Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1885-08-04
the TORONTO FIRE
Unequalled In That City for Destructive
ness-Terrible Experience Of Sailors.

Unequalled In That City for Destructive
ness-Terrible Experience OF Sailors.
TORONTO, August 3.-For destructiveness
and loss of property, the FIRE last night has
probably never bad an equal in.the city;
Scores of valuable craft Of all grades, which
were moored along the docks, suffered alike
with the glucose factory foundry, elevator,
boat houses, &c. Fifteen minutes s'ter the
hre broke out it was seen that the big glu-
eose factory was doomed. Fierce flames
were shooting from quarter of thousand
\ or so Of windows that were scattered
throughout the factory. AT this time
the heat was so intense that the fremen
could barely 90 within halt q block
of the doomed building and they were ut
terly poWerless to stay the flames. A rumor
was soon current that Henry Vert, one Of
the Watehmen Of the glucose factory, was
missing. He was Seen few minutes be-
fore the fire was discovered and is said to
have gone after the books of the company
The most dilhgent search has failed to ob
tain clue to his whereabouts and he must
have periShed.
Sailors on the fine schooner Annie Mul-
yey. loaded with coal which was unloading
at Rogers docks, adjoining the factory, had
q terrible experience in attempting to es.
cape. Vim, MeCallum, of Port Hope, a
sailor, Was burned so badly he may die.
The men were sll in their hunks, and were
aroused by the loud, cracking noises of
the flames. When they got on deck the
cabin and rigging of the vessel were enyel-
oPed IN flames. rhe great heat from the
roaring furnace, to the east Of them, was 80
intense that escape to the Esplsnsde was
completely cut off. The men then made
for the south end Of the wharf, and Jumped
into the water and swan to the adjoining
wharf. In doing so, howeEec. they were all
more or less burned VIM. McCallum suf
tered terrible scorching. The captain Of
the "Mulvey Thomas Uglow, of Port
Hope, and James McCsllum, brother of
William, were also pretty badly scratched
The Mulvey, valued at $50, 900, was burned
70 the Wsters edge in less than half an
hour
The rspidity with which the flames spread
was nothing short Of marvellous. A strong,
dead east wind, amounting at times almost
to hurricane, was blowing when the ire
broke out. Great sparks and burning cindsrs
were blown westward with rspidity, and by
2 o'clock the flames had reached the foot Of
Scott street. Almost everything in is
wake, stationary and sAoat, from Princess
to YoDge street, distance of over half a
mile, was burned. 1t is utterly impossible
at this moment to give any idea of the
amount of loss, but it viii foot up to over d
million dollars. 1t was nearly o'clock be-
fore the FIRE was got under control a light
rain began falling about o'clock aud
the wind shifted to the northeast and
the fremen were able to check the flames
Just as they reached YOnge street dock. The
flames, very luckily, were confined to the
Esplanade and valuable buildings on tbs
North Side. Nine blocks over which the
flames trsversed, escaped withs scorching.
The following are among the properties
consumed and damages:
Glucose factory, owned by syndicate,
brick building, eight stories high, and cost
100000 six years ago.
Schooner Annie Mulvey, Rogers Goa
books, with several hundred tons Of Goa.
Thos Ssulter's boat house.
A. Evans boat house.
W. r. Heakes' boat house.
" Gunselps boat house.
J. Ribbotson's boat house.
Reid Il Co. lumber yard.