THE BALTIMORE FIRE

Hastings Standard, Volume VIII, Issue 4151, 10 February 1904, Page 3

THE BALTIMORE FIRE

(Per United Press Asso.—Copyright). Received February 9, at 11 p m, London, February 9. After twenty-set-'en hours the Baltimore lire is exhausted. The loss exeeeyis a hundred million dollars. Fifty thousart'. people have been thrown out of employment. A thousand troops are assisting the police to guard the vaults of the sub Treasury containing 15,000,000 dollars iu gold and silver, also the banks. BRITISH INSURANCE COMPANIES • HEAVY LOSSES. Received February 10. at K.l<> a.m. London. February !'. The British Insurance Companies j lose a million sterling over the BalI timore f re.