Show COMPELL T TO MP I rt I I Eleven Thousand People of sund Driven from Their Homes by hy Fire Firc I CHILDREN HOUSED IN CHURCH Destruction of or Norwegian Town TO n Was Vas Complete Inhabitants Lost Nearly Every thing Norway Jan 21 The lire fire which swept over ocr this town yesterday morning destroyed every ever building In it with tho the exception exception of ot the hospital The 1100 Inhabitants of oC were WI compelled lIed to camp In the open as only a I tow tew OW damaged and uninhabitable houses were left heft standing Tho The chil children children dren of ot the th unit town had to be ue housed tem tern temporarily In the cl urh at nt rho The panic the hue people won ivas so groat Collel the outbreak k of ot the s that thal all at leadership or dIe dis discipline became out ut of the question no excesses e however were committed Ihl of the tho town was com conI complete complete within a Il couple of hours from toni the time th the hit 11 fIre ru started Over Ocr y O 0 steam fishing boats and many sailing were sunk In hn the thuc harbor In gut order to BaYe ae them from the flames It 11 In is believed now that only three per persona sons eons lout ios their lives hives Succor has hI arrived und and provisions are lr being b distributed have been n torm J Jand and have hae invited public subscriptions rite Tho king and lUll queen of tiC Sweden n arid id Norway Noma have IUIe contributed to a I re to relief lid lief fund and lilt alt tho lie other members of ot the Iho royal family also subscribed ed I A majority of the Inhabitants ot of tho the town lost everything they possessed Thousands of t persons had to spend 21 In ha tho the open fields field ls where they the were without food rind mid exposed t to n it bitterly cold wind arid and a 1 i driving rain rainstorm rainstorm storm 8 Norway Jan 23 The tIn of ot was practically lIy de destroyed by tire fire today but e so 10 far tIC as cnn can be Ix ascertained there wan waa no lo hots 8 of ot life The Tho church schoolhouse shops and ancl of ot the tho town have lue been burned burn and n nd the latest news received saM the tho remaining buildings were on hIre Iff Later It became known tint that the de do destruction of Al was complete The rhe damage ID Is estimated at nt The rho entire population J Is homeless Two perform perished In III the flames one ono wits was burned In lit tho time harbor and It Is la that others will be he ilo do eI Supplies of money clothing und uund are nrc being belli sent front from nil all Parts of ot Norway Is a 1 busy port trading town of Norway with over Inhabitants Kiel 1111 Jan 23 The Gennan cruiser cruler lIc will Ill II be b from rout lucre hero for tor tomorrow with pro provisions visions and stores on board boord for tor forthe or the relief of ot the victims of tho tire tiro there |