The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-06-09
FARoo's FURIOUS FIRE.
Half the Town Swept Away and
5000 Persons Made Homeless.


Minneapolis, MINI, June S.-One-half
of Fargo, N. D., was wiped out by the
fire last night, only one-half Of the busi-
ness houses being left At 10 O'Clock last
night the fire was stin burning fiercely
in dozen places. The wind had changed
TO the north and was driving the flames
back on the burned district A block IN
the middle of the city, from Robert street
and Front street, south, four blocks wide
and ten blocks long, is u blackoned plain of
ashes, with not q dozen buildings left
standing. Fierce south winds drove the
flames like prairie fire. Brick buildings
seemed TO melt away into heaps of Crumb-
ling sand, and 1t was impossible TO force
enough water through the main TO fight
the fire, A conservative estimate of the
loss Is s3000,000, with not to exceed ono
quarter insurance Over 1900 people arc
homeless, and it Is almost impossible to
verify the reports of accidents. James
Flynn, s years old, is reported burned,
and also three other children. A photog-
rapher named Gilbert and an unknown
man arc reported dead Practically, only
one hotel is left, the Headquarters. The
fire burned all around 1t, but 80 far It has
been saved. Only one restaurant is left.
ALL UNDER SHELTER.
Fargo, n. d., June S.-But few men
slept last night. The school houses.
churches and public buildings left stand
ing were all utilized as places 'of shelter
for the women and children, and il cannot
be said that one OF the hundreds driven
out by the flames suffered for want of
shelter. The good women of the town
turned out in force and organized TO feed
the unfortunate ones. Early this morn
ing relief trains with meat -four and
n fn ot ffrn
apolis, St Paul Chicago, Duluth and
Milwaukee and other big cities will send
liberal contributions of food. Clothing Is
much needed
THE BURNED DISTRICT.
The district burned over ls all the ter
ritory north of the Northern Pacific track
and up to the Great Northern track 1t
is three blocks wide and five blocks long.
Within that radius were all
the principal business houses
banks and number of hotels
All these buildings were burned. The
opera house is burned five bank build
ings, the Trust building, Columbian
hotel, big grocery house, Fargo Loan
and Trust Company, Sherman house, the
warehouses of McCorning & Deeriug nnd
all their contents, tho Mngill warehouse
and all the residences.
The fire started In a small restaurant on
Front street and the flames went across
the street to the Magill warehouse, and
that burned with great fury. In
the warehouse there was large
quantity Of binding twine, said to
be as much az twenty carloads. Blnztng
balls of twine We're carried by the wind
through the air and helped to spread the
fire. The fire did not cross the river to
MoOrehead, A disreputahle district
known as He'll Half Acre, - was burned.
All the hotels except Headquarters, all the
banks except the First National, all the
groceries except Yerxaras h Irby's, all
the society halls and ali the machinery
warehouses except Woods. arc burned to
the ground. Six fire companies were here
from surrounding towns.
All night the people were IN panic, as
tho flames seemed not to diminish and the
sky was lit up by the flames, making tho
night almost as clear as day. A relief
corps organized hero received many re-
ports of people who are missing, ,andiwith-
out doubt It win develop that a number
of lives have been lost. Tho tlremen
might as well have fought against Niagara
as to battle with the flames which, driven
by fierce south gale, swept
through the city Ike prairie
ire. The fire was under control
by 5 o'clock this morning. though a mum
ber Of fires were still burning in different
parts of the city. The statement ls given
out that meeting of the insurance men
estimated the loss Of the insured property
at 81 100000 aud 100000 more on rosi-
dences In the outskirts uninsured.