Evening journal., 1904-02-08
Wind Has Freshened Since Noon
and Flames Are Spreading With
Fearful Raipidty--BIaze Has
Spread Mile Southward Since
Eight O'clock

tan Correspondents Evening Journal.
Baltimore. Feb. S., $3.50 p. m.-The wind
as freshened steadily since noon and
hero is no hope Of saving any OF the
outhern part Of the city. Flames are
preading with terrific rapihty 10 the
ay. ana none of tha buildings in that
ecuon can be saved. eincc S o'clock This
horning. the fire has spread southward
bore than a mile.
Baltimore, 2 p. NAT 1880 o'clock il
las thought the fire would be checked.
|ut ii has sprung up wiz new vigor
veral dozen additional buildings have
|mtcd and the connagrauon IS sweep
|ig on as nercely as before The iiremen
r. working. bravely. 6ut against fearful
dds There are no signs Of abatement.
Calling For More Troops.
Vessels in The harbor have been toweJ
|u into the bay and an additional call
as been made for regular troops.
Much Disorder.
Great disorder reigns in the streets
7here Is much drunkenness. Already 10000
. .aVe been thrown out Of work by the
& Re. Mayor Mclean has issued a sum-
ons to both branches OF city council 10
eet ana plan immediate relief measures.
sThs hospitals are fun OF injured and ex-
iusted fire fighters. hremen.~ .~police. sol
ers and volunteers. A hign wind from
r. bay 10 sending burning cmhers long
stance making il impos siDie TO tell how
-he desuucuon is likely 10 reach. The
7nnrs business Of Baltimore IS at a
andstili. FuIiy 1000 5sldings have been
snoycd
Justice Led Fire Fighters.
Justice Harlan, OF the tinted States
f ipreme Court lead the employees OF the
burt House ia fhe light 10 save the struc-
re- At this hour The ire Is sweeping
q oue the harbor where - or 100 vessels
f ere carried out into she middle Of the
ream
Vaults Exposed to View.
Baltimore appgirs to be paralyzed be-
+ nth tho blow dealt by the IRE. The
easrrer vaults OF twelve banks are oN-
,sed 10 the view Of an spectators. a de-.
cnment OF regulars from Fort McHenr,
Aiards the United States Sub-Treasurs
mere Sl5.ooo.ooo In gold and silver is stored
s hc.als tried to remove This money, bu
e time locks forbade so there was moth
left to do but cai in soldiers as. q
iard.
Hospitals Filled.
All hospitals are filled % their uimos
pacity ami long rows Of co.'s have beer
accd in .he corridors for the weary fir,
hters and those driven from theii
mes
rhe city Hall. the postoffcc and The
'urr' House were saved from total de-
ruciion by a sudden shift of the wind
mbined with the desperate work Of th'
" State and Federal employees. Th'
Njngs ON three sides Of these splendi,
ructures were all abiaze when the shif
wind came
Publishers Press Special.
baltimore, Feb. s. p m.-Fire is
'w apparently under control
City Under Martial Law.
.The Fourth and Fifth Regiments OF
e Maryland National Guard and POO
aited States soldiers from Fort Henry
e assisting the crowds. which seem tC
B We gone mad. city is practically
lder martial law but despite this
uch ioolur is being CARVED oa
ringcnt methods win oc employed
stop Il
News tiard 20 Get.
Tno >,ity Ia practically cut OF from
outside wnsld. The only news tc
obtRinod fron thu city Is over In,
- res o. Tie H.. y. n ". ana the r.. &
Railroad Companies aad by telc-
one. The local telegraph Offices wer,
rnsd out hy o',iock lass night. "
1inc instar,rs reporters had iinemel
,ablish curnec;ioas ifiom telegraph
les ard store steps. li one insiWc,
message was sent 10 Philadelphia b,
~ Or Nlshi1ston. Richmond aui
ncinnaii.
Entire Business Section Destroyed.
rhe nrc broke ort about o'clccl
s;ereay morning in the large estab.
hmert o: fIc:s, s. co. Ga Hopkins
occ. The ransss spread with almos
,.ed table slp.clr end Tie area fror
st to east Including Jibeciy. sharp
,scver Charles an6 81. Paul streets
from nnr;h TO sot.th Pratt. Lomi
.d. Ge-msas Baltimore and Fayett,
# ec.s ras soon a seethlng mass o
,nes. ,)ver SEQ business houses hasi
"a destroyed. That par. ~ tire eitl
ID ..isss OF ruins, above WHICH fork
# Same .eRp upward ana outward
o stree; railway ana electric sgstcm
zS rendered useless. Tnc newspa per
homeless. The Offices Of she B1iu
a bre American. Morning Herald. SUI
IL News being destroyed. The onl.
Iwspa7er Office which 50 far has e.
3*{psa = the Baltimore World. tn
.cal station ~ the r. & .. IS buyns.
~ York Eiren,an killed