Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-02-08

BaytlrYscNe. Feb. 8, 2:40.-Bulk-
G1n: The Associated Press is ahCis
70 annnugRce the progress of aie
fire u NOW checked and is burning
bme1 out rc took :wetsty-seyen
houss TO stop ufis progress OF the
great nre.
Baltimore, Feb. s.-At 12 o'clock,
Chief Of ths Fire Department Nc
! ess said the fire was still beyond
eoRtroi.
Washington, Feb. S.-Preeidenr
Ruosesssst has come to the assist
ulnce of the city of Baltimore. Upon
@lJe appeal of the boca9 authorities
sOle has u:siered 100 United Siates
= engi1sArs 10 iiisat city to aisshst an
Acarclcf.9 Me sEEe.1d ei stse flames
eserA Tune sosdiers hoassred 4 Me
krasn here m hour aftsr :ihe osrder
o1ad consa They CARRIED rweHh them
Udxteen hundred pounds Of gun cot
TN Win fuses and electrtoal de-
Amatms.
Washington, Feb. S.-Ae the ur-
! ssnt rsqussE Of the governor Of
Maryland, Lieutenant General
ChafFss ssnt telegraph order this
afternoon 70 General corbin, COM
mandins ths department. Of the
east Nsw York to proceed forth
with 10 Baltimore, and take mill
eary command OF the situation
thsrss Nearly thousand soldiers
have bssn ordered 20 serve under
him.
Baltimore, Feb. e-rhe fire has
gained fresh headway, and 10 at.
tae<ins the President street sta.
eion, said 20 bs The Oldest passen.
Ger station in ths world,
Deltimors, Feb. a.-Ths fire IL
eating its way along President
strsst 20 Thames street along the
stvsr at the river basin
and piles Of lumber arc
/ burninp.. The burning area is
largely populated by foreigners.
a number OF packing houses in ths
nsishborhoed Of President street
ars thrsatsnsd.
Baltimore. Nd, Feb. s.--There wa!
ktt,e deep for the 100000 residents o
BaltamAre last night because OF efS
terrific confiagrastrn walsh ssarte.
forenoon. While there were n,
HIVES lost. the ariomesaty lcsIs Wifi prob.
H. y
ablv reach $25o.0o0. 900. Acres OF tfns
most vasuab.s property in the whole
sebe dry gooEA ps.odalcs. Number, staap.
ping. railroad and fhnhn,fsl districts
have been destroyed, ncswi,e,s.aul4das,s
tenac efDcpls rin the part OF the ibca:
fre department. reinforced by al.
nsost. Esunherfess f-en,en from Wash
Irs3iao1, H,i;TadelrG1ia, Wifn,trrgti-n, New.
ark. N. J.. Newark. Del, Harrisburg
snn New York City.
Tho fti. ait 10 o'd,ock .ul,ls znornhma
vas ragmg as funIcs1S,y as At was an
itour after Ut origfntarieSi n the ceerar OF
The John E. Hunst Company at Libert,
-
and German si.re,:i'ls. The fire dis now
HE wharvs,s, pt;rs and docks
pf the htarhcr and Us c,prcntiiug TO the
eastward ar,i sous;hwa.rd. but there ie
hope that 1t will s,r'ana Itself wtshGn a
few hours
The Origin,
Tire errgia of t,,i, fire s said TO r.lavs
been from spontaneous combustion, but
mo tangitfc evidence. to ilais effeet has
been eecurgi. Several totzs of dynamite
ware used during fale day ar,d night te
tlow UP ta:ff;,Islys In em effl:r1t to check
.iSe srrvhd o,s the flares, but ltvst1 tC1ie
vans alrnya.rEg, ai-i1 .,fhe strong wind
which blew the flying embevs 0ithei
md ttstther soon ignitei other buird-
tgs
Area Of Fin. District.
Tire area Of the fire district extends
rom Liberty street on the west to
Jones Fails on rire s,atzt, a. distance o
lbout ttxes-auarters OF . mile AMI