Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-04-15
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formed a most excellent tour OF duty
and It is now felt the local authorizes
can take charge, assisted by the MIL
tary details which will be left.
needed at any time, more military men
will be sent to assist the Chelsea au-
thorities.
About shutdown tonight the remains
Of the body Of the sixth victim OF the
chelsea fire were found in the cellar
at No. 62 Chester avenue. The sex OF
the victim could not be determined.
but the remains were those OF an aduit.
Boston, April IA. Business began to
revive in Chelsea today with the open
ing of the banks at their temporary
quarters; the resumption of the street
car traffic through Broadway, the plac-
ing of the city once more in commune
cation by telephone and by a general
determination on the part of the citl-
zens to rebuild the area swept so clean
by the great fire of last Sunday.
For the next few weeks, however,
the greatest problem will be the rellel
of the homeless families and the work
of solving that problem was taken up
today with energy and diligence by
both city and state authorities, with
the corporation of the numerous
charitable organizations i'll this city.
Probably the cold snap of last night
bore harder on the militia than the
refugees. The thousands who were
driven from their homes on Sunday
were nearly all under roofs last night
and a great majority in comfortable
quarters, either in the few remaining
halls and churches in Chelsea or in
Everett. Charlestown or the North
End in this city.
The young soldiers of the militia, ac-
customed only to duty in the summer
time, found the cold pavements OF the
burned area anything but comfortable,
especially as few had more than one
blanket. The men have resolutely
stuck to their work of patrol and
solaced themselves during the long
hours by small fires in the yards OF
some Of the dismanrled houses.
Daniel Ross, whose home on Third
street was destroyed in the fire, was
arrested today on a charge OF in
cendiarism. The Waterman of lura-
Der yard on Everett avenue, claims
that he found Ross trying to set pile
of lumber on fire during the night.
The Waterman captured Ross and
locked him up in a small room until
this forenoon when he notified the po-
lice and the man was taken to the
police station. Ross was brought be-
fore Judge Bosom in the district court
later in the day and held for hear
ing. In default of $500 he was locked
up.
State Senator Hall of Revere, who
represents the Chelsea district an
nounced today that he would intro
duce either today or tomorrow in the
Legislature a petition with an accom-
panying bill asking for the appoint
ment of a commission of three men.
one of whom shall be the mayor of
Chelsea, to govern the city for three
years in order to facilitate the task
of rebuilding the city. This petition
will be introduced as the result of con-
ferences between Senator Hall, the
mayor and representative business
men of Chelsea. Similar action in the
cases of Galveston and San Francisco
are cited as presidents.
ODOH lIlc IopOIl " tIlC dutIioA itiCo
that a number of aged and infirm peo-
pie had been left in houses which were
afterward destroyed the efforts of the
firemen today were directed to cooling
off the ruins of such houses and the
overhauling of the mass of loose
bricks and stones Up to l P. M, no
bodies had been found. At the relief
headquarters established yesterday at
the High school on the northern edge
of the fire district, large corps Of
volunteer workers, both men and wo-
men were present today.
force of nearly SO automobiles
was assembled, nearly all private
vehicles from Boston and these were
used III carrying supplies, doctors and
nurses to the needy in the vicinity.
Several of the streets were closed
to all today because of the danger
from falling walls. During the smart
breeze which sprang up last night
chimneys fell throughout the district
Search of the ruins today disclosed
three bodies in cellars of destroyed
houses. One was that of a man and
the other two were women. There was
nothing that would lead to identifica-
ton.
The total number of lives lost by
burning, at P. M, today, was six
The first definite. steps toward the
regeneration Of the city of. Chelsea
were taken today at a special meeting
Of the board Of aldermen held in the
new High school building.
Several measures looking to the i'm
mediate protection of public and pri-
waite interests were acted upon and
primary provision made for the future.
The board voted to establish head
quarters for city officials in the new
High school building which Is situat-
ed on the northeast border line of the
fire and was one of the few public
buildings which escaped the confiagra-
ton of Sunday. Rooms were assigned
the city clerk, city treasurer and 9TH
err officials and departments
The board voted to suspend the pres
ent building ordinances and appoint
ed a committee Of three to confer with
the ordinance committee to draw up
new code of building laws, on which