The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-05-04

and bullets began to fiy around and I'm
eHort to fight the flames at this point
had FOR a time to be abandoned. Thls
was only the start Of the most intense
part OF the fire
The new Furchgott building was soon
aniaze and then quickly the Gardiner
building was also a mass Of hap,os
Down the street the fire spread with
rapdity and the entire section of Dav
street from Market TO Main street and
extending for five blocks back was burn
ing all at once
Inc city building went, the fire depart.
ment building, the armory the county,
court house, the clerks office with the
county records the criminal court house
the city jail and the graded schools ana
the Catholic church and Crphanage. ST.
johns Episcopal church and the con-
vent All this destruction was wrought
In less than four hours. At $3.50 the fra
was checked at the intersection OF Laura
and Bay streets, where the Commercial
bank is located, which went IN in flames.
the Western Union telegraph Office being
Just across the street and not damaged
Among the prominent hotels burned
were the st. James the United States.
the Placide and the Windsor Six lives
are reported lost
The mayor has called a meeting of tbA
city council for tomorrow Ito consider
ways and means Of relieving the suffer-
ers.
BURNED ITSELF OUT.
JACKSONVILLE. Fla. Nav AT
m. the situation is enc approaching deso-
lation in large section OF the city. The
burned district reaches from BurbridRs
street on the north to st. Johns river oA
the south, a distance Of not quite two
miles. The width of the desolated area
is thirteen blocks Within this spnoa
nractiCalltr AxrarNfbfpur &c
On Bay street, the principal mart OF
trade, the Western Union Telegraph COM
pany's building is the first building stand.
Ing going west Everything west Of
Laura and Bay is gone
At lO:l5 o'clock the fire was under con-
troll, having practically burned itself out
The suburban settlements, with the ex-
ception of La Villa arc intact la Vnia
was badly hurt. The extent Of the dam
age cannot be told until tomorrow.
Thousands of persons are on tho street
tonight homeless, with practically all OF
tner worldly possessions on their backs.
The depots Of the railways, situated IN
the southeastern section, havo been
turned into temporary lodging houses aud
hospitals. Luckily the weather Is fine, 30
that there will be no suffering on that
score.
Meetings Of the city council, the com.
mercial bodies and the charitable Ingti-
tutions will be called this morning
to devise ways and means for meeting
the situation. 1t is not known yet II an
appeal for help VIII be Issued though II
Is thought likely that the exigencies OF
the occasion will demand such action n
is hoped that an appeal can be aVoitIhd.
Mayor Bowden at 1 o'clock this morn
ing says the property loss will exceed
SIS 100000 Ten to fifteen thousand peo-
pie are homeless
The plans of tho city as prepared by
the city surveyor shows that 1870 blooks
We're burned and part or another block
The estimates Of residences to the block
in tho residential district Is ten, and in
the business section the blocks werd
solid.
The chief Of police has ordered ala
saloons closed until further orders.