The Savannah morning news., 1904-02-12

safes and vaults. Those of the German
Bank and the German Fire Insurance
Company We're opened and the cash
and books taken out uninjured. The
vault of the Marine Bank was opened
this afternoon and found intact. In no
instance have the contents of any
vault been seriously damaged.
Striving TO Hold Trade.
The Chamber of Commerce has been
exceedingly active to-day in sending
broadcast to every center of trade in
this country and Europe the assurance
that Baltimore is even now in condi-
tton to transact all shipping, grain
and foreign trade, and that all other
lines of business will be restored to
their normal channels within the next
two or three months. The officials of
the Chamber of Commerce announced
that plans are already nearly complet-
ed for the rebuilding of their 100000
structure.
Many merchants and manufacturers
whose places of business were swal-
lowed up in the conf1a grafton have
signed contracts for rebuilding. and
there are on all sides the greatest
signs of activity in this respect. They
are simply waiting for the city to clear
the streets of debris and give them
permission to rebuild.
May Need no Aid.
AS to whether any of the many Of
fers of assistance will be accepted has
not yet been fully decided upon, ac-
cording to Mayor McLane. The fire
did not reach the residential section of
the city, and there is no actual desti-
tuition at this time. The indications
are that the citizens of Baltimore will
be fully able to take care of all cases
of want that might present themselves.
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protfers of aid of citizens i'm this coun-
try and from foreign lands.
Among the messages of sympathy
received to-day was a communication
from Mgr Falconio, the apostolic dele
gate at Washington, containing the
following from the Pope:
Rome, Feb. 10.-His holiness, deeply
moved by the news of the great ca
lamity which has recently visited
the city of Baltimore. desires your ex-
cellency to convey to the honorable
Mayor and the people of Baltimore his
sincere sympathy. He prays that they
can stand the severe loss their city
has suffered, and that it will continue
to progress.
(Signed) Cardinal Merry Del VAL"
The leading savings banks in the
city combined i'm a public announce
ment tonight stating that none of
them have suffered any loss of secur1-
ties by the fire, and that they are In
as good condition financially as ever,
and that they will be open for BUSH
ness Feb. Is.
Loss May BE $7O,OOO,OOO.
Gov. Warfield to-day refused to sign
the resolution which was passed by
the House of Delegates yesterday, GEN.
surfing Brig. Gen. Riggs of the state
militia, and summoning him to APP
| pear before the bar of the House to
| answer a charge of exceeding his au-
thority and the House rescinded its
action of yesterday, after hearing a
statement by Gen. Riggs. The specific
complaint against Gen. Riggs was that
he had refused to recognize passes
| signed by Gov Warheld to the MEM
| bers of the Legislature, admitting them
within the fire lines, but Gov Warfleld
Iesaid that Gen. Riggs refusal was to
| be. commended, instead of condemned.
A composite estimate of the total
loss from the fire by twenty-five expert
| representatives of leading insurance
| companies outside of Baltimore places
the figures at $S5,000,000 Some of them
think that the total loss will be re-
duced to 1000, 900, as much salvage
is being dug out of the ruins which
was thought to have been destroyed.
The loss to the insurance companies
IL estimated by the same experts at
IS per cent. of the total loss.