The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1885-08-04
A Toronto Fire.

A Toronto Fire.
TORONTO, August "a fearfully de
structive fire commenced about 12.3(
= his morning in large brick building
erected by the Toronto Sugar Refining
Co., 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 nothing was left of the sugar
refinery but the walls and smoke stack.
The buildings ofSaulter, Evans, Heakes,
Gunseli and AbbottSon, all boat builders
Reid & Co. and WEIGH d Co., lumber
merchants; Currie, Martin & Co., boiler
makers, and other buildings. are in
flames. and unless the wind changes
the whole south side of the Esplanade
will have to succumb. Sparks are flying
and lodging on the roots of large ware
houses on Front and Wellington streets.
and fears are entertained that several
of them may take fire. The fire brigade
are and have been working manfully.
but their efforts seem poWerless. The
streets are lined with thousands of peo-
pie. The loss Will be enormous. Schoon-
ers are burned to the waters edge. The
fire is now half mile in length.
2.45 a.m.-The work of destruction on
the Esplanade still goes on, having
reached the, foot of Yonge street, all
intervening buildings and wharves hav-
ing been burnt to the ground. / he
Great Western freight sheds, formerly
a passenger station on the north side of
the Esplanade, is in imminent danger
and is expected to be III flames every
l mo ho OF eN
up steam to go out into the lake. The
steamer Ontario began to tow out the
steamer MGzepDG, but a schooner
blocked the way and they could not get
out. The MGzeppG has caught fire and
all three will have to succumb to the
| flames. Unless the wind changes, the
whole south side of the Esplanade as far
as Union Station. VII undoubtedly
perish. Showers of sparks are being
carried to the opposite side of the street.
and if buildings there catch fire there is
no saying what immense damage viii be
done. The fire brigade is absolutely
powerleSs. 1t is feared Watchman
Worth, of the sugar refinery factory,
has lost his life, as he has not been seen
since the fire started. VIM. McCallum.
a seaman of the schooner Aanie Muiuey,
Is dangerously burned about the head.
Several elevators. coal yards schooners,
ferry boats, warehouses, and many boat
houses, are among the property de-
Stroyed. The loss so iar is estimated at
over 81 900 600.
TORONTO, August 3-The fire last
night was the most destructive that
ever occurred in this city. An hour at
ter 1t broke out in The eight story glu-
cose factory the flames extended for
half a mile along the south side of the
Esplanade. Scores of vessels of all
kinds were moored along the docks and
all were destroyed. Henry Wort,
private Waterman, is known to have
persisted in the flames. The most ex-
citing scenes were on the crafts at the
docks. The crews were cut off by the
fire from the docks, and as the vessels
caught fire, they we're forced to jump
into the water, and swim for their lefes.
So rapidly did the fire spread that small
boats were consu med before they could
be launched, and sailors in the
water had to depend upon their
own strength until tngs from outside
could pick them up. As twas many OF
them were badly scorched and it is
feared fatally. The exact loss or inSur-
rance cannot yet be given, but the loss
is estimated at over million dollars.
The Glucose works we're valued at $780,
600. The schooner Annie MiLioy, valued
at SIS, 900 and another schoon r valued
at $50, 900 were burned to the waters
edge. Among other buildings burned
were number of lighthouses and ware
houses to the river front and coal docks.
A feet OF ferry steamers four in num-
Der, at the foot of Church street, was
destroyed.
$50 a. m.-So far the fire has been
unable to cross the gap between Scott
and Yonge Street wharves but tits COM
plotting the destruction on the patch it
has travelled. A hurricane has just
sprung up from the northeast, which |
threatens to drive the fire across the
street to the main part of the city. but
the buildings on the south side are
burned so nearly to the ground that un-
less the main part of the city catches
from sparks it is thought it will be safe.
4.39 a. m.-The fire Is now under con-
troll. 1t is impossible to obtain the
losses and insurance tonight.