Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-04-21
FIXING DAMAGE.
Toronto Fire Loss Estimated at
Twelve Millions,
Wind Shift Would Have Resulted in
Greater Destruction.
Firemcn Do Most Valiant Work-Aid
Summoned.

| Toronto. Ont, April 2O-Thc total
loss by the fire which DESTROYED the
wholesale district of Toronto, last
right. will. according to the most con-
sentative estimates. reach $4,000, 900,
while tho total insurance is known to
be sS,36O.000.
| The area burned embraces IA acres.
and from 5000 to 1000 persons are
thrown out Of employment
The work of tearing down the dam
gerous remnants of wallis commenced.
this afternoon. In the whole district
those of the w. r. Brock G. Co. build
| ing.
| The city council has placed all pub
lie buildings and the exhibition grounds
at the disposal of the sufferers. amend
ed the fire regulations to allow the
erection of temporary structures. and
appointed committee to wait on the
Legislature and secure an act ordering
all wires underground.
! Although the business interests of the
city have been shaken to their founda-
tons by the disaster. no time will be
lost in beginning the work of recon-
structiOn.
| A meeting Of the Bankers Association
was held, tonight to discuss the deci-
sion. 1t was decided that no danger of
financial panic existed and that no ac-
ton to avert such contingency would
be necessary.
| The principal sufferers from the dis
aster are firms of high financial stand
| ing. who can re-eStablish themselves
without assistance. Most of them were
| well covered by insurance, a large per-
| centage of which will fall on foreign
| concerns.
a number of firms have already Sc
cured temporary premises and the work
of rebuilding will be begun as soon as
the material is available.
| At meeting of the Ontario Legisla-
ture. tonight, it was decided to place
a sum of money in the supplementary
es imat es for the benefit of the fire.
mems fund.
| 1t is probable that the proporga ton
Of the Legislature fixed for Friday, will
be indefinitely delayed by the fire. The
burning Of the Warwick Bro. and Rut-
ter building puts the government print
ing of 1904 in an unfortunate shape. A.
F. Rutter said. today. that they had
$500 pages of standing government
type. all OF which is now a mass of mol
ten lead These included seasonal
journals and reports and the statutes
Of the year. composed of all the bills
which have been or will be passed at
the present session. The firm will un-
dertakc the job of re-setting all this
i material.
There were n number of third read
ings of bills with the printers which
will be required Immediately by the
! House. AS soon us the building was
known to be destroyed last night, A.
NJ. Diamond, the law clerk, got to work
at new proofs.
| The city council tonight passed a
| resolution Of thanks to the Buffalo and
other outside fire brigades which re-
| sponded with such alacrity to the call
| for aid.
The total number of buildings de-
| stroyed Is ~. firms affected 222 and
| fully 10000 people are thrown out of
employment.
| 1t was decided by the city architect
| tonight to begin tomorrow morning the
work of dynamitng all the standing
walls in the ruined district.
The smouldering ruins broke out in
| to flames of considerable size during
the afternoon and evening but they
| were quickly deluged and there is no
danger of a renewal of the confagra-
| ton.