Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - March 24, 1914, Winnipeg, Manitoba Manitoba free press Winnipeg tuesday. March 24. 1914. Frilling scenes at Quarter million Dollar fire in big office building continue n b t to the Wirts being ,.,. F e a to r e remarked upon by those were there was thebe i with uie f i up spread through the 1-ia d in . Buchanan attributes of t h e a ont or of wind which ?. B lowing and l Lottie fact that the were we l i soaked with Oil. This u u h t w f a in its Centre Anil i ii Rin Russ to the flames. The s w i f t s a i f l of the h r u narc Folly in vented i myth no f rom Beans sired. 1 i " r p of -,., by i to i r ". E w i thou the i r Over Waif. The in. Iny women pm in t i5 h. I i l d i n v o i i i 1 i i fun t l f i n rot n u t in i i f f i is t i c u l . A r l i e Early i 1 in Somp if us Firon h seconal on i l t h i r d l u s i p r u l to it Sill and v a of Zanghi is us to l y l 1---. Loss of life was feared. In sri think j Jhaj in ii Carlo str a is of the fire. To Many 01 to i. I i who escaped it. Fee mod Impo ii i i e Luil or of those they had sep i j. T t l no w i t h the Llames i the i n i r r i o t in Vive p of of t Tafele. However r. Asi night. Carry on had he i i rented i or and h e police and birr Man a pop l i i u t there were no bodies m 1 v ruins. It is l Likely i hat the b i t i l d l n s i n Spector s c l Par tent w i l l Ron Damn ill tails of the sum today. Uliey look As if a Strong wind i n i f f h t tipple them Over. Tiv up we .1 d Ivy r s i t y of opinion Amons t h n spectators As to the Way Tiff b r in i i f l e a ii do t h p it -. I was a Bis task and the Point has to be taken in to Roushie i a t i on a f t e r it is Over t the pc has a Ftp no loss of l Ife and tic at t r in f l a Rne u pro confined to tit Bild nor t h p y Hiroko of t. A Luab be papers lost. The f i re s trikes a Harde r wow to a dirty t Han would appear in vie a c t i i n l Mojic Ury . Practically in thins was saved. A i pm of the Tiffi -1. W p f p am n to Snoop t l i p i r papers into i hair safes and it is believed they w a ,. F o n n f l in tac t flier the r u i n s hive ii in Nous 5 to permit pop Lora in. La. Iny others. Howevei1. Were not Ible to Knich a paper so swim t was to r r Lesi ont. Of t in Llames upon them. Pm i nay w i l l lose every Hook and Docu in to insurance companies and to offices l i k p those of the Canadian or than Mai Lay claims department t h e loss of papers is a serious matter. They f r i i Only he replaced at s l eat to ii a and sex Pons. Oliero Wero almost 50 Spear Ftp o n Cerns doing business in the building was destroyed. Started in room 23. It was in room 23-that the fire started. That office is occupied by the Cowan construction company of which w. J. Cowan is the head. Or. Cowan is out of the City at present and at the i time the. Fire broke out there was no o n e in the office. A Young clerk had of t the building about 15 minutes be-1 fore and it is believed that a carelessly thrown match was the cause of the conflagration. According to the fire department the first alarm was received at 4 24 and the second alarm .10 minutes later. A 3-2 alarm was turned in at that time. Sent in alarm. The fire was discovered by a. E. Thomas of the Western Woodenware company with offices in room 34 on the second floor. The offices of the wooden Ware company were located directly above those of tha Cowan construction company where the fire broke out. Or. Thomas sent in the alarm and after Locking up his papers Lef t the Buik Lhrig along with the accountant and stenographer. Owners statement. That the loss occasioned by the fire would total $115,00 was the statement made by Fred w. Scott owner of the building last night. Or. Scott said that carried insurance to the amount of at the t Ime of the fire or. Scott was at tending a meeting of the exhibition Board in the Chambers of Commerce. Although the. Fire started shortly after i o clock or. Scott was not communicated w i t h. The room in which the meeting he was attending was being held faced South and about 4 30 Scott not iced volumes of smoke rising i from the neighbourhood of his Block. He at once went out to investigate. No sooner had he reached the Street than he heard one drayman Hail to another that the Scott Block was a fire. I he boarded a Street car and within a f e w minutes was on the scene. When asked concerning the rebuild ing of the Block or. Scott said that As yet he had not made up his mind. In All probability. However the Block would be rebuilt. This is the second fire to completely destroy this building in the space of piss it years. In 1 06 the Block was completely destroyed by fire which was caused by he Honl no. This fire occur red just shortly after the Block had been built. Or. Moffatt seriously injured. Or. Fred to Flatt. Who was i n jul r de when he jumped from the fourth Story window to the net held by the fire men was taken to the general hos Pital in the Hospital ambulance. He is suffering from a fractured Back. While not necessarily fatally injured his condition is very serious. He is intense pain. The doctor is in full Possession of his senses and when taken to the Hospital did not appear to be badly injured. The pain which he was suf seemed to Rob him to a Small thousands watched burning building View on main Street near the Scott Block at 5 o clock last evening. The photographer was stationed about 150 Yards North of the fire. Mugger a. So of the clans sons of the mountains come Here and get meat and with your meat and before it and after drink gaelic old smuggler the scotch whisky with the Heather in its flavor. I if you Deal in values you la appreciate the Ford. Its Sim i Ity its Economy and its dependability give it a value that i a Mot be measured by to Price. The Ford is the one. Car Chat has made Good in world wide flood dollars is the i extent of his reason for he would ask1 the doctors in attendance the same question Over and Over again not seeming to understand their reply. Or. John Gunn is in charge. The i l l i no seen. A cry of the Scott Block is on fire the Clang of the fire Bell and the familiar Clatter and Rush of the fire engines along tie crowded streets in the Busy afternoon the arrival of the brigade on the scene and the unfold ing of Hose and preparing of fighting apparatus thrilling sights of Rescue a thronged business Block transformed into a Furnace of fire within a few minutes a great crowd of lookers All these features of a fire were present " yesterday afternoon. From the moment of the , about 4 20 p.m., it was but a very Short time before it was apparent that the build ing was doomed. The flames shot up from the first. Floor where the fire started with amazing rapidity and soon the flames had turned the Interior of t l in building in to a raging roaring mass of fire. " from the beg inning it was remark Able How Large a volume of smoke there was present masses of the Dens est Black smoke obscuring sight of the flame. As there came a Lull in the Cloud of Black the angry red Furnace within would be revealed a devouring monster gloating in its Power of destruction. Tongues of conquering flame burst through windows and licked the frames As a dog might lick a Dainty morsel. Six forced foundations of pronged water mean while poured their opposing Power on the flames which would retire sullenly Only to make a stronger Spring for Triumph. And so the elements were pitted against each other and roared arid sizzled and splashed in their struggle. Firemen did not flinch. Tarpaulin cup theft dripping figures ran hither and thither dragging with them great lines of Hose some grouped on the Low roof of the adjoining build ing to the North played a Stream through a Blind window which had been broken right into the flames within. It must have been a suffocate i ing experience to stand by that Hole in the Wall through which thick White smoke was belching Forth. Change Ful smoke. The fire began to lose something of its fury about 5 o Dock. Just before that time the roof had fallen riot in any fashion but steadily caved in eaten away by the flames which shot through in relieved . Color of the. Flama changed to the brightest yellow in ter mingled with fleeting mountains of dirty Grey smoke sometimes the smoke would Drift in ,-.heavy Clouds Over the Industrial Bureau bringing with it All manner of soot blackened bits of paper and Spray v him and sent up the Extension old office furniture amounting to Sib ont $200. Caimol l Inna l detail of big fire "11 Puc Twenty two count de Lesseps fined. Toronto Marrh 23.count de Lea Apps. The noted flying machine expert and son in Law of sir Willlim m a Kei Raic. Of Toronto fined. In the police Durl today for not obeying a policeman s signal the ii Rhee ton of King and Yonge streets while drive ing his motor across the Greet. Room 62 Manitoba. Sunday schools association loss $1,500 insurance $450 in the National. Room 62j Chamberlain metallic weather strip Agency and Western teachers Bureau loss $1,000j partially insured room 63f. Fors the & f. Young Blatt & company loss $1,000 partially insured. Room 63j-International transit & commercial company Ltd., & Inland sales company loss $1,000 partially insured. Room 65moncreiff & endress Ltd., manufacturers agents loss $1,000 partially insured. Room 67e. H. Taafe & sons Ltd. Room 68 Jackson & Goldie Ltd., loss $200 no insurance. Within ten minutes after the Start of the Scott Block fire yesterday afternoon All Cory Don Broadway Park line and St. Boniface cars had been re routed leaving out the trackage oni main Street Between Portage Avenue and Broadway. It was imperative that Quick action be taken in the matter As the fire happened at just about the time crowds of workers and shoppers began their homeward journey. The Corydon Broadway and Park line cars were routed West and East on por age to and from Donald and St. Boniface cars reached the downtown Section by Way of River . ? the wite horse Collar. Peculiar coincidence. I w appointment to i i rk.k1ng George Al recognized throughout the world As the Best that Scotland produces. Est a. 1742 could be outlined. In the North end Corner of the fourth floor a Bright red Blaze was persistent but was so concentrated As almost to suggest a Dom Estic kindly fire rather than a part of a destructive element. Elsewhere both flame and smoke was dying firemen were venturing into the building and to ply. Their Hose maybe,.-to search for what be there. Burned hands to the Bone sliding Down Iron pipe by a Peculiar coincidence the pres ent caretaker of the Scott building had Lef t but a few Days ago for Enk land. Nine years ago when the former building was burned a brother of Thomas Hoyle was caretaker of the building and. He had just left for ens land when the place was destroyed. Or. Scott at the time used to say jokingly that it was because his care taker was away that he suffered the loss. When or. Hoyle. Spoke to him a few Days ago and told him that he was going to England to bring sack a wife or. Scott pleaded with him not to go. Mrs. Scott . ;