The Scranton chronicle. (Scranton, Miss.) 1897-19??, 1904-02-13
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Union Trust BuiIdfng Hu,


Union Trust Building Burned.
Following the rapid destruction of
the palatial commercial buildings in
the wholesale district the cyclone OF
roaring flames burst into Baltimore
street, licking within few minutes
the seyen-story Mullins hotel like an
insatiate monster and rapidly rolling
with irresistible force both eastward
and westward, cutting down wholesale
and retail houses, manufactures,
shops. jewelry stores, furniture empo-
RUINS and restaurants. At Charles
street the remorseless tide swept on
down Baltimore street, and also turned
into Charles street, where it quickly en-
quilted the eleven-story Union Trust
building, starting eastward on Fayette
street. BY o'clock occupants of the
Daily Herald building, at Fayette and
st. Paul streets. and of the Record
building, opposite, were compelled to
vacate 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 Shortly thereafter the Conti-
mental Trust Company's fourteen-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 out.
So It 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.
The financial district, including
banking and brokerage firms on South
and German streets, seems to be now
doomed, and scores of the city's lead
ing financiers and business men are
scurrying in and out of their offices.
bearing packages or placing valuables
In cenyeyances.
During all these hours the pyrotech-
nie 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 firma-
ment is one vast prismatic ocean Of
golden and silver-hued sparks. Great
multitudes of people line the streets,
awestruck with the panorama which
is being enacted before their eyes.
Absolutely beyond Control.
At 1910 o'clock the roof of the
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. They found
refuge in branch office of the West
ern Union Company, on Gay street.
The prospect is that this office will
have to be vacated in few minutes,
as the flames are breaking west and
east and volumes of sparks and Dlaz-
ing cinders and splinters are flying in
every direction. At this hour the fire
is absolutely beyond control and all oc-
cupants of buildings in the center of
the city are rapidly moving their val
uables.
Seventeen Reported Injured.
The city hospital, corner of Calvert
and Pleasant streets, is removing to
other hospitals as rapidly as possible
the twenty-four patients in that insti-
tuition. Seventeen injured were
brought to this hospital, most of them
fremen. They were suffering from
burns, scalds or lacerations. Nearly
every physician in the city is in the
fire district. So far as known at This
hour no one has been killed
Militia called Quo.
Detachments of the Fourth and
Fifth regiments have been called out
and patrolling the streets in the yicin-
ity of the fire, guarding property and
keeping order.
Fortunately thus far the confagra-
tion has not reached the residence por-
tion of the city, but fires are breaking
out in East Baltimore, and the indica-
tions are that the residence streets
are doomed.
Baltimore d Ohio Building burned.
Indications are that not single
morning newspaper will be able to get
out an issue this morning, with the
possible exception Of the Sun, which
has an auxiliary plant There are five
morning papers here-three English
and two German.
The Baltimore & Ohio road office
building has been destroyed, as has
also the Maryland Institute of Art
building. At 11:45 o'clock the tempo
rary custom house adjoining the post
office caught fire.
New York to Send Engines.
New York, Feb. Sire Commis-
sioner Hayes announced at o'clock
Monday morning that force of five