Show disastrous FIRE IN LONDON eat conflagration tile tho lemor able fire of go up london nov 31 21 one ot of the most disastrous fires in londona Lon dons history since tile the grout great fire of broke out in a large block of buildings lying eastward of I 1 alder s gate between that thoroughfare thorough fare and tied red cross street the flames were fanned by a high wind and were fed by highly inflatable stocks of christmas fancy goods and flimsy dress materials of all descriptions that filled every floor ol of the six story building in theold the old street consequently the conflagration gai gained ned headway with surprising rapidity and were soon far beyond the possibility of being bein checked by the few enalbes engines that aliat were early on the spot for four hours and a half the flames had their own way and it was only after me more re than a hundred engines had worked an hour that the chief sent out the signal that the flames were under colv arol it is officially reported that warehouses vare bouses have been gutted A later estimate of the damage that was done places the amount at very nearly 25 nearly all the british fire insurance companies are indol involved ted and fire insurance stocks were practical practically lv able during the time that tho the fire was wa under wa |