Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-02-08
A FIREMAN HAS BEEN KILLED.
Fire viii Probably Roll Up Property
Loss 10 Excess Of All Prcyi'
Gus Estimates,
CITY UNDER MILITARY CONTROL.
Heroic Measures Adopted to Check
Spread Of Conilagratlon, but
Dynamite is Of Little Use.

Baltimore. Feb. s, l;lj p, m.--Sweep-
Ing along with undated fury. but now
apparently checked By The united eff
forts of firemen from number OF
cities the greatest connagration in the
history Of Baltimore Is raging in the
harbor section and bids fair to roll up
property less far In excess Of all pre-
yous estimates.
A northerly wind was blowing, add
ing 10 the terrific odds against which
the army Of fire fighters were combat
ing with the great fire stu running UNI
checked The estimates vary, ria glng
as high as from $2OO0OO,O0O to 100000
900. With the fierce wind blowing moth
ing could stem the tide Of the flames
until all the property In this section
was burned 70 the waters edge. From
the myriads Of lumberyards on the
west side OF Jones Falls. the little mud
dy stream that flows through the bus
iness section of the city, the flames
quickly eaped over TO the other side
Of the stream and were rapidly eating
into the mass Of oyster and fruit pack
ing establishments und these were rap
Idly crumbling into ruins. One fire.
man was Killed and the changing OF the
hospital ambulances bore evidence of
the minor casualties up 10 this hour ap.
pfoximating IS persons Injured, includ-
Ing one fireman
The city government has been entire
y suspended and the city Is under
complete military control, The city of
leials are adopting the most heroic
measures to check the flames and Gov.
Warlield has telegraphed 10 the secre-
larry OF the navy a request TO immedi-
atey dispatch a dynamite expert to
work on Quilted buildings where bare
walls are totterlng at every shift of the
WIND and threaten to endanger life by
falling at any moment
In the business district the first had
wen nigh spent itself. The residence
section OF the city had not been affect
td and the fire fighters were hopeful
mat the flames would not shift in that
direction. Buildings without number.
some OF them tall and stately and
erected at immense cost are left, but
tnoulderlng debris and block after
DOCK OF the downtown section for n
vast area Is now mass of brick and
stone piles, with an occasional stand
hese crumbling ruins OF commercial
prestige include the Law and Eaultable
pulldlngs, the Continental Trust COM
pahS the Baltimore & Ohio central
building the International Merchants
, nn,tbe ana scores OF institutions
numbered among the greatest enter
Pllses of the stricken city. The awful
ppow 70 the business interests has fair
y paralyzed the city and scores of
thousands OF citizens spent the most
y. ihe gay outside the firm military
S s,non draWn around the fire area. The
.. su VI lotterlng and dynamited walls,
'ne shflll calls OF engines for coal. The
hanging OF the gongs Of fire engines
aIu am0ulances, the hiss of escaping
steam and the dull red glow that how.
~, NV over me Old part Of tho city, marks
wy scene OF the height OF the flames
"u ~, adds TO the awe-inspiring situation.
ne authorities have already taken
s'eps 10 meet the emergency and A
speclal meeting of the MARYLAND legIs.
tatuie was called for tonight when leg.
N'a'loh VIII be enacted. The measure
~ not yet drafted, but Il Is understood
,ss ' ooo me legislature WIN appropriate
IJ-Dyy"yVV Tor relief II that amount Is
Wv oo', , necessary, The immense loss
Wv we Insurance companies is n mai.
w, ea y. 1l speculation and fears are express-
, NV .nal some OF the smaller enterprises
"as pc forced TO the Will
~ Nt 10 p m. It. appeared that the fire
ToElu Dc confined to the west of Jones
so aus Inc Cataract. a FIRE tug, at tho |
o vo' oi the Union docks, checked the
,he az mat point. II Ii believed thai |
'uc ME can now be controlled