South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-06-26
Twenty Thousand Made Homeless in Greatest
American ConfIagration in Years Are
Fed in Great Army Camp and
Martial Law Rules
GOVERNOR CALLS FOR AID;
HISTORIC Bull DINCS SAVED

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dred persons were unaccounted for
today in Salem's great fire The flames
were under control at a. m. after
raging for Is hours unchecked. Four
people are known to be dead. Fifty
have been injured From $4,000 to
10000 are homeless.
The property loss is estimated all
the way from 100000 to $4,000
coo. The city is practically without
water. The thousands of homeless are
being fed today in a great army camp
set up on Highland av One thousand
cots, 1000 tents and 1000 blankets
are being distributed among the fire
sufferers. There are rations for ten
thousand being served by the militia
commissary department.
Ten thousand are being sheltered
under the canvas today.
Rich and Poor on Level
Today's rations to the homeless con-
sisted of a loaf of bread, a can of beef.
and cup of coffee. Rich and poor
were served alike. The wealthy sec
ton of the city as well as the tenement
districts are in ruins. one thousand
buildings were burned.
The known dead are:
Mrs. Edward McGIone, Federal and
Boston sts.; died of heart failure after
seeing her home burned.
Mary Fiske, died of heart disease
while being moved from Salem hospi-
tai to the almshouse.
Unidentified man, body found in
ruins.
UnidentIned child, body found in
ruins of a house on May St
Governor Isues Appeal.
Fifty persons were injured and re-
moved to the hospital. Gov. Walsh is
personally supervising the relief work.
worked all night among the fire suffer
ers.
The governor issued the following
; lappeal today:
/, THE city of Salem, one Of the
= most prosperous and attractive mu-
|, inequalities in the state, has been
stricken with "a cOnfiagratiOn unpar-
alleled in the recent history Of Mas
sachusetts Millions of dollars
worth of property has been destroy
ed and thousands of men, women
and children have been made home
less and destitute. The need OF i'm
Il mediate relief is most urgent.
Let the citizens of Massachusetts
D. show their sympathy at once in "A
: practical way and demonstrate once
more the generous spirit that has
always characterized the people OF
MasSa Sachusetts when "A call has been
ii made by a stricken community. In
order that aid may at once be given
and an opportunity provided for col
!, lecting funds 1 hereby request all
citizens interested, who can con-
Veniently do so, TO meet me at the
state house at $3.50 o'clock this
morning TO organize a committee 10
undertake all the necessary relief
work. I also request the mayors OF
GllleS dlu StAECA44Atl u kOM AAot ~ VI -
! ganize local movements TO organize
in this work At this morning 5
, meeting a treasurer Will be named
! TO whom all funds may be sent and
the committee on relief organized
: City Under Martial Law.
The city is now under martial law
. of the strictest kind. All looters viii
be shot on sight. a Gordon OF militia
now extends around the burned dis
trict
The militia now on the spot includes
/ the Second corps of cadets, the entire
) Eighth regiment and one company of
the naval brigade. Col. Frank A.
Graves is in command.
Adding 10 the suffering homeless
was a water famine.
Drinking water was brought IN
buckets from springs in the outskirts
or carried from Peabody. Beverly.
Marblehead and Lynn. So small was
the supply OF water that only "A
scantily filled tin cup full could be
/ allotted each applicant The fire has
laid waste one-third OF the city. The
flames swept southeast a mile and a
hall after having been started by an
explosion Of gas in the plant Of the
hOrn Leather company.
1 The flames then cut a crescent