The Olneyville tribune. (Providence, R.I.) 1893-189?, 1894-01-06
BIC FIRE At TOLEDO.
Property Valued at ST.
600, 900 Consumed.
Grain Elevators and Business Blocks
I'm Ruins-Two Firemen Fatally In
jurcd Had en- Refuse Aid
ON Account or Her own Zig Fire.

TOLEDO, o., Dec. This city last nigAo
experienced the worst confiagration in its
history. At ten minutes before six o'clock
flames burst from the top story of the
Quale elevator az the corner OF Madison
and Water streets and on the river front.
When the firemen arrived at the scene the
flames had possession of the top story of
the great elevator. Five minutes later
four explosions followed each other in
quick succession and fire issued from all
sides of the building. Before the firemen
realized the gravity OF the situation they
were driven up Madison street and along
Water street by the fury of the flames.
Within fifteen minutes after the first
alarm was sounded the elevator of &. A.
King and Company caught fire and the
heavy wind blowing from the southeast
carried the flames To the Chamber OF
Commerce, "A seven-story building on the
southwest corner of Madison and Water
streets.
At this point, while lighting the flames
on the rear OF the Quale elevator, Capt.
Frazer of Engine Company No. was
struck by "A falling timber and probably
fatally injured.
From the Chamber of Commerce
the fire spread To the seven-story
building OF Charles l.. Luce. adjoining
and occupied as "A wonderland museum.
Next to this building stood the five-story
building occupied by West and Truax,
wholesale druggists. In an incredibly
short space of time the buildings were
one mass OF flames. Taking a northwest
erly direction from the King elevator, the
fire found its way into the King block, a
four-story building running half the
length of the block, IL proved an easy
victim to the flames.
Directly across from the Chamber Of
Commerce, corner of jefferson and sum
init streets, stood the Hartford block,
four-stories in height and having a front
age OF about 80 feet. This was the first
building on the west side Of Summit street
to take fire from the Chamber OF com
merce, and in a comparatively short time
IL was a complete wreck inside the flremen
succeeding in combining the flames To the
interior OF the building. To the right Of
the Hartford building and adjoining
stood the three story building occu-
pied by X. j. Wallace az n saloon;
the Toledo rubber company, rubber goods;
A. Zeiss and Company, cigars; Jacob
Hockenberger; J. X. Roosnsn, gents fur
nishing goods; n. Judd, jeweler, and 7. n.
Reed, druggist. This building was de.
luged with water to prevent the flames
from spreading, and the contents will be
a complete loss.
On the ground floor OF the Der OF
were the Second National bank
the Splitter bank, the Western Union teie-
graph office and the American District
telegraph office. They lost everything in
the way of office furniture, books and ma
chinery.
1t il believed hat whatever money was
contained In the vaults OF the Second
National bank has not been injured.
The destruction Of the American Dis.
trict telegraph Office leaves the city with
out police or fire alarm.
The loss IL is now estimated will foot up
nearly a million dollars.
Julian O'Dell, a hoseman in company 8,
was run over by his cart and 80 badly in.
jured that he cannot recover.