New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-02-09

brick piles All the buildings at Dugans Wharf
near by, were destroyed. The Hutchinson feed
concern at this point is also in ruins. Stretching
from here down East and West Falls-ave were
number OF business establishments. Among
these the Lime Cement Company's plant and
Cockrans icehouse were burned The large four
story building OF the Mccormick Drug Company,
at East FsIis-ave. end Pratt-st.. ruined.
The william Tell House. saloon and hotel. at
East Falls-ave. and Pratt-st.; the Hoffman
House. another hotel near by; the 7. ]. Meyers
ave story packing plant and tbs W. W. Boyer
packing plant were destroyed The Commercial
Building. six story structure. st Lombard and
Cay sts stretching over half a block. was also
destroyed. but the vaults are safe.
SPIRITS FEED THE FLAMES
The Fayette Street Episcopal Church. one of
the Oldest buildings in the city. at Gay and
Fayett. SITS on the border Of the fire district has
nothing but the outside walls left In Gay-st-.
between Lombard and Water SITS. two wholesale
liquor establishments those OF the Jarrett WILL
Jams Company. q Eve story building. and the
Wilson Distilling Company. also Eve story
structure are reduced to ashes. while front
wall IS ell that IS left Of the I'VE story whole
sale liquor plant Of Kuhl & Son The Cummings
& Melville Distillery, another FIVE story build
ing. IS IN ashes. Another wholesale establish
ment. Broadseck a Co.. at Water and Gay St.
was ruined, and other similar establishments IN
Gey-st. were destroyed The wholesale candy
Lombard ana Frederick SITS. embracing three
houses in Lombard and two in Frederick st. each
Of them four story structure went next The
innammable character OF the contents Of these
buildings Will give al idea Of the nerceness OF
the blaze Spirits fed the wood and the heat
terrible. Buildings sprans into fame be-
fore Ere touched them. and brick stone and
mortar crumbled like chalk The atmosphere
quivered. and IN It. surrounded by fire. the fire.
men OF this and other cities fought doggediy.
SOME OF THE BUILDINGS DESTROYED.
The sesgun Baking Powder Company plant
IS destroyed 1t had three warehouses IN Jom-
barG-.t On the same block the Merchants
Coffee Company. with Eve brick buildings. sus-
tanned complete loss. Only the front and sldo
walls mark the wreck OF the ODonner ONCE
building. Other building, completely destroyed
were the Renous e Rleinley wholesale brush
factory. where a solitary pinnacle OF brick
stands. and Re.ter G Co.'S wholesale grocery
which had two FIVE story buildings; those OF r.
Bruce & Co. wholesale liquor dealers; @. NJ
Lamb & Co.. wholesale dealers IN produce: b.
T Buzby. glucose and soap agent: the two four
story warehouses OF Y. ]. Brown & Co. whole
sale grocers: the Peabody once buildings whose
vault escaped; q big bank building in Exchange
Place. tho Martin Gillet Company; tho Prod
uce Exchange. at Bowley's Wharf: Walkers
warehouses. at the foot OF Conmerce-st: Spears
Wharf station Of the Baltimore and Ohio Rail-
road with six four story Warehouse. together
with the wharf; c. A. GambriIrs -four mills at
Spears Wharf: the New-York boat dock. at the
foot OF Fredebck-rt. q frame structure: the
wharves OF the Boston and Savannah boats OF
the Merchants and Miners Transportation Com
pany; the York River Line dock ct tn. foot Of
Concord-st. and the Baltimore Savings Bank.
There were hundreds OF other buildings de-
s;royed. including many Of considerable COM
mercial importance. but a complete lis. OF them
would be only business directory Of the
burned area
WORK OF NETWORK FIREMEN.
While there were no casualties to speak Of. the
great erny Of fire fighters performed many dar-
ing feats in their desperate attempt TO stay the
flames Many times they were driven out OF
close and hot places Just as walls came topping
down. The last large building to fall q prey 10
the flames down along Jones's Falls nearly
caught I've men. They were on the roof and
directing their efforts to adjoining structure.
when warning shout was sent up that the in
terrier Of the building on which they were stand
ing wac a mass OF flames. They found their
way to tin gutter where one by one they hing
on. stretched out their arms and grasped a
telegraph pole which was planted close 10 tho
structure They slid down. ars had not reached
the ground when the roof fell IN with a roar.
This was only one instance. Columns could be
written OF hairbreadth escapes MAIDS during the
twenty-seven hours battle with the flames
All the out Of town fire companies. becau.. Of
the utter exhaustion OF the local men. had a
free hand in the morning and early afternooa
More than a score OF companies were her. from,
New-York. Philadelphia. Wilmington. Washing
ton. and small towns within a radius OF Atty
miles Of Baltimore. Their duty was to check