The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-04-21
222 FIRMS, OCCUPYING
I22 BUILDINGS, BURNED,
10000 PEOPLE ARE IDLE
Great Havoc Wrought by the Fire
That Swept Toronto's BuSi-
ness District.
INSURANCE IS So, 100000
And Revised Estimates Place the
Loss at SI2,ooo,oOo-The
Chief Sufferers.

TORONTOj Ont, April 20.-The total loss
by the fire, which destroyed the wholesale
district of Toronto last night, will, accord
ing to most conservative estimates, reach
S12 900. 200, and the total insurance, SS,36OOoO.
The area swept by the fire embraces four
teen acres and 10000 persons are thrown
out of employment. The total number of
buildings destroyed is 122, the number of
firms affected, 222
The work of tearing down the dangerous
walls was begun this afternoon. In the
entire burned district the only walls that
appear to stand intact are those OF the
w r. Brock & Co. building. The City
Council this afternoon placed all public
buildings and the exhibition grounds at
the disposal of the fire sufferers, amended
the fire regulations to allow of the erection
of temporary structures and appointed a
committee to wait on the Legislature and
secure an act ordering all wires under
ground.
Although the business interests Of the
city have been shaken to their foundations
10y the disaster no time will be lost in be-
ginning the work of reconstruction. A
meeting of the Bankers Association was
held tonight to discuss the situation. 1t
decided that there is no danger of a
financial panic and that no action to avert
such a contingency would be necessary.
The principal sufferers from the disaster
flrms of high financial standing who
can re-establish themselves without as
Sistance. Most of them were we'll covered
by, insurance, a large percentage of which
would fall upon foreign concerns.
1t was decided by the city architect to-
night TO begin Tomorrow morning the
work of dynamiting all the standing walls
in the ruined district.
The smoldering ruins broke out into
flames of considerable size during the aft
ernoon and evening, but there is no danger
of a. renewal of the contiagration. Following
is a list of the more important firms burned
E. G. S. Currie, ties; Pugsley Dingman
& Co.; Toronto Soap Company, loss
$l00,00O insurance $4,000; Gillespie, Anley
* Co, hatters; w. r. Brock Com
surance $4,000; Rolph Smith * Company,
photographers; Brown Brothers, stationers,
loss SSoo.ooO, insurance s25oOoO; Gordon
Geo, insurance 100000; Atkinson Brothers,
fancy goods Cockburn & Rhea, milliners
Dignum * Moneypenny woolens. loss $780,
pany; Laight & Westwood, notions. loss
500 600, insurance $4,000; Ritchie & Ram
say paper; h. w. Gilmore q Brothers
silverwape; Canada Paint Company; Crown
Hotel; Breereton * Manning, furs: w. j.
Gage Company. stationers, loss 500 900, in
surance $4,000 Rolph Smith & Co.
stationers. loss s2oooco insurance sl75.Ooo:
Warwick Brothers * Rutter, loss 500 600
insurance Sl50,000: Gale MANUFACTURING
Company. whitewear. loss sl35.0o0, insur-
ance S1c0, 900; Guttapercha and Rubber Com
pany, loss 100000, insurance $500 900;
Charlie Cockshook, woolens, loss $500. .OOO
insurance S250,0O0; o. Eckhardt. casket com
pany, loss $4,000, insurance S100 900; Wyld
Darling Company, dry goods, loss $500 .0O0
insurance S40000; Dominion Fence Com
pany, loss Si25,OO0, insurance $4,000; Buntin
Rold Company, stationers loss 500, co., in
surance $150,000 Corticelli Silk Company;
Carlaw building; Gault Brothers &. Co, dry
goods.