Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1901-05-04
a5,OOO,ooO Loss.
Mayors Estimate of Jackson
vile, Fla, Fire.
TX MAY HAVE Persisted.
One Repo t So Stated, While Another
said Casualties Could Not Be Ac-
curately Estimated Estimated
About 10000 TO 5000 Homeless.

Jacksonville, Fla, May 4.-The fire
IN this city, which began in small
factory, from a defective wire, ac-
cording to the best belief, burned for
nearly 10 hoNrs. In that time prop
cry damage estimated from ABOUT
$4,000 00e TO about $t5,000,000 was
eausea.
Accor6ing to the city map. 1870
blocks were burned, many Oh them in
the heart OF the business and resi-
dence section The estimate Of
houses to the block is 10, hence, 1t
was estimated, about 1,300 OF them
Went UP III smoke. Many OF the finest
public and private buildings we're de-
stroyed, including hotels, theater,
churches and residences.
At Least Several Casualties.
The casualties could not be ac-
curately estimated last night. That
there we've several seems 10 De we'll
authenticated. Among them was that
to the fire chief, who sustained bad
fall
The mayor ordered all of the sa-
looms closed, and impressed help to
clear the Wreckage.
The mayor stated that he estimated
the loss at about $15,000,000 and that
about 10000 to about $1,000 people
were homeless.
Jacksonville, Fla, May A dis
astrous fire occurred along the entire
length OF Beaver street, from Davis
street to the creek on Liberty street.
This is Ia solid blocks of residences.
For the same distance Ashley and
Church streets have both been com
pietely hlotted out When the fire
reached Bridge street in it's eastward
course il enveloped in flames three
blocks, DuVal, Monroe and the north
side of Adams, burning UP that entire
section OF the city and running IA
blocks TO the Duyal street bridge.
How much furthe4 in that direction
the city Is burned it Is impossible to
learn, the street beng impossible.
but it is feared that st. Luke's hos
pital was burned, and report says
the PRESBYTERIAN church in East Jack
sonyille is ablaze If this is correct
the fire must have extended about
| i've block further east. The eenna.
grafton has covered, as far as is
definitely known, a distance of about
two and half miles by about half a
W4lG WIZ
When the fire reached Julia street
1t was roaring furnace without any
prospect Fl being put under control.
The loctl military companies were
called out to keep back the crowds
and the fle department began to use
dynamite to blow up the houses a
block from the fire and thus prevent
the fire from spreading. So fierce
was the blaze, however, and so strong
had become the wind that millions
OF sparks and flying burnig shingles
spread over five or six blocks, setting
! the roofs of the houses on fire in adj
vance OF The department Soon Sen
ator Taiiaterro's residence, then the
adjacent houses on that block were
| ablaze, and in spite OF the efforts to
save the Windsor and the ST James
hotels, both hostelries were quickly
enveloped in flames. For about an
| hour the guests in the Windsor had
been busily packing their trunks and
went away loaded with trunks and
grips, some unfortunately to the
United States hotel, but most of them
to Riverside