The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-02-09

1 way In souihcrly and westerly diree tion, toward the water. Sporadic fires sprang into existence and caused the witnorawal of tfe apparatus and men frcm the line of battle and the fire swept onward. =
 As the day wore on the forefront of the Ire neared Jones Falls. a small strestm that trends north and south and divides Baltimore from that portion .,f the city known as East Baltimore. This | little stream was the last stand.
 If the confiagration leapcd It and gain ed a foothold, its extent could not be foretcld
 LAST STAND MADE
 AT LITTLE STREAM.
 Trsrnefdors efforts wcre,:nede to biocl, It. Dynamite was used freely. The fire ep2aratus was concentrated and all Che skill of the fire fighters called into play to defeat the element that had eaten up millions of dollars worth of property. And human skill and pluck and grit a 1d unfaltcring courage won. The fire WAS checked but behind 1t lay great gutted waste of more than 140 acres fin extent. Ionight the city is under the strictest I military control All around the burned area was cordon of soldiers who heii up all corners at the point of the bay- onet Police brought from the neiehbor- ing cities patrolled the district and on l every street near the limits of the rige are placed armed sentinels Notwith- standing the magnitude of the force. the absence of disorder and confusion was remarkable. This was due to the prom It action of the State and city authorities | who. as soolf as they realized that they had calamity to deal with. took n tight grip on the Situation and never for an instant let go. ~..
 GOVERNOR ORDERS oST
 THE MILITIA.
 During the confusion of Sunday niSat attachments of regulars from nearby forts were sent to the fire district asn succeeded In maintaining and restraining the great crowds from encroaching upon the tremen. The fourth and flfth resl- ments of Baltimore, ordered out by Gov ernor .Warfeld, came on duty before days break under command of BrIgadier Gen I eral Riggs. The men, who numbered | ,s00 were distributed about tie fire d.s- tfIcts and no one no matter who he wass could set beyond fhe line established uhs less he held al uailitary pass, These were fssued personally by the Brigadier c Gsn- srai in hts headquarters in the court house.
 I In order to be on the safe side Governor I Warfield, after a conference with other officials. decided early in the day to or- der out another regiment and according ly orders were sent to the 1st Regiment which arrived during the night and the soldiers were distributed around the great area of desolation. The Maryland naval reserve also was called out. There was some fear that with nightfall footing NNgn np1d uta ri .E the ruins was so tightly drawn however, that 1t will be impossible for thieves to enter the fire zone without detection. As the financial, district Is included in the burned territory there is untold wealth hidden fin the blistered and warped vaults of banks and safe deposit companies STEPS TO PREVENT
 LOOT OF THE RUINS. Governor Warfield early in the day was reminded of this and any unauthorized person found inside the lines will be se- verely dealt with and the officer in charge of that particular section will be called strictly to account. The auxiliary police men sent here from Washington, Will mington and Philadelphia, numbering about 400. have ebeen relieved. These mGu were nearly exhausted, having been on duty yesterday all night and most of to- day. Their officers were warmly thanked by the Mayor who expressed his wish that they convey to the men his personal thanks.
 While Governor Warfield and General Riggs took direct charge of the fire dis trict, Mayor McLane saw to it that the citizens generally did not get a chance to annoy the soldiers or police. His first act was tO close all saloons and there was little drunkenness seen except among some of the visitors from other points who brought their refreshments with them.
 but more so in the lack of casualties. It can be safely said that no great fire in this country can show smaller dead or injured list. Up to tonight only one per son was reported killed and the number treated in the hospitals will not be more than fifty.
 ONLY ONE so FAR
 KNOWN TO BE DEAD.
 The dead man was a fireman from York, Pa. who was crushed by a falling wall. 1 In the city hospital thlrty-fve persons were treated during the progress of the | fire and only one was compelled to remain in tine institution. and he was suffering from exposure. The Maryland General Hospital treated about a dozen firemen | and policemen.
 l In the early hours this morning the | army of fire fighters struggled against overwhelming odds and when dawn broke the flames were raging fercely along the wharves and focused about the great | power house of the United Railways Company, which furnished the power for all the street railways of the city. Then the flames ate their way with undmln- | ished force southward. but wero finally checked near the waters edge at West Falls Avenue in the southeast section of the city.
 The burned area, is a scene of complete | devastation. Numberless buildings that were the pride of Baltimore. costly and stately and occupied for divers purposes, were gutted~and only smoulderinR debris or walls or remnants of walls remain to mark the sites.
 The Baltimore American building, one | of the finest, Is now but smouldering debris. Across South Street where stood The Baltimore Sun building, only the pil- lars that marked the front remain. En- tire blocks just below there are wiped out without. in some cases a wall left stand ing.
 From Fayette Street down Holiday Street as far as German Street there ia no building left save the shell of the corn and flour exchange at the corner of Ger man Street.
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