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Show THOU8ANDS ARE HOMELESS. Northern Portion of Tampa, Florida, Destroyed by Fire. Tnmpa, Fla. Tho ontlro extremo northern section of this city was destroyed de-stroyed by flro which broko out In a boarding houso early Sunday and rnged uninterruptedly for four hours. Tho area burned covered flfty-flvo acres, .or eighteen and a hnlf city blocks, and 308 buildings were destroyed, de-stroyed, with a total loss estimated at SG00.O0O, and ono woman Is dead from excitement. Tho, burned section Included four largo and ono smaller cigar factory and numerous rcBtnurantB, saloons, boarding houaeB and ovor 200 dwellings dwell-ings occupied by clgarmakers. |