Las Vegas optic. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1908-1921, 1914-06-26
FIRE Wipes 9uf'
FOURTH OF =
SALEM s:
MANY PEOPLE INJURED AND
BODIES o FTwo DEAD AXE
RECOVERED &c.,.
$lO,OOO,OOO ESTIMATED LOSS
BIRTHPLACE OF HAWTHORNE
AND OTHER FAMOUS BUILD
INcs ARE SPARED
G2l~p - a.
TEN ENTHOUSANDLEFT HOMELESS
PUBLIC MEETINGS CALLED IN
BOSTON TO RAISE FUNDS
f FOR RELIEF
sl0,OoO,OOO ESTIMATED LOSS
TENTHOUsANDLEFT HOMELESS

Salem, Mass, June 26.-Relief for
tne thousands of sufferers from the
great fire which wiped out a large
section of this city last night, poured
in today in unstinted measure.
While the ruins of half Of the city
we're still smouldering, actual want
had been met and steps taken for
businesslike management of the situa-
tion. The greatest loss has fallen on
the factory employees, chiefly French
Canadians and Poles. They comprise
majority of the 10000 who are home
less and they have lost not only their
homes and personal belongings but
their employment. fa
The loss to the mill companies, COM
mercial houses, city institutions and
churches is protected to large extent
by insurance. The assessors estimate
tie total money loss at $10,00O,00O.
Death Claims Three
The loss of life, so far as known,
was restricted to three persons:
MRS. JENNIE CUNNINGHAM,
whose body was recovered from her
tenement home ON Lafagetee STREE, t,s1
SAMUEL P. WITHEY, burned to
death in his home on Prescott street,
to which he had returned to save some
personal belongings after he had once
escaped. N@ ~---'-'
A third body, found In the mill dis
trict, but so badly burned that it was
Impossible to determine the sex.
The city government met today and
adopted relief plan. This provides
for the establishment of three relief
stations and the transfer, for sanitary
reasons, Of the homeless ones from
houses, halls and churches to the
tents erected on the baseball park and
the common. There will be a tent
colony Of five Thousand people In the
baseball park. siN
A resolution was considered by the
city government which would appro
pirate $4,000 for relief work. This
was referred to the head of the finance
committee A reporBsofsthe governor
assured the city governments that rthe
legislature would take prompt action
The fire which laid waste to more
!, than, one thousand buildings in th'
..o historic city of Salem was burning it
], self out today
City officials after making care
full compilation of values figured th'
loss at $1O,OOO,OO0. The burned dis
trict followed the lines of rougl
semi-circle,S three miles in length an'
varying in width from half a mile t
a mile and half
Although many persons were il
jured only two lives were lost. TIL
charred body of a woman, thought +
be a Mrs. ". Cunningham, was foun
in the ruins Of a tenement on Lafa,
cite street.
Ten Thousand Homeless
At least ten thousand persons,
fourth of the city's population, wer
made homeless and thousands passe
last night in the open. Many hui
dreds were sheltered in schools, pul
lie buildings and churches in this cit
and Beverly. Before the fire ha
been fairly checked, relief measure
and plans for rebuilding were und'
way. Governor Walsh, Leutenal
Governor Barry and Secretary OF Sta
Donohue spent the night here TT
governor announced that 5000 ten
and 10000 rations would be shippe
to the city at once. He also ISSUE
call for public meeting in Bostt
to take further action.
Priceless Collections Spared
In the midst ofo the gloom Gauss
by the staggering blow to the ci
residents found cause for thanlzfl
ness in the fact that the more not
buildings and the museums. with the