Weekly Arizona journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1903-1908, 1904-02-10

Jones falls having checked it.
Los Angeles, Cal, Feb. ESPECIAL
to Journal Miner. THE Baltimore
News, in its edition today will say:
"No one can tell the extent of the
disaster and any attempt TO estimate
the total loss would be merest folly.
Starting in the wholesale section
the fire burned out every wholesale
house of note in the city, and swept
along Baltimore and Fsyette streets
to the retail sections, where it de-
stroyed all the prominent Office build
ings, Ieveled banks, brokerage offices,
as we'll as the chamber of commerce
and stock exchange. Baltimore's
equipment of twenty five engines were
almost useless, and ~hen reinforced
by four companies from Washington,
as many more from Philadelphia, two
from Wilmington and Chester, Pa,
they we're still unable to check the
progress of the flames.
''This morning half "a dozen of New
York's best and most powerful steam
ers arrived by special train, which
gave new impetus to the efforts to
check the flames, putting fresh men
into the fight, as the Baltimore fire.
men, as we'll as the out of town men
who had arrived early, we're exhausted
by the all nights struggle against the
terrific odds.
Jacob nginfritz, of the Laurie fire
department, of York, Pa, was killed
today by falling wall.
"While two men of the Wilmington
company we're fighting the flames at
Bolden's wharf, they found their re-
treat cut off by an explosion at the
Standard Oil company's warehouse.
panic ensued and the iremen yell
ed for assistance. Several tugs came
to their rescue and they were taken
off, abandoning the engine"
At twelve O'Clock the chief of the
fire department, McFee, says the fire
is still beyond control.
Gov. Warield today issued procla-
nation declaring the day legal holt
day, thus closing all commercial insti-
tutions, deferring payments and re-
ducing the complex questions which
confront the business and financial
institutions.
With fierce wind blowing from the
north nothing could stem the tide of
the Games until all property in the
harbor section of the city had burned
to the waters edge. One fireman was
killed and approximately thirty five
citizens and firemen we're injured.
The burned area is enveloped in a
smoke that rises in great volumes and
rolls away over the rest of the city.
Stretching back along Jones Falls
host of buildings have been Quilted by
the flames.
From Lombard street too the bridge
looking westward is a scene of utter
desolation. What we're once large and
substantial structures are now a mass
of smouldering debris. A few walls
here and there are standing like sent
inels over the ruins.
The common remark of citizens is
that Baltimore has received a blow
from which she cannot recover for
many years.
Mayor McLane has expressed hope
full conviction that the city will
quickly rise, phenix like from its
ashes.
Governor Warfeld stated today that
every safe deposit box and vault in
the various institutions were absolute
Iy safe.
The burned district is fully two
miles square.
The devastated portion of the city
is being patroled by the police of city,
policemen of Philadelphia, Washing
ton, the state miIitiamen, and sew
eraI companies of regulars from Fl.
McHenry.
Twenty Thousand people have been
thrown out of employment. Many of
these have families without resources.
Gov. Warfield has called an extra
session of the legislature this evening
] 10 en- power uluu 10 uSCldTe the City
under martial law, and to suspend all
business for ten days.
The blackened remains of a fireman
were found in the Quilted Equitable
building this morning.
The associated press is able at this
hour to announce that the progress of
the fire has been checked and is burn
ing itself out. 1t took twenty seven
hours to check the progress of the
great fire.
Washington, Feb. s-President
Roosevelt has come to the assistance
of Baltimore upon an appeal from the
r local authorities. He has ordered out
the U. S. engineers to that city to as
f sist in checking the spread of the
- flames.