The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-02-13

into Charles street, where II quickly en-
quilted the eleveD-story Union Trus
building, starting eastward on Fayett'
street. BY 6 O'Clock occupants OF th'
Daily Herald building. at Fayette anC
ST. Paul streets, and Of the Record
building, opposite. were compelled tc
yacate by the onrushing flames, as
were the occupants Of the Calvert and
Equitable structures, TWO Of the most
massive office buildings In Baltimore.
Down Baltimore street a parallel
wave Of roaring. cracking flames
swept. consuming everything in its
course, speedily reaching the Evening
News building, from which the en-
ployes had TO hastily flee, though not
until valuable records had been re-
moved s..ortly thereafter the Conti-
mental Trust Company's f~ourteen-story
building took fire. A block below the
American newspaper building was en-
velOped in such clouds Of sparks and
burning splinters that the employees
were ordered ont.
So II is certain that the Herald and
American will not get out issues to-
day Meanwhile, the Sun had been ar
ranging TO print its today's issue in
its job office, which is situated at a
distant point from the path Of the
fire.
Financial District Doomed.
Tho financial district, including
banking and brokerage firms on South
ana German streets, seems to be now
doomed, and scores of the city's lead
ing ]inanciers and business men are
sCurrying in and out Of their offices,
bearing packages or placing valuables
in c~onveyances.
During all these hours the pyrotech-
mic display has been magnificent and
imposing beyond the power of painter
TO depict. Vast columns OF seething
flame are shooting skyward at varying
points of the compass and the frma-
ment is one vast prismatic ocean OF
golden and silyer-hued sparks. Great
multitudes Of people line the streets.
awestruck with the panorama which
Is being enacted before their eyes.
Absolutely Beyond Control.
AT lO:40 o'clock the roof of the
building occupied by the Associated
Press took fire, and the employees were
compelled to yaCate, though they had
time to take away with them their
telegraph instruments, typewriters and
other valuable equipment. They found
in a branch office of the West
ern Union Company, on Gay street.
The prospect is that this office will
nave to be vacated in a few minutes,
rs the flames are breaking west and
and volumes of sparks and blaz-
ng cinders and splinters are flying in
very direction. At this hour the fire
s absolutely beyond control and all oc-
Of buildings in the center of
he city are rapidly moving their val
Seventeen Reported Injured.
The city hospital, corner of Calvert
nd Pleasant streets, is removing to
'ther hospitals as rapidly as possible
he t~wenty-four patients in that insti-
ution. Seventeen injured were
'rought to this hospital, most of them ]
They were suffering from I
urns, scalds or decorations. Nearly '
very physician in the city is in the
re district. So far as known at this .
our no one has been killed. =
Militia Called Out. 9
DetaChments of the Fourth and
fifth regiments have been called out
nd patrolling the streets in the vlcin-
y OF the fire, guarding property and I
order. I
Fortunately thus far the confagra- .
on has not reached the residence por- :,
on of the city, but fires are breaking I
ut in East Baltimore, and the indica- c
ons are that the residence streets {
re doomed.
4 Ohio Building Burned, F
Indications are that not a single {
newspaper will be able to get
1t an issue this morning. with the =
1ssible exception of the Sun, which '
rs an auxiliary plant, There are five >,
papers here-three English a
I'd two German.
The Baltimore & Ohio road office Y
has been destroyed, as has
so the Maryland Institute of Art G
AT HAS o'clock the tempo e.
ry custom house adjoining the post
flee caught fire. ,
New York to Send Engines.
New York, Feb. Sire Commits H
,ner Hayes announced at . o'clock
lnday morning that a force of five n
CINE companies was ready to start A
r Baltimore at once and were only
word from the Pennsylvania -.
ilroad that a special train of fiat cars
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