Inter-Mountain Republican | 1907-04-21 | Page 1 | Losses on Iloilo Reach Big Total

LOSSES ON ILOILO REAGH TOTAL Native Quarters Leveled by hy Quake and Destroyed by Fire WILL IMPROVE THE CITY Old OId Habitations Will Be RePlaced Replaced Re Re- Replaced Re- Re placed With Better Homes for Filipinos 1 Special Cable Manila April 20 O 20 Latest reports I Hollo say Fay a the fire there has been J led checked und and tIme iho damage will twill not nol bo lie boas lieas I I a as great as expected lh The native quarter ter tet of ot the cit eit city hia has been destroyed I fhe The loss Joss lo is j estimated at t gold fold time The military antI and constabulary saved s the time business m section of or the tile city Hundreds of or homes were destroyed destroy and about natives fw are arc hOl home borne l less I They me c being helm hoU housed el elIn In schools I and ari public nubIle buildings flit ihl ice provi I and city 1 are r re t providing pro fund fod for fou the refugees NI The rheo earthquake k which wan vas the mo most t severe se In fifteen years jears caused comparatively little damage No I lives i were Wert lost and antI will cover o the I IA lo loss loys A number r of Americans were ren- ren bred l rid o. o but all alt are arc well weil provided pro pro- vided Idel for The relief relict system sy tem inaugurated rare rated eared as soon Mon n as the extent of the lire could be reckoned Is JI working smooth smooth- I ly At the outbreak of oC the lire tire the police pollee soldiers und and firemen united In Ina Ina ina a fight against the spread of or the flames Hames s IS I'S directed the th work of the tho men In companies B Hy By this lops work track all of nr the new nets American merican settlements were wIe saved l The fire started start start- ed Pd early earl earlIn In tOe tn ant afternoon n and aiM spread ver weI a large area mea A he heavy gale wain was wa in progress f H at the time which carried carriN th the sparks a great distance Tiie in- in lIp material matr of which the buildIng buildIngs build- build logs Ings In IlL th the native quarter WOre were constructed con con- truc U caught fire readily antI and th the lames pm-ead pm with great rapidity Fires Fire rI started in many pla et at the theCIl Il C-Il tame manic me lime time The riu destruction of nf uie lie naive na tin- ive U quartet quarter will mean tnt th the pr erection of or a n. jotter better bett r class of or homes than titan those formerly made mado up that section of or the city olty It Fire also alHo ragOut In Sn the tho native nath quarters r In n st Manila tItle hl t aft aft- The tue w fOr Vere re vigorously gorou h ought J hl b ti the f d police T F c cV N J. J I IJ J c V t- t t r l ih t t r Shock te felt e t I I in Ino dl district t of or the city There I.- I. much alarm among the th people