The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1904-02-12
flaming ruins and prevent another

naming ruins AND prevent another
outbreak.
Residents and business men OF the
East side are not yet fully assured Of
their safety, and through every win.
dow may be seen
Anxieus, Affriehtsd Faces.
Moving vans. push-carts and vehi.
cles Of all kinds all the streets, cart
ing household effects and v~aluables
to safer positions.
Col. j. Frank Supplee, q competent
authority On factory statistics, esti-
mates that the number Of persons
thrown out Of work will reach so, 900.
Others have estimated the enforced
idleness at greatly more.
Inspector of Buildings Preston, at
ter making 4 careful study OF the
burned district, placed the building
loss alone at $3.50, o00, O00~
1t Is feared that aid must como
from adjacent cities and par,lal
famine will be an added phase of the
situation. Restaurants are entirely
without food, and the destruction OF
the commission houses along the
wharves has shut OF the means Of
supply. Hotels are but little better
off. and though they say they will be
able to feed their guests, 1t is ad-
mitted the variety will be lessened 1T
once. Preparations are being made
to rush supplies from New York in
order to avert suffering In homes.
Where the Fire Was Stopped.
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possible to locate the spot where the
march of the flames was stopped.
After the burning Of the Maryland
and American Ice companfes' plants
near the Union docks a few buildings
were destroyed. The ice houses held
the flames for three hours, though in
the meantime the Norfolk wharf was
consumed. The fire boat Cataract
and several New York engine compa.
MES held this dangerous neighbor-
hood. and when the fire entered the
American Ice company's coal yards it
was kept under control. The next
building in line was the Damast Pack
ing company's plant, and this was
but little damaged. Wilson's lumber
yards, Denmead Mating conpanv's
buildings and q number Of others vir-
tually were snatched from the burn
ing.
Praise for New York Firemen.
Local fire officials extend unstinted
praise to the fire companies from
New York for the brave stand they
made at the eastern end OF the fire
h11t Tive on1 o0Aip {hAu VyorA
driven from their position, but at the
coal yard they made a last stand and
won.
The water supply of Baltimore is
causing some concern among city Of
icials.
The fire proved a serious drain on
the several reservoirs Of the city.
which was not only Of assistance in
checking the progress of the flames,
but also afforded a source for the
water supply with which to fight the
flames, it Is difficult to imagine where
tho fire would have ended.
Not a Single Life Lost.
The fire was most remarkable in
many ways, but mainly SO in the lack
of casualties. 1t can safely be said
that no great fire in this country can
show a better record. Not a single
life was lost and not a human being
was v e dangerously injured. The
number treated in the hospitals will
be not more than fifty.
In the city hospital t~hirty-ive per.
SOFAS were treated during the progress
of the fire and only M was com
PEELED to remain in the institution
and he was suffering from exposure,
The Maryland General hospital treat
ed about a dozen iremen and police
men.
Declares Ten Legal Holidays.
Annapolis, Md, Feb. 10.-The gen
eral assembly met at the state house
last night to consider plans for the
relief of the fire conditions in Balti.
more.
Senator Gill Of Baltimore intro
duced a bill authorizing Gov. Warfeld
to declare ten successive legal holi-
days in the stricken city SO as to aid
property owners and other losers by
the fire to get their business affairs in
as good shape as possible. The bill
was passed at once and signed by the
governor.
A bill to make a relief a%ppropria
ton, which was to have been present
ed in the house, was laid over until
the conditions and amounts needed
q be ascertained.
The legislature adjourned and the
legislators left here at 10 o'clock on
a special train for Baltimore.