New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-10-03
PART II.
oCT.3, 1891.
A BIG BLAZE IN HALIFAX.
THE MEN. CE-WAR FIREMEN AND THE MILL
TARY AID IN FIGHTING IT.
. LARGE DISTRICT ALONG TIE WATERFRONT

LARGE DISTRICT ALONG TIE WATERFRONT
BURNED ovER-LoSs. 100000 TO 100000.
Halifax, ~ 5, Oct. 2-The most disastrous
fire Halifax has had in many years occurred last
night when wharf property extending from Gro
mans TO Cunard's was almost entirely destroyed.
The total loss is estimated at 100000 TO $780,
OOO The flames were first discovered in Martin
planning mill, a two-story wooden building on
Taylor's wharf Just below the mill was Louis
A. Wilson's shipSmitn shop, which soon caught
fire Beyond that was shed where John lay
lor & Co stored fish. Immediately in front OF
the burning mill was the storehouse Of Joseph
L. Siteman, a grocer aud hquordealer, at Nos.
lI3 TO III Water-st. Adjoining Martins mill
on the north was Brookffeld Brothers lumber
wharf and storehouse, with immense piles oil
valuable finished and unfinished lumber, which
soon caught fire. The next to catch was the But
Ter spar and sail loft and wharf; and soon the
adjoining building, occupied by b. Swenerton,
millers agent for Stafford Brothers, as an OIL
warehouse by Mcdonald & Co., and also py
Aloir < Sons for the storage of -four, was seen 70
take fire.
There were several hundred barrels u
oil on this wharf, and when 1t was
seen that the flames must reach uit"
most Of the barrels were thrown INTO ue
oil taking fire caused the vessels along the "nar.eS
to pull into the stream TO escape the dnager winch
Threatened them. On the other part OF the Liver
nool wharf were the premises Of j. s. Nelly I" Oo''
commission merchants and the Halifax Broom
Factory. The flames soon spread TO these OuiIu-
ings. IL.
,r1,o ers had now assumed such proportions that
,d,iraI Watson issued an order calling out the
rnen-of-war fremen with their hand engines and
other apparatus. The Royal Engineers had IN the
meantime been called out, and a building was
blown I'D in the hope Of stopping the spread OF the
flames Al o'clock this morning the military
were called out with their whole fire apparatus, TO
help the civic authorities. Much damage was
done in the removal Of goods and furniture
The following is list of those whose property
suffered Cronan's north wharf, Shaffer q Adams,
sail makers; John Cronan, grocer; c. L. Creighton
d CO.; Jericho warehouse, Taylors wharf, j. Tay-
lor a. Co., Lewis A. Wilson, ship-smith; j. {.
Merlin, planning mills: J. r. Siteman. liquors;
NJ A. Regain, variety store; BrOOkiields wharf,
Brookfeld Brothers, lumber merchants; John V.
May, variety store; d. j. Forbes fsncy goods;
Robert Carson jewelry Buffers spar-yard, John
T. Butler, spar-maEer; r. SwenertOn, millers'
agent: Liverpool wharf, j. b. Nelly * Co., com
mission merchants; J. w. DeWolfe, manager;
Halifax Broom Factory, Stafford Brothers, oil
merchants; T. A. 5. DeWolfe q Sons agents;
DeWolfes south wharf, Mcneil, variety store;
William Ccsiall, hairlresser Mary J. Morley, gro
ceries DeWolfcs north wharf, F. A. Roman, man
sger American Metal Co.; T. j. Mulcahy, cooper
Mrs. Mary Roach, groceries; Hamilton's south
wharf j. T. d A. W. West, West India merchants;
Don D. Walker, clearinghouse; Abraham Young,
boarding Peter MOuse, variety store Will
lam Y Tennebarry, fish dealer; William Barnes,
fish dealer: George Gilbert, fish dealer: Alexander
Dufied, and Humphreys wharf.
The total insurance on the property destroyed
amounts TO S125, 600 which will not nearly cover
the losses because the rates were high property
in the region of the fire. and the risks. in some
cases were so great that the insurance companies
declined 70 take them. The insurance is largely
in local Offices. The Shatfords had no insurance
on stock; Brookfeld Brothers had considerable in
surance: Moir. Son * Co. lost about 1000 bags
OF -four. and had no insurance; 4. ]. Grant & Co.
were well insured c. +. Creighton & Co. were
insured J. f. Butler had light insurance; Duff
field had no insurance. None Of the buildings
destroyed was OF much value.