Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1904-02-10

Scalds and laceratiOns. 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 conaagra
tion 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 oflce
building has been destroyed and 80
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 a. m
says the fire Is still raging fiercely.
The postof1ce 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.
: A telephone message received from
Baltimore at 2:20 says that when the
fire reached Jones Falls. the wind
changed. driving the fire south, and
that it had reached the wharves.
where much inflammable matter Ia
stored. There have been many
changes in the course Of the IRE since
1t started.
At 3 o'clock this morning the fire
was raging fiercely. So far as known
at this hour no serious casualties have
been reported to the police. Tele'
graph, telephone and electric wires of
oAh hAhub 0iG PAo6SA oNCus AIARi Cos wa
gons have been kept busy all night
removing furniture and fixtures from
the counting rooms and warehouses
in the threatened district. The nre
has now covered an area of three
quarters Of a mile In length by nearly
a quarter Of a mile wide, taking In
many Of the most important buildings
in the city. No one will venture an
estimate of the monetary loss.
At 3 o'clock the Mount Vernon Tele-
phone exchange is burning and the
st. Paul Telephone exchange has been
burned out. The Mount Vernon ex.
change is about eight blocks from the
union station.
The temporary quarters secured by
the Associated Press for their opera.
tors. after hrst being burned. were
again destroyed and they were com.
PEELED to seek new quarters on q mo.
ment's notice. They we're located in
a building in advance of the fre. but
were again driven out.
New York Sends Engines.
New York. Feb. s.-A request for
assistance from the fire department
Of New York was received last night
from Baltimore. Chief Croker order.
ed force to be made ready. and ar.
ranged with the railroads to send en-.
gines and men on q special train.
The New Jersey Central railroad
sent out a special train at 2 O'Clock
his monday morning with i've en-.
gines and companies for Baltimore
and Philadelphia sent i've more en-.
gines at o'clock. Baltimore has
been shut OF from the outside world
by telegraph since midnight
Engines Sent From Philadelphia.
Philadelphia, Feb. I'm response to
an appeal from Baltimore. Mayor
Weaver tonight sent six fire com
panies and $50 policemen to that city
on special trains. The six fire com
panies. each Of which took along q
steamer and q hose wagon. we're aug
mented by extra men from other com
panies.
In the Chicago Fire.
Chicago. Feb. THE territory
burned by the Chicago FIRE in Octo
ber, 1871, amounted to 210O acres. In
volving a loss Of over $4,000. 900.
Estimates Of the Losses.
Washington, Feb. S.-The Balti
,un. in its issue published this
morning from Washington, says 1t II
thought the loss will exceed $4,000.
900.
Insurance men estimate the loss II
the Wholesale business district II
which the fire originated at $4,000,
900. The heaviest of these loser,
we're John e. Hurst & Co., $1,500. 900
insurance over $1,000. 900: R. M. Sut
on & Co.. dry goods. $1,000. 900: th'
Daniel Miller company. $1.500. 900. OF
buildings and contents; Armstrong
Carter Z Co.. $500,000. This distric
comprises about 1Z5 buildings occu
pied by more than $50 nrms.
LATER.
Baltimore, Feb. 8. ,Noon-Under al
immense outpour Of water from one o