The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-02-10
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Metropolis 81 South Will 81 Give q i';
sto3aWorld lost Marvellous;
Exhibition 81 Energ gy and
Pluck the 4 World. Has
s,& ,1 Ever Seen, Demands
for for Architects T Plans Ian
and Workmen Can
not be Net. s3 ,.4s.
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.5 5WAsIIINGTON, I'D. VIZ c. y, Feb. as
Though aitimors II is,strick enf fsorely and
Its citizens 4. are 1 al most a smitten dumb
by tha: calamity that has overtaken them,
the city, will, rise again 5as fast a work
m en- can build. .'s a ~ !.
I. To-day. while half q hundred fire r. e en-, n:
glnes were still pouring water ION the
bla xins, ruins, I. many. u Off thoseNw hose
structures were destroyed, were hunting
for. architects. and asking that plans be
prepared for Immediate rebuilding.
In order to hurry this work, the own
ere OF. the newer. and finer buildings, de-
siro their structures rebuilt on the origi--
nal plans which will be- done In. some
but. the offices
OF number OF architects went down In
the general ruins, and the Il plans were
burned. However. every architect and
builder In 4 Baltimore, Y, already has more
demands. from patrons Il han. can be COM!
piled Within ten years, and outside men
will have to do the bulk Of the work.
Already builders from all IS over the
United! States are ! arriving here ready
( to begin business. and I the 4 next few
weeks viii bring san influx of mechanics
in the building trades. Everyone who
wants work VIII find Ut. i 4 ,5 I.
Will. Surprise World.
Business men and especially the real
estate dealers are confident, that, the re-
construction will 60 ahead with an en-.
iergy and ,rapidity that will surprise The
world. That the 81 tferers have the en-
ergy to- 50 ahead Ii; shown ~ J. the tres
.mendously hishFrents being paid for any;
sort .ot office 4 rooms u One 4 firm, to-day.
offered 800 aim morlt for two second: STORY
rooms = pstown,, Buildings are; being snap-,
ped UP every minute at atEincredlble prices
There rs no sign that the disaster will
drive any firm or Industry from the city
but 1t! Is certain. that many firms win
rebuild on a much larger and moro per-
manent plan. l
Already hundreds Of men are at work
in the hot, debris. / clearing tho streets,
and, within two weoks. 1T is hoped to
have car lines running IN the flre.swept
districts. ~ as aftsA 5S2 9t
The greatest problem before Baltimore
to-day Is the abillty OF the builders and
material man anutacturers to / supply the
requisites for recreatinE a city.
2 While the burned district includes the
richeat commercial section; of the city
there were In this area hundreds OF
buildings that were very old These will
7 bo replaced by structures Of the most
modern type,
Few Factories Burned,
h A peculiar feature OF the fire Is that.
while itiswspt so wide an area, there
were comparatively few large factories
In the territory. Probably not over
hundred Of the larger factories, were,
burned. On Fayette Street. the fire
stopped within a few feet Of two Of the
largest factories In the city, employing
nearly 1900 persons. West OF the fire
line there are standing In a few blocks
factorIes smployiES about 1900 persons.
Their salvation was a godrsend TO the
stricken city, ,at
Tonight baltimore slept the first sleep
since Saturday night3wfiile engines play
ed on the still burning ruins and sol-
diers With bayonets fixed patroled the
norders OF tke desolatet districts e
Above Il the indescrlbable debris OF to-
day, baltimore. the metropols OF the
South Win rise agaln,. xiylng, to the
world tho most marvellous exhibition of
American pluck and eneygy that ~
world has s;syes sssR 4, 1