The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-05-05
Ten Thousand People Driven From
Their Homes by the De
stroying Flames.
One Hundred and Forty-eight
Blocks Swept Bare of all
Buildings.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla, May 4-Jack-
sonville's great fire, which began yes
terday, has burned itself out. One hun
dred and forty-eight blocks of a beau
tiful city have been laid waste The
loss will not be known even approxi-
mately for week, but it is believed
1t will amount to $10,OO0OOO There are
many rumors afloat OF loss of life. but
as every undertaken In the city was
burned out it is impossible to obtain an
othcial report. One story which is per-
sistently reiterated is to the effect that
a party Of men and women driven to the
docks by the fire were compelled to
jump into the water and that several
of them were drowned Mrs. Hogan.
a negro woman, was burned in her house
and her charred remains were buried by
friends this afternoon. The burned dis
trict IS thirteen blocks wide and two
miles long and extends from the st.
Johns river, where 1t burned ten docks
to the waters edge, to Catherine street
ON the east, Orange on the west and
Davis to the west-this immense area
was swept as clean as floor. The city
is under martial law and all of the avail
able state militia Is on duty in the
street. Some order IS being brought
out Of the confusion. Jacksonville is
facing the emergency calmly and has or
ganized for relief work.
MANY ARE HOMELESS.
Ten thousand people are homeless and
many of them left on afternoon and
night trains for ST. Augustine and other
coast cities and nearby towns, while
numerous river craft took many to little
places on the st. Johns river. Supply
stations have been established in va
rious parts Of the city and all day long
they have been thronged by the
hungry. The prompt action of Secre-
tary of War Root in rendering the use
of the barracks at Fort Barrancas, near
st. Augustine. was received with grau-
.tude on every side, The East coast
train leaving here at 8 o'clock this aft
ernoon carried over 1000 people to st.
Augustine who hope to receive tempo
rary shelter from the government A
committee was appointed at a meeting
of citizens this afternoon to telegraph
the governors of various states to send
all the tents they can spare. It will be
weeks before anything like permanent
shelter can be provided for the homeless
thousands and Jacksonville VIII be for
some time a city of tents. The relief
fund raised by the citizens at a meeting
this afternoon amounts to $4,000. This
was augmented today by q telegram
from the Armour company, of Chicago,
instructing Mayor Bowden to draw for
$1,000 Other subscriptions are being re-
celVed from many places JdcKSOnVllle
has not yet made an official application
for aid. There seems to be some OBJ
lection to this, but 1t Is mainly based
on the assertion by many leading e.ti-
zens that Jacksonville and Florida can
meet the emergency and care for its
own. The following telegram was re-
ceived from the governor:
Tallahassee May 4-MacWilliams, Ad-
jutant General: Your call for Gaines
Vile Orlando and Starke companies ap-
proved Have appointed L. Engle, Brow
ard and Rogers special relief committee,
placing $50, COO at their disposal
w. S. Jennings, Governor.
AT 7 o'clock this morning Gov Jen-
nings declared the city under martial
law Col Lowell, Of the First regiment,
is in command of the troops. The fol-