Salt Lake Telegram | 1902-12-09 | Page 1 | Rumored Loss of Life in Half-Million Fire That Singed Atlanta

RUMORED LOSS OF LIFE IN H MILLION HALF LF- LF MILLION FIRE TH THAI AT ATC SINGED ATLANTA C A ATLANTA T A Ga Dec 9 A 9 A fire early today destroyed nearl nearly a block of or buildings In the heart of the city The fhe loss Is estimated at The fire broke out In the furniture store of oC the Snook Austin com company pan on Whitehall 1 street A strong trong north northwest es wind sent showers of or sparks In evel every direction The fire oon soon spread to the building at Marietta and Peachtree streets and thence to me the large drug house of oC the Jacobs company compan on Marietta street the tho liquor store of or the I P. P M. M Rose Hose company and the Williams hotel There was wasI I no lo loss s of oC life liCe so 10 far lar as known although Capt Capi Joyner Joner expressed some Iome apprehension sion for lOl the safety of all nil the guests at the Williams hotel There was considerable excitement among the guests of fie KImball house half a Q block away as the sparks parks and nd names lames were blowing In iii Unit that direction but the Iron windows were there clos closed d and the guests suffered little Inconvenience beyond the smoke in the building The windows of ot the ten story Peters hull building completed com coin less than six months ago Were cra cracked ked b by the heat and other damage done one the structure The tie building wa was tilled filed with the offices of oC professional men and ald the entire sixth I th floor was used as a restaurant It Is rumored that several people who were sleeping In the building have not been teen seen e n since the tire lire broke out but this lacks I It IL was definitely learned later that t there had been no 10 loss of life The Snook Austin company sustained tho the largest In Individual l loss their stock of furniture having been c extensive c