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The Herald
Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California
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A terrible fire in Manila, the capital of the Philippine Islands, destroyed 4000 houses and left 30,000 people homeless. The city, a major eastern emporium with a population of 100,000 (160,000 including suburbs), features numerous principal buildings including a cathedral, palaces, churches, and educational institutions. Reported from Madrid on April 5.
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MADRID, April 5.—A terrible fire has occurred at Manila in the Philippine islands, by which 4000 houses were destroyed and 30,000 people left homeless.
Manila is the capital of the Philippine islands and has a population of 100,000, or with the suburbs 160,000. It is one of the great emporiums of the east.
The principal buildings are the cathedral, the palaces of the governor and archbishop, a beautiful town house, ten churches of different religious orders, several monasteries, convents, the arsenal, the three colleges of young men and two of the young women, a supreme court, prison, hospital, university, a marine and a commercial school, a large theater, a custom house and a barracks.
It has frequently been visited by severe and destructive earthquakes.
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Manila, Philippine Islands
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4000 houses destroyed, 30,000 people left homeless
Event Details
A terrible fire occurred at Manila, destroying 4000 houses and leaving 30,000 homeless. Manila is the capital with a population of 100,000 (160,000 with suburbs), a great emporium of the east, featuring principal buildings like the cathedral, governor and archbishop palaces, town house, ten churches, monasteries, convents, arsenal, colleges, supreme court, prison, hospital, university, schools, theater, custom house, and barracks. It has been frequently visited by severe earthquakes.