Show Jt r 17 7 f WHilE fiRE RO E OUT Three Blocks In Heart of Commercial District of New Orleans Burned Causing Loss LoIS of Over Million New Orleans Orleans Fire Fire which broke out In tho the cent center r of tho of-tho tho commercial district district dis dis- district dis- dis Sunday afternoon swept over of three blocks de destroying a alar lar large e number of wholesale houses housos manufacturing houses and anti stores Originating at and Charles streets the tho flames worked their way north as as far tar as Conti street and went to Royal with a loss of between one and two million dollars before the flames were finall finally subdued At t the tho time tilDe the alarm wits was v s turned in shortly before 3 o'clock the New Orleans firemen were In the midst of annual picnic at a suburban lark ark and the engines and patrols patros responded responded responded re re- re- re with a mere mer handful of men It was fully an hour before the department department department de de- de- de was In a a position to mako anything like a successful fight the tho fire and even en then the tho handicap against It was added to by byan byan byart an art Inadequate supply of ot water The fire was one of the most spectacular spectacular spec spec- that has occurred In New Orleans Orleans Or Or- leans Jeans during recent years Two warehouses filled with wines end liquors were among the buildings buildings build build- ings destroyed Barrels of whiskey wh and nd brandy exploded with thunderous roars which could be bo heard for blocks and which shook the tho walls of adjoinIng adjoining adjoining adjoin adjoin- ing ing- buildings and endangered the lives Javes of firemen engaged In fighting the Ule flames It was not until several hours had bad elapsed that the fire was Lotten under control and even then t continued to burn well Into the tight |