Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-02-09

because of the utter exhaustion of the local men, were given free hand. More than a score of companies were here from New York, Philadelphia, Wilmington. Washington and small towns within radius of fifty miles of Baltimore. Their duty was to check the flames in their onward march southward. This was a rather difficult task, as both sides of Jones falls are lined with lumber yards and old build ings,, which proved to. be no better than finder boxes. At every street the stream is spanned by small bridge, and on each bridge two and sometimes three engines were standing taking wa ter from the creek. Stationed at vari- ous points In the lumber yards were other steamers, also taking water from the stream. In this manner the travel ing fire fighters stood side by side and strove to check the flames. The lum- Der yards on the eastern side of the creek were saved by the companies sta toned in them throwing great quan- titles of water on the great piles of nber, while the companies on the west side of the narrow creek poured water into the burning buildings. The engines on the bridges also rendered valuable aid, a
 The New York firenen, who were the last to arrive, owing to the long dis tance they travelled. were the last to stand the brunt of the flames, and when the fire began to burn itself out in the coal yard of the American Ice company seven Of their steamers were x~ Ixx,I IJx1,- x1 oA A1 Patapsco river.
 Five fresh companies of New York fremen and a hundred members of the Atlantic City volunteer depart ment have arrived and relieved the most exhausted of the earlier detach- ments. The wind is falling, and the temperature is falling also. The city is absolutely orderly.
 The fire now is entirely under con trol and confined to the blazing heaps of the ruins. The, fremen are steadily forcing their way inward from the outer limits of the burned area, mak- ing use of tugs along the water front.
 A late estimate is that 25O0 build. ings have been destroyed and an area of eighty city blocks laid waste.
 Thanks to the splendid work of the firemen of this city and the volunteers, no life has been lost so far as is known.
 According to the list of losses, it is expected that few insurance companies will be forced into bankruptcy. That danger will be confined to some Balti. more companies and to few unimpor- tant outside companies.
 The burned district is within the ter. ritory bounded by Liberty and Lexing. ton streets, Jones' falls and the basin. Within this district were the big struc. lures on Fayette, Gay, Lombard, Charles, Balderson, Ellicott, Hollings- worth arld CheapsiAe streets. Passing southeast along the basin, tue follow. ing large docks were destroyed: Nc. Clure's, Patterson's, Smiths, Freder- ick. Long and Union.
 The theaters have made no attempt to open. While there was more than the ordinary number of persons on the streets, no one thought of amusements 1t has not been determined whether engagements will be played later in the week. The dramatic companies which arrived in the city went to their ho- Z iels. and no rehearsals were conducted.
 Mayor McLane received the follow ing telegram from President Roose- welt:
 T share the horror of our people at the appalling catastrophe which has befallen Baltimore. If there is any thing the federal government can do, pray call on me-
 A bill has been introduced in con gress by Representative Enrich of H. linois appropriating $1,0Oo.Oo0 for the relief of sufferers from the Baltimore fire.
 NEW YORK, Feb. 9.-Major Gener-