Show I COLLEGE I ISU TOWN SUf SU SUFFERS FERS LOSSES THIRTY FIVE CITY BLOCKS OF BERKELEY WIPED WIPED OUT BY FIRE Thousands are Homeless and Prop erty Damage Estimated at by by- Devil Devas tating Flames Berkley On Cal On the wings of adry o a odry dry hot wind that swept furiously from the landward a brush fire tire In Inthe Inthe inthe the Contra Costa county hills above San I Francisco bay hay leaped down the valley alley Into Berkeley Monday afternoon after after- noon and for a time Ume gnawed its way unchecked toward the heart henrt of the college town It burned residential blocks Mocks on one of the prettiest sections section causing damage estimated at and leaving about 2400 homeless hc before fore early Monday evening e it was wal brought under un un- under der control There was no authentic reports of deaths or Injuries re Tuesday Many persons were slightly Injured Berkeley the home of tho the tI lver alty of California situated across the bay tiny from San gan Francisco now faces the greatest task of reconstruction tion in its it history The fire sweep sweeping ing tag through the prosperous and thickly settled Cn Euclid avenue and La Loma park pork districts of North Berkeley laid woofs waste nt at least six elx hundred buildings Including tag ing the homes of ot many wealthy and anti prominent citizens Nearly a s dozen persons were trent treat ed at ho hospitals and infirmaries in Berkeley for minor injuries and bums bares resulting from their theft attempts to rescue household goods from homes menaced by hy the flames names but none of ot the cases was considered serious In a statement issued Mayor Frank Franl D D. D declared that filet a proper prop prop- er water service ICe and supply probably would have ha averted n the disaster |