The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-02-08
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Descended Upon Newspaper


Descended Upon Newspapers.
Following the rapid destruction of the
palatial commercial buildings in the
wholesale district, the cyclone of roar
ing flames burst into Baltimore street,
licking within few minutes the seven
story Mullins Hotel like some insatiate
monster, and rapidly rolling with ir-
resistible force eastward and westward,
cutting down in its wrathful wake
wholesale and retail houses. manufac-
tories, shops, jewelry stores, furniture
emporiums and restaurants.
At Charles street the remorseless
tide kept on down Baltimore street,
but also turned into Charles street.
where it quickly engulfed the eleven
story Union Trust building, starting
eastward on Fayette street. BY
o'clock the publishers and other occu-
pants of the Daily Herald building, at
Fayette and ST. Paul street and the
Record building, opposite, were COM
nelled to vacate by the onrushlng
flames. as were the occupants OF the
Calvert and Equitable structures, TWO
of the most massive office buildings IN
Baltimore.
Down to Baltimore street, parallel
wave of roaring, cracking flames shot
their way, consuming everything
speedily reaching the Evening News
building, from which the employees nad
to flee hastily though not until valu-
able records had been removed.
Shortly thereafter the Continental
Trust Company. fourteen-story build
ing. took fire. A block below the
American newspaper building was 50
enyeloped in clouds of sparks ana Durh-
ing splinters that the employees were
ordered to move out. So at this nour
II &c certain that the Herald and
American will not get out issues To-
morrow. Meanwhile, the Sun mas peeh
arranging to print its to-morrows is
sue in the office of the Evening Star
at Washington.
The financial district. including the
chief banking and brokerage nrins on
South and German streets. seemed 10
he now doomed, and scores of the city
leading financiers and business men
scurried in and out of their offices, pear
ing packages or placing valuaoles III
During all these hours the pyrotecn-
mic display was magnificent ana
inonosing beyond the power OF
painted to depict. Vast col
umns of seething flames snot
skyward at varying points of the COM
pass. and the armament was one vast
ocean of golden, and silver
bues. Great multitudes of people lin
ed the streets. awestruck with tne
panorama.
Troops ON Guard.
Az 1o.40 o'clock the roof of the build
ing occupied by the Associated Press
took fire, and the employees were COM
nelled to vacate, though they had time
N take away with them their equip
rent They found refuge in a branch
office of the Western Union Company
an Cav 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 blazing cinders and splinters are
living in every direction.
At this hour the fire is absolutely be-
Oond control and all occupants OF build
ings in the center of the city are rapid
" removing their valuables.
The city hospital. corner Of Calvert
and Pleasant streets is removing to
other hospitals as rapidly as possible
the twenty-four patients in that In
.t,tution. Seventeen injured were
brought TO this hospital, most OF them
dremenL They were suffefing from
burns. scalds and decorations. So far
as known at this hour, no one has been
killed.
Detachments Of the Fourth and fifth
Regiments have been called out ana