New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-04-21
TWENTY ACRES OF RUINS.
Continued from first page.

In the time the big warehouse OF the W.
r. Brock Company, the southwest corner of Bay
and Wellington SITS. being subjected TO the in
tense heat from the burning Brown Building on the
and the Dgnum & Moneypenny Building OPP
posite. with scarcely stream OF water playing
upon them. The fire cut its way through the rear
OF the Brown Brothers Building, whien fares
Front-st.. the first street south of wellington In
a brief space Of time Front-st. both sides
like a rearing furnace. For half hour the
fire in Front-st burned hercely, practically I'M
checked II then began to work its way back Up
Bay-st.. Gordon Mackay Sc Co.'S warehouse serving
as choice fuel
FLAMES SHOOT HIGH IN THE AIR
few minutes before midnight the Canada Rub
Der Companys plant started to burn. While It
lasted this furnished the hottest and hercest
fagration Of the night. The flames shot hundreds
OF feet into the air, scattering great masses Of
sparks and cinders every side. The flames
tinued north In Bay-st. until complete circle OF
fire had formed around the Brock Building. on the
southwest corner OF Bay and Wellington SITS, over
which the flames had hurdled in thei- first dash
south. The building was soon In ashes.
1t only the intervening park that saved the
Queens Hotel. Of the finest hcstleries in the
city. So imminent seemed the danger that all the
guests hurriedly packed their belongings and left
Everything portable removed from the hotel
by the management but about y o'clock. all dan
ger being over, the guests OF the hotel returned
The flames leaped across Bay-st. in half dozen
places, and before midnight X became appdItuN
that the whole block south OF East Welngton-st
from the Queens Hotel and the cid Manning resi-
dence. facing Wellington-st.. was doomed. The
Gordon Mackay Building, on the northwest corner
OF Front and Bay SITS. which Tor nearly seventy
years was one Of the finest establishments in tho
clsy. made a fierce blaze The Copp Clark Building
ana the Warwick Bros. & Rutter Building were
destroyed at about the same time.
The FIRE next leaped across Front-st 10 the Nc
Pherson Brothers boot and shoe warehouse and
adjoining buildings. Eastward IN Front ana south
to the Esplanade the names leaped from Dulldihs
utos the flames had levelled every building between
Eront-st and the Esplanade. on the west side OF
Front-st. and destroyed Mclaughlin Companys
course tow2rd louSe.st an1 d2nseT9us!y near tne
lack OF fuel. The flames were also spreading
toward the east along both sides OF Front-st- and
the south side OF WellinEton-st
WAREHOUSES; CATCH FIRE
At o'clock the Eddy warehouse the Lincoln
Paper Mills warehouse and tho KIelnert Rubber
Company's warehouses were burning on the north
side OF Front-st. on the south side the warehouses
OF II. :. Rowland. Sons * Co. the Dogs Paint
Company and the Dodge Split Pulley Company
were burning. the intensity OF the ire beig IN
creased by the highly inEammable nature OF the
contents OF the buildings. So impotent were the
6ames that all hope Of checking the ire before il
reached IOnse-st one block east OF Bay-st' was
In vest wellington-st.. opposite the Brock Build
ing, Wyd * Barlngs warehouse. the Buntin, Reid
Company > store, the warehouses OF W. & l.. sam
uel benjamin Company A. Bradshaw & Sons. Kill
gour Brothers and the Union Bank were destroyed
before the fire fought TO a standstll. The
Custom House, a four story stone building at
Yonge and Front SITS. the barrier that stopped
the progress OF the flames toward the eastern end OF
Front-st The building was not seriously damaged.
Every fireman who could DO spared from tho other
parts OF the burned district. where the fires
slowly dying out, was rushed to that point Tons
OF thrown against the sides OF the
Custom House and dynamite was used on several
small buildings. Hundreds OF streams OF water
were still poured into immense deposits glowing
epbers, but the fire had spent its force and al
danger had passed.