The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1904-02-11
FIRE IS CHECKED
Baltimore's Awful Confa-
grafton Is at Last Got
ten Under Control.
Danger of Further Spreading Is
Now Believed to Have
Been Passed.
Burned District Comprises IS BLOCKS
Nearly $500 Buildings
Destroyed.
The Losses Will Be Between $l0o,-
600, 900 and $50, 900, ooo--Whole-
sale Trade Is Paraly zed.
Not a Life Lost, and No Person Whs
Seriously Hurt-Good order
IL Maintained.

Baltimore, Feb 9.-When darkness
fell Monday night the people OF this
stricken city knew the worst was over
The flames which for more than "a
hours had swept resistlessly through
the hear, OF one OF the worlds great.
est marts OF trade, were checked. An
army OF firemen from many cities,
working unweariedly and aided by
muddy little stream, finally conquered
q fire that will rank among the world 8
great confiagrations Worn by a night
and day OF terror the great CROWDS
that watched the ruin OF their city
turned homeward and at midnight the
streets were deserted save for the po-
lice and militia who guarded the
burned area To the south red glow
rises and falls, marking $40 acres or
devastation-75 squares of property
that on Sunday represented values
TO the extent OF from $75,OOO,OOO to
sl25,O00. 600. Not even a close APP
Proclamation can be made Of the loss.
No guess can be made OF the insurance.
Fixes Loss at xi5o,ooo,ooo.
Men talk In figures that are appall-
ing and almost incomprehensIbe be
cause OF their yastness. An expert,
the city building inspector, estimates
the loss In buildings alone at $50.
900 900 On the other hand It Is said
that insurance estimates do not place
the total loss at h greater figure. so
far there has been no systematic at
tempt to Ak the values that were rep
resented In the district. In that which
IL now a devastated waste Said an
insurance broker: Il cannot give you
figures II Is too big No man can
give figures" One factor that Will
figure largely in the final estimates
consists OF the securities In the banks
and trust companies whose homes
were destroyed These vaults and
safes tonight are In ruins. covered
with tons OF debris Experts who
have given them as close examinations
as possible express the belief that the
contents are safe on the correctness
or falsity OF this belief depends many
millions Of dollars, greater or less OF
the final total
Not Life Lost.
Not a single life has been lost, and
not a human being has been even dan
gerously injured. The hospital lists
consist OF minor burns with the OK.
ception Of Jacob Inglcfrit2. n fireman
from York, Pa He has a fractured leg
and is badly burned II is doubtful
II history holds catastrophe In
which 80 tremendous money loss
was accompanied by so slight q human
sacrifice. There is not a dangerously
injured person in the hospital lists.
Rest for the Fir-mcn.
At one a IN Fire Chief Horton or
dered nine OF the Is Baltimore fire
companies TO their houses and gave
permission TO the Chester and Al.
to0na companies 10 return home The
New York detachment Will return to
the metropolis at ten m.
city 4. Quiet
Save for It's physical aspects the
story OF the past - hours Is mega.
tive one In all that usually attends
30 vast calamity There has been
little or no excitement There has
been no hysterla There has been no
disorder and to the credit Of the city
Of Baltimore It should be said there
has been no lootinR or attempt at
loOting Baltimore Is az orderly as "A
village and only the throb Of the
laboring fire engines and the reyerber
ating boom OF dynamite as II brings
dangerous walls 10 the ground dts.
turbs It's wonted quiet Men who
have lost all, who were merchant
princes Sunday and are practically
beggared tonight, view their great
losses with a calm that IL either the
apathy OF daZed senses or quiet resig.
nation 10 the inevitable This consti.
tutes the most remarkable phase Of
the measureless calamity that has be.
fallen the monumental city
Many Need Aid
II IL feared that aid must come
from adjacent cities aud partial
famine may be an added phase OF the
situation. Restaurants are entirely
without food and the destruction OF
the commission houses along the
~haryes has shut Of the means Of sup.
ply. Hotels are but li,tle better of.
and though they say they will be able
TO feed their guests II is admitted the
variety Will be lessened al once.
Preparations are being made to rush
supplies from New York In order to
avert suffering In homes SO far
there has been no call for aid Prof.
fers OF assistance have come from
many quarters. from sister cities,