Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1904-02-11

k0ltlmOte evening NEWS.
Baltimore Record,
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would he pleased to he at once adyts-
ed in this respect,
Wastes OF Ruins.
All about this point portions of walls
mark the sites of some of Baltimore's
most notable business structures.
From the site of the National hotel, at
Holiday and Fayettc streets, no build
ings are left standing as far as the
eye can see down Baltimore street
All along South Gay street there is
the same picture of complete destruc.
ton A lroken sign and lettering
W. G. r. u. building once stood, Ad-
joining this were the buildings oceu.
pied by the British and German Consu,
lates They shared the fate OF their
lneighbors. The costly United States
custom house, in the course Of con.
struction, is ruined, Westward along
Pratt street is only debris, and impass-
able by reason of huge piles Of mason
ry. All the buildings at Dugan's
wharf, nearby, were destroyed.
Stretching from here down East and
West Falls avenue were n number of
business establishments, All are gone.
Whole Buildings Catch Fire.
Everywhere buildings sprang into
living flames before the fire touched
them and brick, stone and mortar
crumbled like chalk, The atmosphere
quivered and in II, surrounded by fire,
the fremen OF this and other cities
fought doggedy. But the fire swept
on and buildings large and small,
churches and business houses alike,
were swept away, here and there the
walls standing like sentinels in the
great waste.
A District Of Ashes.
Hundreds of buildings were de,
stroyed. The complete list would be
but busint directory of the burned
area. The burned district is in the
territory bounded on the west by Lib.
erty street. on the north by Lexington
street, east by Jones Falls, south by
the Basin. Within this district were
big structures on Fayette, Gay, LON
bard, Charles, Baldcrson. Ellicut, Hol.
llingsworth and Cheapside streets.
Passing southeast along the Basin, the
following large docks were destroyed:
McClures. Patterson's, Smiths,
Frederick, Long and the Union. The
small thoroughfarcs, which do not OK,
tend as far north as Lexington street
and which were In the path Of the
flames. are Commerce, Fredericlis and
Mill streets.
The district thus swept by fire com
prised rs blocks and nearly $500
buildings.
Remarkably Good Order
NOTWITHSTANDING the magnitude Of
the catastrophe, the absence Of disor-
der and confusion was remarkable
The fire district and the territory i'm
mediately surrounding 1t is under the
strictCst military control. Sunday
night attachments Of regulars from the
nearby forts were sent 10 the fire dis
trict and assisted the police in main.
tanning order. Besides these 1900
militiamen were on duty and the Mary.
land naval reserves were also called
out.
Troops Keep Out Thieves.
The line Of troops ~ 80 tightly drawn
that II Is impossible for thieves to en-.
ter the fire zone without detection.
This extraordinary precantion was alb.
solutely necessary because the iinan.
clal district Is included In the burned
territory. and there IL untold wealth
hidden in the blistered and warped
vaults Of banks and safe deposits COM
panies All requests for pass
through were referred by the mayor 70
the commander Of the military and he
refused To grant any.
Whole Country Responds.
Mayor MacLane last night stated that
he had offers Of assistance from every
part Of the country, but could not tell
before today what relief measures Will
be necessary.
Loss More Than sioo.ooo,ooo.
A member Of the board Of insurance