Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1901-05-04
TEN THOUSAND
HOMELESS
The Fire at Jacksonville Yesterday
Swept a Path Two Miles Wide
Through the City.
The LOSS is $15,O0O,000
Seven Persons Were Burned to Death-The
City Presents Scene of Ruin and
Desolation Appeal
for Succor.

Jacksonville, Fla, May A mot sur
i7ose ON the smoke -enshrouded, devasta-
led city. The fire, which broke out yes
fardtay roon and was aided i'm ITS Wofk
4, q southwest gale, spent Its force ny
O'Clock last might. The damage IS
enormous. A hundred and forty 4, MT
blocks We're swept by the flames, but as
far as KNOWN only seven persons lost
Ithelir lives The report lis in circulation
that 20 PERSONS driven to the docks
s,llomg the St. Johns river We're forced
into tine waiter, all attempts a't rescue
by boats being futile. The river lis be-
ing searched. All local companies of
the state militia have been ON duty
since midnight and on order of Govern
or jennings, military companies from
four other cities are speeding to jack
sonvlle by special trains. Many extra
police have been sworn in, and every
able bodied man lis pressed into service.
A SCENE OF DESOLATION.
Jacksonville, Fla, May 4.-nhe fire
companies from Savannah, Fernandiria,
Ocala and otfler cities worked the entire
night ON THE fire, but soaking rain
Will be necessary to- effectually quench
the flames The losses will mot be
known for weeks. The path of the
flames was thirteen blocks wide and
nearly two miles long. Practically all
of Jacksonville is destroyed, nothing
being left but few suburbs and the
riverside, the mCist fashionable part of
the city. II lis believed that the fire liz
the largest i'm proportion to the size of
the place that ever visited any city.
The street car service has been at
complete standstill since yesterday af-
ternoon. The electric light circuits were
interrupted, the gas plant was destroy
ed and ias't might the city was i'm dark
ness. Conservative estimates place tine
number rof homeless people alt 10000.
Most of these spent the might in 1.-THE
parks, ON the docks or ON barges. The
board off trade and other commercial
bodies held a Meeting at 1890 ito take
action looking to the alleviating of suf-
fering. 1t is expected that an appeal to
THE people of the United States for aid
will Fbe ISSUED. The leading business
and insurance agents estimate the to-
tai lolss at TEN to fifteen millions of dol
lars. Among the buildings destroyed
aae: Emery auditorium, Board of Trade,
st. James hotel, Windsor hotel, Semin-
ole club, Daily Metropolis, City hall and
market, Gardiner butilding, the largest
office building i'm the city the Hubbard
buildiulg.
Mayor Bowden said this morning:
"There lis not a lint of lawletssnesNs Our
people of every race and condit tion have
shown the most helpful spirit Ito each |
other and cannot find words of COM
mendIaltion STRONG enough to express
my admiration of the work DOME
THE HEAT rs INTENSE.
Jacksonville, Fla, May AT 1 |
O'clock this morning, a Gordon of mill |
-tiamen, deputy sIheriffs and policemen !
was thrown around the entire fire swept |
district The fire was still burning |
fiercely i'm many sections, but the ex-
llausted firennen sought rest, leaving |
the fire to burn itself out. The heat |
from the fire is intense, and the temper
ature is 80 degrees.
SEVEN DEATHS
Jacksonville, May 4.-Dr. r.. H. Dean |
reported Itihe loss of his two children, |
Helen and Francis. DIR. Dean thinks |
the elder child, Helen, will be found but |
believes that Francis waIs burned to |
death in his Office where they sought !
safety. DR.. Dean collapsed on THE street |
after am all might search and i'm fa1ling |
was seriously injured. w. B. Barnett, |
president of the First National bank, |
tainted during the fire He fell into the |
smouldering ruins, and was burned.
THE terrific strain added to- the warm |
weather, caused al number of prostra-
tttroms to-day Fire Chief Haney. who be- |
came insane during the height of the |
fire, lis somewhat improved. - ~
Secretary of War Root wired the |
mayor of st. Augustine, rendering the
nlse of THE barracks ait Fort Barrancas |
est. Augustine) for refugees. st. Aug |
JUSTINE offers to- take care of a Thousand |
refugees. When the fire reached the |
county Jail, Sheriff Price assembled 35 |
prisoners and marched them to the riv- |
srside. They were kept under guard all |
might, and this nIorning were removed |