Idaho semi-weekly world. (Idaho City, Boise County, Idaho Territory) 1867-1868, 1867-05-18
From the WORLD Extra Of yesterday.l,
Another Great Conaagration
IDAHO CITY AGAIN In ASHES!
Nearly the Whole City Burned !!
Total Loss, over 81 900, 900 !!


Just after noon this day, flames were seer
issuing from the roof Of John Codys saloon
southwest corner Of Main and Wall streets
The alarm was given instantly. At the time
it was sounded in our office we had just CON-
pleted an article in which we referred to the
fact that this would be the second anniversary
of the great fire of May Is, 1865, which laid
this city in ashes, and recommending to ouI
citizens generally q greater degree Of watch
fllness during the day and night, to guard
against repetition of the calamity. The
ink was not dry upon the paper when the alarm
of "ire!v reached our office. Despite the ex-
ertions Of hundreds Of brave and vigorous
workers, who rushed and labored to quench
the fire, it spread on all sides, and by 3 o'clock
P. M. the terrible consequences could be sum-
med up in general way-imperfect, to be
sure, because of the brief time we have had to
gather particulars mas follows
Every building on both sides of Main street,
from just below the Jenny Lind Theatre to the
saw mill of Taylor & Andrews on Moores
creek all the buildings between Main and
along the east side of Montgomery street; and
most of those on the east of Main, on High
street. embracing the Catholic Church, the
many dwellings upon the hill below the west
side of East Hill front, all save few really
fire proof bricks and cellars, are in ashes.
Among the buildings saved we can now emu
merate the following The Court House, Ma
sonic Hall lin which is the WORLD Office the
stores of ]. w Wood & CO., G. J. Bernstiel,
Andrews s. CO., M. M. Chapman, the upper
brick vaults of L. M. Cohn, and Fischer q
Maydenbauer, and the cellars of Thos Barry,
G. S. Kingsley, IT. Blake q Co., Powell &
Coe, Baird Il Judge, Zapp & Langell and
Vantne & Co; McClintock & Stewards sta
bic, all the buildings on the west side of Mont
gomery street, and the residences of Sheriff
JAS /. Crutcher, j, Fl. Wickersham, F. w.
Bell, George Ainslie, F. B. Britten, and Jas.
O'Meara, ON the front of East Hill, and the
residences Of p. B. Smith, and few others
whose names we cannot now learn, at the foot
Of East Hill on High street.
These latter were saved through the labors
of Mr.. Smith, who brought his hydraulic min
ing hose to bear on them quickly, and the SUI
perhuman labors of his gang of men, who at
once rushed from their work to stay the pro-
gress Of the flames
The flames spread with frightful velocity,
ewing to the high wind that prevailed, and. by
singular misfortune, it was the nearest approx
imation to gale we have had here during the
month. The FIRE, which commenced between
twelve and one O'Clock, hadb three o'clock lain
nearly the whole city in ashes, and swept into
nothingness hundreds of thousands of dollars
worth Of property. We rejoice to be able to
say that there has been no loss of life We
append list of the losses as well as we could
obtain them just after the fire, as follows:
e. p Fitzgerald, merchant, $50, 900
l.. M. COIN, /" - 10000
IL. I'll. Barber, City Hotel, ...-... 10000
Isaacs & Bro, merchants .--..-..- $4,000
Vantine & Co., Z" . 10000
John Cody, saloon and dwelling, 10000
II + Gilbart hu;Idinrc 000