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Fatal Fire At Toronto

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Parent Issue
Day
8
Month
January
Year
1895
Copyright
Public Domain
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TORONTO, Ont., Jan. 7. - File was discovered in the basement of The Globe building, on the corner of Young and Melad streets. Bef ore the flrst reel arrivctl flanies were pouring from every wimlow from garret to basement ïhe en i re fire department was soou on the spui. Chief Ardagh and five men of the firn brigade mounted upon the cornice running; around the flrst story of ïhe Globo office and were breaking Windows to introduce the hose when the northwest wall from the cornice up, live storics, feil with a crash. Chiof Ardagh was badly hurt about the head and had to be removod in a cab. Robert Bower received sueh injuries that he was taken to the hospital, where he subsequently died. Charles Smedley, Francia Forsythe, Robert Foster, James Davidson and Harry Saunders are severely injured. ïhe Globe building, erected in 1889 at a cost of $90,000, with a plant valu"d at ibO.OOO, was soon a complete wreek. From The Globe building the fiarnos crossed the street to Harry Webb's restaurant and that building was gutted from roof to cellar. Loss on the building f20,000; on the stock $50,000. In the rear of Miehie & Co.. Italian wine merchants, the building was also slightly damaged. Then McKinnon & Co. 's new wholesale dry goods storo was wiped out, entailing a loss of $70,000 on the building and $100,OiK) on stock which had only been moved in a few days ago. . The above with other losses make the total reach $(5(B,000; insurance, f451,000.

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Ann Arbor Argus
Old News