New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-08-04
TORONTO SWEPT BY FLAMES.
AIOss OF OVER A MILLION DOLLARS.

THE RIVER FRONT FOR HALF MILE bUHHhp-A
LIFE LOST AND SAILORS IN GREAT PERIL
TORONTO, Ont, Aug. Sat 12:3o O'CLOCK
this morning worst fire that has ever 's.eu io'o'o
broke out in the mammoth cightstory prich puuips U"
the south OF the esplanade ut the 1901 Oh
st. known as the Glucose Factory. The whoe hFe ors
ade was called out Valuable ships which were noorea
along the docks suffered with the Iac'oIy' io"'' '
vatOr, boat-hOuses, etc.
Fifteen minutes after the fire broke ont IL was seen
that the glucose factory doomed The heat was 40
intense that the could hardly go within nan
block of the building, was soon current 'na'
Henry Wort one of the watchmen in the factory. was
missing lie seen few minutes
before tie fire was discovered, and, 1t
il said went after the books Of the company
He have persisted.
The sailors the schooner Annie MuiVey hi'u 'eIi'
BILE experience. In attempting to escape Within VI"
Callum of Hope, sailor. was so badly burned 'n"t
he may die The were all In their bunks' ana were
aroused by the loud cracking noise OF the flames when
they got ont deck the cabin and rigging OF The Vese
were I'm flames The heat from the furnace to the east OF
them was that to the esplanade was I'M
possible. Tho made for the south END Oh inc "a'
jumped the and SWAN to the adjoining Whht
In doing this, however. they were all more or less
burned William McCallun suffered terrible scOrchins'
and the CAPTAIN OF the schooner Thomas Agow OF Fort
Hope and James McCallum,a brother Of NilllHm "e'e
also pretty badly burned The Annie Mulvey,which was
owned by Alderman Hail. and valued ut S2o'ooo' WIS
burned to the edge in less than half an hour
strong dead east wind amounting at times 10 almost
a hurricane was blowing when the fire broke OUT.
Great sparks and burning cndeTs were blown WESTWARD
with great rapidity and by o'clock the flames MAJ
reached foot Of scott-st Almost everything i" us
wake stationary aoat from Princess TO ohge STA,
distance of half mile was burned Iho loss WI"
foot up to over 81 100000 Wa. nearly O'CLOCK DC
fore the fire was got under control. hgnt ram began
A .',.n nd W
northwest. and The nrenen were able to check the
flames just as they reached Youngest. dock The flames
fortunately were the south side Of the esplan
ade and tho valuable buildings the north side OF the
nine blocks over which the flames ran escaped with
only scorchng. The fire started atthe glucose Factory
and proceeded westward. The following among the
properties consumed or damaged:
The glucose factory, owned by n syndicate com
posed OF a. I. Fulton, John Leys, George O9oder-
neim W II. Beatty. the estate Of James Michie Co..
ana others; Dulidhg cost S-Vo,voo SIX seH's M 6
schooner Annie MulVey. Roeers's coal dochs WIN oV
OF coal; saultsi's boat-house Evanss bothoEse,
HeaEess boahouse. HuiSelis ooa'huusc, Apo1t'sCn
lumber yard, Walsh, James Co.'S lumber y"rds. Car
ne, Martin Ca boiler worhs, The corporation "hh.'
wiman,s swimming Daths Mrs EenhaTlson H Ioa
house, Adausen- ce-house, j. G. Grahams lee-house H.
WiDiams's roofing works. W. NJ. Poison Il Co.'S engine
works. J. NJ Bcards wharf and elevator, Gags PACK
smith shop the buildings ~ Lionel (OrSes stone lhfi
Vale Vets -four barrel factory, Ontario Turner's sup
ply Company's factory. Adamson swhari the ~ Law
renee hart swnnngton' cigar box factory, william
Adam on's wharf :. Crane Co.'S coal docks Sylvester
Bros Hickinsn's wharf, DouOugh x divers lumber
yard. j. r. Bailey & Co.'S coal docks. 81.
feet OF ferry steamers. the Ontario, Mazeppa, Annie
all destroyed also the buildings between Church and
Yonge SITS; the Bay side Rowing Club house; Cooke.
Jones Mas's works George L1inbeTs itult AaIAci'
namiltOns wharf; Mrs. Grieufs 5Oa.-Lousoi D. y.
Larsch's boat z. Burnss coal docks and Mllors
wharf. Many private houses we're also more OF t1S
dana ged. and OF then were completely destroyed
The steamers Chcora and Acrean, which we're moored
at the longe Street Dock. succeeded IN getting saey
away.