Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-03-23
THIRTY-FIvE
BLOCKS BURN
Flames in Nashville, Tenn,
Driven by High Gale
Yesterday
MILITIA CALLED OUT
Serious C0nHagrationS in Other Sec
tions of the United States fcster-
day and Last Night.

Nashville, Tenn, March 23-Morc
! than 1000 of NaShvllc'S best citizen;
are homeless and nave to sleep in the
houses of their friends. in churches
public buildings and hotels foI
awhile. Fire Yesterday swept path
from three to five blocks wide and
! thirty blocks long. about half the
territory being the best residence sec
ton east of the Cumberland River.
/ The loss is estimated at several mil
lions.
Governor Rye called out all the
militia in the city and asked for cl-
tiZcn volunteers to help fight the
flames.
A seemingly inconscqucntial fire
Starting in North. Edgeiic!d, about
il o'clock Yesterday morning, caused
the connagraton in South Edge
field, because the high wind scattered
fire brands from the original fire TO
dozen points, some Of them Il mile
away.
As the fire approached Warner
School. which housed over 400 pupils
& fire drill was held, and all the chill
dren marched out safely. Shortly af-
terwards this school was mass Of
ruins The aged inmates of the insti-
tuition conducted by the Little Sis
ters Of the Poor. were conveyed to Il
parish church in Nashville. This home
for the agrG was destroyed, With Il
large loss.
Paris. Tex. March 23--Firc which
ragged all last night in the business
and Il greater part of the residence
district claimed three lives, made
5000 people homeless and destroyed
$S.000.000 worth Of property. This Is
the latest conservative estimate OF
the damage. Last night Texas citl-
zens were moving provision: by the
trainload. and money by the thousands
of dollars is being received by tele-
graph.
insurance companies loss will be at
least $3,00O.0O0. a train Of ten cars
loaded with provisions arrived from
Dallas last night. Part Of the sup
plies were 10000 loavcs of bread.
Dallas sent $4,000 in cash for i'm
mediate relief work. Practically
every concern in The business dis
trict is total loss.
One thousands dwellings, were de-
stroyed The flames started in Il ware
house near the Texas and Pacific
Railway Station. Last night weary
Paris fremen were fighting flames III
the small town of Detroit, TEX, seven
teen miles away. The entire town Is
reported burning. the loss may reach
100000.
Atlanta. Ga, March 23-Firc last
night destroyed twenty residences and
the Marbut-Thonta Lumber Com
pany in northern section of the city
The loss is estimated at $l50,000.
Augusta. Ga. March 2%%-Ten
blocks in the business section Of this
city were destroyed and the residcn-
tial part OF Augusta was seriously
threatened by flames which late last
night were not yet under control. lhe
damage 50 far is estimated at 81
900. 900. The fire late last night was
eating its way through the business
district Of Board street.
The flames wiped the Empire Life
I Building, both telegraph Offices. the
| Augusta Chronicle. the Herald. the
! National Exchange Bank, the Union
Savings Bank. the Cotton Exchange
Masonic Temple, Commercial CIul
and several other buildings. The blaze
originated in the Dyer Building from
defective wiring.
Tulsa. Okla, March 23-Damage
estimated at Sl.5O0,000 has beer
caused in the fire which started Tues
day night in the Cushing oil field. Al
wires to the district are down.
Except for a few burning wells
the conhagration. which covered fou
;sections of oil leases located two ant
one-half miles southeast of Drum