The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1878-03-27
Terrible COnhagration-The Loss Will
Amount 10 Over One Million Dollars

PHILADELPHIA, March pa fire broke out
tonight on the third floor of the paint and
drug warehouse of w. II. Wampole tS Co.,
on Fourth street opposite Arch. There was
q strong wind blowing, and the fire rapidly
spread in all directions, soon becoming one
of the most disastrous CONGREGATIONS that
ever visited this city. The flames
rapidly spread north to No. l25 North Fourth
street, occupied by Lovegrove IL Co, machin-
cry; 127 by A. T. Ieising & Co., printers, I.
T. Il s. n. Smith, shoe manufacturers, and
129 by Christian Muller, wine house.
occupied by James Flynn, white
lead and window glass; No. 119,
C. H. Hoyal IL Co., morocco booti and shoe
findings; the upper stories by Il. p a. Har-
ris d Co., ladies' and children's shoes; No.
III by Cahill .& Mclaughlin; the upper
stories by Golfer Bros, shoe upper manuiac
turers; II. ]. Foudy d Co., engrayers,
and Charles Kaufman, map printer.
Several explosions occurred in the paint
house of Wampole '& Co., and a minute
afterward the front wall fell with terrific
crash, causing the fire TO communicate TO
the buildings on the west side of Fourth
street, first catching the roof of number
126, occupied by A. GentZsch, paper box
mandatory thence to l2i, by United States
White Lead company; No. I'D, German
American Bottling company, and then north
loon; No. 100, Martin Pointz; No. 132. James
Iron, show cases. These buildings were
soon enveloped in flames and in the
meantime the roof of III on the
east side of Fourth street fell,
carrying in the roofs OF two buildings
below Several firemen in the latter build
ing were seriously cut. but it is not known
that any fatal accident happened. The
course of the fire then descended
to No. 115 North Fourth street,
occupied by w. II. Grove, show
cases and Charles A. Duhring; No. lib by T..
Price Hunt blank book manufacturer, and
No III by D. A Burton, wall papers; the
third and fourth floors by Charles Renter,
looking glasses and picture frames, and the
basement by Stephen ID. Cole and W. B. Mills.
bricklayers and jobbers. There were several
more explosions, and by the time the flames
reached No. ll5 all the iron fronts from
Cherry street to that number had fallen.
Sparks were carried eastward, and first set
on fire the houses on Cherry street, burning
private dwellings Nos. 319 and 31S;
/ the saloon of Charles Lees, No. $40;
the unOccupied building formerly known
as the Golden Fleece hotel, Nos. 80 and 3D.
and the extensive hat factory of d. 7. Cob
/ barly Il Co., No. 30S. These are nearly OF
] quite all a total loss. The flames spread to
/ southwest corner of Third and Cherry streets
/ the upper stories of which are occupied by
ROdgenberger d Co., paper box makers, and
the first floor by the large wholesale grocery
/ of Kirkbotte & Berwind, spreading further
I to the east. About the same time sparks SCI
/ fire to root of the store OF II. s. Steinberger
dealer III feathers, No. rs North. Second
and spread to No. l13, occupied by Thomas
Dali, stoves, heaters and ranges; No III,
by FL. II. Hurlbut, lamps, and Nos.
119, l21 and 123, four story stone
fronts, by Cooper, Hall d Co.
furniture manufacturers. The Camden, n
j., fire department arrived and gave all the
assistance possible. The st. Elmo hotel was
on fire from sparks in the rear portion
but beyond causing panic
amongst the bosrders, bat little
damage was done. AT midnight the fire is
still burning furiously and continually
breaking out in fresh places, so that no esi
mate of the probable loss can be made
though 1t is not expected to be less thar
. $100O000
The fire is under control.