THE 3I0RXIXG OREGOXIAN, SATURDAY, "DECE3I13ER 9, 1923
ASTORIA BUSINESS SECTION DEVASTATED BY $12,000,000 FIRE
Remarkable Photographs by Staff Photographer of The Oregonian Tell Story of Losses Sustained by Business Houses When Flames Swept Through City's Heart
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1 what is left of Astoria Furniture company store, with 6 Refugees moving into apartment house that stood outside
of fire-swent area.
7 Looking east on Exchange street, Y. M. C. A. building
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8 Scene that presents itself by looking north on Tenth street.
remnants of automobile.
2 Wall left standing amid fallen bricks like war scene.
3 Another vivid bit showing ruthlessness of yesterday's fire.
4 Household goods snatched from flames.
5 Ruins snapped from Tenth street, looking toward court- 9 Ruins at corner of Tenth and Exchange streets looking
house.
southeast; Elks temple in right foreground.