The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-02-12
Everybody win be Keps from ahs
Ruins.

GOAk8s
The military grip on the ruin was
his afternoon frightened to the nmff
and for the present IL VIII be imposs,-
HE for any one to pass the line OF sol
dIers around the burned territory I'M
less on q pass personally issued oy
Brigadier General Riggs for otnclai
business. This was decided upon at a
conference held this afternoon at which
were present the Governor. General
Riggs and Mayor Lane. 1t was found
that so many persons had secured pos
sessions of passes or otherwise gained
admission that IL was thought advisa-
bic to prohibit everybody. In the safes
and aulIs buried under the ruins a-e
hundreds of millions OF dollars worth
of securities. negotiable paper n
cash. which the authorities fee they
cannon leave exposed TO even those VINO
were granted passes.
All the military and police passes
heretofore issued were revoked early in
the afternoon and soon after. the
troops were sent into the desolated ter
| ritory to clear il OF every n found.
Clearing Away the Debris.
The ruins OF the fire territory having
cooled sufficiently to permit the hand
ling OF debris. the work OF clearing some
portions Of the burned district began
today. Hundreds OF laborers a
by the department of street cleaning
were put to work at the western end
OF the ruins clearing the street tn
task before them Is a difficult one. and
the work of removing the great mass
| will necessarily be slow. Many weeks
| will elapse before all the streets within
! the fire territory will be ope to traffic.
| Bricks TO the depth Of faur feet, larga
marble and granite blocks. great girl
\ ers, bent or broken. II net works
Of telegraph. telephone and electric
light wires cover the streets.
l On hath sides of the OrOughfa IN
many places are towering walls taat
Will nave 20 come down before any at
tempt can be made to clear the streets
at those points.
Work of Opening Vaults.
Besides the work of the street Glenn
ers, there was much activity shown n
other directions. Here and there were
small groups of people watching safe
experts opening vaults. At other places
bank officials stood near fremen while
the latter poured water on hot safes
cool them off sufficiently TO be opened
All the experts in the field reported tn
evening that with very few exceptions
vaults and safes stood the fire test.
There were some scorched papers
books found, but they were not dam
aged enough to make them worthless.
There are still scores Of small fires
burning and many great heaps OF
smouldering ruins that are sending up
i ClOuUS VI SlllohS. NO SioAl - hdS oN~A
made to ~extinguish these as they can
do no further damage. The only places
where the fire department is at work
are on the boundary lines of the ruins
where they are drenching with water
every pile of debris that emits flames.
All of the out OF town fire companies
that came to Baltimore and rendered
such valuable services in stopping the
progress of the fire. have returned TO
their homes. The last TO go wee the
~Philadelphians and the New Yorks.
Chief Engineer Horton. of the local
department spoke highly or the WORK
Of the visitors and SAID:
Praise for the Visiting Ffremen.
Military regulations tonight We're
| Of the strictest sort, all the reg mrs
: and the battalion of the naval reserve
being kept on duty the
/ night. Adjutant General Riggs declar-
} ed tonight n the rigid rules aga nst
! the admission to the burned distr ct 81
r all persons not engaged in the fire hyht-
: ing and police work, would probably
! be enforced during tomorrow and thai
: il any business men were admitted To-
morrow it would be only under the IS
: cort OF guards from headquarters.
: Tonight" he said, Eve have tbs
three regiments on duty on three side
OF the fire area with the naval reserVF
. patrolling the water front in govern
ment vessels and Launches. ITO p A
of the cavalry made a tour OF the burn
ed district Al sun down and and expeIl-
ed everybody but the police and tlre'
d men from inside the lines n tonlgl
for the first time we have three com
, panies on duty within the GORDON pa
Z rolling the ruins and guarding saLe'
ana vaults. There has been so far no
: the slightest disordeT and we are no
: anticipating any. but nevertheless W.
{ are observing the strictest proven
, TONS
. A Greater Baltimore.
A special meeting of the members q
{ the Baltimore stock exchange was hell
. TODAY at the Hotel Stafford to c1nsidal
) the question OF rebuilding the eX'
5 change. It was decided 20 erect an
other building on the old site ana d:
soon as the debris is cleared away. a
temporary board room VIII be openec
5 in the builders exchange and tradin?
= in securities listed on the Baltimore
exchange will be resumed next week
: All the members expressed themse Ves
as confident mat the financial comma
i nity will sooR revive fIom the effects
2 of the fire and that out of the u'n
would arise a greater Baltimore.
2 A resolution was passed Offering IL
E mayor and finance commissioners IL
the money the city may need.
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