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THS JOURNAL I1A.S ARR NEWSPAP OOD EVENING. or The Weathers Tonight and Wednesday, now; southerly winds. VOL. 11 NO. 288. JAPAN'S RUSSIA T 1 BY JAPAN Strength of the Mikado's Army and Navy . Is Shown and Her Latest Maneuver Astonishes Powers. ANOTHER GREAT BATTLE NOW PLANNED Report Circulated This Horning That Japan Had , Lost in the Horning Conflict With Russia :' lProves Untrue---Details oL.Af fairs. Tendon', Teb. . An authentic dis patch, from Port Arthur this morning ays the damage done the Russian bat lleshlps In last night's attack by the Japanese flotilla of torpedo boats is very great, and It Is claimed they are practi cally put out of action. The fleet was stationed in Port Arthur roads under the guns of the batteries ashore. The attack was made shortly before mid night, and, In the outer circle were the Rqulvnn battleship, 12 tons, with a. bat tery of four 12-inch rifles " and aux iliary guns. The Csarewlch, a battle ship of 18,110 tons, of the same arma ment, and the Pallada, a protected cruiser, with eight s-lneh guns. These received the brunt of the attack. The Pallada Is supposed to have been dam aged by aa explosion of mine and was forced to withdraw. i I The Japanese withdrew after the at tack and it is now known they suffered little damage. No detailed news will be sent out until the official report f of Japan to ready. v; ,.: Biff Battto Xxpeoted. , Before midnight tonight one of the greatest naval battle of modern times may be fought, aa It Is known the Japanese attack waa merely for the pur "pose of feeling the way and waa a pre liminary to a general fight. Japan de sires to strike quickly and destroy that part, of the Russian fleet so aa to 'be master of Port Arthur waters. - The attack of the Japaneae shows that the report that Port Arthur could not be attacked by torpedo flotilla on .account of the Ice was not true. Th harbor is clear and the fleet could not have had much difficulty In entering it Troops at Port Arthur have been anx ious to fight, and the news that war waa on was received with wild rejoicing. There has been a feeling of uneasl. nena, however, regarding the ships, aa Japan's tactics have been to draw about this strategic point a number of her bent ships, and big torpedo contingent Naval men here regard Japan's tor pedo attack at Port Arthur, last mid night a staggering one. ' ; - CONSTEBBATXOB IB FAB18. Paris, Febr Theritews of the first Japanese attack with torpedo boats on the Russian fleet-off Port Arthur has created consternation 1 here. "-The offi cials of the foreign office were among the first to receive information, and ad vices were similar to those sent to the St. Petersburg official gaiette, showing that two Russian, battleships and one cruiser were damaged, and also showing that four torpedo (boats made the at tack. - v--;: - An official of the foreign office said; 'It is profoundly to be regretted .that such a decisive step has been taicen, as it terminates the efforts of the powers which might have been made to avert actual warfare." , Information has been received here showing that the British government will lasue a declaration of neutrality within a few days. JATAB Will nsrABXS. . Washington. Feb. - 9.-It la reported here officially that Japanese torpedo boat destroyers have been lurking In the vicinity of Port Arthur, and . this is taken to mean that the concentration of ' - Japan's vessels can . be made' at any given time. ( The Japaneae appear to ' have played a smooth game of prepara tion, and the Russians know that their ships are menaced and may be all de stroyed. - The landing at Seoul of Japanese - 'troops, covered by a torpedo division , that is constantly cruising back ' and ' forth, keeping a lookout for Russian ships, is constantly going on. Eight thousand troops have been landed , so far. '.. - ' .v - fv There Is no truth in the report that Germany will take a hand, or that France la desirous of having the pew .... era. send troopa to. Chlna. .Official. de nial la msde at the French capital, and Germany senda word that she Is pre paring tossue a proclamation of neu "' trallty. :"! . ' .Basel Aotlve. . ' Russia has dispatched every avail able vessel of the Baltic fleet to the orient, a voyage of 1,200 miles, and there remain t home ports only seven const defense ships, too email for foreign j . rain or GREAT VICTORY ATTACK AT 'S VICTORY service, besides ""eight battleships . and four armored cruisers. Four of the battleships Alexander 'II, the Navarin. the Peter Veliki and the Slssol are of old -cons cruet ion' and undergoing re pairs, and four ships launched In 1901, 1903. ar being pushed toward comple tion. Only two armored cruisers, the' Ad miral Nakhlmoff and the Pamyatasova, will be serviceable with present repairs completed.-Of the unarmored fleet prac tically all of . any possible ' ose ' have been sent to Aaiatlo waters, as well as about 20 destroyers and a like number of torpedo boats, of which records are confusing, owing to recent change of names that were already difficult enough to grasp by anyone but a Russian. In the destroyers and torpedo boat the two navies possess about an equal num ber. . . i ; It to quite possible that Japan may effect a further purchase from . South American republics, ; which have stfll a number of excellent ahlpa to dispose of, but aa It stands at the present Japan's fighting fleet Is stronger, unless Rus sia la permitted to bring reinforcements from the Black sea, wnera sne has nine battleships, , two - armored cruisers ana seven cruisers, the greater number of which are of doubtful efficiency. But International law forbids their passage of the Dardanelles: ; GEBKAB BSOPLB SXCXTBB. Berlin, Feb. . Japan's Initial success on the first attack with torpedo boats on the Russian fleet off Port Arthur pro duced a deep Impression, both on the people and with military and naval crit ics here. Groupa gathered around the distributors of extras, and on the streets read the news almost with exclamations of gladness.' The comment at the marine depart ment was that even the temporary dis ablement of three warships placed the Russians at 'great disadvantage In fu ture operations.. It was added that the torpedoing of the enemy's vessels lying under power ful land batteries must have been car ried out daringly and skillfully. . Aa Viceroy Alexieff did not mention 'any Japanese losses in hta first dispatch, tha common talk among naval officers la that the Japanese have-shown that they can handle their ahlpa' better than1 the Russians. ABOTKSB BXFOBT. Chlfu, Feb. - 9. Reports from Port Arthur show that the attack was made on the Russian Ships by the Japaneae dashing under the very guns at Port Arthur. The harbor being too small to hold the entire Russian squadron, a por tion were obliged to remain In the open roads. During Monday night in th darknesses, torpedo detachment of nine Japanese' vessels got within firing dis tance and discharged torpedo tubes. TWo Russian battleships and one cruiser were damaged. One report says the vessela are in a sinking condition, while another says the damage to slight The greatest confusion waa Immediately manifested among . the -'Russian fleet The Japanese immediately retired amid a furious volley of broadsides from all the Russian vessels that were able to bring their guna to bear. There. is no report however, that the Japanese ves sels were damaged. As the Russians are repairing,, and Information xf the fatalities most meagre, the' damage done, even though alight, would ef fectually put the vessela out of com mission for some time and give Japan naval predominance while she debarked her army on the Korean coast.; VK- s,r .7; KSBOXABT IKXP OAFTTBES. , london, Feb. 9.-A Japanese export house has just received Information that a Rusalan warahlp has captured the Japanese steamer Inaba Maruv twund from London, to. - Yokohama, . with mer. chandlse. ' .:. :, f : ; - . ;,;- . - sBTJSSlAW TBA1TXO BIOCXXB. Moscow. Feb. 9. A aerlout traffic blockade on Lake Baikal, which is) the sole route of Russian anipments td the war scene, i is apparent. Icebreakers proved inefficient and munitions of war (Continued on Page Two.) PORTLAND, OREGON, 4 London, Feb. 9.The decided victory of the Japanese flotilla at Port Arthur In' the darkness of last night 4 lends strength to the belief already. strong In. the minds of high, officials that In the warfare now begun 4 there may occur, at least one If not more oj the greatest sea engagements of modern times. 4'. It Is generally conceded here that the navies of Russia and, Japan will be the most prominent' factors in : 4. the coming conflicts, and it is possible that the, world may at last learn the actual. fighting values of modern 4 ships of war. .There Is but slight difference In the strength of the two conflicting navies, . for the larger 4 " number of Russia's armored ships is offset by the better types and superior personnel of the Japanese battle 4' ships and her armored cruisers, and the fact that Japan's faculties for supplying and maintaining her fleet' 4 are vastly superior to those of Russia gives the smaller, navy a distinct advantage, ' . 4 Russia's fight ' to practically away from home. Port Arthur and Vladivostok, nearly 1,200 miles apart, 4 ' are-Jier only two naval porta in the only' Port Arthur remains a harbor 4 4 4 pedo boats and transports. Japan, , on the other hand, hasy four dockyards, and five naval harbors, five ' of 4 which 4 are1 distant only 240 to 285 miles from Port Arthur, and the latter port is far 4 from being an ideal harbor. It can accommodate only a small Number of vessels and the dockyard could be 4 shelled by an enemy in the open sea without 'great risk to it from the Russian forts. Thus Russia has 4 "all her eggs in one basket," while Japan's dockyards, naval harbors and sources of supply are distributed 4 on three' islands difficult to approach,, well' fortified and impossible of blockade. , 4 A protracted war, therefore, say men in Great Britain's foreign office, would be disastrous to Russia, and 4 efforts to strike a decisive blow to, annihilate Japan's navy may be looked for.- Should Russia fail In this, 4 or even only partially succeed, Japan's chances for final victory may still be considered exceedingly good. 4 TO CLOSE Fair Appropriation Carries Rider.H.;W. Scott and H. W. Goode Pleased- . The bill appropriating $1,T5.000 to the twls and Clark 'exposition jtasscd the United-States senate yesterday af ternoon by a. unanimous vote, carrying the provision that the fair be closed Sundays. Hervey W. Scott, president of the exposition corporation, received the following dispatch last evening from' the Oregon senators at Washington: - "Washington, Feb, . Congratula tions. The senate bill, carrying 1 1,775. 000 for the Lewis and Clark exposition, passed the senate this afternoon. The bill, as reported from ' the committee, was amended In the following respects: The sixteenth section, providing for a memorial building, was stricken out. on Mitchell's motion. The national com mission was reduced to three members. The section providing for the fratnklng privilege was also stricken out. 'Piatt's amendment closing the exposition y on Sunday, was adopted. The debate laated about three hours. Not a single vote was recorded against the passage of the bill.' - - "JOHN H. MITCHELL. "C, W. FULTON." Oat Dowa gaso.ooa The committee' that went to Washlng tol In aid of the bill had asked congress for $2,iaB,000, which amount would In clude a memorial building completely furnished,) but the senate struck out the sum of $350,000, thus not allowing for the memorial. The senate realise;! that It would be setting a bad precedent bad it allowed anything, for a memorial building, and on that ground chopped off that aura. . The senate also declared emphatically against opening the fair on Sunday. The national commission waa reduced to ing for the franking-privilege was also struckout.- The Lewis and Clark bill was called up In the middle of the - afternoon'' by Senator Mitchell, and, after several ob jections by Senators Cullom and Gal linger was. placed before the senate for immediate consideration.- fcenator Bai ley took a fling at the bill and, while he said that he was always opposed to such expositions, yet he felt certain that the bill would pass, v i. : The bill was then considered section after section, but little debate being in dulged in. ' . When the Sunday closing section was read, there was consider able argument on the question. At this point Senator Piatt of Connecticut of fered an amendment to that section of the bill, providing "that as a condition precedent to the payment of any appro priation made in this act, the corpora tion in charge of. the exposition shall contract with the secretary of the treas ury to keep the gates closed on Sunday during the entire period of the exposi tion." : ' '.' .'. : - - .. v. For fear of. defeating the ,entlre bill the Oregon" senators agreed to-an amend ment closing the grounds aad buildings on Sunday. - The bill then passed.. . , K. VT, Goods Bleased. ';'. Director-General II. W. Goode of the Lewis and' Clark fair said: "It is ; a source of gratification to myself and those associated with me In the securing of the 11,776,000. I consider that the bill will pass -the lower house without any material changes and that the -action of the senate is equivalent to an appropriation. The Including of '. the Sunday closing clause will be a disap pointment to many who were opposed to the Piatt amendment" '( ; I. N. Flelschner, chairman of the press and 'publicity" 'committee, "said: "This shows that, the senate recognises our undertaking as a worthy one, de serving of the support snd .encourage ment of the nation and the publlo gen erally. The appropriation will be of great assistance in the work, and while the fair will be a success, yet If the house will follow the senate in passing this bill, it will make It a far greater (Continued ,oa Page. Two.) DAIS TUESDAY - EVENING, (ME; RUSS 4444 4 4444 4 Orient, and, Vladivostok being, Inaccessible during the winter months, of refuge and defense for upward of TOO VAGI Councilmen Want Specific Statement From the. 7 Fire Underwriters. ! The city authorities think that the insurance people have not given. 'any definite promises of lower, rates in -the recent communication to . the 'special city council . committee, and Chairman Albee, of that committee, today asked J. C. Stone, surveyor of the board of fire ; underwriters, for a more 'specific statement . At the present time the officials de cline to talk for publication, but the tenor of the letter which waa addressed to Mr. Stone today represents, the gen eral sentiment prevailing in all . the municipal departments, and among many, or the largest property owners. ; The full-paid fire department is still In abeyance, awaiting a definite answer, and will oontlnue so until some satis factory terms are agreed upon. Mr: Stone's letter was published in full and is ( generally held to be too Indefinite. The clause specifying a "resurvey as soon as practicable," is looked upon aa a loophole from which . the insurance companies could escape every promise they might make. Mr. Albee's letter to Mr. Stone Is as follows: . - -t , - Portland, Or.. Feb. I. Mr. J. C. Stone, Surveyor. Board of Fire Underwriters, Pacific Coast Portland, Or. Dear 8lr: Upon the Instructions of the special committee, of the council to whom was referred your communication of the 3d Inst., I beg to ask, if It is not possible for you to give a more definite state ment of what the public may expect in the way of reduction of fire Insurance rates upon the Installation of the fire boat and new equipment in, the fire de partment of the city as . specified In former communication from the com mittee, i-'i- The committee also wishes to know if ,the readjusted rate on the property mentioned in your letterhave already been settled upon, at least on the. saw mills and lumber yards? If so, will the rates under 'the full-paid depart ment show an increase, or. a decrease from those at present put on such risks T You will 'undoubtedly be wlUiitg to state more definitely Just when the re survey, will commence after the instal lation of the full-paid department "As soon as practicable," is rather an inde finite term, and it is felt that a more specific time can be set by you. Very truly yours. It C. ALBEE, Chairman. ANOTHER KNOCKOUT : . FOR COPPER KING (Journal Special Service.) . San Francisco, .Feb. 9. The , United States court of appeals today denied F. Augustus Ilelnse a rehearing In his suit against the Butte and Boston Con solidated Mining company, in which be sought to gain possession of ? copper property in Montana valued at 13, 000,000. TBVBT txoubx.es settled. , ' (JottrMl Special Service.) Newark, Feb. Judge Klrkpatrick today signed a decree adjudicating the insolvency of the shipbuilding trust and appointing James Smith as permanent receiver,' .The court declared all litiga tion ended. Therefore no further hear ings are necessary. j V;:f. v.- V, . - XABBA OETTXBO: VELI ...... (Jovrotl Special Service.) Washington;, Feb. 9. At noon Hen na's physicians have posted the follow ing bulletin: "The patimt passed a comfortable night; temperature, '102; general condition good: ltalns nour ishment: Is making apparently favorable proKreftn; 1 no stimulants hve yet been necessary." j FEBRUARY 9. 1904. !A W 80 vessels, including destroyers, tor Some Candidates Eager r Tor Political Honors ; , ; This Year. It Is a dull week in political circles that does not add "materially to the list of candidates ror offices to be filled at the June election. Interest centers In the big prises, the offices of sheriff and district attorney, but aspirants for the other places on the ticket are not want ing. ' - . : Sheriff Storey still hopes for renomi natlon by the Mitchell faction, If it Is victorious In the primaries, and he is dispensing the patronage at his disposal where It will do the most good. He has been allowed 15 extra deputies to han dle the tax collections, and the places are being filled in accordance with sug gestions from the Mitchell headquar ters. Ability as a ward worker Is a much better recommendation for : ap pointment than skill aa an accountant or experience in handling money. But Storey's efforts to make himself solid with the Mitchell machine-are likely to be of little avail. .- ; May Bame Bird twt Sheriff. Nathan Bird, who has twice been an unsuccessful independent, candidate for sheriff, Is expected to be in the race again this year. He has a large per sonal following and is populsr among the worklngmen. It Is said that some of the Simont leadera are strongly In favor -of making him their nominee. In case they control the county conven tion. He might have received the nomi nation at their hands once before If he had been willing- to accept tbelr program . as to the patronage of the office, but he refused to make any prom ises. . This time, say the Simon men, he would hot be asked to promise any ap pointments, and they tninK he might be the most available nominee. Among the Mitchell Republicans there are several new candidates, for district attorney. SarlesF. Lord. who - has served a term in the office, is said to be a possible candidate Jn case the prima ries result in favor of the Mitchell or ganisation. John P. Cavanaugh, deputy city attorney, la reported to be casting longing eyes at the office, and Roger Sinnott Is slso a candidate. ' ' Carey Xas Bo' C&oioe. The fact that Sinnott Is In Judge Carey's office in the Chamber of Com merce gave rise to an unfounded story that his candidacy would have the backing of the chairman of the Mitchell organisation. ; Both of the Republican' factions are busily engaged In the organisation of their forces, and clubs are being formed lh all parts of the county. The Mitchell machine is utilising the advsntage which It enjoys through the control of tha city and county governments, and many of the officials and their deputies are doing active work for the faction which put them, in office. - Soott Btay Bead Delegation. The story is current that the Inde pendent, or Simon Republicans, have de cided that, in the event of their success at the primaries they will ask H. W. Scott to head their delegation to the national convention to work and vote for Mr. Roosevelt's nomination. It is further rumored that an effort will also be made to choose delegates for Mr. Scott who will be fully in accord with him, so that the internal harmony of the delegation may be beyond all question. The reason of this prospective selection, It Is said,, to not because of any politi cal alliance between the ex-senator and his former foe, but rests entirely on the well-known friendship existing be tween the president and Mr. Scott and also oil the "desire to recognise the work which Mr.. Scott has done and is doing for the Lewis and Clark fair. The inde pendent Republicans freely admit that Mr. Scott has done more to make Ore gon a Roosevelt state than all other sendee, combined, and his selection to head the delegation to the national con vention Is said by them to be absolutely without political significance and to.be merely a graceful appreciation of hlsrfit ncss for this particular mission. ' ' BEES IN 1IDIGH1 STRICKEN STANDS Aftermath of the Terrific Fire Shows Appalling Conditions People Begin to Realize the Great Disaster. 140 ACRES OF BURNED DISTRICT APPEARS Fire Officially Announced to Be Under Control This Morning hstimate of the Loss and Details-of-ithe Horrible Catastrophe - - (Journal Special Service.) Baltimore, Feb. The people of this unfortunate city are dumbfounded., Baltimore la beginning to realise the Immeasurable magnitude of her loss. The weather has taken a wintry chill which adds to the grief. Workers who are idle know they will j probably . be compelled to leave for other cities. , AU estimates of the total loss vary from IltO.000,000 to twice -that vast amount but it will be months, before it can be adjusted; as the task Is a gigantic one. Insurance adjusters are dazed by the great work ahead of them, A dispatch from Liverpool this morning says the London and Globe is fully prepared to pay the $1,000,000 which It sustained. Special agenta from all important com panies went Into a special session at 11 o'clock this morning aa a loss commit tee. '' - 1 " When morning broke it would have been imposalble to describe the acenea of devastation that met the eyes of the thousands who flocked to the scene of the great conflagration that raged from Sunday morning at 11 o'clock until late last night before It could be safely aald that all danger of further destruction was passed. Even then no one could tell but a fresh wind might spring up and again fan .the dying flames Into re newed and vindictive vigor. ,.- ' Two Thousand Tlremen. Vhen the battery of scores of engines lined up' late last night on West Falls avenue the stubborn efforts of 3,000 fire men conquered the situation and saved the East Baltimore district from almost sure destruction. . The fire fighters were encouraged by the dying of the high wind that had been blowing since early Bunday and probably it Is due to this fact alone that the tenement Louse district back of the lumber yards In East Baltimore were saved. As it was thousands of people who inhabit this district moved all their property to places of safety and great dlscomfortur and grief was occasioned among the foreigners at least who make their , homes in the threatened tenements. ;. .' ' ' - The New Tork firemen were the last to leave their position for relief, and although they were the last to srrlve of the men from other cities, they were the last to be relieved by men who had sought rest from mere exhaustion. This morning at S o'clock the acting chief of the Baltimore fire department Issued the following notice: " The fire Is practically a thing of the past. Ruins are vomiting) smoke and flames, but there Is no danger of the fire spresding further." - ," -':.-' One Xnndred and Forty Acres. One hundred. and forty acres He in utter ruin. In this desolate territory stood the greatest and most costly buildings In Baltimore or the state of Maryland. Millions were represented by the great business eoncerns that oc cupied the stone, birch, iron and steel buildings and their loss Is great, greater than can be estimated at the present. Insurance underwriters .roughly and conservatively estimate the . loss at 1200.000,000,- and the amount of insur ance Involved at 1100,000,000. There must be added to this as a natural conse quence the .personal property . loss that insurance men have no way of estimat ing. ,..;'. r. ' :--iv" The district swept by the fire is 76 blocks In extent and comprised nearly 2,500 buildings. It is within the terri tory bounded on the west by Liberty street on the north by Lexington street on the caat by Jones Falls, and on' the south , by the . Basin. Within the dis trict, were the big structures on Fay ette, Gay, Lombard, Chailea, Bolderon, Elliott. Holllnssworth and Chesapeake streets. Pasttlng southeast along the basing- the-fWlowlnarlarge--docke --weri destroyed f McClure's. , Patterson, Smith's. Frederick's." Long anfl inion. Small thoroughfares which extend -as far north in the path of the flames are Commerce, Fredericks and Mill streets. Seen at Midday. Baltimore, Feb. . Buy Baltimore street as looked at this afternoon after much, smoke Is cleared away apparn a wilderness of twlnted Iroit .pniH. tan gled trolley aivi t'M.'gr ij'li'ivliVs, caUlntd "F You Want the War News Yon'U ni It In The "Journal, fcealde a fuller piM rvlo It will roceWn the full Hrt ruble mvli-, lTln Iti readnra tha work of : . th most brilliant eorpa of war rnr rmpoiKiont . iw gathered to represent an American -paper. PRICE FIVE CENTS. BATOR PARALY bricks, crushed glass, bent and battered sheet Iron, and other wreckage. . The side streets from the corner of ( Sharps and Liberty to Baltimore harbor , are in a similar condition. : ' Soldiers stand with fixed bayonets at the oorners of the streets leading to the burned district The city is under mar tial law snd all saloons are closed. No business Is done, . Flames were so fierce and the heat so Intense while the Conflagration raged that the supposedly fireproof structures like the Continental Trust building, the Equitable and Calvert buildings, were melted and ruined In 16 minutes. In some Instances buildings, seemed to melt aa if they were made of. Ice. ; Flames burst In windows and in an instant the buildings were destroyed. Ordinary 1 brick buildings did not last, three mln-' utes on an average. , Every available . engine from5 New York. Philadelphia, Washington, Wll-' mtngton, and from places aa far away as A 1 toons, and Harrlsburg, re-lnforced the Baltimore department and played water on the devouring flamea. . Th streams had no effect Water was turned , Into steam before It 'reached the Are. Flames leaped across the narrow streets. A strong wind was blowing at times and; It reached 40 miles an hour. Flam.s I werSj sent roaring 2 00 feet high... - They At Based Today, v - 1 Today the dased business men are tak ing a second breath. Various trade or-; ganlsatlons. the stock exchange, cham-! ber of commerce, board of trade and financial organisations, which were all burned out and members of the organi sations look the situation squarely In the face. Men are grave and dettr- mined. Today all Baltimore, la out. Every Incoming train brings thousands of visitors. Downtown streets . srn Jammed with visitors almost from curb to curb. They stood by tens of thoe-! sands against the lines and gase dumbly; at the ruins. Nobody Is allowed in thei burned district without a military paas.g Business men who wsnted to go to tho ruins of their stores clamor at General; Rlggs who Is In command of the mtlitta. but few aside from reporters and officials obtained the necessary slips of official paper. - ' , -. - The wind is cold and blows smartly in from the bay. Fireman stand by the! engines, grimy and with sunken eyes, j after working constantly for more than; 8 hours. Men go about the streets with teakettles full of coffee for the soldiers and policemen. The panting of engtn.a can be heard all over the downtown por tion of the city and the shrill whistles for . coal are sounded incessantly. In many places plpemen propped up the hose and let the water play on the smok-: Ing ruins while they slept In doorways or on Icy walks. Last plght the 6n0.0f)i people who were In the streets of Baltl- more saw a marvelous spectacle. All the pyrotechnics In the wqrld fired at once would not make a slht .one tenth so wonderful. The leaping flames. hn ' constant falling of sparks, snd cinders, the reflection of the fire 'against the black sky. with a continuous detonation of dynamite used under the bulldlnt to clear the space and thus stop the flames, formed a picture with accompani ment like artillery that put everybody' into.stlencs. . - ' V".;...:: A lesson. - .. One lesson that the. fire showed very clearly ; Is that the ordinary ure-pro'jf sky scraper Is not fire proof so long aa it has open window-- casings snd wooden window frames. ' I fthere had been Iron shutters on tiie Continental building. Calvert bulMInc and Equitable building it seems llkelr that they would have withstood tu flames much better. As It was. ss anon aa they came Into the fire son the fir burst Into window and they became roaring furnaces. The outside conatrnc-tlon-wtthatood the heat quits wH. - Tliw -Continental Trust buildins. whl'ti win it stories high. ' stand to.iay, a ntu il with its floors gone, but in wnl'i ap parently In fair romltttfn, Hom of I 1-1 walls of other modern l.H.i:i. i-i the same condition. P ui l i i- r .' 1 time construction l.t-. in is.i sr The story lltnt- 10 a .-re k.:i.. I out to t f:il. -VI l-.e nn.i were f-j ind. i od i . ZD .V