
Hot Springs, Ark, says the dwelling and win
house at Ouachita vineyard, belonging to DR.
Ct. w. Lawrence, were destroyed by an incen
| diary fire, Saturday evening. Loss, $6, 600; n,
insurance.