The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1904-02-12

building occupied by the Associate,
Press took fire and the employees wer,
compelled to vacate, though they hat
time to take away with them thei
telegraph instruments, typewriter.
and other valuable. equipment.
The city hospital, corner of Calvert
and Pleasant streets, is removing te
other hospitals as rapidly as possible
the "a patients in that institution.
Nc Fatality Reported.
Seventeen injured were brought to
this hospital. most of them iremen
They were suffering from burns
scalds and decorations. 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 DANCER.
Fortunately, thus far, the confiagra-
ton 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 office
building has been destroyed and so
has the Maryland Institute of Art
building.
At HAS o'clock the temporary GUS
toms house, adjoining the postofice,
caught fire. One hundred and fifty
policemen from Philadelphia have ar.
rived to assist the Baltimore police.
Later Reports.
Washington, Feb. 8.-A dispatch
received from Baltimore at 2 a. m.
iays the fire is still raging f1ercely.
The postoffice building is burning, also
he courthouse. The Holiday street
theater has been blown up with dyna-
mite aud the United States Express
company's offices and the general Of
ices of the Baltimore C Ohio railroad
burned.
A telephone message received from
Baltimore at 1920 says that when the
IRE reached Jones Falls. the wind
changed. driving the fire south, and
that 1t had reached the wharves,
where much inflammable matter Is
stored. There have been many
changes in the course of the fire since
1t started.
At O'Clock this morning the IRE
was raging flercely. So far as known
at this hour no serious casualties have
been reported to the police. Tele-
graph, telephone and electric wires of
all kinds are Frustrated. Express wa
CONS have been kept busy all night
furniture and fixtures from
the counting rooms and warehouses
in the threatened district. The fire
has now covered an area of three
quarters of mile in length by nearly
! quarter of mile wide, taking in
many OF the most important buildings
n 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-
'hange Is about eight blocks from the
lnion station.
The temporary quarters secured by
he Associated Press for their opera
ors. after first being burned, were
gain destroyed and they were COM
yelled to seek new quarters on a mo-
nent's notice. They were located in
! building in advance Of the fire, but
here again driven out.
New York Sends Engines.
New York, Feb. S.-A request for
assistance from the fire department
I New York was received last night
rom Baltimore. Chief Croker order
d force to be made ready, and ar
anged with the railroads to send en-.
ines and men on a special train.
The New Jersey Central railroad
emit out special train at O'Clock
his (Monday) morning with five en-.
ines and companies for Baltimore
nd Philadelphia sent five more en-.
ines at 1 o'clock. Baltimore has
cen shut off from the outside world
y telegraph since midnight.
Engines Sent From Philadelphia.
Philadelphia, Feb. Tin response to 6
a appeal from Baltimore, Mayor u
Ieaver tonight sent six fire com. ,
anies and $50 policemen to that city +
special trains. The six fire com. =
anies. each of which took along q a
Gamer and hose wagon. were aug.
ented by extra men from other com.
anies. liz