The age-herald., 1901-03-15
HUNDREDS ARE
 NOW HOMELESS City of CIOrerport, Kyv Laid
 in Ruins by Fife LOSS IS ABOUT $5OO,OOO
Adjutant General Murray Sent 500 Tents From Frankfort To Shelter the Homeless-No One Was
 Seriously Injured,

Cloverport Ky, March 14.-Fire, which broke out here at midnight, caused by the bursting of natural gas pipe, de- stroped property worth hilf million dol lars. The greater part of the little town was completely wiped out, and over 1000 persons, about half the population, are homeless, and up to the time the relief train from Louisville arrived here were in great distress.
 The heaviest loser is the American To- baceo Company, which lost two stem meries and 100000 pounds of tobacco. The Americans loss has not been esti- mated, but will be very heavy.
 Other buildings destroyed were Lucille Memorial Church, Methodist Church and the only two hotels in the town, the Breckinridge Inn and the Cloerport Hotel The losses on these have not yet been computed, the owners and occupants de- voting themselves entirely to fighting the flames In other parts of the little town women and children, huddled in little groups wherever shelter could be fo nd from the biting cold of the night .ind early morning
 List of Houses Burned.
 The following business houses are a total ruin and their losses are estimated to be as stated below:
 M. Haman Son, furniture, $25, 900; F. Frazes, $15,OOO; F. N. Deputy, s1O, 900; Sea- ton & Sippel, $20O0; Haynes & Co.,, $15, 5,O00; Moreman & Owen, $5, 900; Alex Boyd's building, 5000; Short & Haynes, drug gists, $S, 1000; C. and L. Lippet, confection- CTS, $,000; w. H. Bowner two-story building. $2OO0 the Breckinridge News, S15,0O0; Breckinridge Bank, loss unknown; i; A. R. Fisher, druggist. 5000.
 Other businesses destroyed and whose losses have not been estimated were those of Miss Julia Miller, millinery; Miss Frank Fray. dry goods; H. E. Wingert, merchant eeilor; Johnson's boarding house; J. B. Boyd, J. D. Babbage, book store and printing office; R. L. Newsome, physician; A. R. Fisher, drugs; James R. Staiiman, law office; four meat stores, three barber shops, three blacksmith shops, sangers dry goods store, H. E. Dohlers shoe store and the postoffice.
 The following are among those whose residences were destroyed:
 Charles Mayes, Marion Hamilton, L. Lippet, pr. R. Newsome, Mrs. Sawyer, also a store house; Mrs. Lee Herst, Dr.. Owen, Fred Frayes, Owen Raitt, Mrs. R. L. Sutes, Mrs. Jordan, Tom H. Tou- sey, Miss Newton and Dr. Lightfoot.
 Many Persons Homeless.
 Dozens of smaller houses were also de- stroyed
 As soon as the management of the Louisville, Henderson and St. Louis Rail- road learned that hundreds of persons were homeless they ordered every avail able coach between Louisville and Hem derson hurried to Cloverport, and in these the unfortunates will for the time be- ing make their homes. The management also sent five thousand loaves of bread and other food, which came as a great blessing. since not a store was left in town where a mouthful of food could be bought
 that 800 tents had been dispatched from Frankfort and the authorities at Louis vile wired that a trainload of relief would leave at noon.
 The fire is still burning in spots, but little is left for 1t to devour, the remain ing houses being scattered and away from the business and residence sections of the town. Help was asked from the de- partment of Owensboro, Henderson, Evansville and Louisville and at 4:30 this morning an engine and company arrived but it was of little use as the flames had been famed by a high wind, and had by that time done their worst. As far as known, no one was seriously injured.