, 1885-08-04

FLOOD AND FLAME.
A Terribly Destructive Fire
Raging at Toronto.
Baltimore Gets the Benefit of a
Water Spout.
A Terrific Cyclone Strikes
Philadelphia Furiously.
A Big FIRE in Toronto.


tive fire commenced about 1890 this
morning in a large brick building erected
by the Toronto Sugar Refining company
on the esplanade. A strong wind was
blowing from the east and carried chunks
OF burning timber along the ~esplanade,
igniting wooden buildings as far west as
five or six blocks. In a short time moth
ing was left of the sugar refinery but the
walls and smokestack. The buildings of
Saulter, Evans, Heahes, Gunselles and
lbbotson, all boa builders Reid x Co.,
and Welch q Co, lumber merchants;
Currlei Martin x Co, boiler makers, and
other buildings are IN flames, and unless
the WING changes the whole south side Of
the esplanade will have to succumb.
Sparks are flying and lodging on the roofs
OF large warehouses on Front and Wei
lington streets. and fears are entertained
that several OF them may take fire. The
lire brigade are and have been working
maniully, but their efforts seem powerless.
The streets are lined with thousands Of
people. The loss will be enormous.
Schooners are burned to the waters edge.
The fire Is now half a milo in length.
$40 a. M.-The work of destruction
on the esplanade still goes on, having
reached the loot OF fonge street. All in
teryoning buildings and wharges have
been burnt TO the ground. The Great
Western freight sheds, formerly a passen-
ger station on the north side OF the esDia-
made is IN imminent danger, and is ex-
pec'ed to be IN flames every moment.
The steamer Chicora is getting up steam
to go out into the lake The steamer On
tarlo began to tow out the steamer Ma
zeppa, but a schooner blocked the way
and they could not get out. The Mazep'
pa mas caught hre and all three VIII have
to succumb to the flames. Unless the
wind changes the whole south side Of the
esplanade as far as union station, will I'M
doubtedly perish. Shower OF sparks are
being carried to the opposite side OF the
street. and If the buildings there catch
hre there Is no saying what immense dam
age will be done. The fire brigade is alb
soiuteiy poweriess-
1t Is feared Waterman Worth, OF the
sugar refinery factory, has lost his life, as
he has not been seen since the fire started.
VIM. McCalluIn' a seaman ofthe schooner
Annie Mulvey, Is dangerously burned
ABOUT the head Several elevators, coal
yards schooner5, Terry boats, warehouses,
and many boat houses are among the
property destroyed. The loss so far If es-
timated at over a million dollars.
800 A. M-So far the hire has beer IN
able to cross the gap between Scott and
honge street wharves' but Is completing
the destruction on the path II has Travelled.
A hurricane has Just sprung up IRON the
which threatens TO drive the hire
across the street to the main part OF the
city Out the buildings on the south Side
are burned so nearly to the ground that
unless the man part oil the city catches
from sparks 1t Is thought 1t VIII be safe.
IVA M'-Ihe hre last night was the
most destructive that ever occurred IN this
city. An hour after 1t broke out IN the
eight story glucose factory the names *
tending Tor half mile along the south
side 81 the esplanade- scores OF vessels
oil all kinds were moored along the docks
I'M all were destroyed. Henry WORTH
private Waterman, Is known TO have per