The Portland daily press., 1884-09-08
BIG BLAZE.
Cleveland, Ohio, Visited by a
Sweeping Confagration.
NEEGHBORING CITIES TELE-
GRAPHED FOR HELP.
Loss Now Stated at Over $4,000, 900
The Fire sui Raging.

CLEVELAND, Sept. IA great confagration
is raging here on the flats. The entire fire de-
partment is in service and kilograms have
been sent to Akron, Youngstown, Painesville,
Erie, Sandusky and Toledo for assistance. The
origin of the fire is unknown but incendiarism
is suspected by some, but the most probable
thing is that some sparks from tug boat set
fire early in the evening to pile of shaw
ings from which the flames spread until Ferry
& Co.'s extensive lumber yard was blaze.
The fire continued to spread defying all efforts
of the firemen The lumber yards of Potter,
Birdsall & Co., and @. G. King were consumed
AT 10 o'clock the fire threatens to become still
more extensive. About ten acres of frame
buildings and lumber yards were afame at one
time and hugh clouds of smoke Ethickly stud
ded with blazing cmders were blown for miles
by the changing winds, causing intense appre-
hension that fires would be kindled in every
direction and large part of the city be laid in
waste.
SECOND DESPATCH
At7.3O the fire was confined to an area 200
feet square and in the midst of this the
flames were savagely burning and sending ont
myriads of sparks and light pine torches Slow
ly the fire gained on the fremen, the sparks
being carried over their heads by the wind
which begun rising and they would set fire to
small spot in the center of lumber pile and
quickly the whole would be in flames. Moth
ing could be done until the flames reached the
top of the pile when a stream would be direct
ed that way through lanes or alleys. At $50
Cutters street became impossible from heat and
only in some places could the frsmen stand,
Owners of the Variety iron works, have been
on the roof OF their building NJ for
three long hours throwing water in
hopes that the fire might be kept within
bounds and they escape without loss.
They succeeded in putting out the flames in
several places which caught from sparks until
that region of their bailding became red hot
At s O'Clock the lumber in the yard of Q. G.
King caught and soon four million feet in that
yard were ablaze. The flames then crept up
in southerly direction and very quickly
reached the Variety iron works which now
caught on the roof. At l o'clock the fire
seems practically under control. Relief en-
gines arrived from Akron and Erie and other
places are expected.
The entire militia in the city is ordered to be
in readiness il necessary to do police duty but
have not yet been ordered out No serious ac-
cidents are yet reported. Woods, Perry & Co.
lose quarter of million, Hawk & Davidson
lose 100000, both of their planning
Westner's lumber yard is now burning;
loss 10000; King & Co.'s lumber yard is de-
stroyed; loss 100000; the Variety iron works;
loss not ascettained. Loss on Stanley's candle
factory is about $4,000. Potter. Birdsall &
Co.'s lumber yard; loss $4,000. Howells
coal company sheds burned; loss not given4
About so freight cars belonging to different
roads, standing in Wood, Perry & Co.'s yard
were burned. Geynon & Sons machine shops
are destroyed; loss $4,000. The New York,
Pennsylvania and Ohio freight house was
saved.
The fire extended along the river from
Scranton avenue to the Bee Line tracks and
back to the bonded warehouses, and every
thing within that district was consumed.
a. m.-The fire has crossed the Bee Line
track and is eating up the lumber yasds of
Hubbell & Wstover and Csywood & Hutchin-
son. The aggregate loss is estimated at from
$2,000,00 to $2,500,000 It is impossible to
give Individual figures tonight