Show I I I I I W R Sl 1 o o H AVDe Conflagration Started in Johns Hopkins University University Uni Uni- University Buildings DeI DestrOys Destroys De De- De- De str ys the Structures I Md Nov 28 I JD Li The group of buildings forI formerly for for- formerly I merly occupied by Johns Hopkins university and more than a score of other structures in the square bounded by Howard Ross Boss Monument and Eutaw streets were either destroyed destroyed destroyed de de- de- de or wrecked by fire tire early to to- to day a loss roughly estimated at of ot which about falls upon the university The blaze started in McCoy hallof hall hail hallof of the Hopkins group from an undetermined undetermined undetermined unde unde- cause An explosion followed almost instantly and heavy explosions occurred in the building from time to time Nine firemen were Injured but none seriously McCoy hall hail had been used recently as a welfare building and previously as the headquarters of ot the chemical warfare service of ot the army BUILDINGS LOST Among the tho buildings wrecked or damaged were Levering nail natI the gymnasium gymnasium gym gym- the biological laboratories and the t he Baltimore City college annex A number of f rescues were made by firemen including a blind girl who was taken from a third story story and and several sev sev- sev- sev eral families Dr Frank Goodnow president of the university which is now located at I Homewood sa said d the buildings were I c covered by insurance High winds swept the sparks a half half- mile away to the center of ot the he city and hundreds of ot men were sent to the roofs roots of ot department stores to stamp tamp s out incipient flames REMAINS ENDANGERED Eutaw Street Methodist Episcopal P l c church hurch three blocks distant which had hadeen b been een bombarded with firebrands broke i into nto flames several hours later and l was badly damaged Francis Asbury f first bishop of ot the Methodist Episcopal Episco Episco- 1 p pal al church In America is buried burled under t this his church A rigid investigation to determine t the he cause of ot the fire has been begun I The Tho explosions which occurred in McCoy hall hail are unexplained No ex explosives ex cx- p plosives were stored storell In the building I it t is declared |