Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1904-02-18

session Of the legislature to meet Mon
day evening at eight o'clock to en-
power him to declare the city under
martial law and suspend all business
for ten days. The action was taken
after q conference with Attorney Cen
seral Bryan. who advised the governor
that he did not have authority to re-
lieve the city authorities OF RESPONSE
bility without the authorization Of the
Legislature.
Monday was declared a legal holt
day in order to give the clearing
houses a chance to get Strengthened
out. Gov. Warfield stated that every
safe deposit box and vault in the vari-
GUS institutions was absolutely safe;
that the records were preserved and
that it was next to impossible for seri-
Gus danger to happen to documents
contained therein.
81 Fireman Killed.
sa The blackened remains of fireman
were found in the Quilted Equitable
building Monday, where he had rushed
in an effort to get line of hose to
the roof. District Chief Emerich is
temporarily in command OF the depart
ment.
The lumber yards all along Yves:
Falls avenue from Pratt street to the
water edge are in ruins. Cracking
flames are leaping high in the air,
sparks falling all over the neighbor-
hood. There is absolutely no hope for
any of this section.
The dynamiting of buildings was
continued Monday, but the necessity
for such heroic preventive was not
so urgent as Sunday.
Troops on the Scene.
Marshal Farnan received a telephone
message from the commandant at Fort
McHenry asking if any military assist
5anee was needed. The marshal
promptly answered that the, govern
5ment buildings were threatened and
the regulars could be used to advan-
tage: A detachment Of "a men from
the different companies were sent to
the city under Lieut.. Bowman, Lieut..
Down Fayette to Charles they swept,
and the building occupied by Puts &
90. caught. Seeing that nothing could
save it, it was decided to destroy the
building with dynamite in the hope Of
preventing the fire from crossing
Charles street. The explosion was sue
.cessful in accomplishing the object, and
the entire corner collapsed instantly, but
this had, apparently no effect upon the
progress of the fire, for almost before
the sound of the falling walls had died
away the building on the east side of
Charles street began to blaze, and it
was evident the blocks between Charles
and st. Paul streets were DOOM ed. In
a desperate, but futile, effort to prevent.
the fire going further to the east build
ing after building was dynamited in this
block. but it was all of no avail, and the
fire proceeded steadily onward.
Courthouse Alba re-
The Daily Record building was soon
in flames, and not many minutes later
the fire had leaped over st. Paul street
and lofty, massive Calvert building
began to emit smoke and flame The
Equitable building, just over narrow
alley, quickly followed, and these two
immense buildings gave forth glare
that lighted the city for miles around.
Soon the large building Of Hall, Head
lington & Co. On the northwest corner of
Charles and Fayette streets was blazing
brightly With scarcely pause the.
fire darted across to the east side of
Charles street and began to lap up the
handsome building of the Union Trust
company, while at the same time the
large buildings to the west of Hall, Head
lington & Co.. occupied by Wise Brothers
& Oppenheim, Obernderf & Co. were
aflame throughout. Down Fayette
street to the east swept the flames, and
later the new courthouse was ablaze.
Among prominent buildings destroyed
are the City hospital, Institute of Fine
Arts, Hopkins bank, Holiday Street
.theater, Guardian Trust building, Gus
tom house, Western Union building,
National Exchange bank, United States
express Office, Mercantile Trust build
ing, Postal Telegraph building, Eaui-
table building az stories), Union Trust
building III stories) and the Continen-
tai Trust building GIG stories)
Roosevelt Offers Aid.
. Mayor Mclean received the follow
ing telegram from President Roosevelt:
White House, Feb 1904-Hon.
Robert McLane, Mayor Baltimore, Md
share the horror of our people at.
the appalling catastrophe which has be-
fallen Baltimore If there is anything
the federal, government can do, pray.
call on me.
(signed) THEODORE ROOSEVELT.
Loss to Insurance Companies.
New York, Feb. N-F'ire insurance
brokers in this city estimate the mini-5
mum loss. to insurance companies in.
Baltimore fire at $50, 10000 Losses of
big companies are now placed at from
$500, 900 to $4,000, 900 each.
To Dine with Ambassador.
Berlin, Feb. Emperor William
has sent word to Ambassador Tower