Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-09-07
HOT SPRINGS ASKS
AID FROM OUTSIDE.
City Authorities Issue an Ap-
peal in Behalf of Fire
Victims.
THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE
ARE WITHOUT SHELTER
State Troops to Cooperate With the
Police-Partial Restoration of
Lighting Facilities.

HOT SPRINGS, Ark. September g.
Hot Springs, fireswept six million dollars
of its property destroyed and $500 Of its
people homeless. today issued an appeal
for outside aid.
While We do not wish to be placed
in the attitude of asking for outside
assistance, says the announcement
the cry of suffering humanity suggests
the proprfety Of accepting any assistance
that may be offered by genous public
Thousands Of people have been rendered
penniless and homeless. The restitution
is acute and the need of assistance is
imperative and immediate. Ordinarily
we could take care OF our local citizens
in a disaster of this kind but
there are hundreds of citizens from other
states thrown on our bounty. This
makes our burden great indeed"
The appeal was authorized by a COM
mittee composed of city officials and
citizens. NJ. A. Elsie. a prominent citi-
zen, was chosen treasurer
Day Devoted to Relief Work.
The city, exhausted in fighting the con-
fagration which originated Friday after
noon in a negro cabin and burned over
an area of 300 acres, nevertheless de-
voted the day to relief measures for the
homeless. Three thousand dollars, sub
scribed at a mass meeting in the fore
noon, was devoted to their pressing
needs. In the afternoon citizens and the
city council canvassed the situation and
decided to issue an appeal for aid.
Tonight two companies of state troops,
one from Conway and the other from
Beebe, are en- route to Hot Springs on
order of Gov Hays. to aid in policing the
city. City officials. believing the pres
ence of the militia would be helpful In
handling the situation, asked for the
troops.
Latest estimates Of the loss vary but
little from the earlier figures-$6OOO 600.
TALLY resumed a lighting service Mule
drawn cars furnish transportation.
Rain Helps the Workers.
A generous downpour of rain today
proved valuable aid to weary workers
among the smoldering ruins. About fifty
five city blocks are In ruins. Perfect
order prevails, however. due to the eff
forts of $50 citizen police. The $500 per
sons rendered homeless are being cared
for.
The light and power company has. pro-
vided emergency facilities for the news
papers and other industries to resume
operations. but the city will be in dark
ness for at least thirty days.
At a mass meeting today committee
to provide immediate 1re-fighting ap-
paratus and care Tor the homeless.
More than 5000 feet Of hose was
DESTROYED last night and many of the
dered unfit for further duty Mayor
McClendon today praised the efforts
Of the local and the Little Rock fire.
fighters last night, pointing out that
not fatality occurred and that only
four persons were slightly hurt.
List Of Losses.
An incomplete estimate of the loss
Park Hotel and furnishings, 100000.
Public Utilities. s350,00O to $780, 900.
Southwestern Telegraph and Tele-
phone Company. $4,000.
Garland county courthouse, 100000.
Moody Hotel. $4,000.
Hot Springs High School, 100000
Cooper Brothers, livery and transfer,
500
Central NJ E. Church. $4,000.
Iron Mountain freight and pas
senger depot and shops. 100000.
billiards. laundry, $4,000
Peoples Laundry, $4,000.
Orange Street Presbyterian Church.
$4,000.
Ozard sanitarium, $4,000.
Ziegler apartments. $4,000.
Bijou rink, $4,000.
Woodcock apartments, $4,000.
Scott Mayer Commission Company,
$4,000
Plunkett Jarrett Grocery Company,
$4,000.
Hot Springs, Commission Company,
$4,000.
Hamp Williams Hardware Company,
$4,000.
Pasteurized Milk Company, $4,000
About 125 business buildings, $500, OOO
Six hundred and twenty-five to 100 resi-
dence buildings $2OOOOUO