New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-03-23
FIRE WIPES OUT
NASHVILLE HOMES
Flames, Carried by Gale,
Destroy 80 Blocks in
Tennessee City.
AUGUSTA SUFFERS
S2,0OO,OO0 LOSS
Eight thousand Persons Home.
less and S5,OOO,OOO Lost in
Paris, Tex, Blaze.

Nashville. Tenn. March GA ball
Of yarn, lighted and thrown by boy
into dry grass in a vacant lot, started
a fire in East Nashville at noon to-day
which was not under control until late
this afternoon. after thirty-fve resi-
dence blocks had been swept By the
flames. The loss is estimated at ST.
10000.
A twisting, coiling wind. driving at
fifty miles an hour, famed the burn
ing grass into torrVt Of flames
which quickly caught planning mill
and leaped from building to building
until at least six hundred residences
had been destroyed, the East Nashville
sub postoffce burned down and the big
Warner public school I'D several
churches reduced TO ruins.
Tonight it is estimated that al least
3 1000 persons are homeless.
Militia Called Out.
National guardsmen called out by
Governor Rye went on duty in the fire
zone late this afternoon. and will re-
main there for several days TO aid in
rehef WORK and prevent looting.
East Nashville is largely residence
section an d many Of the homes there
are frame. over brick and frame
alike. however, the flames swept like
an avalanche. The home Of the Little
Sisters Of the Poor, an institution for
the aged. was one OF the first build
ings to 20. The occupants were res
cued without injury.
The Tulip Street Methodist Episcopal
Church and the Edgefeld Baptist
Church soon met the same fate.
Every available wagon and automo-
bile was sent TO help homeless fami-
lies move their property to places OF
safety.
Volunteers at Work.
a battalion Of militia was ordered
.ut 20 protect property, and the Police
Department called for volunteers 20
assist. while the Governor called on all
semi-military organizations 70 join the
militia in aiding the fire sufferers and
protecting their property. The suf-
ferers have saved little of their effects.
Augusta, Ga, March D. Fire caused
damage estimated at more than $1,000
900 in the downtown section Of Augusta
tonight, and at late hour was eating
its way down Broad Street, where the
city's principal business houses are
located. Ten blocks had been de-
stroyed or were burning, and the
flames. carried by high winds. were
threatening TO spread to residential
sections.
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stroyed, and the Union Bank building,
the Western Union building and the
buildings housing "The Augusta Chron-
icle" and The Augusta Herald" were
among those damaged.
Fire companies with equipment were
rushed here on special trains from
Macon and Atlanta.
Fear was expressed that there had
been loss Of life in the Dyer building,
where the blaze started, but IL was i'm
possible to learn definitely.
Buildings along Broad and Jackson
Streets burst into flames. Cotton
Row" where $4,000, 900 worth of cotton
was stored, was in danger, but al mid
night the fremen were getting the bet
ter of the fire.
Just before midnight the flames were
carried by the wind into the residential
section. where a new confiagration soon
was making rapid Roadway. The new
outbreak was four blocks from the
blaze in the business section.
Paris. Tex. March 22.-Eight thous
and persons are homeless and two
thirds Of Paris is in ruins to-day as
the result Of the fire which started in
the business district late yesterday af-
ternoon.
The loss will reach s5,0O0,000. Thirty
blocks, containing the business district,
and from 1900 TO 1000 homes were
wiped out. Small fires are still burn
ing in sections Of the city.
So far as known, only two lives were
lost. Mrs. W. J. Bailey died to-day
from heart disease, caused by excite
ment. Mrs. A. c. Poul, whose home
was destroyed. is missing. and the body
Of negro was found in the ruins OF
his home.
The. fire started about $3.50
Yesterday afternoon IN a storage ware
house belonging to s. ]. Long, at the
foot Of South Eighteenth Street. The
wind was blowing q gale yesterday and
the flames we're driven so rapidly that
the soon we're beyond control. In less
than two hours the fire laid waste
section extending from Eighteenth TO
r ..- sect c+raat in width and