The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1904-02-10
NOT A LIFE LOST in DISASTER.
Big Baltimore Blaze Unique in One
Particular.


Baltimore, Feb. 10.-With the great
fire which ate up property varlousy
estimated from $75,00U,00o to $l5O.-
=61utt6 SLOWLY burning itself out Bal
timore awoke during the morning to
face the grave questions or civic ana
municipal read justment. Confronting
the mayor and his associates OF the
city government are the problems OF
aid, the acceptance CIR refusal OF gem
erous offers Of assistance from every
section OF the country, policing OF inc
vast burned district where lies buried
untold treasure In warped vaults ana
safes and all the hundred minor
things that follow calamity so stu
pendous that 1t Is even yet hardly
fully realized.
Three regiments of st ate militia In.
fantry are on duty and Troop or
the state guard also has been called
into! service. So thoroughly Is the po-
licing of the city now systematized
that the big force Of federal troops
ordered here to assist the natlonal
guard was not needed and after q con-
ference with Brigadier General RIGGS
Major General Corbr has returned TO
New York and 1t Is not probable that
q single federal soldier will be re-
tained In Baltimore.
Not a Life Lost In Disaster.
Probably never before has there
been fire of such magnitude abso-
lutely without loss OF life and SO re-
markably free from accidents. The
only person seriously injured was jar
cob InglefritZ, a volunteer fireman OF
York. Pa He was unconscious when
taken to the hospital. He soon re-.
vived, however, and is reported to be
suffering only from q broken leg and
minor injuries. A careful round of
the hospitals reveals the fact that by
far the greater part OF the entries in
the books are simply for foreign
body In the eye" In this respect, as
in many others. the great blaze that
had the city in Its grasp for twenty
seven terror full hours Is unique His
tory affords no parallel to calamity
SO costly In treasure and SO fortunate
ly free from loss OF life or limb.
The day dawned cold and clear and
lacking wind. There was decided
fall in temperature during the night
and by early morning the full cutters
Of the fire district and the flooded
streets were turned to ice. The cold.
however, is not intense enough to
cause suffering among the police sol
diers and firemen on duty.
Vast Section Devastated.
With the exception Of few build
ings 140 acres OF valuable city prop
erty Is devastated. During the early
morning hours several small fires
started among the ruins of the burned
buildings. Only debris. however, was
left to be destroyed.
OF the great region swept by the
fire curiously enough no part was de-
voted to residences, so the sheltering
of homeless Is no part Of the city's
problem. In the fire area are en-
braced the financial district, portion
of the wholesale district, an area
given over to brokers OF various kinds
and a large shipping district along
the wharves. In the wholesale district
at the northwestern corner OF the fire
zone were located many OF the whole
sale dry goods merchants and manu-
faeturers Of clothing. an important
Baltimore industry. Adjacent to this
was a high class retail district with
most OF the principal jewelry, furni-
ture and piano establishments.
Practically every Office building in
the city was destroyed, along with the
banks and trust companies in the
financial district, nearly every one OF
these being consumed.