Show COLLEGE T SUf SUFFERS FEAS LOSSES THIRTY FIVE CITY BLOCKS 0 OF F BERKELEY WIPED OUT BY FIRE Thousands are Homeless and Property Property Prop Prop- erty Damage Estimated at by Devastating Devas- Devas tat tating Flames Berkley Cal On Cal On the wings wIng's of adry n fi dry hot wind that swept furiously from the tho landward a brush fire firo Inthe Inthe in inthe the Contra Costa county hills above San Francisco bay leaped down the tho valley Into Berkeley Monday afternoon afternoon after after- noon and for a time gnawed Its way unchecked toward the heart of the college town It burned thirty-five thirty residential blocks on one of the prettiest sections causing damage estimated at and leaving about 2400 homeless before early carly Monday Monda e evening It was brou brought ht under under un un- un der control There was no authentic reports report of or deaths or injuries Tuesday Many Inny persons were slightly Injured Berkeley the home of oC the University University sity sUy of oC California situated across the bay from San Francisco now faces the greatest task of reconstruction ion tion In Jn its history The fire tire sweep sweep- Jn fag ng through the prosperous and thickly settled Euclid avenue a and La Loma Lorna park districts of North Berkeley Berkele laid waste at least east six hundred buildings IncludIng including Ing ng the tho homes of many wealthy and prominent citizens Nearly a dozen persons were treated treated treated treat treat- ed at hospitals and Infirmaries in Berkeley for minor injuries and burns resulting from their attempts to rescue household goods from homes menaced by hy the flames names but none of the tile cases was considered serious In a statement issued Mayor Frank D D. D declared that a proper prop prop- er water service and supply probably would have ha averted the disaster I I |