Show A TEN MILLION DOLLAR FIRE wholesale district of toronto almost entirely wiped out fire which swept through the wholesale business district of toronto ont on tuesday night caused a loss which will probably reach 10 the fire started in a factory in well ington street about 9 clock in less than an hour the flames had spread from building to building on both sides of the street until the whole block was a mass of nes and the fire was utterly beyond control of the local de apartment part ment appeals were sent 0 o every sur founding city where fire apparatus could be obtained asking for assist ance montreal london hamilton and buffalo at once responded chief thompson of the fire department and george dowkes of montreal were cut off by the flames while directing the work of firemen from a roof thomp son jumped six stories to the ground and miraculously escaped with a broken leg A mass of tangled wires broke his fau near the ground dowkes has not been seen since and it Is believed he perished |