The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-04-20
TEN MILLION
DOLLAR BLAZE
Toronto the Latest Victim of
the Fire Fiend.
HIGH WIND TANNED FLAMES
APPEALS FOR HELP TO NEARBY
CITIES.

7 ORONTO, Ont. April 1s-Fire swept
through section Of Toronto's
wholesale business district tonight
causing a loss which will probably
reach $l0,O00,O00- The fire started in a
factory in Wellington street about
clock. In less than an hour the
flames had spread from building 10
building on both sides Of the street
until the whole block was a mass Of
flames and the fire was utterly beyond
control of the local department APP
peals were sent TO every surrounding
city where fire apparatus could be OBJ
tanned, asking for assistance. Mon
treal, London, Hamilton and Buffalo at
once responded. but it viii be hours be
( fore they can be of assistance.
Wind Famed the Flames.
It was believed at II o'clock that the
fire was under control, but a sudden
shift in the wind again famed the
/ flames into a roar. and clouds OF
sparks and burning brands We're car
I ried down side streets until three en-
tire blocks were doomed.
The fTemen were making a gallant
] fight amid the falling buildings and a
mass Of tangled wires. but their efforts
| at midnight seemed TO be fruiuess-
Chief Thompson of the fire depart
ment and George Dowkes Of Montreal
We're cut of by the flames while direct
/ ing the work Of firemen from a roof
I Thompson jumped six stories to the
ground and miraCulOsly escaped with
broken leg. A mass Of tangled wires
broke his fall near the ground. DOwlSes
has not been seen since, and it is be
lieved he persisted.
Buildings Burned.
Up to midnight the following places
had been destroyed:
Gillespie, Angley & Co, hats and
fUrs. DignUm & Moneypenuy, import
ers. Comfort soap works; Davis < Hen
dersOn, wholesale statiOners; JeSsop
Steel company's building. occupied by
r. =. Hutchinson & Co, wholesale
woolens; AlcOtt. Sargent * WestwoOd,
fishing tackle: DOdds Medicine compa-
ny; Western Steamship company.
Richard L. Baker company, agents; +.
/ T. Corset company; c H. WestWood 4
Co.. fishink tackle; Garland Manufac-
I turing company, +. H. Craggs, agent
/ Rothschilds Brothers & Co, manufac-
turers; G.. W. Bangard &CO-, brokers;
HIGH q Ramsay company, paper manu-
facturers: Thomas HOskin. manufac-
turers' agent KinIeith Paper cOmpa-
ny; Andrew Muirhead, wholesale
paints Z. W Gilmour < Brother. sill
verWare; w. H Payne & Co. commits
sion agents. r NJ. Slater & Co, whole
sale dry goods; International Brokers,
| limited. Gale Manufacturing company;
Whitman & Brown Brothers, wholesale
stationers- Ralph Smith < CO., htnO-
graphers; George H. Hess. Son & Co,
window shades: MenZies Manufactur-
ing company, window shades; II. +.
Sharp x Co, photograph supplies.
Crown hotel; Office Specially company
The Evening Telegram Office and
Brooke &, Co.'S warehouse were badly
damaged.
Spread With Rapidity-
From the Currie warehouse on Well
ingtOn street where it originated. the
fire spread with astounding rapidity
to the west destroying buildings oC-
cupied by the Eckhardt Cas5et com
pany and Warwick Brothers and Rut-
ter and W J. Gage & Co, and then
made a clean sweep mp Wellington
street to the Queens hotel. The thick
fire walls of the hotel, and the con
centrated efforts of the fire fighters
stopped the flames there, hut i'm the
meantime the fire had swept across
the street and the block of buildings
I from Bay street west to the National
) club was wiped out
At that time the firemen believed
that the fire was under control when
shift i'm the wind sent the wind roar
ing down Bay street destroying every
building on both sides from the Ma
tional club TO Front street Among the
buildings burned in Bay street were
those of Wise x Darling, WestwoOd &
Co, Galley < Co, Bond & Co. Ask
born & Sherwin, Aiuslee & Co, and
Sucking &, Co.
The warehouses Of W. H Brock &
I Co. Gordon, Mackay q Co. Pugsley.
( King 6, Co, COckshutte & Co, and
Brown Brothers We're destroyed
Burning Itself Out.
Nothing could resist the force Of the
flames as they swept down Bay. street
/ towards the lake and the firemen
fought back the fire from side streets.
combining the FIRE zone 10 the one
/ thorOughfaTe wherever possible.
Several frame buildings which
I threatened to cause q spread of the
/ fire were blown up with dynamite.
At 100 this "wednesday morning
3 Bay street was on fire from yelling
| ton street down to the lake front, but
/ the firemen were meeting with success
/ in their efforts 10 prevent further
/ spread. and it is believed the fire viii
( burn itself out there.