, 1868-06-26
n..,r,c,,ve FIre a idaho CITY.

hand Of the ncendiary. There can be little doubt
that some diabolieally inclined wretch caused
this last conhagration, which threatened the de-
struction Of the whole business portion OF the
citv- but which was fortunately arrested within
| a block Of the place Of outbreak.
The Ere was discovered just ~ the flames
roke forth from the rear Of the wooden building
| In which Powell l. Coe (beaVy merchants, on the
corner Of Main and WallulG Streets had their
chief sales and retail store. 1t was about
O'Clock, yesterday morning. The flames spread
with such rapidly that Mr.. Powell, who had bis
dwelling room in the front Of the adjoining
building on Main street, had barely time 10 make
bis own escape. he had not time TO save even
the books, papers, and other valuables OF record
in the store. The evening before large lot Of
general merchandise had been received from
Umatilla and all of 1t put temporarily In the
front store. In it was also great quantity Of
every description Of merchandise, shelved and
arranged in the usual manner for retail custom
and samples for wholesale trade. In the rear
room were the safes, the books and papers, desks,
show cases for wine and liquor samples, &c.
Also the business desk and safe used by Mr..
Smith, o. s. Collector of Internal Revenue. One
of these two safes contained q large amount Of
greenbacks, all of which were found, after the
ere, in g charred, totally valueless condition.
The loss to the firm; of merchandise, is alone
very large but the greatest loss is that Of their
books and accounts, notes and greenbacks.
From there the FIRE soon spread across 70 the
meat market Of Sharp Sayles, and thence up
70 the brick store recently put up by Bailey h
Simpson, and occupied by Mr.. G. A. Washing
ton, one door below ISaacs' brick store, on the
corner Of Main and Commercial streets. 1t swept
before 1t all the stores, shops and saloons that
side of the street, Mrs. Gallagher's restaurant
having been the last building burned.
Quite soon after the alarm, which was given
BY the bell Of the Catholic Church, and by the
citizens generally, the hose from the great reser-
Voir on the hill was brought in play. Unfortu.
nately one whole length soon gave away under
the water pressure just as the heavy stream was
doing fine execution in quenching the FIRE, and
oy the time this worthless length was removed,
and the couplings Of the remaining lengths were
attached, the flames had made big headWay.
The play OF water from the FIRE hydrant and the
Well-directed exertions of the men at that point,
who also had water passed in buckets from the
well Of Black Bridge, obtained final mastery
over the fire in Mrs. Gallsgher's restaurant, as a
portion of the frame partitions and rear wall fur.
nish present marked evidence.
During the FIRE, water was thrown upon the
buildings on the east side of Main street, from
the reservoir aud house belonging to the Catholic
Church and st. Mary's Academy on the hill just
back, and to this aid is doubtless to be attribu,
ted the safety Of that portion of the city, if not
the whole Of Main street, for had the FIRE ever
crossed and got into full headway, it is almost
beyond peradVenture it would have swept every
thing, and again laid Idaho City ia ashes.
To guard against its spread on Montgomery
street, and above Commercial, to the Luna House,
Masonic Hall, st. Charles, and all this portion
OF the city, active measures were Immediately
taken. The store building, untenanted, on the
corner of Commercial and Montgomery streets,
was leveled to the ground by men with axes and
hooks. But, most fortunately the flames were
extinguished on Main street, as we state above,
and the threatened terrible devastation stayed.
Upon the alarm the whole mass of citizens
keenly aware of the necessity of instant exertion,
sprang to the work of saving whatever they could
pack away in fre-proof cellars, take away in
drays or by hand to places of safety. Everyone
was busy in this work and iu fighting to overs
come the IRE. The alacrity and skill and pres,
ence OF mind displayed on all sides gave evidence
that our people have learned, through repeated
sore misfortunes by ere, TO make the best use Of
their time in preserving their worldly goods and
in endeavoring to overcome the dread element,
in these frightful emergencies.
We have not space now to do more than give
an estimate of the losses, as we have been able
10 obtain account Of them, as follows: Powell
+ Coe, store and dwelling and merchandise,
$l6,oooi Sharp Sayles, meat market and sta
BILE, 1000 ]. B. Emery, store, heavy stock OF
goods, &C., 900; N. Perrin, boot and shoe
shop, &C., $1,000; J. Dony, cabinet ware and
shopi $1,000 e. Barrows, dwelling, $500 Kel-
ley's saloon, $500; Black L Bridge, vegetable
depot, 81, 900 Mrs. Gallagher, restaurant, 81,
| oO0; Three China houses, 81 ,500.-LddhO World.
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VAaABoND lEDIASs.-We hear frequent COM
plaiLtS Of the conduct of gangs of vagaboud
Indians who hang around the suburbs of the
town aud live by pluuder. day or two since
couple Of these siwashes got into q fight, 10 the
course Of which one Of them received pistol
shot through the head. 1t would have mAttered
little had they both been killed. We are told
that these Indians are stragglers from the Una,
tilla Reservation. II so, we suggest that ouI
friend BArnhart come this way and gather up biz
"tillAcums."
The ARMY TO BE CONTINUED IN TIL
SoUTH.-The radicals have no confidence in
the measures of reconstruction they have
forced upon the South. Their sole purpose
appears to be to secure the electoral votes
of those States for their Presidential nomi
nee. The work of reconstruction having
been accomplished after manner, and sever
al Of those States being ready for admission
1t is deemed necessary to "protect them" fol
some time to come, the intention being tc
keep an armed force in each one Of them tt
prevent the possibility Of a fair election il
November, and make the success of tht
radicals doubly sure.-S. F. Dispatch.
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