The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1885-08-14

a Disaster Unprecedented In the His
tory az the City-seserai Men severely
burned aud One. Perhaps Two Lives Loss
List ~ the LOSERS
TORONTO, ONT, Aug. 3.-One OF the
most destructive fires that has ever taken
place In Toronto began about half past
twelve o'clock this morning In the large
brick building erected by the Toronto
Sugar Refining Company on the esplan.
ade A strong wind was blowing from
the east, and carried chunks OF the burn
Ing timber along the esplanadc, ignitinR
the wooden buildings as far west as hve
or six blocks. In short time nothing
was left OF the sugar refinery but the
bare walls and smoke stack. The
buildings OF Saulter, Evans 4 Hicks
| Gunsell & Abb ostson, all boat buildings,
| Reid ( Co. and Walsh & Co., lumber mer-
chants; 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 dying and lodging
on roofs Of large warehouses on Front
and wellington streets and fears are en-
| tertained that several Of them may take
flre. The dremen are powerless. The
streets are lined with people. The loss
will be enormous. Three schooners have
already been burned to the waters edge
The Dire Is now q mile In length.
At this time the heat was 30
Intense that the firemen could barely
20 within half block OF the building,
and were powerless to stay the names.
rumor was soon current that Henry
Wort one Of the watchmen OF the giu-
cose factory, was missing. He was
seen q few minutes before the hre
was discovered, and was said to have
gone after the books Of the Company.
Dilicent search failed to obtain any clue
10 his whereabouts, and he must have
persisted. The sailors on the hne
schooner Annie Mulvey, loaded with
coal. which was unloading at Rog-
ers' docks, adjoining the factory,
had terrible experience. In
attempting escape, william McCallums
OF Port Hope, q sailor, was burned 80
badly that he may die. The men were al
In their hunks, and were aroused oy the
loud cracking noise Of the flame. When
they got on deck the cabin and rigging OF
the vessel were enveloped Ia names. Inc
heat from the roaring furnance 70 the
east of them was so intense that escape
10 the esplanade was cut on. The men
then made for the south end OF the wharf,
Jumped into the water and swan to the
! adjoining wharf In doing So
however, they were all more
or less burned. william McCallum
suffered terrible scorching. The Cap
tain OF the Mulvey, Thomas Uglow, OF
: Port Hope, and James McCallum, brother
Of william, were also badly scorched.
the Mulvey was valued ut 820,0 900, and
was burned to the waters edge Ia less
than half an hour.
The rapidlty with which the flames
spread was marvellous. A strong east
, wind, amounting to . hurricane, WAS
blowing when the fire broke out. Great
4 sparks aud burning cinders were blown
4 westward with great rapidity, and by
/ two O'Clock the flames had reached
4 the foot Of Scott street, ana
. almost everything in its wake, station
ary and afioat, from Princess to fonge
. street. a distance OF over half mile, was
|, burned. 1t il impossible at this moment
: 10 give any idea Of the amount OF loss,
but Il will he over Q million. 1t was
nearly i've O'Clock before the flre was I'M.
g der control. A light rain began falling q
! four O'Clock, and the wind shifted to the
: northeast. 80 that the 1remen were able
: 70 check the flames Just as they reached
{ Yonge street dock.
LATEST.
!. The flames we're luckily confined to the
2 csplanade. and the valuable buildings on
i me north side OF the nine blocks over
!. which the flames travelled escaped with .
scorching.
! The following are among the proper
( ties consumed and damaged:
! LIST or THE LOSERS.
Glucose factory, owned BY syndicate
Z q brick building, eight stories nign ane
X cost $4,000
The schooner Annie Mulvey.
b Rogers coal docks, with sever1 hun
drcd tons OF coal.
! Thomas Saulter's boat-housc.
. Evans boat-house.
8 Heake's bcat-house.
!, Guneell's boat-housc.
!. Ibbotoon's buat-house.
Reid & Co.'S lumber ynrd.
; Walsh. James & Co. lumber yard
Currie, Martin 4 Co.'s boiler works.
: Corporation Wharf.
wiman's swimming baths.
= Mrs. Richardson's boat-house.
Hamilton 4 Sons elevator.
Y @. 81. WARNS boat-house.
n Joseph Adamson's ice-housc.
2 Williams roofing works.
Il William Poison & Co.'s engine works
|. Boards wharf and elevator.
! Gags blacksmith shop.
buildings In Lionel Yorke's stone
yard.
Vale 4 Vets -four barrel factory.
Ontario Tanners Supply Company
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