The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1901-05-09
Fifteen Nillien DollArs' Worth d
Property Went Up IN Smoke
at Jacksonville Fla.
Ten THOUSAND PEOPLE uonzlzss
The Burned District is Two Miles II
Length and About Thirteen
Blocks in Width.
One Hsndred and Thirty blocks, In
cluding Hotels, Public Build.
ings, Hospitals, business
Houses ETC., in Ashes.

jacksonville, May 4, via fulee. ria
Fifteen million dollars worth o.
property gone up in smoke and 10,
600 people made homeless is the re
suit of an innoccnt-looking wire ac
cidcntally getting into the shreddin.
machine of the American Fiber Co
Friday, at the corner of Davis ant
Union streets. Fire started bctwccI
the hours of 12 and 1 o'clock in tht
afternoon. and owing to this fact the
loss of life will be comparatively
small. The fiber factory was wood
en- shell. full of inflammable material
and in few moments was n mas
of tlamcs. The wind, which was al
ready blowing strong from the south
west. seemed to be possessed with {
Sudden fury, and soon was carrying
destructive cmbers all through tho
city, the fai,'cst portion of which lay
right in the course of the wind. Some
delay was experienced in getting III
alarm. and to add to the tragedy OF
the fatcful accidents the engine nj
the water works suffered mishap
and nothing more than an ordinary
pressure could be obtained.
Right into the heart of the tcwr
the flames swept. The Windsor hotel
the st. James, both fine winter no.
tells, were consumed in an increditably
short time. The opera house fol.
lowed, and then row upon row of rle.
giant residences went up.
The flames swept down in the rear
OF the United States hotel, and that,
with the Law exchange, was doomed
Meantime the county court house
caught fire, and another splendid ed.
ifice was soon total wreck.
From the United States hotel the
flames again jumped across the street
and the line of march was again tax.
en- up. only to be checked when the
last building near Mccoy and Hogan
creek had been destroyed.
The hotels destroyed include the
Windsor, st. James. Placide, United
States, Gird, Glenada and Oxford.
The plans of the city, as prepared
by the city surveyor, show that $50
blocks were burned and n part of an
other block. The estimates of resi-
dences to the block in the residen-
tial district is teri and in the busi-
ness section the blocks were solid.
New York, May 6.-The Jackson
vile emergency committee of the
Merchants association of this city
organized to send relief to Jackson
Vile, Fla, Sunday received the fol-
lowing telegram:
Tallahassee, Fla. May 5.-Food sup
plies needea as temporary relief. jack
sonville association will issue, call which
plies needed. The people Of Florida APP
preciate your noble work; In their name
lslsned) "w. S. JENNINGS. Gov"
"Jacksonville, Fla, May 5-One hum
dred and thirty-six blocks covering the
best residential and business portion OF
this city burned; about 10000 people
people responding literally. but demands
'0i sisnedS @ ptsG"H y. E. ?E T. BoYDEN. SS Mayor"
To Mayor Bowdeh telegram was
sent telling him that the citizens OF
New York would respond nobly to
his appeal for food, clothing, cots
household utensils, drugs, ETC., as
room as they knew just what was
needed. and that the emergency com.
mittee would meet Monday with the
old Galveston relief committee to
take action upon receipt of any
definite information.
Jacksonville, Fla, May 6.-The
hunger of 10000 homeless people was
satisfied Sunday upon the arrival OF
relief trains and boats bringing pro
visions from neighboring towns.
Early Sunday morning 'commis
sary was established in the cente
of the city where the people wer,
fed during the day. The relief funl
is growing hourly, and every mai
brings offers of assistance. Sunda,
an order was promulgated undel
martial law, requiring all merchant
whose stores were spared by the con
Aagration, to open their doors ant
sell to all who asked.
The streets have been crowded al
day with shoppers who lost interes
In the fire, and many stores remained
open all night. 1t is estimated tina
5000 persons have left the city, ant
every outgoing train Is crowded witt
refugees. Five carloads of tents wer
received Sunday, the property of tn
state, which are used by the home
less temporarily. Another shipmen
of tents from the government al
rived Monday.
The Times Union and Citizen est
mates the total property loss at $l1
100000.
Population Of London 4,b26 ,O34.