The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-02-10
TO RISE
FROM HER ASHES
Continued from First Page,)


avery branch OF trade"
The Stock Exchange members met and
decided to rebuild as soon as possible.
The some story can be told of practically
every commercial body, while on every
hand is evidence OF private effort toward
rehabilitation.
Temporary Quarters.
ola buildings long unused, private resi-
6ences near tho burned section, In fuct
4 all ayailab BILE structures bear crudely LETT
tered signs on board of cloth nnouncing
+ that within IS the temporary office Of q
firm. Tho names on some Of these signs
are those that rank high In the financial
and commercial circles Of the world and
In these temporary offices men. who for
years have known only mahogany desks
work on deal tables and plain board.
a Labor Is In demand, and the newspa-
pers already contain display advertise
ments for men to begin the work OF
clearing the ruins.
All things considered, the public stock
taking that engrossed the business world
o. Baltimore to-day was satisfactory.
But this does not mean that the great
fire was lesser calamity than has been
pictured in these dispatches. The words
that have hurried over the telegraph
wires, resorted by almost superhuman
energy. to meet waiting worlds demand
Tor news have given but an inadequate
conception Of this catastrophe OF a cen
fury. The bald fact is that 14O acres
Of business buildings, representing prop
7 erty. to the approximate value OF Sl2o,-
90 1000, were destroyed within twenty-four
hturs. .
Vaults Safe.
great cloud was lifted this afternoon
II zen It,. wasA discovered that practically
al; the vaults and strong rooms and
safes or the financial concerns where
buildings were destroyed are unhurt. y
tremendous loss in securities had been
anticipated here, and when vault after
vault yielded up its treasures. unharmed,
the Joy OF the guardians was bound
less. 81
safes alone papers to the amount OF more
than $500, 100000 were recovered. The
news cheered the whole city and encour-
nced Immediate and thorough investiga-
ton. Merchants and ,their assistants
sn:oke-soiled and begrimed and holloW-
ovcd from anxiety and loss of sleep,
worked like laborers In the smoking
ruins to uncover their safes ana IN
nearly every instance they were reward
ed by intact contents.
A Surprise.
Another surprise was the discovery
that two financial concerns, whose
homes were directly in the path OF the
flames, were practically unframed. Ihese
we're the Mercaattle Trust company anu =
crown Brothers.. Bank. The escape Of
these buildings is attributed to their lack
of height, They do not exceed four
stories. and as they were surrounded by
lofty structures, the flames swept over
them. 400 f...
There arc between sl1,ooo.ooO and 3d.
100000 now In the vaults OF the SUD-
treasury, OF which over S.Ooo,00 are IN
gold. The remainder consists or cuTren-
cy. silver and minor coins. This amount
81 inadequate to meet the emergency
demands of the trade Of the city. With
n considerably more than three-fourths OF
the leading banking Institutions OF the
CITY destroyed and their vaults buried
IN the debris and therefore inaccessible,
4 though happily intact. the business men
Of the city,arc seriously embarrassed IN
the transaction Of business.
Treasury Will Help.
Assistant Treasurer Dryden and Cashier
+. II. Nice are taking every possible
measure to meet the necessities arising
from the lack Of banking facilities, In
their steps they have the hearty cooper
alton of the Treasury Department, which
has expressed a readiness to ship any
amount Of money that Is needed, even
if the need stretches into the millions
When Mr.. Dryden telephoned Secretary
Shaw he told him the situation an detaii
Mr.. Shaw told him that the resources Of
the treasury were Mt the disposal OF Bal
timore, and directed that business be
transacted Immediately at the subtreas'
vry regardless Of the public hoi day pro
claimed until Tuesday, the 18TH instant
h by the Governor of the State yesterday
The extraordinary action was deemed
d best 10 meet the emergency.
The moment the doors were opened the
heavy demand for money began, ant
from all parts OF the city came person.
clarnor!ng for silver certificates OF small