Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-02-09

Co.; the Produce Exchange at Bowley'S
wharf; Walkers warehouses at the
toto of Commerce street; Spears wharf
of the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad with
six four-story warehouses, together
It'll the wharf; c. A. Gambrills flour
mills ut Spears point.
Hundreds of other buildings were
destroyed.
The theatres made no attempt to
oren, tonight. While there was more
than the ordinary number of persons
on the streets no one thought of
amusements.
The Protestant Episcopal church Of
the Messiah, corner of Fayette and
Gay streets. was destroyed. The roof
fell i'll soon after the building took fire
and the huge pillars on the Guy street
side, fell across the pavement. The
Church of the Messiah was one of the
most historical ecclesiastical structures
in Baltimore. 1t was built in 1928.
The trolley system of the city was
partially resumed. this evening.
The following is the latest list of the
| largest business places destroyed, with
| obtainable. Where several firms are
grouped the loss given is the total to
the building:
| John f. Hurst, dry goods, $1,5O0,0 600:
ever $1,000000 insurance.
| The Daniel Miller Co, dry goods. ST.
100000: carry more than $1,000,00O in
surance on contents.
Dixon Bartlett Co., shoes, $4,000.
l
Schleunes, clothes, S15O.OO0.
| John E. Hurst & Co., storage, $780,
900.
| r. II. Sutton & Co., dry goods, ST.
100000.
| 5. F. & A. P. Miller, clothing manu-
facIurers, 100000.
| S. Halel & Co., boots and shoes,
s14o 600.
| Strauss Bros, dry goods, $250.0O0.
| A. G.. Meyer & Co., patent medicines,
$4,000
| Strauss, Eiseman & Co., shirt manu-
lecturers, S150,000.
| Henry Oppenheimer &; Co. clothing.
and Van SAINT, Jacobs & Co., shirts,
! S1,5,O0O.
I Michael Ambach & Sons, clothing,
;o50 900.
Woodward Baldwin & Co., dry
/ soods, $150.O00.
1 Eou!din Bros, notions. s150,O00.
Edward Jenkins & Sons, coach and
larness supplies, Sl5O,OOO.
Johnson Boyd & Co, notions, $20o,-
100.
Philip F. Cohrmann & Co. laces and
/ erloroideries. and Phillips Bros. & Co,
Try goods, 100000.
Armstrong, Gator & Co., notions and
millinery, 100000.
Z. Grief & Bros. clothing, $4,000.
Mas & Kemper, embroidery and
aces. s125,0OO.
l Florence w. MacCarthy Co, notions
md laces. S150,00O.
Thalheimer Bros, clothing, $150,000.
! Fisher Bros, liquors, wholesale. alIl
.tc., S150,000.
l Mayor McLane, today. gave the fol-
l ewing statement to The Associated
| Press:
Il wish you would say for me that
| he fire is now under control. The peo-
! lie throughout the country have been
cry kind to us in our terrible calamity
L 'tNl CEtllllOl l1liu NOIuS W ta tJl COS lily
| appreciation. We have had offers Of
| ssistance from nearlylevery large city
| the East and several offers from the
| Vest. OF course there has as yet been
10 relief system adopted. as we do not
knew just how we stand, but l am now
] IN conference with the marshal on that
. subject and will be able to tell by to-
| morrow what relief measures it will
be necessary to adopt. 1t is absolutely
| impossible to even approximate the
loss. 1t will be several days before
anything like an accurate estimate can
be given"
Tie board of insurance commission
ers also refuses to estimate the loss:
A prominent member of the board
said:
1T is impossible at this time to give
an approximate estimate of the loss.
l would say from s1OO,O0O.0OO up. 1t
is safe to say the loss exceeds one
hundred million dollars"
Both branches of the council held a
special meeting. tonight. and passed q
resolution requesting the governor to
declare ten days holiday for the re-
lief of the business community of the
city.
This matter was brought to the at
tentiOn of Mayor McLane and Gov
Wartield earlier in the day by 4 dele
cation from the Chamber of Com
merce.
Shortly after noon, the business
men of the Chamber of Commerce met
at the Hotel Rennert.
President James c. German Of the
Atlantic Transportation Co. called the
meeting to order and explained it's OBJ
ject. After a brief discussion it was
unanimously agreed that owing to the
chaotic condition of business. it was
necessary to ask the governor to de-
l clare legal ter. days holiday, and to