| Show I THOUSAND PERSONS HOMELESS Large arge Area in Houston Swept by Fire Many of City's Important Enterprises Being in Ruins Houston Texas In In the wake of the most destructive fire in the history history history his his- tory of Houston smoldering wreckage wreckage wreckage wreck wreck- age covers an area about one and a half miles in length and varying in width from yards to half a mile in the northeastern section of the city More than a dozen of the tho city's most important industrial enterprises are In ruins or more dwellings and store buildings are in ashes and approximately 1000 persons are homeless An accurate statement of the monetary monetary monetary mon mon- loss is is not yet possible but the most conservative is that it will reach while whilo th the insurance carried will not exceed 40 per cent Except for a few who suffered minor burns and bruises no casualties attended attended attended at at- tended the fired fire |
