| Show CITY MASS OF FLAMES MOST destructive FIRE IN HISTORY OF BALTIMORE burned area three quarters of a mile along and from two to eight ts blocks W de caus ng loss of 50 1 k the most fire in the his tory of Bal e occurred sunday the flames raging arar practically unchecked during many hours destroying ying scores of the largest business bouses houses in the wholesale district in evolving loss which cannot yet be estimated though it Is certain that it has already exceeded 50 the burned area Is three quarters of a mile long and from two to eight bloche 8 wide having destroyed almost all the large stores and warehouses in the wholesale district around hopi ins place and all the buildings on both sides ol 01 baltimore street from how ard to holliday street and charles and baltimore to charles and lexing ton and on lafayette street to charles and holliday including a total of 0 about twenty blocks of the most mod era ern and substantial building in balu more so far as known there have been no baths although many narrow es capes are reported with the exception of the sun not a morning newspaper was able to get out an issue monday morning the sun has an auxiliary plant in washing ton the fire departments of all the neighboring cutes are on the scene of the big blae and doing everything in their power many buildings in the track cf of the flames were blown up with dynamite in order to check the ress of the fire fit but to no avail |
