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

from I!atfaye,te 10 Pratt. streets. north
6ti1 south. "a 6i.i.aulce OF four oi. Z
b1ocka Included In this territbry wsrs.
a number of financial establishments OF
na,eic,.,al rspuge. .gp,GudIrsg the buildings
Of Alexander Biewn g. Sons, The Con-
| ttneE,.al Trust Company officeS OF flbs
1 Balkimcne G. Otl.o Pennsylvania. and
.lhe Maryland. SorSthem & Chesapeake
raffnoai companies. several steamship
companies. wi:ss;er'n Uc,ion and Postal
1 Tdegtarth companies. AL the mewspa-
| per offices. Including the AsssNisrte
| ors alranged imgneira,tefy 10 asayc tfls-lr
editions priused on stie p-exsa.,s Of sfls
lwashangrrun papers.
These eihtions. containing fun uzsd
accurate accounts Of the fire. arudved
here sarly and were delivered to their
regular customers AIN Tire e,ec.rio
power was destroyed and no street cars
ere running.
Worse Than Chicago
No one can tell today the extent Of
! the disaster which now has reached a
proportion far in excess OF the Chicago
fire of 1871. hitherto tl,e greatest fire
In the United States. To describe Its
| dethil Is simply ugl impossibility, Just
| as 1t is impossible ait this time TO
give am adequate idea OF the amount
OF loss. number of buildings destroyed.
or firms which have gone out of busi-
| ness. These facts will not develop for
! some days TO come. The streets iil
the burned and burning DISTRICTS pre-
sent scene at once ,thriiling. pathetic
and narrowing. Scores upon scores OF
palaitial. modern, and so-oalled fireproof
buildings of yesterday are today 50
many piles of grim and bsackened de-
brls.
Militia on Duty.
The devastated portdon of the city Is
closely patrolled by the police of this
city. Philadelphia, Washington, the
s,sate m!liusamen and four companies
OF regulars from Fort McHenry. No
one is allowed ITO enter THE prohibited
Hines. except by special permission. So
far there has been no looting reported.
A Dazed City.
Almost everywhere there is a feeling
OF awe and terror over what has hap
pened and solemn apprehension OF what
mi ght follow. A common remark of
citizens is to the effect that Baltimore
has received q blow from which 1t cam
not recover for years. 1t is antac. pa6ed
than There may be much suffering and
lest,jt,r.ion following upon the heels of
the destructive visitation and Mayor
McLhne and other city officials are al
ready discussing the most ready means
of relief. It ds estimaltsh that 10000
persons Will b., thrown out of employ
ment, and many Will be without re-
sources.
Indescrbabie Scene.
Noon = The burning area stretches
for blocks along the harbor IN the
southeast section. Firemen are work.
ing bravely. but against fearful odds.
The AREA is enveloped In smoke THAT
nsses IN great volumes and rolls away
over the rsst Of the city. Stretching
back. alcmg Jones Falls ds host OF
buildings Quilted by the flames. From
Lombard street bridge hooking west
ward is scene of utter destruction.
The firemen are dynamiting the build
ings and walls in the burning area
and uhe dntonations of the explosions
and ahrill whistles of the fire engines
add ito the indescribable scene. Every
few minutes the fall of Wallis can be
heard. T1aveq thru the district is
fraushn with the greatest danger and
even In the outlying parts Of the dis