Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-09-09
A CONFEDERATION.
Details Of the Burning Of the Cleveland
Flats-0ver One Hundred
Aorls Consumed
Five Million Feet Of Lumber Burned
The Bnginei Still at WOrk-The
Loss In the Millions

CLEVELAND, OHIO, sept. 5'-AJ
o'clock this morning the fire seemed
practically under control, The relief
engines had arrived from Akron and
Erie. The entire militia OF the city
was ordered to be in readiness If neces-
sary TO do police duty, but was not or
dered out No serious accidents have
yet been reported. Woods. Perry &
Co. lose $3.50 900. House 4 Davidson
lose $50, goo, both their planning mills
being destroyed. Hubbell Il Westover's
undergrad was burned, loss $4,000;
Ring & Co.'s undergrad was de-
stroyed, loss 100000. The Variety
Iron-worlSs' loss Is not ascortained.
The loss on Stanley's candle
factory is about ten thousand dollars.
Potter, Birdsall & Co., lumber yard,
give their loss at $l50,0OO. Howell
Coal company's sheds burned, loss not
given; about fifty freight cars belong
ing to the different railroads and Perry
& Co.'s yard were burned; EgmOn &
Sons machine shop was destroyed;
loss, $50 600 The New York, Pennsyl-
vania & Ohio freight-house was saved.
AT 1880 a. m. the fire
had extended along the Guy
ahoga river from Scranton
avenue TO the tracks Of the Bee Line,
and back from the river as far az the
government warehouses. The latter
were not damaged aud were not con-
sldered I'm danger, but the flames had
crossed the railway tracks and were
making rapid Roadway in the lumber
yards OF CaywoOd & Hutchinson and
Hubbell a. Westover. 10 was very
hard TO get at the burning lumber, and
the fight was still an unequal one.
Three engines from Akron and Elyria
were placed on tugs on the
river. Twenty steamers and vessels
lay directly In the path of the fire
VIII, IL was thought at 1880 would
reach the river. The burnt district
covers about 100 acres. The largest
lumber yards and planning mills i'm the
West are located on these flats, Woods,
Perry IL Co., King & Clint, Davidson
& House and the Variety Iron
Works. The lumber interests
have received most severe
blow and the business Is seriously
jeopardized. The docks for 200 feet
along the river are totally destroyed.
Several tiremen were injured by falling
lumber
The origin OF the fire wasinctndiary.
The loss 10 the lumber interests, to-
gether with the interruption of bust
ness, it is thought will reach nearly
S25OO,OOO The lumbermen were near
ly all insured.
AT 3 O'CLOCK a. NJ.
the pillows of flames in
fha data gtt1l puusnI ,nyith rtrt
undated, The fire was making
steady progress westward and the
engines were compelled frequently to
shift their position to escape destruc-
ton. Ii seemed at that the fire
must devour the remaining piles of
lumber west of the Cleveland, Column
bus, Cincinnati q indianapolis railway
track To the hills and the west side
which with the aid of the river would
probably bar further progress.
THE EXTENT OF THE burnt DISTRICT.
CLEVELAND, ONO, Sept S.-The
scene Of last nights confagration pre-
sents desolate appearance to-day
The fire covers an area extending from
scranton avenue and the Bee line
tracks on the east and west,
and from the river to Girart
street north and south. IL EN-
braced n triangle, the base of which
runs from east To west 100 feet, thu
two sides extending southerly and
nearly meeting, a distance of 1900 feet
After starting, the flames extended
west to the lumber yacd of Potter
Birdsall d Co., extending from Scran
ton avenue to the Bee Lin
and from the river to Carter street
eating up
twenty-seven cars of the Bee Lin
loaded with merchandise and othe
incidentals, such as office buildings
shanties and stables. Having swep
away the square, the flames lespe
across the river on the north and acros
the Bee Line embanlSment o
the west and ate their way int
the rear of Sherwin, Williams Il Co.
works and q. A. Stauley's lard-o
and candle factory on the north sid'
and attacking Hubbell d MISSIONER
lumber yard on the west. Considers
BILE damage was done here but III
flames were isolated after despe
ate attempt, and their pro-
ress was checked In tn
direction. Having destroyed ever,
thing north of Carter street the iii
made its way across the street gnlu
south aud attacking the Variety Ire
works, Eynon & Co = machine sho
House & Davidson's box factory an
planning mill, Woods, Perry & Co,
planning Mill. and the Howell Co
company's coal yards, wholly wipil
out everything embraced hetwet
Carter, Bedford and NaulyaTd stree
and Scranton avenue,
STEP llN STRIP
the flames We're fought but unsucces
fully. Tho fire burned itself out ia
southerly direction and stopped. Ru
ming along Scranton avenue fro
north 10 south the flames eaped aero
the street, attacking the New Yor
Pennsylvania & Ohio office, Is
freight offices and the Merchant
Dispatch building. Quick and enc
getic work saved the Day office ~
the freight houses We're slightlyd al
aged, but Il part of the Merchant
Dispatch building was burned down.
rlIE LOSSES AND INSURANCE.
This comprises She area of I
fire. The ruins are smoki
and smolderlng yet and Gig
engines are throwing water ON thel
The losses and insurance are as Il
lows, Ms nearly as can yet be- learne
Woods, Perry Il Co, S675 900, inst
SOON ~ A. L.