The Washington times., 1904-02-10
Cash and Securities
Found in Good
Condition.
Work of Rebuilding
the Citu Already
in Progress.
All Danger of Fam
inc or Financial
StTinGenCu Past.

BALTIMORE, Feb. 10-The actual
work of rebuilding Baltimore was begun
this morning. All danger of any fnan-
cial stringency resulting from the FIRE
ended at daylight.
Millions Of dollars are coming into the
city from all parts of the country. Two
millions We're received by local national
banks from New York; one million from
Philadelphia, and almost as much from
Washington and Chicago.
Work on Vaults.
So rapidly have the great piles or
brick and debris in the burned district
cooled that work on nearly All vaults
was begun before noon. The vaults and
safes Of the First National. the Third
National. National Bank OF Commerce.
Farmers and Mechanics. the Mercan-
tile Trust Company. the Mechanics Ma
tional. Merchants and Farmers. and
Union National were opened this morn
ing and the contents were found to be
in excellent condition.
From these vaults there were taken
SIS. 900 in money and S12y. 900, coo in
securities. All Of this was taken to the
temporary offices OF the banks. which
have been established in all Sorts OF
taken from the ruined structures and
conveyed away IN carriages guarded by
details Of troops
Armed to the Teeth.
Clerks are inside the carriages armed.
70 the teeth and the soldiers on top OF
the coaches have their rifles loaded
with ball cartridges. Vehicles thus pro-
tected are going in all directions through
the streets which. with the squads Of
soldiers in all parts Of the devasted dis
trict. gives the city the appearance pf
a great armed camp
It was said this morning by a bank
president that there Is nearly a billion
dollars counting all sorts Of securities
under the debris. Much Of this Is going
10 be removed before tonight The first
out OF town money 70 reach the city
came to the National Mechanics Bank
Plenty OF Money.
To the correspondent OF The Times.
president John 2. Ramsey. Of the bank.
said
'I know there IS much anxiety among
business men all over the country as to
the possibility Of getting money. but
there Is no occasion for this lack OF
confidence. As an instance I might cite
D.
ington Railroad Company. Their repre-
sentative came to me saving: Where
are We going to get money for our pay
day wednesday. replied. Right
here
I suppose this feeling Of anxiety orig
mated from the proclamation Of ten
day holiday. This was done only TO
cover the legal phases of financial trans
actions that might have To be delayed
until the banks could get into working
shape IN temporary oflces. No, there
need be no fear Of a financial strin-
Eency. and the fire insurance companics s
wiz expedite payments TO enable rner-
chants 70 resume rapidly
For s6o,ooo,ooo.
Tho fire Insurance men have with them
certified checks at their headquarters in
the Lexington Hotel Tor SEQ OO0. 900. and
the FIRST payments were made this morn
ing. The agents declined 10 name those
who were paid. bat they said that
sz,4ss245 had been paid out before 12
O'Clock.
we have the money. the cluims are
good. ard ail we want is TO have them
presented, satI a prominent agent.
I'VE hope 10 facilitate matters by pay
ing at once. We expect TO pay out twen-
ty-fve millions today n the people come
for it"
The food famine did not appear aud
prices dropped today TO nearly normal
The Baltimore and Ohio and Pennsyl-
vania both came To the aid of the city
with extra trains and imprornptu mar
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