Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1904-02-09
Many Buildings Dynamited.

uclS early IHlS morning anu were u0-
livered to their regular customers.
All electric power has been de-
stroyed and no street cars are run
ming.
Baltimore, Feb. S.-The News-Union,
In its editorial today says:
Acres Of buildings, covering terri
tory more than half a mile in length
and from three to six blocks in width,
were destroyed in Baltimore's great
fire, which started yesterday morning.
No one can tell today the exact ex-
tent Of the disaster which has now
reacher great proportions. To haz-
ard an estimate OF the total loss Is
folly. The wholesale drugs, produce,
lumber, railroad shipping, and finan-
cial interests have been destroyed,
Notwithstanding heroic efforts on the
part of the fire department, reenforc-
ed by almost numberless firemen from
Washington, Philadelphia, Wilmington,
Newark, N. j., Harrisburg and New
York city.
Starting in the wholesale section the
fire burned out every wholesale house
Of note in the city, swept along
through the Baltimore and Fayette
street sections, destroying all the
prominent business buildings banks
and brokerage offices as well as the
Chamber of Commerce and Stock Ex-
change In the financial section, then
sped on through the wholesale and ex-
port trade section, centering about
Exchange Place. 1t finally brought
UP at the Falls, whers it invaded the
lumber district.
1t has gutted the old and new biuld-
ings along Pratt street and on the
wharves, which housed hundreds of
firms doing business all ever the
world. 1t has swept away the bridges
over Jones Falls and burned into the
great freight terminals of the Penn
sylyania and Baltimore and Ohio rail-
roads on President street. Millions
Of feet of lumber have gone up in
smoke. All electrical power has been
destroyed and no street cars are run--
ming.
Roughly speaking, the FIRE In it's
course described a half circle on it's
northern and western edges, curving
from Lombard and Liberty streets to
Fayette and st. Paul streets, and then
sweeping around toward Market space
on Lombard street. The whole effect
Of this course of the fire was to de.
scribe an immense question mark.
Area Two Miles Square.
The burned and burning districts
present an area miles square of ut
ter ruin and desolation. Scores of
what were palatial, modern and So
called fireproof buildings yesterday
are today only piles of debris. The de-
vastated portion of the city is closely
patrolled by police OF this city, Phila-
delphia and Washington, by state mi
litiamen and four companies of reg
ulars from Ft. McHenry and no one
is allowed to enter the prohibited lines
except by special permission. Out
side this line thousands of anxious
people arc congregated, and In ail d.
rections multitudes of men and wo-
men are seeking definite information
about the conflagration. The common
remark OF citizens is that Baltimore
has received a blow from which IL
cannot recover for years. Mayor No
Lane and other oity officials are al.
ready discussing relief measures
u is estimated that 90 many 90 90.
600 persons will be thrown out OF am-
ployment and many OF those and thsir
families will be without resources.
Brigadier General BiEgs, command.
ing the state national guard. who has
charge of the street patrol, has issued
strict orders to guard against any
possible iooting of partially destroyed
or abandoned houses. So far there
have been no instances OF looting re-
nartad