Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-02-09
A GREATER
 AND A MORE
 BEAUTIFUL CITY
Will Arise From the Ruins of Baltimore Says Mayor
 hcLane Telegrams of Sympathy and Offers
 of Assistance From Many Places United States Sub-Treasury Re-Opened for Business To-Day

from the New York brigade, which. had been demonstrating its efficiencyI throughout the day, and nine com~l panies, half of the Baltimore brjgade.E were ordered back to their houses he-3 fore one in the morning Others or the wearied of the Baltimore fire flghbs. CTS were relieved during the late after.l noon and night by members of the yol~l unteer department from Atlantic Citv. who leaving their apparatus at homa took charge of the Baltimore engines and directed the streams upon fhaI blazing ruins. The outside firemen do-s parted at intervals during the day. There was little work for the f7re~a men during the night, all appreher-d sion of any other further spread ofI the flames being removed beforea nlghtfall, but the engines numpedl streams on the smouldering ruinsS throughout the night The work ra. qu1red the services of but two or tfrea men to an engine, the members of thal crews taking turns on duty. Tn mostl cases the hose nozzles were simplvd propped up in position and the streams3 left to play without other direction for hours. The telephone systems of the cityS were badly crippled, their central ex-l changes being located in the dangers zone, but to-day they were giving ser-i vice through branch exchanges. Tho street railway system was almost end tireiy paralyzed by the fire, the greau central power house having been con4 sumed.
 Service was maintained on parts ofA some lines, however, power being ohs tained from the outlying plants andE to-day cars were running on several lines.
 confiagration in the residential section of East Baltimore was averted only by the promptness of some of thef young men of the city. Yesterday af-I ternoon sparks were carried from theI fire to the roof of a church on Canton avenue, two miles from the scenei of the trouble. The young men found an old volunteer hand reel, pulled it to- the church. The cracked old hose of { other days was unwound and attached to city plug. The city pressure was enough to carry the water to the top of the church and it was saved. Tn the meantime the fire had spread to ada Joining buildings, but was prompt1y put out by the volunteer fire fighters. { { During the night the Young Mems Christian Association building, the Maryland Theater and all of the Iead- ing clubs put their shelter and accom- modationS at the service of the hre- men and militia from other cities and of the guardsmen when not on duty. l
 Telegrams were received during the night by Mayor McLane and other city, officials tending the sympathy of the people of many sister cities.
 The editor of the Daily Hlustrated Mirror, of London, Eng, biographical sympathy and asked if funds werel needed.
 After a meeting of the representa~s lives of the insurance companies top day. it was announced that they estf@ mated the loss at $125. GOO, GOO and +I1af there was an insurance of $90 ,00Os
 Despite the legal holidays of sevenl days declared by Governor Warfieidsl the United States sub-treasury re@ opened for business to-day, and thsi building has been converted into as military camp to avoid any possible; attempt at footing and other disordersyI The treasury department will sendi supplies of money to reinforce thal present revenues of the sub-reasury,I! and this money will be added to fronl time to time to any amount needed tCl meet the demands of business interd ests of Baltimore so suddenly crippled In banking facilities.