Four Major Outbreaks and a Number of Smaller Ones Washington, Jan, 17.
The city had its greatest scare in recent years Inst night when an unprecedented series of fires began at midnight and continued till early this. morning There were four major eonflagra. tions interspersed with ones. alarm Calls for assistance were sent to cities near by and ten fire companies from Baltimore, Maryland, made the 40-mile run-in time to combat at least two of the blazes.
The damage is estimated at hundreds of thousands of della 'A score of firemen were overcome fatality smoke, but there were no
There were two fires in the bus-mess section of the city.
Ancendiarism ig suspected—Reuter.
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