Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-02-08

East Fely-a;c street as far as Clay street
but unless the wind Shifts ITO the south
the flames probably will be confined TO
This section of the north side.
About midnight the wind. which had
been blowing strongly from the south
easit, began to come In gale from the
northwest AT this hour the flames had
reached Market Spacs,. and were driv
en- toward the waiter FROM. and all the
buildings from Baltimore stree; DOWN
10 Prad,. street soon wsre n roaring
mass of fire. From then on Pratt
street became the center OF the fire
which burned block after block of bus
ane.ss STRUCTURES on that lti1urouglifare.
from Charles street eastward to Jones
Falls.
Course of tho Fire.
Roughly speaking, the fire. in its
course, described half circle on lts
northern and western edges. curVin2
from Lombard and Liberty streets to
Fayeate and ST. Paul STREETS then
sweeping around toward Market Space
and Lombard streets The whole effect
of this course OF the fire WIS 20 de-
scribe an immense question mark. Dy-
mantle proved most useless last night,
when building after building in the
neghborhood of Charles and Baltimore
streets msre blown up in order TO stay
the flames 1t seemed as II the fire
fiend laughed at such paltry Efforts, for
the flames simply jumped these vacant
spaces and licked up the buildings on
tlle far side.
The lumber yards all along West
Falls avenue from Pratt street 10 the
water edge and tremendous business
storage and ware house section, be-
tween South street and Jones Falls,
from Fayeote 10 PRATT. were mass OF
ruins.
Regulars on Guard.
Marshal Farnan received telephone
message from the commandant at Me-
Henry. asking II any military assis-
tance was needed. The marshal
promptly answered the government
buildings were threatened and regu-
lars could be used to advantage. A
detachment Of thirty-four men from
| different companies was sent to the
| city. Marshal Farnan directed that
they be thrown out around the post :
office building and sub-treasury and
/ custom house. adjoining the federal
court building. The regulars wero
fully equipped with several rounds o.
loaded ammunition and bayonets.l
guns. Army regulations were enforced
and only members OF the press allowed
thru the lines who could give the pass
word. The strictest discipline was cb-
served. which had wholesome ef-
feet. The whole burned area is under
the strictest martial law.
Legal Holiday.
Governor Warfield, after confer
ence with Mayor McLane TO-DAY de-
clared legal holiday. Necessary leg
isiation will be introduced at Annapo-
| lis tonight to suspend business for Il
week or ten days, making that period
practically legal holiday.
AZ 1:l5 o'csock utiss aft:ar.oerr the
flames. sN,eepng trne harbor district,
had le.alped snroess Jones Fails, a srna /
stream running thru the business sec
tion OF the city. uird were attacking a
,Nass of oyster and frn,:t packing es-
sab htlrmerl;e. THE fiG,emen seem To be
fighting THE fire with success and 1t is
believed will confine 1t TO THE west side
OF Jones' Falls.
A fierce ndu.her,y wind rrevafes.
making the battle n desperate ons. Up
TO the prasen. time about thirty five
pslrc,1ts have been Gnju:e'i. The loss
of property is yarsousiW estimated at
between two lrunIl,ei and three hun
t1red n.dtltnn.
Tciis residence portion is unscarG,ed.
hurt THE greaeer part OF The business
section is nlas.s of dsbris
One Man Killed.
Baltimore. Feb. s.-Jacob Gia,fritz. of
the fire company of York, Pa, was
killed esarly this morning,
Roosevelt Offers Sympathy.
Baltimore, Feb. S.-Mayor McLane
today received the following telegram
from President Roosevelt:
White house. Washington. Feb.
S, l904-To Hon. Robert McLane.
mayor OF Baltimore, Md: / share
the horor of our people at the APP
palling catastrophe which has be-
fallen Baltimore. II there is any
thing the federal government can
do, pray call on me-
(Signed)
THEODORE ROOSEVELT"
INSURANCE COMPANIES HIT.
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