Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-06-27
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scarlet fever were reported and were
Immediately isolated
Another large tented. colony was To-
Gated at Salem Willows. but it vas
planned to move these people tomor-
row to another camp, where the mill
tia could exercise a closer supervi-
sion.
Perfect June weather simplfied the
task of caring for the homeless. The
refugees, for the most part, refused to
me downhearted. Children romped
about the tents looking upon the sit
uation as a picnic. The losers even
found humor in the fact that Mayor
Hurley who had lost personally
through the burning of his home, still
wore the tall silk hat which has long
been conspicuous in Salems political
history.
The Tragedies Revealed
One of the saddest places in the
city was about the quarters of the
Domestic Affairs Department of the
Relief Committee, in charge of Edward
f. Moore. who was secretary to Form
or Mayor John f. Fitzgerald of Bos
ton. Early in the day the commit
tee had the names of zoe men, women
and children who had become separat-
ed from the families. Tonight this
number had been reduced to 100. Con
sidering the scope of the disaster
there were comparatively few small
children whose parents could not be
found tonight SO determined was one
family of nine not to be separated
that notwithstanding all the efforts OF
the relief officers they insisted upon
occupying one small tent five feet by
seven.
Siqhtseers Come
Thousands of sightseers crowded in
to the city today and the stores which
escaped the flames did thriving
business. The electric light service
was still crippled and the business
places that remained open tonight
transacted business by gas and can
die light. A relief committee OF seven
appointed by Governor Walsh had
long conference with Mayor Hurley
and the local relief committee. The
local committee consisted of one hum
dred. They appointed sub commit
tee of 90 which again named another
committee of seven for the purpose oil
co-oneratinc more effective with the
Governors force. After taking a sur
yev of the situation, it was announced
from relief headquarters that the
greatest need of Salem was money,
Need for Money
The principal need is money, not
clothing or food" the committee an
nounced. The people who were burn
ed out managed to save all the neces-
sarv clothing and there is on hand a
sufficient supply of food to last week
or possibly longer
1t was stated that contributions
should be directed to Gardner Nj.
Lane, treasurer of the State Relief
Committee.
Miss Mabel T Boardman, national
relief secretary of the American Red
Cross Society, arrived here today and
offered the services of the organiza-
ton she represents. She said that
Ernest Bicknell, national director OF
the Red Cross, would come tomorrow
To help in the work of relief.
Relief Fund Growing
Experienced hands rapidly system
lied the work of providing for the
refugees. The state relief fund it
was announced tonight had reached
s97.019. In Salem, the sum of $4,000
was raised by nightfan The relief
committee voted to expend thousand
dollars Immediately for the use of the
homeless who wanted to leave the
city. Henry c. Prick, steel commits
sioner of Pittsburg is reported to have
given $4,000.
So many maternity cases were re-
ported that Mrs. Samuel Miter, wife
of a Boston surgeon, and a number
of women prominent in the wealthy
North Shore summer colony organized
a hospital for these cases in the Nofth
church.
Death List of Four
The list of dead as a direct result
of the fire was placed tonight at four
The identified dead were Mrs. Jennie
Cunningham and Samuel p. Withel, a
Grand Army veteran. Another body
was so badly burned that its sex
could not be determined. The Iourth
body was that of a child
Considerable excitement was caused
during the night by small fires.
For a while it was feared that Disk
blaze in the burning coal sheds near
st. Mary's church famed into new LIE
by the wind, would spread TO the
church. A large force of fire fighters