Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-02-11

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lumber yard and an adjacent pulver-
iZer works. Later an unimpOrtant blaze
in the northern residence district again
called out some Of the OverwOrked
firemen. but with these exceptions the
men spent the night in their beds.
The detachment of police who spent
The night in the ruins guarding the
vaults. and safes in the financial dis
trict were far more uncomforta bic. OW-
ing 10 the need OF police to patrol the
outlying residential sections it was nee
esSary for them to put in 10 and T.
, hours of continuous duty and almost
without shelter and the men We're
thoroughly bcnumbed when believed at
daylight this morning. Even the sol.
diers on guard for but two hours at 4
stretch found this tour in the icy wind
long enough and cOnsiderate officers
permitted them to shelter themselves
i'll convenient door ways and build
some small picket fires wherever posi-
Bile.
Those i'll exposed posts paced briskly
to and fro to keep the blood in circu-
iat!On. Three companies of troops were
/ kept on continuous patrol duty i'll the
ruins throughout the night and the
outer lines were maintained as strict
Is as ever by the three regiments and
the naval brigade. So quiet were the
| conditions that the military headquar-
! tiers in the marshals office were prac-
tic;illy closed at midnight
a conflict between branches of the
Federal government was reported. last
night when one of the mail carriers.
who was cndeavoring to enter the post
Office for duty was halted by a private
OF the company of heavy artillery
which was placed on guard around that
/ building and the sub-treasury. In the
encounter between the sentry and the
carrier the latter was hit over the head
with the soldiers rifle. but was not Sc
riously injured.
One branch of. the city government
that is running in full operation is the
marriage license bureau. IS licenses be-
! ing issued, yesterday, and the rush
continuing. today.
Among the ruins that collapsed dur
ing the carly morning hours WAS Il
! large section of the Calvert street
front Of the big Equitable building ut
the corner Of Fayette and calvert
etrcets and the front wall OF an office
building on st. Paul street between the
| Herald Office and the Law building a
large section of the interior of the lat
ter building also fell in, but the walls
Oithstood the wind.
buildings Of all descriptions in the
down town district are in great de-
mlnd for use as temporary Offices
Nearly all of the banking and judiciary
concerns have secured buildings Or
apartments wherein they will conduct
then business until permanent quar-
tc!sS can be secured. The financial CEN
Ter of the city has been removed from
South and German streets to Saratoga
and Charles streets seven blocks TO the
northwest Of the demolished Stock
Exchange.
y number of large vaults and safes were
opened. today, and in each one the con
tents were found to ne in good condition
-Four hundred thousand dollars in coin
and legal tender notes was taken from
the vaults of the Third National Bank
and sent to the vaults of bank outside
the fire district. a heavy guard of SOL
dicrs accompanied the money
Some of the burned-out banking houses
have resumed business in n small way at
their temporary quarters. Most Of the
checks for small amounts presented. to-
DAY, were cashcd. but those for large
sums wcrc not paid in fun. Telcgra ms
letters and resolutions Offering aid or
sympathy are still received at the mayor :
Office.
The fire insurance underwriters had n
busy day preparing 10 get at the work o.
adjusting losses. Tomorrow they will get
to work adjusting the insurance
The insurance companies are co-operat-
ing with the bank people in their efforts
to relieve the financial situation The
lirEgest companies and some of the
smaller ones have decided TO pay imne-
diatcly 90 per cent. OF the amount OF the
claims presented them where the loss was
total or nearly so. leaving the remainder
10 he paid after the insurance has been
finally adjusted.
Baltimore will accept outside aid
and will ask for federal troops to poll,
the burned district. At Il meeting. 10
uay Joint committee of the Lesis-
iature callsd to confer with the mayoI.
the board of public works. ana ieadirr
citizens. and it was unanimously
agreed % report 4 bill. today, asking
the United States government 10 send