The sun., 1897-11-20

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pn.os auu eosts otlsaue' 'n.. to $40,
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. oA'oao o'or 'u'h d" iinNeH'o "ie" va
'un,iS ,, uneneoAou.
nc "no'o ie'ouioo'o Vi 'no otikauo III noN.o" a
"nu 'ne SuouIos were eiipiosou. hau hia 10
,, eteu ~ ano'nor paiI y, 'no Nio'.opono ~
oouiu not nave oeeh oopeu Wl.h' ge. wnoh az
was uoho seNon uorcs Vi uuiiuinss' ioauou WIN
iMn nnor.hahuiee' "ofe e,'her uee'foyeu VI -
., u'uasu nno'n't an' o,ail' a, az
'acheS ~ may oo uiSeo'ereu "! suo'equeh' oli'
''n. int,
nNpof.e uo'i"fo .h"' 'hey he'er sa" suoh an
ou.o'e"A' sppoafeu ae
'neo "''e Eu'e i'e't uoAoh eep"ta''
y. VI ~ nao' 'asl "a oin"' S.Ne,
a thorough hold in several directions be-
| 60 a MI ~.
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the thoroSshfares @ of ffSt the city at mSday and
still more to the extreme narrowness of the
fabulous value.
| ine onkinos 40 ItoS "ere approaoh'hs "eFe
| repeatedly brought to standstill by vans and
trolleys that were loading and unloading from
.lo ''ioees' "nivn "iu hoe ae'onn''ua'' ihore
than single vehicle abreast.
to be the largest of Its kind in the world,
tho congestion, and only reached point where
| II was usefuI bv boing drivon nm tho sidewalk
Some of the streets between the blazing build.
ings were mere alleys. They 80 confined tho
water that the nremen at times were knee deep.
while overhead the sky was hidden by a canopy
of flames lcaping from one block to another.
| efficiency OF the new fire brigade chief, Wells,
| md Tn create n demand that future ch;efs be only
! - " ,, =, o, W ~ -
| lneh VINO arc experienced IN nre WORK. Wells
is retired naval commander. He has good
| record as sucb but he ,yas recentIv cboaen for
80 90 49,, ..,'is uus Hs Voc s .noSen ioi
MS present position IN preference 10 the cniela
of fire brigades of several provincial cities al
though IL was known that be would have IN
a. -, ,. '0 w
loarn the business elter MS appointment
| The location OF the fire, as described In the
dispatches Is In the heart OF the old city. within
almost stones throw of many places of his
toric interest. 1t Is also in tho centre of what
| would in this country be called the wholesale
dry goods trade. but in London Is termed the
"Manchester trade. The warehouses are sub
stantiaily built OF stone and brick, none over 81
stories In height, and arc regarded by English.
men as being or "siow-burnng construction.
However, AZ they are In the Oldest part OF the
city. IL Is likely that many OF them were very
old, ana when once the IRE got good start II
would be hard 10 control. The district itself is
made up Of maze of very narrow streets, many
OF them as crooked as our Pearl street:
The widest thoroughfare OF the district ia
Alderssats street; running m nearly north ana
south. ana peconing ST. martins LIE Grand AZ
the general fost Oihee. ABOUT Quarter OF
mIe south OF where the nre began hamsell,
| W els, anu Jewlh streets, that seem 10 nave
been the centre OF the nre. are short, narrow
streets lying between Aldersgate street and Red
Gross street SCUM OF the baroican. ~.
Jpst west OF aIloersgate street are 81 Bar