The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1884-09-09
CLEVELAND'S CATASTROPHE
The Greatest Fire Ever Witnes sed
in Ohio Visits the City
by the Lake.
Millions of Dollars Destroyed in a Night
by the Devouring Flames The Fire
Department Paralyzed.
Prompt Help Sent From Surrounding
Cites-Ths Monster Subdued--
Details OF the Disaster.

CLEVELAND, o., September S-A
fire broke out In the lumber yard Of
Woods, Perry & Co., this evening, A
fresh breeze was blowing and the fire
soon got beyond control, spreading rapid
ly to adjoining yards and other manutac-
tories,
The wind shifted at 8 so p. IN. and in
creased In velocity. A solid sheet of
fame carried the fire across the river.
The large oil and candle works of Geo. o.
Stanley, and Sherwin & Williams paint
shop took fire. Two steamers located in
the lumber yards where the fire first
broke out had to be abandoned, the
flames driving the tlremen away. 1t is
reported that five firemen have persisted.
This has not been confirmed.
The authorities telegraphed to Akron,
Sandusky, Canton and Elyria for assist
ance, The flames spread to the New
York, Pennsylvania & Ohio and Great
Western Dispatch depots, and the fire.
men devoted all their attention to saving
them.
AT midnight the fire was still raging,
and had spread to the yards of Bell, Cart
wright & Company, on the west side of
the Cincinnati, Cleveland, Indianapolis &
Columbus track. Three of the steamers
telegraphed for had arrived. The one
fromPainesville was first to respond, at
Has. Steamers from Toledo and Erie,
Pa, were on the way by special trains.
All the Southern wires OF the Western
Union have burned, including their cable
house on the south side of the river. The
Bankers and Merchants wires are all
right, and no probability of the fire
reaching them. The whole flats and bus
mess portion of the city was beautifully
Illuminated.
CLEVELAND, o., September Sat $3.50
a. IN. engines arrived from Erie, Toledo,
Youngstown, Akron, Columbus, San.
dusky, Elyria, Pairesvihe and Newark,
and although the accompanying fremen
were strangers, they conducted them
selves admirably, and received many con-
gratulations. The Western Union tel.
egraph is badly crippled, owing to the
burning of their wires along the Bee Line
tracks. A large number of firemen were
injured, but nothing has yet been learned
as to the extent of their injuries.
Men who lost by the fire were so ex.
cited that 1t was almost impossible to get
even guess from them as to the extent
OF their losses. The figures, as near as
obtained, are: Woods, Perry & Co.,
$240,000; Potter, Brdsall & Co., $3.50.
600; King & Co., 100000; Variety Iron
Works, estimated at $4,000; Eynon &
Son, estimated at $5,00O Hubbel &
Weston, $4,000, New York, Pennsyl.
vania & Ohio Railroad, $50, 900; House &
Davidson, $4,000; G. c. Stanley estate,
$4,000; Sherwin, Williams & Co.,
$1,000.
Railroad cars and other property de.
stroyed are not included Ia the list, )ut
1t Is understood to be very heavy.
Potter, Birdsal & Company are in.
sured in different companies to the
amount OF S57 900; G. G. King & Com
pany, $40, 900; House & Davidson, S4O,-
600; Hubbell Weston, $25, 900; Woods,
Perry & Company, estimated 100000;
Variety Iron Works, estimated 81 900.
AT ten O'Clock, when the fire was at It's
full height, the scene was grand, the
fire being surrounded on all sides by hills
The view was magnificent, the flames
covering nearly fifty acres When the tire
crossed the river west of Seneca street,
It looked as though that portion OF the
city situated between the burning dis.
trlct and the lake. including the greater
part the business portion, was doomed;
but strong lake breeze came up and
changed its course.
W.. A. Heinsohn states that he was on
the roof OF the Stanley Iron Works wAen
the roof fell in, and that man was car.
rled down with it, and persisted in the
flames. He (Heinsohn) says others OBJ.
served the accident.
Fifteen minutes after the fire depart
ment at Youngstown received the alarm,
the engine was on fiat car bound for the
city at the rate of mile minute. They
plainly saw the reflection of the fire hfty
miles from Cleveland
1t is reported that twenty seven loaded
freight cars belonging to the Cleveland,
Cincinnati, Columbus & Indianapolis
Railroad Company were burned.
The heat in the vicinity of the flats Is
still intense. Several families have been
Frustrated therefrom. The fire, although
confined to its original area, is still burn
ing fercely, and will probably continue
for several days.
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