The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-02-20

COSTLY CONGREGATIONS.
A number Of Elegant Structures
Burned in Philadelphia.
CHESTNUT STREET THE SCENE.
ihe Flames Defy the Labors Of the
Firemen for Hours.
SEVERAL FATAL ACCIDENTS.
neafoorne street, Chicago, also Suffering
From the Raging Elemental Hotel
Destroyed Mt Gainesville
The Estimated losses,
JOE BROWN BURNS ATFr. WORTH
The Fire Fiond at philad olpb,o.

PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 49,, 10 a. ma
destructive fire is now burning fierceIy
on Chestnut street, between Second and
front streets. The locality is devoted
entirely to large warehouses and
business houses. Three buildiru,
are now in flames, Sevarsi
persons are believed to be killed and
injured. The lire on Chestnut street is
Spreading. IL now extends from ina
Corn Exchange to Letitia street. abont
malI biock OF very valuable buildings.
me corn Exchange National bank. ON
ths corner OF Second and Chestnut
streets, mas caught fire and is burning
III tilo upper stories The flames have
crossed Chestnut street and many lnrge
business houses on the other side ara e.
imminent danger.
The fire originated in an unknown
manner in the five story brick strmc.
ture at NO. 10 Chestnut street, occupied
ny stephenson & Co., Gelz N Strattnn
hlchard "A. Blythe and Grasede n CO.
uealers IN cotton and wool. After tina
nre was discovered and the flames burst
rom the windows, he front of the
thfee upper stories foil out and crashed
! uQwn into The street. The loud noise
mus nade caused a rumor that an ex-
ploSloi hau also occurred, but il is not
yet known whether or not there were
any explosives IN the building. When
the wall fell, q laborer. James Mckay
was engaged in removing a safe fro5o
AN adjoining building. He was
buried by the falling bricks and
instantly killed. A horse attached to n
nose car, standing in front of the build.
ing, was also killed. The flames snread
rapidly TO the buildings on the east, and
NOS lZ3 ana III Chestnut street were
envelopsd in II mes. The former bniId.
ing was occupied by Irvine c. Beatty 4
Co., dealers in worsted yarns, and the
latter by George II. McFadden Il Go.
lo'5O \. MA fourth alarm has lust
Deen sounded. So lar a. known now.
Two men nave been killed at the scene
mick), driver of a hose cart, ana j. N,
Blyer, aged Is.
l:l6 A. M.-The firemen are copfident
they have the fire fully under control
ana II cannot spread further. The losses
are very heavy. A rough estimate is
lhat they Will not be less Than 500. 100.
rlre THIS morning destroyed the house
OF the j. Leroy, Pine company, mann.
tacturers' supplies, and Coon q Co.
collar makers, In the same building
Loss estimated at 100000; partly in
Sultu.
About s o'clock bed in n store-bouse
was discovered on fire. George Lueas
and Thomas llardrigon were arrested
on charges Of arson.
Nine large business houses were al-
most completely burned out. Six were
badly damaged; four others less.
The burned buildings are as follows;
Stephenson Il Co.. Irvine G. Beatty N
CO.; Il, l.. Ehlback ~ Co.; Theiiius n
Co.; aud the Camdon wooden works, and
e.. II. McFadden " Co. This includes
az the buildings on the north side of
chestnut street between Second and Le.
tllia, except the Corn Exchange Ma
tonal bank, which was not injured ex-
cept In the rear, but as the fire is still
burning IL is in great danger. The fire
spread to the right and left and two
buildings on Second street were badly
Affected. Nj. Henier d. Sons
building on South second street was
wholly destroyed, aud Pitkin IL Thom-
as, % South Second street, damaged.
The first building TO take fire ON Letltia
street was III. X. Bennett q Co, The
lanes spre"d to Bedille & Weiss, Jos.
w. Scully, and an empty warehouse adj
joining them, the corner building, be.
came ignited, thus completing the
square.