Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1904-02-13
$75,aOO,OOO BALTIMORE FIRE
BUSINESS SECTION ENTIRELY
SWEPT AWAY BY FLAMES
Conflagration RACES, With Fire Department
Unable to Resist It--City is Doomed.
No Fatilities as Yet Reported.

building occupied by the Associated
Press took fire and the employees were
compelled to vacate, though they had
time TO take away with them their
telegraph instruments, typewriters
and other valuable equipment.
The city hospital, corner of Calvert
and Pleasant streets, is removing to
other hospitals as rapidly as possible
the "a patients in that institution.
No Fatality Reported.
Seventeen injured were brought to
] this hospital, most of them firemen.
They were suffering from burns,
scalds and decorations. Nearly every
physician in the city Is in the fire dis
trict. So far as known at this hour
no one has been killed.
Detachments of the Fourth and
Fifth regiments have been called out
and are patrolling the streets in the
vicinity of the fire, guarding property
and keeping order.
Residence Streets in Danger.
Fortunately, thus far, the confagra-
ton has not reached the residence
portion of the city, but fires are break
ing out in East Baltimore and the indi-
cations are that the residence streets
are doomed to be invaded.
The Baltimore & Ohio railroad office
building has been destroyed and so
has the Maryland Institute of Art
building.
At 11:45 o'clock the temporary GUS
toms house, adjoining the postoffice,
caught fire. One hundred and fifty
policemen from Philadelphia have ar
rived to assist the Baltimore police.
Later Reports.
Washington, Feb. S.--A dispatch
received from Baltimore at 2 a. m.
says the fire is still raging fiercely.
/ The postofiice building is burning, also
the courthouse. The Holiday street
theater has been blown up with dyna-
mite aud the United States Express
company's offices and the general of
/ fees OF the Baltimore & Ohio railroad
burned
telephone message received from
Baltimore at 2:20 says that when the
IRE reached Jones Falls, the wind
changed. driving the fire south, and
that II had reached the wharves,
where much infammable matter is
stored. There have been many
changes in the course of the fire since
1 10 started.
Al 3 O'Clock this morning the fire
was raging fiercely. So far as known
al this hour no serious casualties have
been reported to the police. Tele.
graph. telephone and electric wires of
al kinds are Frustrated. Express wa
gous have been kept busy all night
removing furniture and fixtures from
TIE counting rooms and warehouses
I in the threatened district. The fire
has BOW covered an area of three
Z quarters q mile in length by nearly
q quarter ~ a mile wide. taking in
many az the most important buildings
iu The city No one will venture an
estimate II the monetary loss.
A. O'Clock the Mount Vernon Tele-
phone exchange is burning and the
~ Paul Telephone exchange has been
ruet oas The Meant Vernon ex-
rhanEe is about eight blocks from the
arlan station
Aae temporary quarters secured BY
ftH Associated Press for their opera-
lazs. after nrst being burned. we're
aeaIn destroyed ana they were com
Ie to seek ueu quarters on a mo-
ts re1sse They we're located IN
f1rg 81 advance of the FIRE but
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