The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-02-09

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the great power house of the United
Railways Company, which furnishes
the power for all the street railways
of the city.
Checked to the Southwark.
Then the flames ate their way with
undiminished force southwark, follow
ing the lines of Jones Falls, and were
finally checked near the waters edge
at West Falls avenue, in the southeast
section of the city. There the flames
continued through tonight, but only
in spots and with diminishing fierce
ness. A dark gloom served to assist
the watching thousands of spectators,
held behind the lines many squares
away, to locate the flames.
The burned area is a scene of COM
plete devastation. Numberless build
ings that were the bride of Balti-
more, costly and Stately and occupied
for divers purposes, were Quilted, and
only smouldering debris or walls or
remnants of walls remain to mark the
sites. The Baltimore American building
one of the finest, is now but smolder-
ing debris, save for remnants and front
and side walls. Across South street,
where stood the Baltimore Sun build
ing, only the pillars that marked the
front remain.
Entire blocks just below there are
wiped out without, in some cases, a
wall left standing. From Fayette street
down Holiday street, as far as German
street, there is no building left, save
the Corn and Flour Exchange, at the
corner of German street. That build
ing, whose walls tower above the
crumbling debris of what were adjoin-
ing structures, was Quilted, and the
standing walls formed a cauldron, the
flames of which burst at times through
the windows, but could cause no fur
Their damage.
In numerous other wrecked buildings,
the flames played about the debris and
threatened to weaken the foundations
of the few walls that were left.
stand Like a Grim Tower.
Like a grim tower in the ruins, stand
the wallssof the fifteen-story Continent
tai Trust Company building. The walls
of the Baltimore and Ohio building are
also standing, but the Pennsylvania
Railroad building, directly across Cal
vert street, is razed. Only the walls
remain of the once stately Equitable
building. Only remnants of one wall
are left of what was the National Ho-
tel, at Holiday and Fayette streets.
No buildings are left standing as far
as the eye can see down Baltimore
street from this point. All along
South Gay street, there is the same pic
ture of complete destruction. A broken
sign and tottering front wall show
where the Maryland w. c.. T. u. build
ing once stood. Adjoining this was
the building occupied by the Iron Ship
Company, and by the British consulate,
whose building is complete loss. The
building used by the German consulate,
on this square. is also in ruins.
The costly United States Customs
House, in course of construction, ana
occupying the triangular block between
Lombard and Water streets and Elk
change Place, is said to be ruined. The
marble blocks are badly damaged, the
cornices on the north side are destroyed
and the marble is cracked in number
of places. The only other federal build
ing damaged was the United States
Custom House No. l, diagonally oppo-
site. Here the interior sustained seri-
ons damage. but the outer walls are
intact, the only building in that sec
ton whose outer structure was pre-
served.
destruction on Pratt street.
Westward along Pratt street Is only
debris from which flames leap and
NAV Down Pratt street, west from
CAV for several blocks. the oil In the
wreck of the Standard oil buildings
ignited and there was succession
~ exnlosions. with the bursting out
OF flames. At times the smoke roll