New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-09-24
COLON SWEPT BY FIRE.
rHREEFOrRrHS OF THE ISTlIMCS PORT
DESTROYED
R1o1oUs LooTDao FIRED UPON BY THE TROOPS
WITH FATAL rFFTCT-THE AMERICAN
PART NF TINE TOWN SAFE.

PAkI Nf lhf' IP"' ~ o"'
Panama. Sept, -, via Galveston -rhrcc-fonrths
Of Colon has been destroyed by fire. The lire
broke out ~ midnight and was not under con-
troll until : a. m
II is reported that ninety carloads Of freight IN
transit has been consumed The wharVes ana
shipping are safe.
Owing to the riotOus behavior OF mon oi
loo,crs ,llc military opened fire with ball and
cartridges. killing and woundnY several persons
reinforcement, Of police have been dispatched
from, here \ supply OF food has ais" been sent
Everything is reported quiet now
The IRE hc,an shortly after midnight IL
originated IN the back par, II; the store OF kaln
bun Pratzc, on l}oliNar and Fii'l
ata near the Electric lieh; Company ;
building. which was entirely destroyed. From th'
star, ,o the time when il burned Itself out nea
the market the fire ted on immense quantities o
alcohol spirits petroleum and other ln1ammao'
materials, and was entirely beyond human c"n'ro'
Without interruption the flames Spruhi
M in three directions-S"nthcriy, thro"Sl
Bolivar and Front SIS. sweeping away every
business placc. store and private dwell
ing in the way: westerly. through
}itth-st., to the Royal Mail premises. Panama
Railway. and general shperintcndch's ri'iceS
leaving nothing IL It's path.
Washington, sept .3.-lhc DSNarHalc'N wi
State has received a telegram from Consul VICTOR
Vifquain, at Colon, confirming the press dis
matches OF a disastrous fire at that place to-da!
oni the destruction of a great part OF the ''F
The Consul says. however, that the American
portion Of the city is safe. He hoped tnat JIG
trouble would occur from the disaster
The rev. of he fire wa> received here carly yester
av and cor,ed considerable excitement in tu>ine,'
CIRCLES especjsy among those who are interested IL
the Central American ard Pacific trade The 'u'h~"u
and fire that almost completely destroyed Coi" "'
March 81 1885. when the rebel Preston SCI hic 10 '
Town in several places. were recalled. In tnat hi'
everything Was swept away sax, few Panama h"''
,oad buildings on the nor beach onN three houses
were loft standing III tie t"~n
Late in the afternoon III" Panama Eair"ad com
pany. which has ohccs in the NILS Euldi"-. received
,he following dispatch from its aceut AT Colon
Accidental frr. beginning midni@h' DESTROYED all '"c
inss In Front and streets hack between general "eS
" thin one square ~ passenger depot COMPANY :"h'''
Offices burned rccords partially saved About tw"t'' a
.x,,sn Io,:co wi,h fr.i.lt h.in.d. A.! dh' c"n'n"
buildings and wlai,-s saved. towIaa>> '"'> ''";hI'
e.tinat d sao.ooO. rai;,ulu- by h"H: tah-i NO. IN
terrultcd.
rhis loss is uninsured a, ,he rate, "f in a|
almost pruiIilitivc bcln- hi-h aN l. per 'ch'
Colon is situated on ~" sihcrr o. Nlsn' "NtTm'l
O, tho Panama Karoai ca N" l>tnnn> ~ mat nam"
The town. which - hun ~ ~" >nal ''ia'd al Man
,arilla In linon SAW Eay. Va f"n Jed III '-'
hv the railroad company. 20 VIII 'h" i'and 'ciohs'
The harbor an cvcrllent one. and i IN" terminus 10
the Pacific Ecya Nal aS ,SinG. ana one1 na pcr. ar
its most prominent structures. The pier cktrG ''
IL S ise, % tevsr cora. had % vpe "f alaral fever Co
i, port dreaded by Europeans. hut ot late years ih
,ns,y GS" %, 'Gr raase n.Se wors ana artea
sss~sraa. The population is about 5000