The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1865-06-24
IAaAD CITY 11rnea.

Mr.. DoI1 HememAn, late Of Mt Pleas.
Iant, Iowa, sends ~ the idaho Statesman
containing ths following account Of ths de-
struction Of Idaho CITY by Ars: ro.5es
IDAHO CRY N AsHEs.-Idaho City Vfas
completely Destroyed night before last. 0y
enc Of the most d0struCltvo AsoA that eve
has visited the mining regions Of the v6ft-
orn elOpe. The whole town was consumed
from Bear Run 10. Commercial street,
which - nearly TO the foot Of Main, and
from the bluff to- MoeYe's creek, leaviNe
nothing standing but STEW shanties sktrt-
ing the town. The light of the 6re va
.een in this city during the evenin&, but
there was considerable difference Of cpin.
ion ~ to whether it sNss Idaho City orsPle-
lEeIyille that was burning. Large volomes
toi smcke could be distinctly see0 hon this
place, rising high In the air, while the
North-eastern SKY for - large spacs1Was
light - blaze. All doubt was dissipated
at an early honr this mornang, BY thearr1-
val Of mfsepgr TO several hpsiness men
rom 1dahQ S9ty, who werein this city len.
|porarilys The alarm was given ut a.fogv
minutes before ten o'clock IN the evening.
whom II was found that the upper story 81
h shurdy gnrdya dance house, Ia the fsir Of
the City Hotel fyae in flames. ThAafo
vas, without donbf, the work Of an incea-
diary, as the cit1 had been fred ssySs1l
IL
bnt each times fortunately discovered in
season TO be extipguished. The damee
spread with the most aatonishine rapidly.
The town was composed Of buildings made
exclusively Of pine inch boards, and IN
some cases shakes, covered with cotton
lining and paper, to Which was added the
nsua. infiAmabse coating oflanp smoke 90
that il burned almost Ike train Of poV.
der. l&is said that Ia two hours from tie
tune the alarm WAS given, the whole but1t
distrtrt;was smoking 6eilI of Asi,As and
cinders. II is. said. that all attempts to flo.
scribe the confusion and ecopsternation Of
the people are fruitless. The spread Of tie
n.e was 20 rapid that In the great matAriey
9; instances there was NO time to saveean|.
thing from the wreck. Added 10 the serfi.
pie destruction OF property, vas the most
disgraceful system Of thieving and robbine
that can be imagined. In tact. II il Renas.
ally believed that the firerwas Get Tor IL
purpose OF plundeT. Az a0on, - the alarm
oecame general, thousands Of men could
ee seem running On all diTsctions with one
or two sacks OF Hour. . box Of candles,a .
bundle Of clothing, orAnythin9 that suited
them. One man who Witnessed the soel4A.
remarked that il was stealing ON the grand.
est scale ever he dreamed Of. A band of
rutHsn~ ~ g hundred or two would assist
III c.es;ips, a store Of its contents aud land
,be,i, Fl safe distance from, the burning
=, ;. :" 'ss,s III" :. .no eacn
a'.n To1so Sel1e =: lAucu p No CoUlo carry
= ..a ~ Y.sue ~ "1sa n ~ Was perfect rev.
had = large lot of dour stored there. had
succeeded in removing Il out az the way az
the fire, but had to go 10 the store for : nv
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