Show the gratt fire at fib burned itself out saturday one hun dred and forty eight blocks of a beauty ifal city were laid waste the loss la now placed at 11 there are rumors that many lives were lost bu as every undertaker in the city waa burned out it la impossible to obtain confirmation one story persistently reiterated to the effect that a party 0 men and women driven to the dolka by the fire were compelled to jump into the water and several of then were drowned ten thousand people aie homeless and being fed by charity all stores that were not burned have been ordered ato open their doors and sell to every lone who applies contributions 0 food tents bedding and other supplier as well as money are being received on every tra n but the demand has been greater than the supply appeal tot outside help have been made |