Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1904-02-18

| Baltimore, Md. There was
little sleep for the 100000 residents Of
Baltimore Sunday night. because of a
terrific confagration which started in
the forenoon
! The monetary loss will probably
reach $20O,OO0,OOO. Square miles Of the
most valuable property in the whole
sale dry goods, produce, lumber, ship
ping, railroad and financial districts
| have been destroyed.
Fire Burns Itself Out.
At 2:40 p. m. it was announced that
the progress of the fire had been
checked and that it was burning itself
out. The last places to go were tine
ice house and coal yard of the Amer
| lean Ice company. The coal yard,
which spread out about 200 yards
south Of the ice house, was the means
OF staying the march of the flames on
the south and Jones' Falls on the east.
The Norfolk wharf of the Baltimore
Steam Packet company, which was
stocked with barrels of rosin and other
miscellaneous merchandise, was de-
stroyed before the fire had attacked
the merchandise company's property.
| 1t took ~ hours to stop the progress
of the great fire.
Many Big Firms Are Losers
Included in the burned territory were
number of financial establishments
OF national repute, including the build
ings of Alexander Brown & Sons, the
Cont n onto1 T,r,,o at oDnn,.n..,, IL . Tr-s-.
Trust company, the Atlantic Trust
company, the Offices of the Baltimore
& Ohio, the Pennsylvania Railway
company, the Maryland, Southern &
Chesapeake Railroad company, several
steamship companies and number of
leading hatters, haberdashers, etc.
The main Offices of the Western Union
and Postal Telegraph companies were
deserted long before midnight and the
buildings which they occupied are
practically destroyed.
All the Baltimore newspapers are
burned out and they were issued Mon
day morning from Washington.
Several Persons Injured.
Up to 1870 p. m. approximately 35
persons had been injured, including
one fireman seriously hurt while work
ing in the burning section. The city
government has been entirely suspend
ed and the city is under complete mill
tary control.
At noon the burning area stretched
for blocks along the harbor in the
southeast section of the old part of
- .lr $3.50
the city. The fremen were working
bravely, but against fearful odds The
area is senveloped in smoke that rises
in great volumes and rolls away over
the rest of the city Stretching back
along Jones Falls is a hostsof build
ings Quilted by the flames. From the
Lombard Street bridge looking west
ward is a scene of utter destruction.
&s What once were large substantial
structures are now a mass Of smolder-
Z ing debris, a few walls here and there
standing like sentinels over the ruins.
Huge piles of smoldering bricks, tan
gled networks of electric wires, a few
remnants of walls and here and there
telegraph poles burned and SmOldering
are all that remain to mark the prog
ress OF the cont1agration in that sec
ton.
Much suffering Expected.
It is anticipated that there may be
much suffering and destitution follow
ing upon the heels Of the destructive
visitation, and Mayor McLane and
other city officials are already discuss
ing the most ready means of relief. 1t
is estimated that as many as 20, 900
persons will be thrown out Of employ
Iment. and many Of those and their
families will be without resources.
Brig. Gen. Rags, commanding the
state national guard who has charge
IOf the street patrol, has issued strict
instructions to guard against any pos
sible looting Of partially destroyed 81
abandoned houses. So far there have
been no Instances of loot1ng reported.