Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1901-05-05

Deen sworn III, ana every aDIeDooIeo
man not doing duty in some capacity in
the fire-swepE district is pressed into
the service.
AT 10 clock this morning a Gordon
composed of mllitlamen, deputy sheriffs
and policemen was thrown around the
entire fireswept district. The fire was
still burning fiercely in many sections
of the ruins, but the exhausted tiremen,
giving up the fight for the time being,
| sought rest, leaving the fire to burn it.
self out The heat from the fire is in-
tense and the temperature is 80.
The most important retail business
portion Of the city and the buildings
the entire length of Beaver street. from
Davis to the creek, and over Liberty
street have been burned. This covers IA
blocks. For the same distance Ashley
and Church streets have both been COM
pletely blotted out. When the fire
reached Bridge street in iss eastward
eoGrss, it enveloped in flames three
blocks, Duval, Monroe and the north
side of Adams, burning up that entire
section of the city and running IA blocks
to the Duval street bridge.
Sc. Luke's s hospital was saved.
lie local military companies were
called out 70 keep back the crowds and
the fire department. began Co use dyna-
mite TO blow up the houses block from
the fire and thus prevent the fire from
spreading.
SO fierce was the blaze and so strong
had become the wind that millions of
sparks and tying burning shingles
spread over five or six blocks, setting
the roofs of the houses on fire in advance
of the main fire.
Soon Senator Taliaferro's residence
and the adjoining houses on that block
were ablaZe, and i'll spite of all efforts
to save the Windsor and the St. James
hotels, both houses We're quickly envel-
sped in flames. Leaping madly across
the street from the Windsor, DR.. Laell's
house caught fire and then the Metho-
dist parsonage, and in few moments
Trinity NJ. e. church was a mass of
flames.
The opera house block followed.
Ten minutes passed, when suddenly
there was a roar, and the Hubbard
building collapsed like an eggshell. The
dynamite and the powder had exploded.
Here there was much danger for the
f1remen. Cartridges began to explode
and bullets began to fly, and the efforts
to f1ght the fire at this point were aban-
doned. The new Furchgott building
was soon abiaze.
Down the street the fire spread and
the entire section of Bay street from
Market to Main streets and extending
i've blocks-baok was soon gone. The
city building went, the fire department.
building, the armory, the county court
house, the clerks office, with the county
records, the criminal courthouse, the
city Jail, the high and grammar schools,
the Catholic church and orphanage,
Episcopal church and the convent.
DR., r. H. Dean, a prominent physi-
clan, reported the loss of his two chill
dren, Helen and Francis, to the police
at noon. DIR. Dean thinks the older of
the two, Helen, will yet be found. but
believes Francis was burned to death in
his Office, where they sought safety. DR..
Dean collapsed on the street after an all
night search and in falling was seri-
ously 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 some shoulder
ing ruins, and his hair, beard and face
were 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 being reported up to noon.
Secretary of War Root today wired
the mayor of st. Augustine rendering
the use of the barracks at Fort Barran-
cas- (St. Augustine) for the refugees.
The offer was in turn transmitted to
Jacksonville. st. Augustine offers also
to take care of 1000 refugees with its
own funds.
Before the fire reached the Jail yes
terday Sheriff Price assembled all his
prisoners, 30 in number, and summon
ing all his deputies and prison guards
marched the men to Riverside. Here
they were kept under guard all night
and this morning removed to Glen
Cove and St. Augustine.
Money is pouring in from all Florida
cities by wire and express. The Times.
Union and Citizen has headed fund
which is growing rapidly.
1t is admitted by verybody that the
tuation is serious one and that help
will be needed from the outside world.
That part of the city bordering on the
smoulding ruins is in some dancer from