Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1904-02-10
FIRE RAGFD ALL DAY SUNDAY

Toward Midnight the Fire Besat
Eating Its Way Into the Fiuancia
Dlstrict-T1ayor TcLean Says The
Loss Cannot Be Estimated.
Baltimore. Special.-Tho most dc
structive conflagration in the history
OF Baltimore occurred here SUNDAY ir
the wholesale dry goods business dis
trict, raging practically unchecked
during many hours, completely de-
stroying scores of the largest bust
ness houses in the wholesale district,
involving losses which cannot be esti-
mated, as the fire was still burning
jiercely when night fell. Owing TO the
wide extent Of the calamity it will be
tomorrow before even an approximate
estimate can be made. though it is
certain that it has already exceeded
s25,000,000. The fire was still burning
at nightfall, but was under control
No loss of life was reported at this
hour.
BROKE OUT on HOPKINS PLACE.
The fire broke out shortly before IL
O'Clock this morning in the wholesale
dry goods store Of John T. Hurst &
Co., on Hopkins place, in the heart
OF the business district. with a series
of loud explosions, which were heard
In remote parts of the city, and spread
with fearful rapidity. In half an hour
there M-:re dozen big warehouses in
the wholesale dry goods and notions
district burning fercely. The entire
fire department was called out, but was
utterly powerless to check the spread
Of the flames, which were aided by I
the high winds, and by noon there
were savage fires in at least so big
warehouses. and the confiagration was
steadily eating its way into successive
blocks, east. north west and south. /
On Baltimore street. the blocks be-
tween Liberty and Sharp streets was
soon ablaze, then came the next block
east to Hanover and after that the
blockson the. south side to Charles
street broke cut intoS flames, the Con-
solidated Gas Company.S building anu
Ochm's Acme Hall burning Sfercely.
Meanwhile there were stores MOI
of Baltimore street being simIl
M zd MuIlrns HOT IE;;ss;SfsSS' SAX
q sS .sSSsgson the south side
egsstreet, the block was
! = and the big bargain house al
"a caught. Down in Hopkins pace
where the confagration started'
Hurst's building and other wholesale
houses on both sides of the street
cruTnbled and fell.
The big dry goods houses of Daniel
Miller & Sons aud R. NJ Sutton &
Co. were soon atiame. and along Ger !!
man street-east and west, from the
Hurst building-there were dozen
buildings burning.
Mass & Kemper's big wholesale
store, on Baltimore street, quickly
succumbed to the flames. On HOP ,
kins' place the Hopkins Savings Bank !
and the National Exchange Bank
were guttea by the flames. Across !;
the street we're the ruins Of John T.
Hurst & Co.. and next to it Hechi' IL,
& Sons, were in names.
THE BLOCK a CAULDRoN.
al, these brhdings were swept away
hv the flames, and the whole book
was nothi.g but cauldron of fire.
At 1870 o'clock Mullins Hotel,
eeven. story structure, at Liberty and
baltimore streets, was in flames from
garret to cellar and its great height
and narrowness acted as a torch. All
the guests had been ordered out, anu
none, consequently, was injured.
Though every bit of fire,fghtins ap'
psratus in the city was called INTO
requisirion as the flames continued 20
spread, at 10 o'clock six engines ar
rived from Washington and four from
Philadelphia. 1t is roughly estimated
that there were $50 hose playing on
different parts of the coniagrat'on at
the same time.
FINE RUN FOR THEIR LIVES.
Wall after. wall toppled into the
streets, and fremen ran for their lives.
All kinds of wires had to be cut 10
clear the way for the fire fighters. Inc
block bounded by German, Liberty.
baltimore and Sharp streets was
early found to be doomed, and the
6remen turned their attention to saw
ing the buildings on Baltimore street.
east CT Sharp, but the fire was oeyono
their control.
Red not cinders ignited the ROOF CT
I,fueiotee Negro Kills.