Show TORNADO OP OF off over 8 1000 anet bithis three ahr bitoon Is mw new irk new now york dec S IB a s the massive ire block of build inga ings on broadway roadway Il 0 nm o 2 to 2399 39 and included between murray and 1 arren arrell streets tre eta waa was almo destroyed by fire ere within three hour hours more than then a mil 4 lion dollar dolla riV at of property WM was do strayed the fire began in the tory building occupied occa pled by the men a far for firm of rogers peet A co on the southwest orner ru erot broadway Broadw jr and warren streets tre eta adjoining Adjo lolo the roc ro era arm icet building and south ot of it waa was the white boll ball ling of the home life insurance company and nex next t to thia this wai was the brown tone stone building a of f the postal telegraph company erected at a coat cost of millious only a few year years ago 11 within alfew a few minute minutes after the dle co very of the fire the building was a roaring furnace and an alana had been turned in which brought more ore than a core of engines to the acene scene it wa was but a abort short time w when hen the flame names had eaten through the wall all of the home life and were roaring high above that lofty structure thousands Thoua and of people had gathered on the beene u and the blinding glare of tha tho flame flames lit up the lower part of the city even in the downpour the great crowd crowds of pea people ale grew and the he palle w were ore called oat out from many stations ata tlona and liepa the people back for block blocks orest showers of parka sparks were carried in all U direction directions by the gale cale that blew blow sixty allo an hour it waa was a picturesque fire chief bonner and several insurance men place the entire loaa loss at a |