Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1893-06-15

tien squa1ely in the face sud trying to be
brave. The scene tonight Is q wild one.
The city is in almost total darkness.
The militia is pat1olling the streets and
guarding the safes and vaults of the
banks and trust companies. which still
stand in the midst of the debris. Several
safes were opened ana Their contents
that little child was burned to death,
but it is impossible to confirm the rumor.
Late tonight relief meeting was called
by the mayor and in half an hour $500
had been subscribed in aid of the suffer-
ers. Those who contributed are as fol-
Headquarters, 500: Bishop Walker. $50:
Weir & Campbell. 500; Cass county,
$500; John Haas, $500: Moorhead. $500;
J. d. Benton, 800; W. B. Douglass.
$500; A. H. White. $500: First National
bank. $500; D. B. Shotwell. $500: Moor
head Milling company, 100 sacks Of -four:
S. G. Comstock, $500; w. Reiss, .
Northwestern Trust company have just
been opened and their contents found to
be burned to crisp. w. p McKinstrys
safe was also opened and that of Col.
e. A. Mortoa. The contents were found
well preserved.
The Work of Rebuilding.
In the aggregate the insurance is sl2OO.-
900. and will all be paid here within sixty
Gays gay though great deal viii be discounted
viii be 1905 men at wo:k smong the brick BRICK
in ten days. Times are hard, but this is
cash and will enable the people to push the
work. Mayor Smith has called for meet
ing OF city contractors tomorrow morning,
and as soon as the ruins cool of. the Red
River Valley Bank will begin Immediately
a $4,000 building. Alex Stern has tele-
brick. and will comm .nce rebuilding at
once Efforts to. arouse the people from the
dumb !e1hsrsy into which they have fallen
men. Sticking in the ashes of many
burned blocks are little signs saying: Here
are; are the remains Of a once e, handsome build
ever before. This evening the council
held hurried special session and gave or
ders for immediate rebuilding Of the city
and The Southwestern Loan company have
taken hasty action looking to immetiste re-
building The fever is catching rapidly.
Thoenix.like from her ashes and become
srander and better than before Every
available room or bit of space is being used
in Fargo tonight. No stranger can secure
scene on entering the place beggars descrip-
ton. HaSsard men. women and children
stand gazing at the ruins
In Dumb Despair.
The heart OF the business portion is vast
smolins square: The cold wind from the
prairieS drives the smoke through the streets
and people are almost vainy trying to me We
about in the darkness. Hundreds OF Moor
head citizens Went over the river early in
lhe evening. but sightseeing is iInposs.v.e.
The previous reports sent out from here
were not exaggerated in tue least. On the
contrary. they gave only an incomplete idea
Of the sad picture OF woe ami devastation
here Tonight. II is safe to say that 3pu
people will pass this chilly night on the open
prairie. Tomorrow morning numerous meet
lngs viii be held by. contractors. builders
and business men to fan into life Tue smol-
d!erns energy OF the popuiace. Relief meet.
ings will be held. subscriptions will be asked
and every step will be taken. to relieve the
classes. They are, the suffering ones. for
they lose not only home. but food and
to purchase any. Moorhead is. of course,
the center Of trade. Only half dozen stores
remain in Fargo No one is taking advan-
All are working in one common interest, led
by Mayor Smit! and Gov. Burke.
The LOSSES.
Editor Jordan. Of the Republican. figures
his loss at S11.Oo0. with $4.5oo insurance:
Bristol & Sweets loss is $4,000. with $40
600 inSur1 d the Eonert Street Methodist
900: loss Of y y: Kaworth 4 c. $4,000.
Insurance ms ';ult $500 $4,000: Mrs Harry oNeill. in
buidnss viii LOSE i GnFner i for !So
ooS Herman S;1;n loses SS $1,000: North side
600. insurance S4.5OO: Deerinc & Co, S15o.-
600: Sutherland 4 Co.. $1,000: Citizens Ma
tional bank. $4,000. insurance $35. 900:
Mccormick Mower and Reaper works 500.
600: Magili & Co. S150.OOO insurance $780,
600: 3. schmidt. two stores on Broadway.
$4,000: V: Quinby. $500: Day Beal &
Startling. $500: Attorney Ball 81 900; Alex
Stern, Sl5O.OO0. half insured; Bowers &
Son. $4,000: Il. u. Beal. $4,000;
$500: 7. F.. Yerxa. $4,000: W. 4. scott
$1,000: Logan's studio. $500; Nick Fields.
5000: NJ. A Heldreth. $500: Plano Binder
I y company. $50. 900: Austin Grader.
Si.vW,: j. F. Holmes L. Co. $500: w. B.
Eh1man $4,000: Hops Pros, $1,000. Be
sides these there We're many other losses
ranging frem $500 TO $1,000 on residences.
stores. livery stables and personal property.
Agent Walker reports the losses by com.
pa hes ne represents as follows: Commercial
onlon Assurance company. $4,000: Lane.
sshire. $1,000; Hamburg. Bremen. sci coo:
Northern Assurance company. S14. 900: Mil
Waukee Mechanics. SIS. 900: Phoenix Of
London. $4,000: Aetna of Hartford, s32 600:
Liverpool and London and Globe. S,5IsN:
German. American. New York. S34 900: Fire
association. Philadelphia S25 900: Royol IT
Lont0n. Hl!3W: Hartford OF Hartford 81,
ND: Phoenix. Hartford. S3OON: Snrin rtia,d
FIRE and Marine. $4,000: London and Ian.
casnire. S22.UO: Connecticut Hartford "a
HU: ST.. Paud Fire and Marine. $40 ntti.
orient OF Hartford 100000 WORCESTER Ena
land. $4,000: National Hartford 500 0n0.
MerchantS. S2O,0h) Greenwich Na,,. ~