Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1889-02-07
rHg casa BurFALO FIRE.

| FLAMES Spreading from Huiidinm n
FfuttdIng Like N -taiI.
| ing wallis Cause n Terrible Panic
-Che Eoss Enormous - Gbriliina
Incidents OF the Fearful CoDftn.
grafton.
BrFFA1o, N. y, Feb. 2.-At 2.S5 O'CLOCK
| this morning lire was discovered on the
| fourth loor Of tho nvo-stotied building
owned and in great part occupied by Root
h Keatlng, wholesale sole lsather. at the
corner OF Carroll and Wells streets. The
feroclty OF the wind made II certain that
the Hire, If 1t got hold, would be a dlsas.
| irons one.
TIE building, with frontages OF 1874 fee!
on Carol! and 127 feat on Wells street, was
situated Ia the helrs OF business blocks. u
| was separated only by the hFsAdth OF Car
| roll street from tho Ana flre.proof Jewett
| block, fronting on Seneca street, and was
directly In llne with tho new slx.storied
book Of SibleY 4 HOLLYWOOD, candy manu-
fActureTs.
Ga the opposite side OF Wells street. q
little farther north, Is the BCoesBl House, u
massive 6ix-stoty structure, whose guests
were up aud dressed q few minutes alter
the alarm, They were scared aud they had
good reason 10 be, for commercial men,
who largely composed It's guests. had pain.
tnl memories oil motel fires Ia Buffalo.
STREET FULL or FtAMEs.
Thesnsmes had good hold OF the Root
h KeAtins building and ut 8 o'clock were
boiling Rad s9ethinR mass, entlrclg filing
that part Of Carroll street directly IN trout
of the doomed building. A few minutes
after O'CLOCK the heat was 80 Intense as 10
be almost uuhsara6le even at Benecl street.
The SLY was Illuminated for many miles and
crowds from all parts Of the city kept the
police busy,
At3.l5s. m. Wells street was being swept
by a shoot Of hte waited across the two
streets by the wind. At 3.25 a. IN the rear
ni the eix.stcrlgd brick building OF Sibley &
HOLLYWOOD had caught, and portions OF the
back Of the Bruosnl House we're smoking,
There were nearly 50 tons Of starch stored
in tho top floors Of bley & Holnwood's
building, according to the statement Of one
ol ihsll employees. and the starch
BURNED LIKE TIMBER
whcn onea i9nitsd carrying hsmes through
from bark to from; Of the building IN few
momlpts
S25 the raar Of Swift & sta.nbach,s and
y 9, haynoids stores ou Seneca street
were Il fnli blegs. Tho ffe tau along the
tooI as though tue material that COMPOSED
Il was pnpbr. At 55 the south. west cor.
nar d thu hroasal House was burning fast.
The guests Wore moving out ont their bsg.
gage and u large number OF fremeu went
20 fne iii OF those IN the hotel. The wind
hai shiiicf t. the norih-west aud sleet was
coming down IN torrents, which added to
the dllculiea under which the nremen
M5ored.
TUE FLAMES SWIFTLY spaEAptsa.
At 40 oeock the roo, II 4. r. Egnn's
WHISKY store, lnst east ii the Beoesei House.
WE % PEE Tho iremen on Sepeca street
dlreetsd their efforts TO the buildings on
me cther side Of the 9tEeet. The front Of
B.oessl House had become mass
n hanes. Shortly tetors 4 o'clock
the skin Aoor Of slbley & Holm.
wo9a5 a5ore fell with tremendous
crash sending storm al debris and em-
1Acs n ~ ditectlQna. at this timo the Ton
n2ot 81 the Jswttt building appeared, a
FA4tlag oven. Tine scsne on Carroll street
Wa tnpailinz On the north side OF the
rect the Sibley \ Holm HQod building WAS
" ruins and the JeTctt building wa
sias ng from the Basement to the roof.
lha large FIX stJhed building 90.
,nF!si bY Mouatt Brothers, Eoffeld
4 W. ard other iltEe, 90 ms opposlts siss
leSt 10 R0ps a Ksatipg rnius, Was vel IA
.Gnshsd, bat NJ 4.lD lhs cornices Of fhe ton
,t9fY began e. DlAsa though thA firsmsn
lsli them In check for Il time. Toe walla
p tns Jewett BlOak now began I'd bulge
M 100 crowd gave q howl OF warning 10
nc hconen,
TERRIBLE PANIC.
AZ SIS tbs walls fsli with a shook that
a,rly shook the surrounding walls aud be.
ore the cloud OF dust cleared away terri
,le PANE took place. A frantic struggle
Vas made 10 gettilg ont horses from ina
liable next to the Jewett Block.
AN HEROIC RESCUE.
a ~.
i1anhoned 70 the flames. At4.I5 the front |
y tho Bfoesal fell III with thundsrfnv
rash SOC the tisn1'nr IN ss-.,t n M, ~.
F hE t@ a4s fei 4 10 tina
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