The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-02-10
RISING IN POWER
OUT Of HER ASHES
Baltimore for the Present
Needs No Aid.
UC FACED tn pERIl1ln
is EAGER TO REBUILD
Day of Conferences Developed That
City and State VIII Try to Meet
Emergencies, Loss About
S125,OOO,OOO. Cash
Vaults Unharmed.
(Bv the Associated Press )

10y the ASSOcldLeu 1TeSS.J
BALTIMORE, FEB. "a REVIVAL
OF THE FIRE TONIGHT IN THE
LUMBER YARD OF WILLIAM D.
GILL & SON, AT THE EXTREME
SOUTHEASTERN LIMIT OF THE
BURNED TERRITORY, CAUSED
NEW ALARM TO BE SENT IN. FOUR
COMPANIES AND FIRE BOAT, THE
CATARACT, RESPONDED AND AT
P. NJ. THE BLAZE WAS SAID TO BIZ
UNDER CONTROL.
Baltimore Md, Feb. 9.--Amid runs
still hot and smoking, Baltimore mas De-
gun it's resurrection. With the dawn OF
o clear winter day, whose brightness Was
in itself an inspiration, the apathy OF
yesterday gave way to energy, ans from
the Governor OF the State to tho least
private citizen the people Of this dis
tressed city aroused themselves 20 meet
! the appalling conditions that confront
| them.
/ II was a day of conferences The Gov
ernor, the mayor, and various municipal
officials, met and threshed GU tne prob
lens that are theirs by virtue of public
Office From this conference came a
decision that, Baltimore for the present
needs no outside help, but will endeayor
with her own resources and those OF the
| State to meet the emergency. At this
conference also was dveloped th9 machin
cry for an advisory legislative commission
to act in conjunction with tho legisl2-
ture.
The military officials had unusual
problems to decide and solved th-n in
military manner, fer tonight every pass
that has been issued giving entrance to
the fire lines was revoked. no civilian
NAV pass the Gordon OF citizen soldiers
which after forty-eight hours Of coat,n-
ruous duty tonight stretches around the
fre-swept district where lay safes and
vaults containing untold treasures.
With equal promptness the Chamber
Of Commerce held Q general nesting ard
issued formal announcement that re-
fccted the prevailing hopefuness, 6ccier-
ing there are already such evidences OF
recuperation that all are encouraged in
the hope Of the early restoration OF every
branch of trade
The Stock Exchange members met and
decided to rebuild as soon as possible.
The same story can be told Of practically
every commercial body while en- every
hand is evidence OF private effort toward
rehabilitation.
Old buildings long unused, private resi-
| dences near the business seetio nin roc.
every available structure bears crudely
| lettered signs on board or cloth annourc-
inc that within IS the temporary office
of firm The names on some Of these
signs are those that rank high in the
/ financial and commercial circles of the
world and in the temporary offices men
who for years have known only mahogony
desks work on deal tables and plain
| boards.
Lob Ro7, ~ thn
already contain display advertisements Tor
men to begin the work of clearing tnc
ruins.
All things considered, the public stock
taking that engrossed the business world
of Baltimore today was satisfactory. But
this does not mean that the great fire
was a lesser calamity than mas been pic
tufed In these dispatches. The words that
have hurried over telegraph wites, re-
stored by almost superhuman energy 20
meet wanting worlds demand for news,
have given but an inadequate conception
or this catastrophe OF a century. Tie
| bald fact is that 40 acres Of business
buildings, representing property to the
approximate value of $125 600, 900 were de.
stroyed within tWenty-four hours
great cloud was lifted this afternoon
when II was discovered that practically
/ dH ol IH6 vaults anu strong rooms and
safes of the financial concerns whose
buildings were destroyed, are unhtn. j
Tremendous loss in securities had been
anticipated here, and when vault after
vault yielded up its treasures uiaharrned
the Joy of the guardians was boundless
/ From the Continental Trust ConDany.s
safes alone papers to the amount Of moe
tEan s200, ,000,0 COO were recovered The news
cheered the whole city and encouraged
immediate and thorough investigation.
/ Merchants and their assistants, smoke
soiled and begrimed and hollow-eyod
/ IRON anxiety and loss OF sleep worked
like laborers in the smoking ruins to ul.-
cover their safes, ard III nearly every in
stance they were rewarded by intact con.
/ tents.
Another surprise was the discov, ~ that
financial concerns whose homes were di-
rectly in the path OF the flames. were
p actically unharmed. These were tho
Mercantile Trust Company ana Brown
Bros. 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
tho flames swept over them
/ There arc between 10000 O00 aud SIC.
G00,00O now in vaults Of the Sub-Treas-
ury, of which over $7,O00,oeO are in gold.
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