The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1904-02-10
.SUMM|NGUPO OF THE
FIRES WORK
Baltimore's Destroyed Prop
erty Will Be Rebuilt, Great
er and Better Than Ever


when asked for a statement today.
dictated the following to the Associat-
ed Press:
Baltimore will now enter undaunted
into the task of resurrection. A greater
and more beautiful city will arise
from the ruins and we shall make of
this calamity future blessing.
I'VE are staggered by the terrible
blow, but we are not discouraged and
every energy of the city as munich
pality and it's citizens as private in
dividuals will be devoted to a rehabil-
itaton that will not only prove the
stuff we are made of but be a monu-
ment to the American spirit"
After a meeting of the representa-
tives of insurance companies today II
was announced that they estimate the
loss at s125,000o0o with insurance to
the amount of $9o.O00.o00.
After an investigation it is announc-
ID that the vaults of the Continental
Trust company, which contain secur-
ties to the value of $500 600 900, ar
intact. The vaults and those of the
Mercantile Trust company have not
Jeen damaged in the least The Bank
Of Brown Brothers, In the path of the
aames. practically escaped without
losses.
With the great fire which ate up
property, variously estimated at from
twenty-five millions to one hund ed
md fifty millions of dollars. slowly
3nrning itself out, Baltimore awoke
his morning to face the & ave ques-
ion of civic and municipal readjust-
ment
Confronting the mayor and his as
sociates of the city government are
the problems of aid, the acceptance or
efusal of gene Gus offers of assistance
from every section of the country
policing of a vast burned district
where lies buried untold treasure in
warped vaults and safes and all the
hundred minor things that follow ca
lamity so stupeadous that it Is even
yet hardly fully realized.
With admirable promptness all the
important phases of the situation have
already been provided for. To relieve
ranks and citizens from the embarrass
rent of financial transactions the next
seven days have been declared leg.
holidays in Maryland. Three regi-
nents of state militia infantry ae on
duty and a troop of state guard also
has been called into service. A big
force of fede al troops yesterday or
dered here to assist the national guard.
vas not needed, and after a confer
ence with Brigadier General Riggs,
Major General Corbin returned to New
York. 1t is not probable that single
federal soldier will be retained in Bal
timore. The city is orderly. But one
man is under arrest for offense direct
/, connected with the fire.
Probably never before has there been
a fire of such magnitude absolutely
without loss of life and so remarkably
free from accidents.
The only person seriously injured
Nas Jacob Inglefritz. volunteer fire.
man of York, Pa. He was uncon-
solous when taken to the hospital. A
report arose that he was dead. He soon
revived, however. and was reported
this morning to be suffering only from
4 broken leg and minor injuries.
A careful round of the hospitals re-
veals the fact that by far the g. eater
part of the entries in the books are
simply for so eign body in the eye"
IN this respect, as in many others.
.he gleat blaze that had the city In it's
grasp for twenty-seven hours is uni
que.
In spite of his long tour of Balt-
more Mayor McLane was at his office
.ly this morning. holding conferences
with the other city and state officials.
and Governor Warfeld was also on
hand.
Today dawned cold and clear and
lacking wind. There was a decided
Iail in temperature during the nisnt
and the full cutters of the fire dis
trict and tie flooded ST. eets we've turn
ed to ice. The cold, however, is not in
tense enough to cause suffering among
the police. soldiers and firemeil on
duty.
The absence of wind is q Godsend
for thousands of feet of tottering walls
would surely tumble in a strong breeze
and add eatly to the peril of the
men whose duty calls them in the
langer zone.
Baltimore is not under martial law
Gene al Riggs terms the condition
military CONTROL" but in no way have
the civil authorities been superseded
Military and civil authorities are work
ng together.
One half of the local fire companies
were ordered to their quarters at 1
o'clock this morning, the newly arriv-
ed volunteer yisito s remaining to as
sist the weary local men. With the
ex xclusion of one building. 140 acres
OF valuable city property is devastat-
ed.
During .he early morning hours sew
ersl small fires started among the ruins
os TIE burned buildings Only debris,
how" ever. Was left to be destroyed.
Mo- the slightest disturbance occur
red during the long hours of the night
IL. In sa-hi hiola n l.