Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1904-02-09
BALTIMORE A CITY OF ASHES
Fire Burns Itself Out at Baltimore After Do
ing Damage Estimated as High as Three.
Hundred Millions Soldiers Patrolling
the Devastated District Hundreds Of
Buildings In Ruins.

there are mult1tudes OF men
and women looking curiously on or
vajnly seeking for more and definite
information about the confagration.
Almost everywhere there is in evil
dence a feeling of awe and terror over
what has happened and of solemn ap- Z
profession of what might follow. The
common remark of citizens is that Bal
timore has received blow from which 4
it cannot recover for years.
1t is anticipated that there may be
much suffering and restitution follow
ing upon the heels of destructive vis-
itatior and Mayor McLane and other
city officials are already discussing the
most ready means OF relief. It lie esti-
mated that as many as 10000 persons
will be thrown out of employment and
many of these and their families Will
be without resources.
Brigadier General Rags, command.
ing the state national guard, who has
charge of the street patrol, has issued
strict instructions to guard against
any possible looting of partially de-
stroyed or abandoned houses. So far
there have been no instances Of loot
ing reported. ..
We" IOnN Z SesNOS
ADDITIONAL ASSISTANCE.
During the morning half dozen Of
New York city's most powerful steam
ers arrived by special train and their
coming gave new impetus to the eff
forts to check the flames by putting
fresh men into the fight, the Balti-
more firemen, as well as the out of
town men who arrived earlier, having
been exhausted by their all night
struggle against such terrific odds. All
electrical power has been destroyed
and no street cars are running.
About midnight the wind, which
had been blowing strongly from the
! southwest with tendency to switch
to the westward, began to come in a
gale from the northwest At this hour
| the flames had reached Market place
and were headed directly for the tene-
ment districts across the falls, where
frightened foreigners were working
like demons to save their household
effects.
Temporarily the change in the wind
saved them, for the flames were driven
toward the water front and all build
ings from Baltimore street down to
Pratt street soon were roaring mass
OF flames.
PROCLAMATION sUsPENDs
BUSINESS CONTRACTS.
Governor Warfeld has issued
proclamation declaring the day legal
holiday. 1t is expected that this will
be extended for several days or until
such time as the chaotic conditions in
the business and financial districts can
be Strengthened out. This proclama-
ton closes all banks and other finan-
cial institutions and defers the pay
ment of commercial paper.
This action of Governor Warfield
suspends the operations of various
business contracts and greatly re-
lieves the complex conditions which
confront the business and financial in
terests.
At noon, more than twenty-four
hours after the flames broke out, the
| burning area stretches for blocks
along the harbor in the southeast Sec
ton, the old part of the city. The
| 1remen are working bravely, but
against fearful odds. Stretching back
along Jones falls is host of buildings
Quilted by the flames. From the Lom-
bard street bridge looking westward
is a scene of utter destruction. Huge
piles of smouldering bricks, tangled
network of electric wires, remnants of
| walls and here and there telegraph
poles burning and smouldering are all
that remain to mark the progress OF
the conflagration in that section.
PROGRESS OF FLAMES
is FINALLY CHECKED.