Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-06-09
FARGO is IN ASHES
The vep Heart Of the Thrmng
Town Is Destroyed.
SEVERAL PERSONS MISSING
Anxious HelAtis~- Pouring ina Bring
and Ciosh.ng Much Needed.

FkHoo. y ID, June s1'he sun fts-
this morning upon . cst, ball ~ which
10 10 ashes- rir-. thousand persons
we're made homeless by yesterdays con
fiagration But few of the people. aside
from the women and children. slept lasi
night The school houses. churches and
public buildings left standing we're all
utilized A. places ~ shelter. and IL can.
not lie said one IL the hundreds driven
out by the flames suffered for want ~
shelter The good women of the town
turned out in brigad~s and organized 10
feed the unfortunate ones. Early this
morning relief trains with meat. -four
and other provisions began Ia arrive,
and it is said Minneapolis 81 Paul. Chi
cago. Duluth and Milwaukee. and other
big cities will send liberal coniribu
tions of food. although there Is
no :. actual suffering FOR foo-i.
Clothing ~ much needed Ali
night the people aerc i'm panic ss the
flamcs seemed not it diminish. while the
sky wis lighted by the great flames.
making the night almost clear as day.
The relief corps organized here received
many reports Of persons who were miss
ing. and without doubt II viii develop a
number of liyes have been lost. The
fir<nen might as well have fought
against Niagara as battle sit.i the
flames. which. driven by fierce south
gale. swept through the city lie a prairie
fire. The fire was under control 10y
o'clock this morning. though "A number
Of fires are stiil burning IN different parts
Of the city. There viii be no more dam
age unless a strong wind from the north
should send the cinders back/on the IN
burned district.
Heart Of Fargo Gone.
The statement is given out that
meeting OF insurance men estimated the
loss OF insured property at s2.sO0.Vvo
and 10000 more on residences IN the
outskirts uninsured. Rates have been
so high that but little property is IN
surcd for over third Of it's value.
The feeling Of confidence appears much
stronger as the day advances. A mum
Der os business men are already making
arrangements 10 have gangs OF men
commence clearing away the debris
from the lots. and have given architects
orders 10 get out plans Tor new build
ings Some of the heaviest losers by
yesterdays blaze today say they viii re
build as soon as possible better struc-
lures No bank vaults will be opened
before tomorrow.
The district burned over is all the ter.
ritory north Of the Northern Pacific
track and up 10 the Great Northern
track Ii il three blocks wide and tive
blocks long Within that radius were
all the principal business houses banks
and number Of the hotels. All these
buildings were burned with one excep-
tion. The opera house is burned five
bank buildings. the trust building.
Columbia hotel. the big grocery house
Just across from hotel. the Fargo Loan
& Trust company. Sherman house. two
great warehouses of Mccormick and
Deering. with all their contents. the
McGiil warehouse and all the residences
TIE disreputahle district. known -
"Hell's Half-Acre." was also burned
Work OF the Flames.
The wind blew a gale ali day yester.
day and the greater part Of las, night
and then few drops of rain fell and the
wind died away. All the hotels except
the Headquarters al the banks except
the First National. all the groceries eX-
cept lerxa's and tieary's. all the society
cept Walter i. Woods and the Monitor
Dill are burned 10 the ground. Six hre
companies were here from surrounding
towns.
Big crowds of people came in from the
surrounding country on all trains today
10 look after their relatives aud friends
and property IL Is next 10 imposslble
10 get messages sent 10y telegraph, as
n. - ta,. f.r
The tremen showed good Judgment IA
concentrating their efforts in saving the
Monitor warehouse. otherv ise the hire
would have swept across u the Fargo
rolling mill aud probably have taken
slice II Moorhesd. The dining room
giris AT the Headquarters hoiei have
had lively tue of II eince > O'Clock m
tho morning that and Crane's r.stau
rant are about thc only places in town
where anything can be- had q cat At
tho public meeting held this morning
Nayor Smith presi9ed Generous sub
scriptl5ns were At once started for tie
benefit - the sufferers and a large far 4
has already lcen raised 10 ad tho home
less and needy people who are tempor
arilv huusad in Mocrhead Ttc sab
scriplious wetc headed by :. =. Lyon
snr the FIRST Nstiona! bank who gave
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