The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-06-27
-Four Persons Known to Have
Perished and Many Others
Are Reported Missing
Fifteen Thousand
Are Left Homeless
Led by Governor Walsh, Peo-
pie Of State Rush to Relief
OF Stricken City Heavy In
dividual Losses

Salem. Mass. Juno 2s--When day
aigAt broke this morning ard the
6ieepleEs citizens of this city viewed
the smoking ruins ef yesterdays con-
Migration, they realized for the first
tine. perhaps. the fnl extent Of the
calamity that had been Visited upon
basen. With q good part OF the
buildings devoted 70 Industries upon
Th.ch thousands depended for their
daily bread lvjgg tn blaektned heaps.
thousands homeless and In ussay ia
stances. praet.caliy penn Jess. ard "a
realization that the ci'y had suffered
great blow. the fit2lnt'on was a
gloomy one 10 contemplate.
Good news was not borg in CONS
Ing, however as IA a. BENSON a d.
rector Of the Napmkeag Steam Cotton
compaaE, announced at a mass meet
Ing of Hsfi2EHs t1&i p mills. emplns
Ing 3,5oo operatives. wo9ja o.. re-
. halit immediately other manufacture
ing concerns also announced that
they would rebuild. ARD Win these
| cheering statements coming r. an +!
the quick response n the cittz@ns IT
Massachusetts 50 Tire appeal ~ Cow
ernor Walsh for monetary assistance
fer the penusless and homeless ones
fnofe aeTefal view Ter the present
and future Of Salem WAS taken
Human and Monetary loss.
Tie value Of he property destroy
ed is from St2.o0a Aa0 80 81 eco COO.
according TO the Insurance men here.
and iittlv more than oue-half was
Insured. So far az now known. only
four people last their lives IN tae
ire and two more died as q result
The eharred booty q the infant child
of Mrs Mary HasseI was found IN
the zuIna Of 81 May atreef. Manuel J
whitney a paraivtic. lost hls life al
rs Prospect street ard Mrs sarah Alb
bolt, Of i3l LAFAYETTE street, persisted.
Ar unidentified body wae also pecav-
cred the sex 81 which has not been
determined.
Those who died were Sarah Fiske. a
n@Sse. who passed away while heine
moved from the Salem - the Beverly
hospital and Mrs Edward acGlone.
died Of heert failure when her house
caught ire.
II is considered probable that, as
| In the Chelsea fire Of six years ago.
many E9oVe were burned to death.
whose charred remains were not found
until DAYS afterwara, SO there is no
telling At present exactly what the
human toll was MANY people are re-
Ioftfl MISSING EAt III 1tit|gtA ift8t
most Of these are scattered about
going out af the CITY 10 homes 81 rela~
tiyes without leaving word Of their
Whereabouts Many were injured, but
fnone fatally.
individual Iosses.
| The biggest single loss was the total
destruction Of the Naumkear plant.
one of the oldest cotton rnEll enter.
prises In New England. The com
pany is insured for s35e6o0e inclaa~
lug plant and merchandise In so-callea
fartnry y utaa1 fire company, which in
eludes Boston manufacturers. Ark
wright. Worcester, Fall River and Pro-
violence capitalists
The Naumkeag company was estab-
lislsed In 1859. ana the plant Is carried
on the companies books for $3.50, GOO,
hut is understood 10 be worth from
$2.5eo, 600 to sS,6oo coo
The plants are all modern and
equipped with a sprinkling system.
which was no avail In the conflagra-
ton. The korn Leather company's
eph's Catholic church although not
completed, had cost $4,000.
The largest loss sustained by any
OF the large stock insurance COM
panies Is probably by the Royal, of
London. about 100000 The Holy
oke Mutual company figures it's loss at
100000. all being In dwellings.
Relief Measures.
A meeting called by Governor
Walsh at the State house this morn
Ing resulted In the formation of the
Salem fire relief fund committee Of
fourteen. with the governor as chair
man. Within a few minutes, SIS, 900
was subscribed and before the day
was over. SO 600 had been pledged
by citizens and the houses Of Boston.
In addition of this fund. the sum
mer residents of North Shore start
ed TO raise a fund Of 100000 Owing
to the generosity of Henry G. Frick
who drew a check for s25, 900 ana
sent il TO Mayor Hurley. this fund
got away with a sNlod start
The problem first faced today was
to provide adequate care for the g.
900 people who were left without
homes as result Of ne fire. a thou
sand tents and 10 1000 rations were
in the city before daylight. and be-
fore o'clock refugee camps had been
esta hlished on the commons
Refugees Cared For.
Four thousand more additional tents
were received before the dav was over
and these were set up as fast as the
militia men could do the work. With
tertage came army blankets and cots
Fortunately the night was warm snd
comfortable and while many hun
dreds of people were given quarters in
public and private buildings of Salem
and Beverley thousands slept on the
grass on tho common. In doorways. or
EApon the few household goods they
were able to save from the flames.
After o'clock this morning. the
authorities were ready to provide food
for the multitude Of destitute. In the
next 1--WE hours. thousands were fed
at various stations At noontime and
Ia gain this evening the food was served
and as tonight the weather Is wnrm
ana pleasant. there IL no danger Of
anyone sufefinT from sFpoaures