The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1904-02-12
GREAT SUFFERING AHEAD.

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er city officials are already discussing
the most ready means to relieve want.
1t is estimated that 10000 people will
be thrown out OF employment, and
many will be without resources.
AT noon the area stretched for blocks
along the harbor in the southeast sec
ton of the city. The firemen We're
working bravely but against fearful
odds. The area was enveloped in
smoke, that rose in great volumes and
rolled away over the rest of the city.
Stretching back along Jones Falls
is a host of buildings Quilted by the
flames. From Lombard street bridge
looking westward is a scene Of utter
destruction.
DYNAMlTlNG RUINS.
The fremen are dynamiting buildings
and walls in the burning area, and the
intonatiOns Of explosions and the shrill
whistles of fire engines add to the in
describable horror of the scene. Every
few minutes the fall of walls can be
heard.
Travel through the district Is fraught
with greatest danger. and even in the
outlying parts of the district the hames
the ruins, while lettering walls make
ingress and egress more difficult.
LEGISLATURE TO MEET.
GONGEIOE w aIl1Giu mas CdllC0 Ill GN-
ira session of the legislature to meet at
Z o'clock this evening to empower him
to declare the city under martial law
and suspend all business for ten days.
The governor stated today that every
safe and deposit box and vault in the
various institutions is absolutely safe
and all records are preserved.
Governor Warfield after a conference
with Mayor McLane today declared
legal holidays. The necessary legisia-
ton will be introduced at Annapolis
tonight to suspend business for a week
or ten days. making that period prac-
tically a legal holiday.
The blackened remains of a fireman
were found in the Quilted Equitable
building this morning. Chief Engineer
| Horton, overcome during the fire yes
terday, is reported as resting easy to-
day.
North of Baltimore street the fire Is
still burning on East Fayette street as
far as Gay street, but unless the wind
shifts to the south the flames probably
will be confined to this section Of the
north side.
About midnight the wind, which had
been blowing strongly from the SOUTH
west, began to come in a gale from the
northwest. AT this hour the flames had
reached Market Space and were driven
toward the water front. and all build
lNSS from balIlulOTe Street GAVIN 10
q FIR fire. s''ee' "sle S0'' . ''A-iAs -'A3@
From then on Pratt street became the
center Of the fire. which burned block
after block Of business structures on
that thoroughfare from Charles street
eastward to the falls.
Roughly speaking, the fire In Its
course described a half circle on It's
northern and western edges, curving
/ from, ha ri oto1 T.iharty cfrapfS fn
Fayette and st. Paul streets, then
sweeping around toward Market Space
and Lombard streets. The effect of this
course Of the fire vas to describe an i'm
mense question mark.
Dynamite proved most useless last
night. when building after building in
the neighborhood Of Charles n Balti-
more streets was blow up in order to
stay the flames. 1t seemed as If the
fire laughed at such paltry efforts for
the flames simply jumped these vacant
spaces n licked up the buildings o.
the far side.
Lumber yards all along West Falls
avenue from Pratt street to the waters
edge, and tremendous business, stor-
age and warehouse section between
South street and Jones Falls. from
Fayette to Pratt, are a mass Of ruins.
REGULARS ARE SENT.
Marshal Farnan received a tele-
phone message from the commandan'
at Fort McHenry asking II any mill
tary assistance were needed. The mar
shall promptly answered that the goy'
eminent buildings were threatened ant
regulars could be used to advantage
A detachment of thirty-four men from
different companies was sent to tn
city. Marshal Farnan directed tina
they be thrown out around the post
office building, subtreasury and Gus
tom house, adjoining the federal cour
building.
The regulars were fully equippe'
with several rounds of ammunition an
bayoneted guns. The army regulation
! were enforced and only members Of tn
press were allowed through the line
who could. give the password. TIL
, strictest discipline was observed, whic'
3 had a wholesome effect. The Who'll
burned area is under the strictest mar
! tial law.
At lis p. m. this afternoon the flame
sweeping the harbor district had leape
s across Jones Falls, a small stream run
ming through the business section G
( the city. and was attacking a mass 9
i oyster and fruit packing establish
ments.
The lremen seem to be fighting tn
fire with success, and 1t is believed the
> will confine it to the west side of Jone
: Falls. "A fierce norther1y wind prevails
making the battle a desperate one. u
: to the present time about thirty-fiv
Q persons have been injured. The los
of property is variously estimated frol
: 5000, 0oo, zoe to $500. OOO.0 900. The residenc
p portion is unscatned, but the create
d part OF the business section is q ma
Of debris.
SOME OF THE HEAVY LOSERS.
The following includes a partial Iii
Il of individual losses of 100000 an
over. The estimates owe building
and contents:
. John n. Hurst, dry goods. l1.soo.oot