The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1904-02-08

desperate that Chief Horton decided that
the only thing left TO do was to dyna,
mite buildings at Threatened points and
thus prevent as far as possible, fur.
ther spread of the flames. In pursuance
OF this plan, number of buildings on
South Charles street. between German
and Lombard, were blown up. Subse.
quently the structure OF J. w. Putts 4
Co, notion dealers, at Charles and Fay.
cite streets, was dynamited. and then
the Daily Record building, Ross drug
store and others. But this heroic rcnl-
edy delayed but did not seriously I'M.
pede the onward march OF the conflagra.
tion and for two hours or more the fire
department stopped practically helpless
and resourceless.
Following the rapid destruction OF the
palatial commercial buildings in the
wholesale district, the cyclone of roar.
ingAames burst into Baltimore street.
licking up within few minutes, the
seven story Mullins hotel and rapidly
rolling with irresistible force both east
ward and westward, cutting down in its
wrathful wake, wholesale and retail
houses, manufactures, shops. jewelry
stores, furniture emporilims and restau-
rants. At Charles street, the remorse-
les tide swept on down Baltimore street,
and turned into Charles street, where it
quickly cngulfed the eleven story Union
Trust building. BY s o'clock the pub
4ishers and other occupants of the Daily
Herald building, at Fayette AND. st, Paul
streets, and of the Record building op-
posite. were compelled to vacate by the
onrushing flames, as weer the occupants
Of the Calvert and Equitable structures
two of the most massive office build
ings in Baltimore.
Down Baltimore street a parallel wave
Of roaring. cracking flames cut their way
consuming everything in their course
speedily reaching the Evening News
building, from which the employees had
10 hastily fee. though not until valuable
records had been removed. Shortly of.
terward the Continental Trust Company,
fourteen story building, took fire. A
block below the American newspaper
building was enveloped in clouds Of
sparks and burning splinters and the EN-
ployes We're ordered out.
At 1910 o'clock the roof of the build
ing occupied ny the Associated Press
took fire and the employees were com
PEELED TO yacate, though they had time
TO take away with them their telegraph
instruments. typewriters, and other
valuable equipment. They found refuge
in a branch office of the Western Union
Company on Gay street, which burned
shortly afterword
In half an hour after the start there
were a dozen big warehouses in the
wholesale district burning fiercely. The
entire city fire department was called
out. but was utterly powerless To checN
the spread of the flames, which were aid
cd by the high winds. and by noon thel
were savage fires in at least thirty biz
warehouses and the connagratiin wa.
steadily eating its way into successive
blocks, east. north, west and south.
Building after building fell a prey Z
the flames. and apparently there was NJ
check To the onward sweep Of destr1Is
tion.
On Baltimore street the block betweer
Liberty and Sharp was soon ablazc, ther
same the next block east to Hanover ant
after that the block on the south side t.
Charles street broke out into flames. th'
Consolidated Gas company's buildins
and oehm's Acme hall burning fercely.
Meanwhile there were stores north o