Jasper County Democrat, Volume 10, Number 13, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 29 June 1907 — FIRE RAGES NEAR JAMESTOWN SHOW [ARTICLE]

FIRE RAGES NEAR JAMESTOWN SHOW

Entire Block of the Pine Beach See tion Swept—Several Ho- J tels Destroyed. Norfolk, Va., June 27.—One whole block of the Pine Beach section immediately adjoining the Jamestown exposition grounds, was swept by fire early in the day, the area burned being between the exposition grounds on the west, exlending to the Pine Beach hotel and from the ear track running from the exposition grounds west to the original Pine Beach pier to the water on the north. Tbb big Arcade hotel, the Berkley hotel,. Outside Inn, Powhatan hotel, Caroline hotel, several other smaller hotels and a large part of the outs de war path was destroyed. The loss may run up to $300,000, partly Insured.