Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-04-14

Boston, April 13.-From the embers
of yesterdays confagration in Chel-
sea, there arose today we'll organized
movement for aid and relief of the
10, 900 homeless, accounting OF the cost
by insurance companies, whose repre-
sentatives placed their losses at So
100000 and determination by the city
authorities to rebuild the $50 acres
swept by the flames where stood, be-
fore the fire, property valued at nearly
SC, 600, 600.
No further deaths were reported to-
day and of the injured persons taken
to the various hospitals, only two were
believed to be in a critical condition
The three bodies which were taken to
the morgue in Boston last night re-
manned unidentified today.
Revised figures obtained today indi-
Gated that the losses were divided ac-
cording to the various classes of prop
erty destroyed, as follows:
Church and schools $525,o00
Public buildings $4I5,oOo
Factories business blocks ana
contents $S2o,0oo
Dwelling houses $3,750,oOo
Totals $5,575 900
The insurance Of s3,5OO,OOO is divid-
ed among so companies.
There was comparatively little SUI
fering reported among the fire victims
today. So prompt and efficient was
the relief work beginning yesterday,
that practically no one was without
shelter during the night. To-Day the
relief work was taken up by those
who handled the Massachusetts fuhdS
for. San Francisco sufferers Early IN
the day, Mayor Beck issued an appear
to the country. but after a conference
with Acting Governor Eben >. Draper,
the appeal was amended so as TO IN
clude only the state.
Announcement was made that $l5O,-
600 had been raised by subscription IN
Boston before noon. In addition the
CITY of Chelsea appropriated $4,000
and a resolve for 100000 from the
state was introduced in the House of
representatives. Many nearby cities
announced the starting of subscription
papers and the city governments Of
others will hold special meetings to
take acIlOn OH lIle ildtlCi.
message received from President
Roosevelt early in the day, expressed
sympathy and volunteered the services
of the army and navy.
In the meantime, the local organ
izations. such as the Associated Charl-
ties and the Salvation Army were per-
fecting their work and they protested
entire ability to find temporary quar-
ters for all the homeless.
The burned district was closely pa
trolled today by the state militia. The
work of the guard, however, consisted
mostly in keeping people from Ventur-
ing too near the standing walls. There
was very little property remaining 10
be guarded, so thoroughly had the area
been swept by the flames. In fact. the
underwriters who viewed the ruins To-
day saw no prospect of salvage Of any
description. One street. Broadway
was cleared and opened to the general
public and as it led straight through
the heart of the ruins a steady stream
of people moved through it all day
A few of the ruins smoked lazily dur
ing the day and two more oil tanks
caught fire and burned themselves out
| of the fire and all the visiting appara-
tus was sent home.
The relief fund tonight had reached
! ss9, 23S, according to the statement givef
out by Lee, Higginson & Co., which has
charge of the fund.
Boston, April 1S.-An area OF ao'
acres Of blackened ruins representing
| nearly a quarter of the total area OF
the city, marks the scene of the great
fire which swept through the business
section of Chelsea yesterday and las'
night, turning 10000 people out of theil
homes and causing property damage
| estimated at approximately $S,00O.OOo
Today the burned area is guarded by
mi,itiamen and marines to prevent
possible looting and military regula-
lions prevail throughout the city.
Early today only three persons were