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* In the aftermath of the fire, [[Kermit Roosevelt|Kermit Roosevelt]], the son of former president [[Theodore Roosevelt|Theodore Roosevelt]] briefly serves as Commissioner of Public Safety (a combination police and fire commissioner) before quitting in disgust after only a few months, the office being discontinued. | * In the aftermath of the fire, [[Kermit Roosevelt|Kermit Roosevelt]], the son of former president [[Theodore Roosevelt|Theodore Roosevelt]] briefly serves as Commissioner of Public Safety (a combination police and fire commissioner) before quitting in disgust after only a few months, the office being discontinued. |
* The cause of the fire was never discovered. There were rumors of hooded figures performing fiery evil ceremonies in one of the parks the night of the fire. There were also many who ascribed the fire to [[Shamus O'Toole|Shamus O'Toole]] of the [[wound_ravens|Wound Ravens]], a noted pyromaniac. The survivors of the [[weavers_union|Weaver's Union]] and the [[Communists|Communists]] blamed the mill owners. | * The cause of the fire was never discovered. There were rumors of hooded figures performing fiery evil ceremonies in one of the parks the night of the fire. There were also many who ascribed the fire to [[Shamus O'Toole|Shamus O'Toole]] of the [[wound_ravens|Wound Ravens]], a noted pyromaniac. The survivors of the [[weavers_union|Weaver's Union]] and the [[Communists|Communists]] blamed the mill owners. |
| * Most historians agree that the fire marked the beginning of the end of [[The Victorian Legion]]. |