Show A Town Burned SALISBURY Md October 17A fire which started in a small frame stable about 7 oclock tonight swept over the entire business portion of this village A brisk wind from the southeast spread I the flames rapidly while the inhabitants stood by powerless to prevent the destruction de-struction as the dry frame buildings burned too fiercely to be checked by the small fire apparatus Assistance has been asked Jar from Sheffield and Wilmington Wilm-ington IJel but at a late hour tonight it looks as though the eptire village would be destroyed It is impossible to enumerate the property losses at this late hour but a rough guess places them at over 51000600 Stores with their contents were licked up by the flames and the streets tonight are full of people whose houses have been destroyed de-stroyed MidnightThe fire is still burning fiercely and there seems to be no hope of staying its progress No lives have been lost i SALISBURG ild October ISThis town was nearly destroyed by fire last night It is the county seat of Wicom i ico County and was once before destroyed de-stroyed by fire It is the principal lumber lum-ber trading point of the eastern spur of Maryland and for many years has done a prosperous business It is situated at the head of navigation of Wicornico River which extends up to the pine and cypress regions of lower Delaware Eleven large firms are burned out A large number of bU11din swag s-wag destroyed on which the lots in each case wil not fall below 10000 The total loss is now estimated at over half amillion dollars The loss is new estimated at fully one million dollars There are but two stores left and many of the people are without food and places to sleep The distress is very great n J |