Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-05-04

stroyed, has been closed since April ~
The loss on this building Is $ll5,OOO
Among the building destroyed are.
The Emery auditorium, Board OF
Trade, 81. James hotel Windsor hotel
the Seminole club. the Daily Metropolis,
the city hall and market. the Gardner
building, the largest Office building In
the city the Hubbard building.
Mayor Bowden said 10 the Associated
Press this morning,
Say to the world, please. that the
loss 10 Jacksonville is greater than ever
before Inflicted by fire upon a city
OF the South, but her best wealth SUR
wives Ia her people. | estimate our
property loss at fifteen million dollars;
There is not hint OF lawlessness;
our people Of every race and condition
have shown the most helpful spirit TO
each other and ! cannot find words
OF commentator strong enough TO ex-
press my admiration Of the work done.
THE progress Of the fire was so rapid
and the heat so fierce that II was only
the helpfulness and obedience shown
that prevented a terrible loss OF life.
have no doubt that the relief meeting
called by the municipal authorities
and board OF trade VIII be largely at,
tended and steps viii be taken TO deal
with the situation In the most effective
way"
AZ I o'clock this morning a Gordon
composed Of militlamen, deputy sher-
IFS ana policemen was thrown around
tho entire hre-sWept district The fire
Il stlll burning fercely In many sections
OF the ruins. but the exhausted fire.
men, giving ~ the fight for the time
being. sought rest. leaving the fire to
burn itself cut. The heat from the fire
Is intense and the temperature Is SO
The mast important retail buslEess por-
ton Of the CITY and the buildings the
entire ieneth Of Beaver street from pa
Wis to the creek and over Liberty street
have been burned. This covers four
teen blocks For the same distance
Ashley and Church streets have been
completely blotted out When the fire
reached Bridge street In It's eastward
course. It envelOped In flames three
blocks Duval, Monroe and the north
side OF Adams, destroying that entire
section Of the citg. and running four
teen blocks to the Duval street bridge,
81. Lukes hospital was saved The To-
cal military companies were called out
10 keep back the crowds and the fire
department began to use dynamite TO
blow M the houses q block from the
fire ane thus prevent the fire from
spreading So fierce was the blaze and
so strong had become the wind that
millions OF sparks and flying burning
shingles spread over five or six blocks,
setting the roof of the houses on fire In
admance OF the main fire. The flames
reached reached Senator Taliaferfo's
residence, and II went.
All efforts to save the Windsor ana
the st. James hotels were In vain. For
about an hour the guests in the Wind
sor had been busily packing Their
trunks. and the vans went away load
ed with trunks and grips.
Leaping across the street from the
Windsor Dr. Laella's house caught fire
and then the Methodist parsonage and
in few minutes Trinity NJ. l.. church
was a mass Of flames The opera house
block followed. and the Richards &
Livingston boarding house. A desperate
but unsuccessful effort was made TO
save the Baldwin mansion, which was
recently purchased by the Elks for
SIS, 600. Paint shops with barrels Of
oil were plentiful In this district and
caught fire one after the other, causing
the flames TO rise hundreds Of feet
high and quickly setting fire to the
other buildings across the street. Sud
denly there was an explosion OF dyna-
mite and powder stored IN the Hub
bard building and the burning struc-
ture collapsed. Cartridges began 90
explode and bullets began to ny and
the efforts TO fight the fire at this point
were abandoned. The new Durchott,
and the Gardiner buildings were soon a
mass of flames, and down the street
the fire spread. and the entire section
of Bay street, from Market TO Main
street, and extending FIVE blocks back,
was soon gone with irresistible force
the fire swept on, destroying the city
building the fire department building,
the armory, the county court house,
the county clerks Office, with the coun-
the armory. the county courthouse,
the city Jail and the high and gram
mar schools and Catholic church and
orphanage, Mcintyre Methodist church,
ST. Johns Episcopal church and the
convent DR.. X. II. Dean, n proml-
nent physician, reported the loss OF his
two children, Helen and Francis, to the
police at noon. DR. Dean thinks the
elder Of the two, Helen, will be found
but believes Francis was burned 10
death in his office, where they sought
safety DR.. Dean collapsed on the
street after an all night search, and
In falling was seriously injured,
W. b, Barnett, president Of the First
National bank of Jacksonville. also
tainted last night during the progress
OF the fire. He fell into smouldering
ruins aud was burned before he was
rescued.
The terrific strain. added to the warm
weather, Is telling on many OF those
who were active yesterday and last
night In rescue work. A number OF
cases OF prostration were reported w
to noon, Fire Chief Haney. who be-
came insane during the height Of the
fire. is somewhat improved, He was
brought down town during the day,
In care of two or three firemen, to view
the ruins
secy. OF War Root today wired the
mayor OF ST. Augustine. rendering the
use Of the barracks at Fort Barrancas
(St. Augustine), for the refugees. The
offer was in turn transmitted 20 Jack
sonville. 81. Augustine also offers e
take care Of 1000 refugees. When the
fire reached the county jail yesterday
Sheriff Price assembled all his pris.
oners. S5 in number and summoning
all his deputies and prison guards
marched the men to Riverside Here
they were kept under guard all might
and this morning We're removed &c
Glencoe and ST. Augustine. A bill will
be introduced in the legislature to ~
once bond Duval county for $4,000 Il
rebuild the courthouse.