The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-06-27
Efforts to Maintain Sanitary
Conditions in the Camps.
i'm Salem
FACTORY BUILDINGS
WERE DYNAN1lTED
Tt Was Feared That the Walls Would
Fall Upon the Railroad Tracks
Good Order and No Looting = Six
Lives Were Lost.


SALEM, Mass. June 27.-The insurance
of sanitary conditions in the camp estab-
lished for the homeless was the most I'M
emdiately pressing problem which con
fronted those IN charge of the relief work
in the trestricken city today.
Officials OF the state militia and Of the
state board of health co-operated in this
work
Two official camps were in operation and
preparations We're made for the establish
ment of third into which could be
brought many persons at present scat
tered in various open places in the city
Every precautlon was taken to prevent
spread of disease.
| The militia found no difficulty in main-
tanning order throughout the night There
was no attempt at looting and only two
arrests for any cause were made
| The first business meeting Of the com
mittee Of IA which is to have the direc-
ton of the relief work was set for 10 a
/ m
Ram fell for half an hour but the
shower was light aud did not cause any
great Inconvenience to those who were
under canvas.
/ The bread lines were formed early at the
|relief stations at the baseball park and
Forest River park, the majority of those
applying for food being children who re-
quested supplies for their families
| The work Of clearing away debris as
matter OF public safety was begun today
under direction OF Superintendent Of
Streets Kelley
The walls of number OF factory build
ings along the track Of the Boston <
Maine railroad were dynamited, as ii was
/ feared that they might toppe over on
passing trains.
] Many local builders have already taken
contracts to rebuild burned structures and
were waiting today for the ruins 10 cool
before beginning the work of reconstruc-
tIon on the foundation walls Of the build
ings that were destroyed.
| The transportation subcommittee of the
general relief committee arranged today to
send out Of the city for employment in
other places those Workmen made idle BY
the fire and who could not be employed
in the task Of clearing and rebuilding the
fire swept district.
Those of the homeless and jobless men
vino can be employed in the work of re
construction viii be given employment
Six persons are known to have lost their
lives as "a result Of the fire. the list given
, ont by the officials being as follows:
Mrs. Sarah Abbott, Of III Lafayette
street
Infant child of Mrs Mary Hassel found
in the charred ruins of the house at ~
May street
Samuel p Withey. an aged paralytic,
who perished IN the house at 26 Prospect
street
Sarah Fiske, nurse, who died while
being moved from the Salem hospital to
the Beverly hospital
Mrs. Edward McGlone died Of heart dis
ease when her house caught fire
An unidentified body the sex Of which
has not been determined
The executive committee of II having ii
hand the immediate management of the
u relief for the sufferers from the fire went
into session at ] o'clock today The com
mittee decided to exclude newspapermer
c from their meetings and it could not bc
5 learned what line of action had beer
7 adopted,
II A member of the local committee Of 10(
d explained that there We're certain matter
having to do with the organization of tn,
relief work which it was thought ought t,
be determined privately by the commit
tee.
During the dynamiting today three men
one Of them police officer were injured
It but not dangerously, by falling bricks
The committee of II adjourned at I 81
O'Clock having, the secretary announced
e perfected working arrangement by tn
s appointment of a purchasing agent an,
"a several subcommittee who were entrust
II ed with different duties