The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1888-12-27

jewelry store, barber shop, four dwell
ings and several other buildings. The
river cut the fire off from the rest of the
town, and was its only salvation. Total
loss, $500
FOUR FACTORIES CONSUMED.
CINCINNATI, December 25 "A fire
which broke out early this forenoon in
the works of the Jacobs Cordage Com
pany, at Budd and Harriet Streets,
burned to ashes factories and dwellings.
covering three acres OF ground. The
fire spread rapidly in tine building in
which it started, and 5000 extended TO
the yards of the Cincinnati, Hamilton
& Dayton Railroad, which were filed
with cars. These soon caught fire, and
though but little wind was blowing, the
INTENSE HEAT
from the wooden building and cars sent
the flames bounding over large tract
of ground. The fire department worked
with desperation, but despite their
efforts, the Central Works, the Belt
Street furniture Company, the Central
Furniture Association. and the Q1een
Irvine Company were soon in flames.
From thsse buildings the fire spread
rapidly to the adjacent dwellings, and
several were destroyed before the fire.
man could subdue the flames. The
total loss will aggregate about $780,
! 900, with insurance about half. Three
| tiremen were quite seriously injured.
LONDON, December 25.-The Abbord
q III. ho-
burned. Loss. $50 00e.
SIXTY RoUsLs BURNED.
MARBLEHEAD, Mass, December 25.-
A fire here to might did great damage
among the shoe factories.
The shoe business, which has been
quiet for several months past, was just
starting up, and many operatives will
now be thrown oat of work the entire
winter.
The fire is still burning. 1t is i'm
possible to get definite losses, owing o
/ the great e 4eitenleRt prevailing amor &
all cases.
at midnight it is estimated seven
acres have been burned over, aud the
entire less will be at least $500 600
Among the buildings that have been
burned are the Powers block; William
Goldthwaite's three story building
Monroe's large shoe factory; three
story building occupied by dry goods
stores and the Boston branch grocery
on the first floor, the Masonic Hall on
the second floor and a skating rink on
the third; the four story Alleston
block; the American Express building !;
Simon's variety store; the dwellings of
Daniel Broaden, George Church add
Thomas Falls; Metcalf's box factory
and other buildings. Two families lived
| in the Powers block. where the fire
originated, but fortuna ely escaped.
| Nearly the same locality was burned
over about twelve years ago. The fire
started in nearly the same place. Many
of to-night's victims were also sufferers
by the former fire,
LATER DETAILS.
MARBLEHEAD, Mass, December 90
Last nights fire burned over an area of
twelve acres of buildings. Surround
ing the one in which the fire started
were wooden shells. II seemed as if
everywhere spark fell a ile started.
| In fifteen minutes from the time the
alarm was rung, the entire busiD ess
portion was sea of flames. Assistance
was summoned from Lynn, Salem and
Swampeco.t. They quickly responded.
It is estim ated the loss is betwet u $780,
900 and 100000 The entire shoe man
ing district, the principal business of
the town, was burned to the ground.
Fully sixty buildings were consumed.
The flames spread with such rapidity
that scarcely anything was saved. The
tenants residing in the dwelling houses
were completely cleaned out. After
licking up the great shoe factory sheds,
| fruit stands and small tenement houses
were consumed with rapidity which
seemed as if the entire town was
doomed. By this time help arrived.
The city is flooded with strangers
from all the surrounding towns. At 3
o'clock the fire was urder control. This
stolid old burg in June, 1877, was visited
by ire which swept over nearly the
same district. During the progress of
the present fire several explosions were
heard. Fully l 900 workmen are thrown
out of employment. The number of
buildings consumed is estimated at be-
tween fifty and sixty.
| CHICAGO, December 26.-An explosion
in a small store on the South Side. this
morning, wrecked and set fire to the
building. Two supposed burglars were
in the building at the time; one, Phil
lippi Paiolo, escaped dangerously
burned. The remains of the other
were found in the ruins later, but have
not been identified.
THE MOST RELIABLE ESTIMATES
of the total cs3's ar1 $500, 600, and LOG
or more men are thrown out of en-
ployment and many families rendered
temporarily homeless. Thirty-seven
structures were destroyed. Thirteen
were dwelling houses. twelve shoe fac
tories and thirteen miscellaneous. 81
quickly did the flames spread that
Whole blocks were ruined in fifteen
minutes. 1t is now estimated that be-
tween eight and nine acfeswere burned
over. Charles Choate, who broke 6
: leg by jumping from the second.
{ story window, is the only il
ljured person reported. The hea