Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1906-04-20

cupied by cheap lodging houses and
hotels, and here the loss of life is re
ported 10 be very great, though the ex.
tent Of II could not be Ascertained At
this hour.
Fires are burning In a number OF
places along Market street. and the wa
ter mains having burst, the authorities
have resorted to dynamite to check the
progress of the flames.
AS reports come in. the magnitude OF
the disaster grows. Fires are raging
in all directions. and people are NOV.
ing out Of the down town seoticn.
The loss OF life may reach into the
hundreds, and millions Of dollars
worth OF property has been destroyed.
The Valencia hotel. between Seven
teenth and Eighteenth streets, on Va.
lencia street. a Ave story frame build.
ing, toppled over into the street. bury.
Ing 20 people in the debris Only the
top story remains intact A house on
Fourth street. near Valencia, was also
wrecked killing two persons.
Many OF the fire department houses
are damaged so badly that II Is impos.
sible to get the Are apparatus out.
A lodging house on Seventh street,
known as the Kingsley, entirely col
lapsed. 1t ls on FIRE. and rs to g.
people are believed 10 be buried In
the flaming ruins.
Al Twenty.secOnd and Mission, tie
dry goods store OF lApman company
Is on tre, threatening 10 sweep the ch
tire block, Al Eighteenth and Val
encia streets there is cTerice In the
sueet six feet wide and entire siGc
walks are tom ny, The street ca
tracks are badly twisted al throus n
the southern section OF The city ana
traffic IL al standsIill.
Al the Southern Pacific hospIta.
water is beine carried into tie ou.id
Ing from outside sources for the use
OF the patients,
Many people suffering from injurlc'
are seen on the streets nlahing their
way 10 the different hospitals.
Fire. which has been raging In tae
vicinity of Fourth and Stevenson has
gotten beyond the control OF the hrv
men. and the flames have leaped 70
the Winchester rOoming house. op tno
west side OF Third street Unless 20,
flames can be checked here the PalaCe
hotel, one block distant. will - en-
dangCrcd.
The rooms IN the Palace hotel were
vacated early In the morning. and the
guests are now returning TO gather up
their effects All sorts 81 vehicles
are being used 20 carry out Of tA"
danger zone everything OF value
The loss Of life seems to have been
confined TO the poorer districts ami
the manufacturing territory.
For the benefit Of eaJArn people
who have fricnds visiting ia San Fran.
cisco. II IS safe to say that they have
not been injured a. the hours ~
by. the excitement grows more intense
Every few minutes explosions Eru
heard a. buildings are blown up 10
stop the progress of tho nAmes. ca
lower Market street the main thor.
oughfAre Of the eIty. block after block
OF substantial buildings have been DE-
struyed A big frs h TAginE 90 the
corner II sAn some and PiRs s,re.ts.
one block from the Associated Pres
otlos
Il IL Impossible 20 coaarm The differ
en-, Fumors VI the loas Of life
No reports have been received oa,
side u San Frabeisoo. bat the damAas
ab0u, the bay mus, BE- enormous Osk
Land IL said tn have suffered severely
4 IRE which brohe oas 10 the AEok
wholesale Drug oompsny. threAisas "a
destroy the entire block.
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