Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-02-09
Representatives Of Insurance Com
panicS Meet in Baltimore and
Place il at That
VALUABLE SECURITIES INTACT.
Mayor MeIane Says That More
Beautiful City Will Arise from
The Ruins


panlos today It was announced that
they estimate the loss at $3.50 900
with Insurance TO the amount Of $780,
100000,
After an investigation Il Is announced
that the vaults Of the Continental Trust
company, which contain securities to
the value Of s2OOOOO,OOO are intact, The
vaults Of the Maryland Trust company
and those Of the Mercantile Trust COM
pany have not been damaged In the
least, The bank Of Brown Brothers.
directly In the path Of the flames prac-
tlcaly escaped without losses,
With the great fire which ate up
property variously estimated at from
s26 900 to slt0,0OOO0O slowly burning
itself out, Baltimore awoke this mo m
ing TO face the grave question Of civic
and municipal readjustment. Confront
ing the mayor and his associates of the
city government are the problems OF
aid, the acceptance or refusal OF gem
erous offers Of assistance from every
section OF the country policing Of the
vast burned district where lies buried
untold treasure In wrapped vaults ana
Fafes and all the hundred minor things
that follow calamity go stupendons
that II Is even yet hardly fully realized,
With admirable promptness all the
important phases OF the situation have
already been provided for. To relieve
banks and citizens from the embarrass-
ment OF financial transactions the next
seven days have been declared legel
holidays In Maryland
Three regiments Of state militia are
on duty and troop OF the state cav
airy guard has also been called into
service. The big force OF federal troops
yesterday ordered here TO assist the
national guard was not needed, and az
ter q conference with Brig.-Gen. riggs,
Ma. Gen. Corbln returned to New
York II Is not probable that a single
federal soldier viii be retained In Bal
tlmore.
The city is orderly, But one man Is
under arrest FOR offense directly con-
nected with the iirv,
Probably never before has there been a
fire OF such magnitude absolutely WITH
out loss Of life and so remarkably free
from accidents. The only person seri-
ously injured was Jacob lngefritz, a
volunteer fireman OF York, Pa. lie was
unconscious when taken to the hospital.
Al report arose that he was dead, He
soon revived, however, and was report
ed this morning to be suffering only
from broken lex and minor Injuries.
A careful round Of the hospitals re-
yeals 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 thatihhd tho city In its
grasp for "A hours Is unique
In spite OF his long tour Of duty,
Mayor McI.ane was al his Office early
this morning holding conferences with
the other city and state officials, and
GOV. Warheld was also ON hand.
Today dawned cold and clear sand
lacking wind There was decided fall
In temperature during the night and
the full cutters OF the fire districts and
the flooded streets We're turned to Ice.
The cold, however. Is not Intense
enough TO cause suffering among the
police, soldiers and firemen on duty. The
absence OF wind Is a GOdseud for thous-
ands of feet Of tOlterIng walls would
surely tumble IN strong breeze and
add greatly 20 the peril Of the men
whose duty calls them In the danger
zone.
Baltimore IL not under martial law.
General Riggs terms the condition mil
itary control. but hi no way have the
civil authorities been superseded Mil.
tary and civil authorities are working
together One-half Of the local fire
companies were ordered TO their quar-
ters.at o'clock this morning, the new
ly arrived volunteer visitors remaining
to assist the weary local men. With
the exception Of few buildings, 40
acres OF valuable city property is de-
vastated. During the early morning
hours several small fires started among
the ruins Of the burned buildings Only
debris. however was left to be de-
stroyed, Not the slightest disturbance
occurred during The long hours Of the
night the first since Saturday In which
Baltimore has dared to sleep. Utterly
exhausted by the long siege of watching
ana worry, when no man could sag that
any portion Of the city was safe the
people OF Baltimore last night went 80
rest feeling assured that the flames
We're entirely controlled and the full ex.
tent Of the damage known-only the
ilremen, police and gunrdsncn re-
manned on duty during the night In
spite Of the almost entire absence Of
spectators, the guards were vigiIant 10
the uttormost and IL was almost mpos-
sible for even the newspaper men to
Keep watch VI the progress OF the
flames.
beginning todnv the pntpuanIas ~