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Show fifiHT BAZAAR IN DAMASCUS DOMED Several Persons Killed, Man' Injured and Damage Estimated Esti-mated at $ 10,000,000. CONSTANTINOPLE;, April SI - -The gjrei ; luunuu Quarters In Damascus have been destroyed Brit ReveraJ persons were killed and uiaiiv Iniurol nnd the duiiutc;.' estimated at 110.000,000 Tile Mre began at mi ltilght I'Vtd.iy and lasted until last Saturday ipcm Damascus, one or the holy cities of the Mohammedans, capital "f tha Hhci of Syria, is noted, among other things, for it numerous bazaars. These are i-.-'ig-natoii hy the name ol souk- particular trade or community. The bazaai Quarters Quar-ters comprise long streets covered In with high IworS and lined with .'bops. stalls, warehouses and i ifes The Orsea ii.,7..i-ir. one of the largest, was rr-bniit after m destruction in iS. in the muisi or tb- bazaars stands the house of iaad Bssha, one or ihc hand-somesi hand-somesi i'i Damascus. There are many milr-. of these bazaars, all of which are luxuriantly fitted. |