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LAST NIGHT'S FIRE.

DISASTROUS CITY BLAZE

SEVERAL BUILDINGS GUPTED.

Damage variously estimated at be- tween a quarter-and-half a million dollars was caused by a fire which | broke out last night in the very heart of the city. The premises involved were Isaked by Dud lell Street and Ice House Str.et and boused the Hongkorg Electric Co., Messrs. Kelly and Walsh's printing department, and the Carlton Hotel apacze, O these buildings little remains but the

walls.

THE BLAZE.

T.IE DAMAGE,

RUMOUR.

TUESDAY, AUGUST 1, 1922

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FIGHTING THE FLAMES

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officials state definitely that the fire moment but in the meantime the completely gutted. Damage did not occur in their store. This rooms on either side are warming up. done to the ground floor by assertion is based On the One hoze to the whole of the front side A portion of the sast wing of Ze report of an engineer of the Company of the Carlton annexe. How pit fal. Lodge (Masonic Hall) who was dining at the Carlton Hotel.ly inadequate True there is another burned. On beating the commotion he went line there, but "the pressurs is weak. The /caute straight to the ators and opened the The best effort so far has reached a break, the doors. At that time the fire had not verandah. Then up the ombankment done, and particulars of intras penetrated the building. Further that comes 8. gasping crew of firemen not yet known. that at the spot where the flames did and soldiers, struggling with enter thero was nothing of an length of hose. The water is tornsk inflammable naturs, the space being on and just manages to reach the As indicated above the damage is occupied by castings and a sand bin. men below. A shont of protest and estimate is naturally out of the window and caught the floor above.

completa The fire apparently came through a the jet is turned from their direction, very heavy, though a question at present. In the Carlton

until later, with increasing pressure, Hotel anuexe Mrs. Cauteron bas

this line contributes it quots of water! furniture worth $14,000 which was

in the work of subjugation.j

Mr. G. Moss Station Ma uninsured and it is also said that

Theso efforts, however, seem to be curios already packed for transport to

unavailing. Slowly but surely the in charge of the Central Fire-81 Naturally rumour is busy. The the United States worth $20,000 bave wildest is that a Chiness was seen which drop in showers of burning when the firemen got to the ex.rable flames eat through the floors received the call at 9.10 p., been lost. The Hotel itself forms outting & hose and was kicked

embers and aparks-and another room

couple of minutes lates part of the Belilios estate and the by a European who observed him. It

is alight. That sudden jun of back portion of the Elect anuaxe is owned by Mr. H. M. H. would have been better had the men, fame is a mosquito net, that pany's stora was bai Nemuzee. The building containing if such existed, been handed over to steadier flare the bedding "going furiously, being well fed by the t an cables and distributing hores at the Electric Co. and Messrs. Kelly & the police.

up." Through it all comes Wash also belongs to the

occasional glimpse of a flame-wreath on the premises. The flames B-lilios ing of police whistles. Allowed vastained by Mesars. Kelly and

Estate. The damage HELPERS NARROW ESCAPE.

ed bed frame, or curtain which by spead to Kelly and Walsh's place soon by the clamour of the fire Walsh is pi ced in the neighbour-

come means has escaped ths general first, owing to the water having engines as they made their way along hood of two lakhs. Mrs. Cameron was of the fire was an employee of Messts continues

One of the first men on the scene conflagration. So the sad story cut off by the domestic main! firemen could get no ressur Queen's Road. The fire, which is supposed to have started in the successful in saving her numerous W. G. Humpheys and Co., who with roofless, windowless and floorlees their hoses, but when eventually premises of the Hongkong Electric Peta

the assistance of friends, brought a stands 8 giant ruin. Below mains were hut and the There were about seven guesse in bose into play along Duddell Street in Duddell Street there have turled fully ст Company, must have spread with

tl e annexe at the time some of whom He was still working when the wail of been other happenings, alarming rapidity as very воод

a wall bydrants, the three engines pu the sky and managed to save their belongings but Morers. Kelly and Waleh fell but has fallen and Kelly and Walsh'splendidly, not failing oore in terrible glow in showers of sparks gave. visible others who were out for the evening escaped injury by a very narrow building exists practically in name four hours. evidence that thu

have probably lost all their posses margin. His eyes were filled with only. Now midnight chimes, the local fre

Soon after the arrival of fighters were up against Bodie:

crowd begins to show an inclination central firemen, the seriousness of Crowds stemed to thing big.

for the homeward journey, but the outbreak necessitated the calling spring from nowhere. Lower Albert

firemen are there for another couple of the Wanchai detachment to Road and the pathway leading up by

of bours before they can say they co,e with the work, and ten min Government House was packed with

have woa, epectators who were at tim.a deluged in showers of sparks. The fire burned on right up to about 2 o'clock this morning, providing one of the most petacular and exciting scenes Hong kong has witnessed for some time.

First indications of trouble appear ed at about 9 o'clock, with the blow-

HOY IT SPREAD.

To trace the progress of the fire and the involving of the different buildings is difficult. Everything seemed-to-

sions,

Sp

A FIRE PROOF BUILDING.

It is interesting to note that the spread of the conflagration down Duddell Street was arrested at the godown belonging to Messrs. W. G. Humphreys & Co. which was recently rebuilt as a fire proof structure. It is apparently alarmed although for two hours the premises next door were blazing.

MRS. CAMERON'S STORY.

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later the general call was given this brought over the Kowlooabi under their new Station Master Q. Saunders, who mitived abo fortnight ago from England whe But if the night ecen bas bad been fur 11 seam in the

spectacular the day tells an brigade of the Metropolitan areTRACIA". So the crowd talked as it shuttled other story-that of ghastly destruc- Croydon and the Went Eud of from one vantage point to another tion. Above the sun shining in don. Both Station Master Moss around the scene of last night's fire. clear sky, throws out in relief this Station Master Saunders were ft The foreign element adopted its spectacle of d.solation. Smoke praise for the Chinese firemen, nonchalant air and murmured the blackened walls, window spaces they said worked well, and ATAL LIN obvious remarks made at firce, leering emptily, the tangled debris Sanders said that even the Lo When seen by-a-representative of weddings and funerals. The Hoagland filthy water on the ground fluors. Brigade_could_not____lave_ kong foreigner must nst be are all that can be seen. Into the better in view of the bandicaps happen to quickly. The place of the China Mail this morning Mrs.

excited Remark that it is 8 origination in attributed

space once covered by the rool had to work under. The narrow to the Cameron, the proprietress of the

"terrible catastrophe' and

be filters the sunfight emphasising the of the street, the purition of Hongkong Electric Co's store which Carlton Hotel, although obviously is situated in the premises shared by shaken by the exciting happenings of muta "M'yes" while looking for an grim hideousness of it all. And houses and the absence of ture-t thern and Messrs. Kely and Walsh, the previous night was ready to dis-with one hand the arms of their stande a fireman with a hose. still Sheets of flames rosa high in th avenue of escape. The ladies clasp above on one of the broken walls ladders all went against the fre the latter occupying the whole of the case the affair. While, quite natur- second floor. Very soon the printing ally, aho is concerned with the escort and with the other their pet pouring water on the smouldering after the collapse of No. 7, Dub Freight or famage o establishment was a mass of flames loss of many of her possessions, pup, and whisper Terrible." The remnant of a building. The victor is Street and and fanned by a and in spite of the efforts of the fire-her main feeling seems to be one/Chinese however are more human.keeping a watchful eye on his enemy, breezs, they Boon communic

They gather in their hundreds, block Thes in Daddell Street a mass of men was completely destroyed. There thankfulnes

the verandaha ol I would naturally be quite an amount at the time

ring the traffic and telling each other fallen bricks from the collapsed wall first and second- of inflammable material in this residents. Ilad the place been full" all about it continuously. Youngsters while the Carlton Hotel stands with of the Carlton Hotel acne, w

earing the minimum of clothing and a portion of the verandah comph-tely owing to the thinness of the walls placo and the whole blazed mer ily. Įshe said "there must have been a There was

an explosion probably panic." As a matter of fact the de- looking deliciously cool, scramble shore oft. Already the workers are being built at single rows of beALBOS FROM HONG caused by <it and later One parture of the "Empress of Canada" around enjoying the spectacle as busy aboring up the walls and the only, was a raging furnace jo s across the harbour, it will be asked to of the walls collapsed damaging last week took the majority or the though it had been staged for their police are still there keeping off the short space of time. To add to

the balcony of the Carlton Hotel, pe ple who were in the place anay

ultra-inquisitive.

firemen's difficulties, a portion of consider the possibilities of a scheme This portion of the outbreak was and further et amer departures have There was something tragic about By the way, I've forgotten whether front wall of Kelly and Wal DAMSGAARD.-On July 10, in

premises on the first for Denmark, to Mr. and Mrs. Alexis of an caster sort. Some core miles fought with hoses brought up from served to diminish their number last night's fire. Not only did it that drink was paid fer!

Queen's Road and from the motor One gentleman arrived at the hotel spread quickly but, happening right

No. 7, Duddell treet ella, svd away is the Samchun river, with a Damsgaard, a son.

engines, one in Queen's Road and the yesterday and was offered the choice in the middle of the city, one bac une CANCE-Os July 20. at Wen how, constant flow. The proposal offered other close by the Dairy Farm. The of rooms in the hotel proper of the mixed up in the affair with such to Mr. and Mrs. Charles Cauce, aby way of amendment is to pump car flames then continued to spread in annexe. He chose one of the tap dreadful rapidity. Imagine yourself daughter.

the direction of the Masonic Hall and rooms of the latter and apparently seated comfortably in the hot lounge, supply from that river. The pumps at times it appeared almost certain has lost all his belongings. The story while the skipper teils wiracalous VALUABLE MANUNSCRIPTS DESTROYED, PERUE.—On July 21, at Shanghai,

to Mr. and Mrs. B. Forme, a son. would be electric pumps, driven by a that this building was doomed. Close of the saving of Mrs. Camasron's tales of the deep. Suddenly a whistle beside it way a building blazing pets is confirmed. With the help to the bideous warning of the fire engine

It is a peculiarly difficult job to HARLING.-On July 24, at Shang. power line from here to the pumping furiously, throwing off a tremendous of some gentlemen she managed to and the patter of rushing feet. Ha estimate the damage that Messrs.

bai, to Mr. and Mrs. II. R. Har station, a quite feasible and com- heat while the water poured on it get them al from the verandah being condemned all fire engines dat on Kelly and Walsh bave suffered as a hydrant in the narrow lane het ling, a daughter.

seemed to have not the slightest fore the wall of Messrs. Kelly and practice ruas you settle down again, result of last night's fire but experts No. 7 and the Carlton Hotel and paratively simple undertaking The effect. The woolwork of the Hall Walsh crashed, taking down the veran only to be disturbed by more frantioite put it in the neighbourhood of a quar-with TEWKSBURY-Oa Jaly 22, at

view to check

of Kuling, to Mr. and Mrs M water would presumably have to be caught fire but this outbreak was dab. Describing the start of the fire ledestrians. The thing is unbearablater of a million dollars. The whole of the progress the Gardner Tewksbury, a daughter filtered and stored on the Kowtona quelle ! before the times had a chance Alrs. Cameron said she was busy pack so you got up to investigate. To the the valuable printing machinery and in that diution but the thick JOHNSON.-On July 21. at Shang-

of obtaining a hold. In spite of the ing some articles of shipment to the first native constable you susp plant has been destroyed but these smoke which issued from the bure bai, to Mr. and Mrs. H. Weide, and the pipe across the harbour fast that there was scarcely any wind States, when suddenly she heard a out your only words the after all, can be replaced in time, tir and the heat of the Car 01, for

would still be required. But this is the task of confining the outbreak was scream and the blowing of police language "Pin-kob." Realising by What cannot be repaced, however, the reinen But for

are certain manuscripts and records narrowness of the lane it would be ORMSTON. On July 25, at Shang not so serious a matter as has been arogress about an hour when the the fire but thought at first that it stand bis reply he grasps you which their owners bave come to been possible to save the hatel saze

a heavy one. The fire had been in whistles. On looking out she saw the accent that you wouldn't under bai, to Mr. and Mrs. F. R. suggested, and there are precedents are of the Carlton Hotel was obwcold not touch the Cailton. Ester dramatically by the arm, hustles you regard at almost priceless. Amongst The Ennies as Paarked the Dada Ormston, a daughter.

to prove that submarine watermains served to catch fire. The prin abe saw the wall bulging out and it to the middle of the road and points them was a comprehensive list of Street side of the Masonic Bling dates and fartbe are not so easily damaged as has been ting works at this time wera fall imminent. It was a horrible his finger to a ruddy spot in the sky. erraz and aldenda laboriously behind No. 7 and caught on to suggested. In one American instance Ruted, large sections of the roof and stusstion" she said "to see that thick "A fire" you remark-again the ex compiled by Mr. A. Dyer Bali windows and scorched the wa5 (E90,

1180 as tremely obvious; then forgetting the for floors having fallen in. It was not heary wall leaning outwards

in connection with but the prompt action taken sacre they laid the pipe, and then sank long after the outside woodwork of though it could crash right into my baverage just getting cold away you a repaint of his father's welled in saving the lint and confiring bags of sand and cement along its the Hotel annexe had contributed to bedroom." Mrs. Cameron then told go with the crowd. It is not far. By known publications

Chinese damage to this portion which don, to Fredes Dobiesof, of Shang track. These "set" aud formeil an the blaze that the inside of the buld. how she save the fire gradually spread. the time you have turned the corner subjects upon which Mesars Kelly and badly obarred. The fireman event OSTON

་ ་ efficiently protective covering. That, ing became 6

roaring furnace. ing towards the Masonic Hall and how of Pedder Street into Queen's Road Walsh were engaged. It took Ms. A. ly succeeded in getting at the he TORREBANI-LEVI-On July 22, with the warning off of anchoring Starting from the top floo: the fire the flames gradually enveloped the you are in the thick of the crowd Drer Ball a good six months to of the flames with hosts from i Customs; to Miss Letizia Lavi cffchips as in cable areas, would be/barned rapidly downwards. Through annexe. In this building she hat a/which increases as you push your way prepare and it will be a herculean points of vantage on the roofs a Ugo Terresani (Chinese Maritime

the broken windows could be considerable quantity of curios packed up Zetland Street. The boundary labour to do it all over again.

BLUE E verandahs of the hawes on t Vercelli, Italy.

enough to remove our fears for an seen the furniture of the rooms ready for transport. In order to save wall of the Masonic Hall is reached

The potential value of these and other side of Daddell Street. HoCEAN B.B CO., L under barbour service pipe. Objec- being consumed. Spectators along these Mrs. Cameron went into the and vaulting it there you get several other publications in various

were also taken thren stages of printing or reprinting that the Masonic Hall an play ERICAN & Albert Road could see right into building, and pointed them out to really fine view of the fire. LS to the front rooms. It was awe inspiring firemen who carried them to safety, part to be seen is all that remains of have been destroyed must be very on the flames from off the wal the purity of the river GOUCHER-Ou July 19, ot

to see that fatal fall of embers from It is fortunate that this cost her Kelly and Waleb's building. The place great and besides this Mesara Kelly Attacked on all four sides the lis Baltimore, U.S.A., aged 77, the water are to be laughed out of court. the ceiling cams down. Then mos-nothing more than a very com- is just one furious mase of flames. The and Walsh have been deprived of what were got well in hand by about 1 Reverend Johu F. Goucher, Probably polluting matter does get quito nets and bedding would lare plete dreaching as by this time the Carlton Hotel autexe has not caught are to them most valuable records, and eventually extinguished about father of Mrs. B. Burgoyne Chap

up the flumes licking round the iron ground floor was running in water. In light, in fact the adjoining Masonic dating back twenty years or so, and hour later. To, Carlton datel sua man of Wnchang and formerly Thanes is subject to the same thing bel posts and con'orting them into the course of her conversation Mre. building atoms to be more in dan: which concern the requirements of was a regular death trap, and as I OF BAGDAD"

A weird shapes. In one room. from Cameron gave vent to in a greater degree, yet London usce

little ger. The heat at this spot is terrific but their customers.

example of the thinness of the wallers proceed via Buni Thames water. Modern filterage is dom curtains continued to hang she remarked Mine is fated by Bre. sparing a moment to admire the Messrs. Kelly and Waleh notify theis of water knorked them to pieces b

In our advertising columns to-day: Hr. Moss said that the heavy preset to change withon some utaccountable reason win philosophy. "Our lives are fated" you stick it for a while occasionally Japan, Joseph Franklin, the Bon of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Hemperly,/euficient insurance against qualms of for some time intact, while the rest of This is the fifth fire I have been in. canopy of sparks flying overhead. customers that they will bo unable to tween the rooms. Mr. 1. M 11. NemÄRFIELD & SWIR) of Shanghai, aged 13 months. that sort. Moreover, the saving in the the room seemed a mass of flames. I have been severely barat three The fierce glow of the flames makes a do any printing until further notice. MERVYN.-On July 25, at Shang initial costs of the enterprisa are esThe attack of the front portion of times and I came to China to try to werd contrast to the watery looking

hai, Berthe, the beloved wife of timated to be high. As to pumping the bank just opposite. Here fifth fire."

the annexe was conducted from forget about it. This is now my moon riding in a maze of clouds just

THE OFFICIAL ACCOUNT. above the Prak. Leaving this spot you Audley Mervyn,

costs, it is po'nted out that these there

three were

of Mrs. Cameron was optimistic as wander along to the Dairy Form would be low on'average, as it is only hose. Of these

only regards the running of the Carlton where stands & snorting and pulsating in dry years like the present that our was in the least effective. This one Hotel, and was confident that in a very

ing. tripping over a couple of The offical police report of the fire is water. "elted, and 1,000 feck lines of hose, you proceed to Lower as follows:- flames but others were for the as usual. supply. A moderate amount of pum- most of the time useless. The lower

Albert Road Bod here the At 21,06 hours (9.00 p..,) on July ČERUTO, JUSTION, PUBLIC BERVIOL" ping in normal times, to maintain the one of the two could just manage to

crowd is the thickest. All national- 31 the alarm was received at Central WHERE DID IT-START ?

ities are mixed indiecriminately, in of an outbreak of fire at No. 7 -Coruxong, Tukadat, Ardust, 19pply at maximum, would only once get stream-of-water-on-to-the

all sorts of costumes from the next to Duddell Street, a 2 storeyed building in five years or so have to be increse verandah, while the other which had

There is much speculation in town nothing to the white mess jacket and occupied by Mesure. Kelly and Walsh's ed to restore deficiencies such as we

been dragged three parts of the way op the bank opened its operations by this morning as to the place where stiff collar. Gradually, as you wateb, printing department and the are now experiencing. The whole sub-sanding a cooling stream down the fire originated. Popular verdict says you see the flames-gradually licking Hongkong Electric Company's testing ject of our water supply, it is evident, necks of the fighters below. There it was in the Hongkong Electric Com- around the Hotel annexe and very depot. The fire, which was supposed

The following telegram was received Before our Government commits will have to come up for exhaustive were wails of protest. The fire burned pany's store, public opinion apparently soon from the top floor comes that to have originated in the Electric by the local American Consulate itself to the scheme of a large water consideration, and when it does this steadily until practically everything applying the theory that in cases of fatal glow which says that the place Company's cable store, completely deneral, from the Manila Observatory

bed on the mainland, with a tunnel newer scheme now suggested will be out. At about a a'clock the fire was made at the offices of the Company jet is playing into one of the portion of the Carlton Hotel, the

Enquiries is well alight. Below a seemingly pang gutted No 7, and spread to the weat at 11.50 a.m. to-day but the ground floor had been buried lite blame electricity.

this morning dispel this belief, for front rooms. It dims the blaze for a first and second floore of which were E. 18 dog Lat. N. moving WNW.

Typhoon in about 122 dry. Loz through the mountsins, and a main considered in detail with others.

definitely subdaed.

Johnson, a son.

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