Show himin HIRCE FIERCE FIRE BROKE WHAT OUT three blocks in heart of commercial district of new orleans burned causing lose of over million now new orleans fire which broko broke out in the center of 0 tho the commercial district sunday afternoon swept over portions yort rort lons ions of three blocks destroying a largo number of wholesale rouses houses manufacturing houses and stores originating at Ble noville and charles streets the names flames worked their way north as far as conti street and went to royal with a loss of between betwee a one and two million dollars before tho bo flames were finally nally fl subdued at the time tho the alarm was turned in shortly before 3 oli lock the now orleans firemen were in the midst ot of their annual picnic at a suburban park and the engines and patrols ro re with a more handful of 0 men it was fully an hour before the department part ment was in a position to make anything like a successful fight against the fire alre and even then the handicap against etwas it was added to by an inadequate supply of water the fire basone of the most spectacular bacu 10 r that hag occurred d in now new orleans during recent years two war warehouses filled with wines ond liquors were among the buildings destroyed barrels ot of whiskey i and brandy exploded with thunderous roars which could coul d be heard for blocks and which shook the walls of adjoining buildings and endangered the lives of firemen engaged in fighting the flames it was kasnot not until several hours had elapsed that the fire was gotten under tinder control and even then it continued to burn well into tho the night |