Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1884-09-09
A CITY IN GREAT PERIL.
CLEVELAND VISITED BIZ A FIRE.
F'smes Devastating the Flat, ard Iron.
Wills frefah'-houses. Lumber-Yards, and
Mills In Ruins.

"hs' f'''H"'-"onses, Lumber-Yards, and
Mills In Ruins.
Cleveland (Ohio) special OF Sunday
night says: a terrible cOnfIarration il rag
Ing on the Flats, and the bushes, norton
OF the city Is threatened. The fire started
at O'Clock in lnmber-ple in the yard OF
Woods, Perry d. Co. The fire had gained
great headway before the alarm was turned
in. a strong wind swept tbe flames
westward. Soon the planing.mjll, OF
Woods. Perry & Co. caught fire
and were entirely consumed. toge,b-
er with over five million feet OF
lumber. AT 10 O'Clock the fire jr;mped the
river, and the extensive candls.iactory OF
Stanley 4 Co. became a sheet az flames.
Te,grams were sent TO Toledo. Columbus.
Painesyille. Delaware. youngstown. and
Akron asking for engines. A special train
soon arrived with four engines from To-
ledO.
The intense heat drove back the fremen,
and three engines. becoming surrounded.
had TO lie thrown into the river 10 save
them. 4 whirwind, induced by the
heated air, swept over the burned district,
throwing large timbers 900 feet into the air.
a sheet Of flame was driven clear through
TO scranton avenue. and lumber piled In
Woods. Perry & Co.'s yard is now on fire.
Klin's lumber and planing-mils are now
on fire. and Davidson 4 Houses planning
mill was developed in flames. without the
slightest possibility OF saving II.
At III O'Clock the heat had driven the
fircmen from the New ! ork, Pennsylvania
and Ohio freight-houSe, and that structure
is on fire in fifty places. Nearly all the
freight was removed 10 the ear. and most
Of III 1.I
ont The Variety Iron Works will he a
total loss. All that Is left OF the extensive
mills and lumber-yard OF Potter & Bassett
are chaTred piles OF lumber.
The city is rs light rs day. Fifty thou
sand people are viewing the great con1a-
grafton. The air is full OF sparks, and a
fire has just broken ont up town by reason
OF q spark falling on the roof. a large
force OF men is engaged in throwing lum-
her into the river in order TO save the
>encca-Strcct bridge. The heat Is terrible.
Two fIcinen on the ROOF OF the freight
house were overcome and rolled OIL the
roof, injuiing both severely. Two en-
cines have arrived from Youngstown and
gainesville.
At II O'Clock the bells rung the riot
alarm, calling out the Fifth regiment, who
are now on duty assisting the police.
CLEVELAND, O., September s.-The scene
OF last nights cOnlagTatOn presents de>-
olatc appearance to-day. The fire covered
! an area extending from Scranton avenue
and the Decline track on the east and
west and from the river e. Gerard street
north and south. II embraced q triangle.
the base OF which runs from east 10 west A
distance Of LOO feet. two sides extending
>oulheIly. snd nearly meeting, a distance
OF J 800 feet. The ruins are still smoking
and smOuidcring, and eight steam iire-2n-
ginCs arc throwing water on them.
The losses and assurances are n follows
aS nearly as they can at this moment be
learned: Woods, Perry n Co.-losS SG7j,-
coo. insurance S3OO.OO {. &. King y
Co.-los~ $4,000. insurance $4,000; Pot
ter. BirdSall Il Co.-loSS $4,000, Insurance
$4,000 Variety Iron orks-lo>' 3d.
Oe0. insurance $4,000; Eynon u Son
los $1,000. insurance $4,000; Ilubhell &
We>ioycr-lOSs $4,000. covered by IN
-uraucc: House a Dayid>On-losS $780,
coo. insurance $4,000; Sher"in. VIII
l.ams a Co.-lOss $4,000, covered by In
surancc; G.. {. StGnly-lo,S $4,000. COW
cred hy insurance; Clcyc1nd. Columbus.
Cincinnati and Indiana Railroad Com
rany- loss $4,000, insurance unknown ;
Now York. Pennsylvania and Ohio Rail
road Company-lO,S $1,000, covered by
Insurance; Howell, Coal Company-loss
$1,000. covered by Insurance.