Morning journal and courier., 1890-09-24
| NEWS BY TELEGRAPH.
From All Quarters.
ASPINWALL'S Big FIRE.
::Three-fourths of the Town
~
Destroyed.
The CONDITION OF The CORN CROP.
The Great Floods in China
:. And France. !.
HOUSE ELECTION CASES SETTLED.
Speaker Reed Talks at
Philadelphia.
PARTLY DESTROYED.

Serious Fire in AspinwalI-Railwa
and steamship Property Safe-Serf-
Gus Rioting-Troops Called Out
One Hundred and Fifty Buildings
Burned-The Inhabitants Panic.
PANAMA, Sept. a8, via Galveston. 1t is
officially reported here that the town of
Colon (AspinwalD is burning. The greater
part of the town has already been de-
stroyed.
New York, Sept. @23.-J. B. Houghton
& Co. of this city received dispatch
stating that the fire was under control, the
damage being confined to Front street.
The Panama railroad freight house, the
market and all the Pacific Mail Steamship
company's property is safe.
PANAMA, Sept. 23.-Three-fourths of
Colon has been destroyed. The fire broke
out at midnight and was not under control
until o'clock in the morning. 1t is re-
ported that ninety car loads of freight in
transit has been consumed. The wharves
and shipping are safe. Owing to the
riotous behavior of a mob of looters the
military opened fire with ball and cart
ridges, killing and wounding several per-
sons. Reinforcements of police have been
despatched from here. A supply of food
has also been sent. Everything is report
ed quiet now.
PANAMA, Sept. 23.-The fire commenced
shortly after midnight. 1t originated in
the back part of the store of Rathbun &
Pratze of Bolivar end Fifth streets, near
the electric light company's build
ing, which was entirely destroyed.
From the start to the time when
it burned itself out near the market the
fire fed on immense quantities of alco-
hol, spirits, petroleum and other infam-
mable materials, and was entirely beyond
human control. Without interruption the
flames sprung up in three places. In all
about $50 buildings were destroyed, in
Guiding the postoffice, supreme court, AL
caldia, municipality prefecture, the
agencies of oil the steamship com.
panies, except the French company, the
Pacific Mail and Royal mail Offices and
of Importance on Front street, and
all the hotels. The inhabitants were panic
stricken for while, but order was soor
| restored No deaths and no casualties Of
any account have been reported. The fire
| was got under control about a. M. but {
| pile of lumber belonging to the Boston Ict
company containing 250, 900 feet is still
burning. The total loss is estimated a
| 81, SOC, 900. The loss of the Panama rail
way is estimated at 100000. The cause
of the fire has not yet been ascertained
The burned property is guarded at presen
by soldiers.
Aspinwall, or Colon, is city and seaport Q
| the United States of Columbia and the Atlanta
| terminus of the Panama railway 1t is situatet
| on the Island of Manzanilla in Limon or Nav.
| bay and was founded by the railway company ii
1850 as a mere port of transit, but has become
center Of supply for many neighboring towns
and freight depots Of the railway, which are o
brick and stone. The sanitary condition of tn
| drainage works and artificial elevation. Tn
| population is about 4,CoO.