, 1890-09-27
T ELE NJ s .
ST. CROIX STATION.

NSiAR Tvs NA0S NASS 0AAh - OSA'@ ~ A
nj. P. has been arrested.
The Coal fabourers at Gibraltar are on
strike.
The French paper "Le Steele" says that q
British Mission has been sent to Aimany
SamOy despite the French prOtectOrate,
but it believes that the British sGovern-
lnent will hasten TO withdraw from coun-
tries belonging to France. e
The heavy foods have caused much
damage in France. The River Rhone rose !.
10 feet.
London, Septbr. ~24th.-Sugar in stock ON
the Goth inst, was 06 5000 tons. Last year
lat 900 tons.
Colon; 24th.-At II. 10. am. on the
morning OF Tuesday the inhabitants We're
aroused by the Shrlll whistles of the police,
it was then discovered that the back of
Messrs. RathhUn and Pratje situated IN
Bolivar and Fifth streets were Oh fire. Ia
this place was stored several hundred
packages of alcohol, keROsine and ether
explosives; no attempt was made to- suodue
the flames and in q short tfme the fire ma
turally communicated with the spirits and
several explosions occurred. Themain build
ing Which was of brick did not take fire
for fully 20 minutes, during which time the
inmates succeeded in leaving the building.
The fire then spread rapidly, famed by d
stiff n. T.. wind, and the entire block was %
mass OF flames. 1t then crossed Bolivar
Street and ignited the store rooms OF j. A.
CrspedeS and The Electric Light bindings
consuming that block as far as MeSSrSs
Pjza Undo & Co.'S house spreading across
Bottle Alley it took the stores Of MeSSrs.
n, w. Stern & A. j. mes & Coy. and stimuli
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w. /. s. z. Gable Coy. s. w. /. & P. Steam
ship C0yS. offices, and westward to P Re-
II general Offices and Royal Mail buildings.
The FIRE then steadily spread north and
south. on reaching Fourth aud Front
streets it was kept confined to that block
by the P. r. II, Steampamps and bWTned>
frrcely for over 8 hours, at his. timey
about 3 IA. M. u heavy shower OF RAIN
fell which lasted nearly 30 minutes and
assisted in keeping the flames cOnhlfed
to that block, but not SuOduing It. The
fire then suddenly turned back to-
wards the East, catching the Theatre, and
from these back across Bolivar to Cash
street, redHcing these two blocks UP to
third street to ashes. Meanwhile the lower
part of the town towards the 2. Il. Il. Com
pany's depot continued burning, extending
to the market. The burnt district eXteHls
from third street TO the market, going
South, and from Front street going East
Bottle Alley and Cash street. AT. ri30a m.
the Ydcatan steamed cut and was followed
shortly afterwards by the steamers Dun
holme, Elbe and San francisco, and lateron
by tire German steamer Colonia. At $40
am. assistance was asked for from Il. NJ. s..
Elbe to remove the Mails and Archives of
Her Britahc MaIesty's Consulate, and 2
boats under command OF the second Officer
arrived. After considerable difficulty Ia
bourers were secured and 70 bags of mails
&c, were conveyed to the Alma pier
and from thence to the Elbe. Fl,
The Royal Mail Office and part of store
room burnt; the saving of the main portion
and the dock being entirely due to- the
timely assistance of the P. r. r. Coy. All
docks saved. AT about 7.30 a. IN. the steam.
: ers returned to their respective docks. The
fire still continued to burn, though not to
any, height and all Immediate danger at
rest. A continual stream of water is being
poured OIL the freight house and Royal
Mail wharf. At $50 am. a special train ar
rived from Panama with His Excellency
the Governor and a detachment OF National
troops, to assist in keeping order &c. Con-
siderable excitement prevailed at the time,
in consequence of threats having been made
to burn the remaining part of tho town.
The commercial part of the city is now in a
similar state to 1885. AT least 1000 people
houseiess, over 200 houses burnt. The esti-
mated loss S2,000,00O Great distress pre-.