Evening journal., 1904-02-08
Publlshers. Press speelal.
ono section saved.

Publishers Press Special.
Baltimore. Feb S, p. m.-Fire is
how apparently under control.
One Section Saved.
Baltimore, y M.-The hremen from
bther cities are now fighting the flames,
which now are somewhat under con-
|rol Probably by late this afternoon
|hev will be held within their present
bounds.
At this hour there is hope Of saving
|he large residential section east Of
Zones Falls. The flames We're checked
n their sweep eastward by the Penn
ylvania Railroad tracks and the waters
II Jones Falls.
The Wind Changes.
The change in the direction Of the
4 Wind also aided i'm saving this section.
Unless the wind again stiffens that
part Of the city viii be saved.
Wind Spread Flames.
The wind blowing 40 miles an hour
2yas responsible for the doom Of the
+ ity. Varying from northwest and
1outhwest it famed the flames into a
heat before which the great steel Of
{ ice structures withered like houses of
ards. The destruction of the great
business buildings has been complete.
4 The Equitable Building, one Of the
4 irA modern structures, was con-
& Aumed. A great mass of flames burst
srom street side feeding up on the
building as though it We're so much
Inder The Calvert Buildin, twelve
tories high; Herald Building, seven
s tories, Union Bank Building, Balti-
+ more & Ohio central offices. Carrolton
q fotel. Pennsylvania Railroad offices
a n dContinental Building were among
IAN edifices reduced TO mass of brick
nd twisted girders.
City Under Martial Law.
& The Fourth and Fifth Regiments Of
he Maryland National Guard and 200
n nited States soldiers from Fort Henry
& re assisting the crowds. which seem to
81 ave gone mad. The city is practically
% nder martial law, but despite this
iuch looting is being carried on
stringent methods win be employed
Io stop It.
News Hard to Get.
The city is practically cut off from
he outside world. The only news "a
e obtained from the city is over the
Tires of the p. B. & w. and the B. &
ID. Railroad Companies and by tele-
hone. The local telegraph offices were
urncd ont by o'clock last night. n
ONE instances reporters had linemer
stablish connections from telegraph
oles and store steps. In one instance
message was sent to Philadelphia by
'ay of Washington. Richmond and
incinnau.
Entire Business Section Destroyed.
The fire broke out about IL o'clocl
esterday morning in the large estab.
shment ofs Hurst & Co. in Hopkini
lace. The flames spread with almos
icreditable rapidity and the area from
est to east. including Liberty. Sharp
Hanover. Charles and St. Paul street
nd from north to south Pratt. Lom.
ard German. Baltimore and Fayett
treets was soon seething mass o
ames. over 500 business houses havl
cen destroyed. That part Of the cit,
mass of ruins. above which fork
( flame leap upward and outward
he street railway and electric system
re rendered useless. The newspaper
re homeless, the offices of the Balti
lore American, Morning Herald. SUI
nd News being destroyed. The onl
ewspaper office which so far has es
aped is the Baltimore World. Th
amden station Of the B. & O.. is burne
own
Special to the Evening Journal.
Baltimore. Feb. S.-The fire is gradu
lily playing itself out. It continues t
pread. however. but is not burning a
erccly as at daylight. There. is hop
hat it will spend itself within a fe,
ours The fremen express hope tina
will be exhausted in few hours. un
sss the Wind shifts. It is likely {
pend itself in the old buildings south
ard across the Chesapeake, where
now burning.
Part Of City Will be Saved.
It is believed the other and more val
able section Of the city will be save,
Il me of the last big buildings to b
s estroyed was the Union Power Hous
his building had just been complete
a cost of more than q million dollar
furnished power for most OF the cit
'# rolley lines ana electric light service
he Monumental Theatre has also bee
~ eStrOycd.
York Fireman Killed.
2 Jacob Ilginfritz, of the Laurel Eli
< ompany. Of York. Pa, is the man wh
A as killed.
Es& Philadelphia detectives are goin
3& through the trains to see that n
$X rocks from Philadelphia or New Yor
TO Baltimore i'm quest of loot.
Still Beyond Control.
The flames are stnl beyond contrc
With the wind blowing gale at
clock this morning practically an {
holesale district and a large part
he retail district has been swept. NAL
ie about 80 blocks I'm an stretchir
yer q mile in one direction.
Telesraph and telephone communic'
. on with the outside world have bcs
estroyed. AL local newspapers nay