The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-02-08
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AT 1 o'clock the wind Is rising and along
Jones Falls and the Patapsco rver
strong gale is blowing. which threatens
TO carry the great flames across tha'
stream.
II was believed by the fire chief In
charge at that point that unless the wind
should grow nercer the march or the
! flames will not leap Jones raiis.
DECLARED LEGAL HOLIDAY.
Today has been declared legal hoii-
day in order 70 give the clearing houses
"a chance TO straignten out
Gov Warfield stated today that every
safe deposit box and vault In the various
institutions were absolutely safe; that
the records were preserved and that II
was next TO Impossible for serious danger
10 happen to documents contained hereln'
BIRBMANs REMAINS FOUND.
The blaclxened remains Of fireman |
were found In the Gutter Equitable build
ing this morning. where he had rushed
IN en- effort to get line OF hose TO tne
roof.
The lumber yards all along West Falls
avenue from Pratt street to the water |
edgo arc I'm ruins. There Is absolutely |
no hope for any OF this section.
LUMBER YARDS GOING.
packing houses and warehouses east OF
Jones Falls and south OF Baltimore
street and II Is thought that tho fames
can be confined to this district as the
falls at this point is several hundred feet
wide There IL danger. however, or
flaming brands being blown across the
stream, in which case the whole south-
eastern section OF the city probably Will
, bs swept to the city limits as the wind
il blowing strongly from the west.
: GUARDED BY TROOPS
!. A detachment OF IS men from Fort
: Henry from the different companies were
/, at once sent TO the city and they were
thrown around the postoffice building
, and the sub-treasury and custom house
: adjoining the Federal court building The
militia was called out at $3.50 O'clock AT
!, that time It was impossible for the police
= 10 hold the crowds in check and guard
the ruins
LOSS MAY REACH $500, ,oO0 900.
The estimates vary, ranging as high as
I. $500. 10000 TO $3O0.O00, ,000 With the fierce
20 wind blowing nothing can stem the tide
$ of the flames till all the property In that
10 section is burned TO the waters edge.
a From the myriads OF lumber yards on the
IF western side OF Jones Falls, the little
n muddy stream fiat that flows through the
70 business section of the Orfole city, the
TO flames have leaped over to the other side
OF the stream and are rapidly eating into
the mass OF oyster and fruit packing es-
, . tn blishments, and these are rapidly
N crumbling into ruins
oNL.s TWO LIVES LOST,
,e The most marvellous feature of the
- 70 great catastrophe is that but two hves
"a have been lost.
"a The changing OF the hospital ambu-
A' lances. however bore evidence OF the
% MINOR casualties and up to this hour ap'
proximately 3s persons have been In
n iured. including the fireman. seriousl,
n hurt while working in the burning sec
- tion.
n CITY GOVERNMENT SUSPENDED.
"a The city government has been entirei'
j., | suspended the city Is under entire com
wv Meta military control. The city official
ng are adopting the most heroic measure
II 70 check the Games and Gov. Warner
rst has teles-aphed to the secretary OF IN
ts. navy a request to Immediately dispatc
here n dynamite expert to work on su'
ted buildings where bare walls are to'
ios tarlng at every shift OF the wind an
'ur threaten to endanger life by falling
-, any moment.
er HuNDREDs OF MILLIONS LOST.
ny Raltimore Nd, Feb. s-The foilowir
'Ne includes a partial HIST OF the inoiviou
II. losses incident to the great connagrauo
"a, "a. which is still sweeping this city. Tne es'
py mates here given may not be exactly
-. | curate in every instance, put the!
49, approximately correct.
me nvhe estimates cover buildings and CO.
-. | tents: -
ave John f.. Hurst, dry goods, H,5ocooo; ov
90 81, 600, 900 insurance.
Vacant building $4,000; William Koc
yed ,r,nortInr company. toys $3.50. Samu
n Goldberg and f. and Charles Berg
~ ana company clothing. $4,000.
nao The Daniel Miller company, dry gooe
tn tn q, zoo 600. carry more than 100000 on CO
'om tents. .,-r ooo
ere Jovner wiz g. Co., hats and caps, slo
icI 900. .,,- ooo
for spragins. Buck & Co., shoes, slZo'"o'
ave cohen Adder Shoe company, N2oW
w Fiteman. ladies wrappers. JAG
Ven p seIisman. paper. and Nathan Rose
lid ladies cloaks. $lU,W'
ratt Morton Samuels and company DOC
fire. and shoes and Strauss Brothers stora'
Ioek 800 600 .os ooo
reat c,ogenheimer Well and compaI
l,tographers and printers. slss'oo
urse M. Friedman and Sons. clothing q
lern T. Schleunes clothes. sl6oW.
'aIu schwarzkopf Toy company slW"V.
St; Federleicht and Sons, clothes
rect. 0c0 $1,000
c of whittaker's saloon. $4,000.
ues- c. @. Stewart and sons hardwa
$4,000. ,o-
O'Connell and Bannan. saloon. szoo
,om- National Exchange BANK pulioihs
oday oOo, contents, $4,000.
He q rovuan and company, clothf
bis 80. 40
uth- Sio'vV" ry.u. ars rornanv stora
more Johh f. i'"''N
ding $4,000. .s.
tho Findlay, Roberts & Co., haru"s
was $4,000. ..
ro Rates Hat company, Sl25O0o.
~ s Cinsberg & Co, clothing, Sl2o,Oop.
Winkel, Mann & Brown Drug compa
Y be $l250Oo. o. sn,
wing r. M. sutton & Co, dry goods y ,oe
tioT chesapeake Shoe company, xlVouW.
icials ., r. ,1so n,o
ready 81 Halle sons, boots and shoes slp.0
600 sfrauss Rros., dry goods. $780,