The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-05-04


sun today The FIRE which broke out at
noon yesterday and was aided indts work
BY n southwest gale had its force
by , O'Clock last night and ruin, prevailed
everywhere The damage was, enormous
ope hundred and forty-eight blocks
were swept away by the flames and at
least s&ven persons lost their hves.r
rep9rt Was IN cifApiation this morning
that a party OF twenty persons driven 20
fhe docks along the St, Johns river were
Forced into the water an attempt A res
cue by boats being futile. The river is be-
ing seapcisea--------- ------ ---' ''---7-'--- .
All the local companies OF the state
miniary have been on duty since mid
night, and on order OF Gov. Jennings,
companies from four other cities are
speeding 10 Jacksonvllle hy specal trains
Many extra police have been sworn Ia
and every abled bodied man not doing
duty IN. some capacity in the fire swept
district has been pressed ipto the ser
eiees Flae negroes ssr--ittfAt4ied IN sfeHii's
ia different parts diane eits and the fear
OF attempts @at lawisssness by thems AL
though not openly expressed by the
whites. is the reason for the. large mill
tary force ordered here.
The fire companies from savannah, Fer.
nandina. Ocala and other cities worked
the entire night Oh the fire, but a soaking
rain viii be necessary TO offecruufry
quench the flames The losses will not be
known for a week. The path of the flames
was 70 blocks wide and nearly two miles
long.
<ractlcally all OF old Jacksonville was
destroyed, nothing having t@en Ieft but
a few suburbs and Riverside. the most
IA oh iArt f.l a 4rf a ha fifN Is hg
Iieved The fire, Is She, n rssest on record in
proportion 10 the size OF the city.
o A featuregof th@ecoslfia sration was the
loss by many, families of libraries. pianos
and household goods after they hado been
moved ia a supposed place OF safety.
The street ear service shas been ~
complete stsndstill ,sineea yesterday after
moon, AL last nlghta the city was -in
darkness. The electric light circuits were
interrapted and tha.gas pant DESTROYED.
A conservative fsiipatafl places the
number .of homeless people in the city at
1AgQ nMcst.fof ikese sDeptl the ,nghtfm
the park, ON the docks and on barges.
while some sept hesiGs the few belong
jngs they had nanased,to save from the
genersl wreck Thee board .of trade and
other commerelsl bodies treli meetings
this forenoon, 10 consider the situation
and make pisns FOR relief work, wa N
Il IL is expected an appcai 10 tho people
OF the sinited Statesifor aid wilt be is
sued during .tb.--ds W. I,eaang business
men aud Insurance agepts esiimatsdc tho
total loss of property 2 & from ten To tt-
teen nifiishn .,lo,lafx. a 1~la rs
The 81. James hotel, which was de-
stroyed. has been,-c losed since April AZ.
The loss on the. buildins isist75,000
Among illesbnhdinYSz dsot roSsd are :The
Emery auditorium, board of trade, ST.
lanes 4fotel Windsor ihotel. the Semi
- ~. ~. a.. a.
city kali and market. rhe Gardiner build
5ng. the largest office buiTding in the
city. and the Hubbard building.
aIavor rsJNgdOn said ~ the ksSociR ted
I~ess REPRESENTATIVE rhis moruing Say
10 the world please, Thrift the loss 10
sstllspuville IS greater thn1l ever before
fiifFcked ~ tire upon a city of the south,
bur her iset wealth survives In her pos
session estffisSe otn loss in property at
nfte,r, niliion uoflars. -yr tr
e"Therai rs uoE q hint 60 lawiessnt ss
OR pe0ple. 81 livery race and C-ontfi tion
hsvc Hhewn file most helpful spirit 70
cach other and 7 csnnut md words of
crmaef dalton strUllg enongh to express
ny adm ration of the work done. ,t
~hs pr"xress "a affle ore wac so rapis
aid 80 hrrce ihac ~ Wae cnly helpfulress
ar obediauce sntiSIa tiag prevented 4
tarsfslt foss>ofiE ! sfs no duiibt thf
reiisi meei.rg Gsuea sy the. ~ tniclrral
antnort1t a.lpoard ~ trare MIL be
largely attstg & i.nT ..sSsps viii be taken
% deal v - 4.s~sn :. tio-s ipiEa. most, eff
fective WysHd 10 % sl ..l III.
AT ] a. a. cnt0Ou or n iittments 'dep-
uty shSirirf " SRI; : ,cnto = wns thrown
Yound t3llGeSltlas 81 p. weft district. The
N-e was stili' Stfuif. tnercs'y "a many acc.
ticns Of tlir riff;ik irf exh tea nrptn,.--
Fiviar up thg k<lssAfor me time being.
s0aght rest. reSving fhs I'VE To burn itself
out ~rr~rN fFN CfEn
The uost in,pot thssc n aii busAl, ssa Dor.
snsite a len2h aTar 'a} 'piFse, G0f f4om syi. gs
20 the creek and axer 90 Liberty street
have been burned This covers fourteen
blocks. For fess -sas~9s dis nsnse Ash.ef
and church street. heve bnth been com
pictely blotted out
when the hrcrrsached Bridge street I'm
its eastward course.i, enYe.oped III narnes
three blocks, Duval. Monroe and the
north dde OF Adems, destroying that
entire section of the city and running
u blocks 10 tho Duvai street brldre. ~
Juke's hospital was saved.
Dr. " a. Dean. prominent physician.
hrs reported 10 fhe police tn loss 81 his
two children. Helen and rrahch Tre bo-
iicvcs Helen viii 81 fourd DIT that FRAN
ris WAS burned 81 dsath NJ Nc tfees
where they sought safety. Dr Dean
tainted In the street after an an mia hf