The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1904-02-12
not A SINGH. LIE LOST.
Great Fire That Had Baltimore In
Its Grasp for Twenty-Seven
Hours Was Unique.
VERY OFFICE BUlLuIEs DESTROYED.
Mayor McLane Declares n Greater and More
Beautiful City Will Arise from the Ruins
and That They Will Make OF the Calam-
ity q Future Blessing-NO Disorder or
Attempt to Loot.

Attempt to Loot.
Baltimore, Md, Feb. 10.-with the
great fire which ate up property var
Iously estimated at from SIS 900 900 to
150, 000, 900 slowly burning itself out,
Baltimore awoke to face the grave
questions of civic and municipal re-
adjustment.
With admirable promptneSS all the
important phases of the situation have
already been provided for. To relieve
banks and citizens from the embarrass-
nent of financial transactions the next
seven days have been declared legal
holidays in the commonwealth of
Maryland.
Three regiments of state militia in
tantry are on duty and troop A of the
state guard also has been called into
service. So thoroughly is the policing
Of the city now systemized that the big
force of federal troops ordered here to
assist the national guard, was not
needed and after a conference with
Brig. Gen. Riggs, Maj. Gen. Corbin has
returned to New York and it is not
probable that a single federal soldier
will be retained in Baltimore.
After an investigation it is an
nounced that the vaults of the Cont
rental Trust company, which contain
securities to the value of 100000, 900
ire intact.
Mayor McLane, when asked for q
statement, dictated the following:
Baltimore will now enter undaunted
into the task of resurrection. A greater
and more beautiful city will arise from
The ruins and we shall make of this
calamity future blessing. We are
staggered by the terrible blow, but we
are not discouraged and every energy
Of the city as municipality and it's
citizens as private individuals will be
devoted to a rehabilitation that will
not only prove the stuff we are made
of, but be monument to the Ameri-
can spirit
In one respect, as in many others,
the great blaze that had the city in it's
grasp for q hours is unique. His
tory affords no parallel to calamity
SO costly in treasure and SO fortunately
free from loss of life or limb
By. reason of the cessation of street
car service there are large crowds on
the streets but the transportation COM
panies are making brave efforts to re-
sumo service. The suburban trains are
maintaining service and certain tracks
in the unaffected parts Of the town also
display few cars.
OF the great region swept by fire, Gu
riously enough, no part was devoted to
residences, SO the sheltering of home
less is no part. of the city's problem.
In the fire area are embraced the field
financial district, portion of the
| wholesale district, an area given over
to the 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-
facturers of clothing, an important Bal
timore industry. Adjacent to this was
a high-class retail district with most
Of the principal jewelry, furniture ard
piano factories. Practically every office
building in the city was destroyed
along with the banks and trust COM
panies in the financial district
Tuesday dawned clear and cold 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, soldiers and firemer
on duty. The absence of wind is God.
send, for thousands of feet of totterine
walls would surely tumble in strong
breeze and add greatly to the peril OF
the men whose duty calls them in the
danger zone.
After a meeting of tho representa-
tives of insurance companies it was
announced that they estimate the loss
at s125, GOO 900, with insurance to the
amount of S90,000,000.
Despite the legal holiday of seven
days declared by Gov. Warfield, the
United States subtreasury re-opened
for business under the direction of the
secretary Of the treasury, and the
building has been converted into mil
llSTy CAMP W avert any pOSSiUle at
tempt at looting or other disorders.
Secretary Shaw and Assistant Treas
urer A. Lincoln Dryden had a long con-
ference by telephone as result Of
which the treasury department will
send supplies of money to reinforce the
present resources of the subtreasury
and this money will be added to from
time tn time tn any amount needed tr
meet the demands of the business in
terests of Baltimore so suddenly Grip
pied of banking facilities.