Show 1 IN alexandria greatest conflagration that has ever visited the city alexandria va june greatest conflagration that has ever visited alexandria broke out in bryane ferlia ieng mill on the river front shortly after midnight and raged with great fury or about eight boure causing a total damage the lose of time to the mille etc of from to partly insured the entire block bounded by strand duke union and prince streets was almost completely wiped oat only one warehouse with the contents being saved this section was covered principally by warehouses and manufacturing properties definite insurance figures are not available the alarm was turned ibis mornine morn and when the firemen reached the seene the bryan warehouse a large frame building with metal covering was beyond saving A high wind was blowing and for a time the whole town was threatened the engine bouse across the street from the bryan place was immediately razed to the ground and the fannes spread in fury and swept to the old dominion brass to the old dominion boat club the atckison coal yard and to the old pioneer mills all being quickly gutted the fire extended almost two blocks along the river and burned most of the wharves to the waters edge |