The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1873-08-04
FIRE IN PORTLAND, OREGON.
Two Hundred and Fifty Dwell
ings Destroyed.
Ono Hundred and Fifty Families
Rendered Homeless.
Los, Estimated at sI, 500, 900.

Loss Estimated at 81 ,5OO,OOO'
San FRANCISCO, August IA most
destructive fire at Portland, Oregon
broke out at four o'clock this morning,
Twelve blocks are now in flames and the
fire is spreading. The departments oi
Vancouver, Oregon City and Salem are
on the way. The supply OF water is
failing. The fire commenced in tho rear
OF the Metropolitan Hotel. Nearly all the
city bounded by Yourhan street, North
Second street, West Columbia street
and South River street east are in flames.
SAN FRANCISCO, August 2.-The Port
land fire was under control al II o'clock.
Twenty blocks have been consumed.
SAN FRANCISCO, August 2-NOon.-A
dispatch from Portland says the fire Is
fully under control. Twenty.threG blocks
are total ruins. The fire originated in
the furniture store Of Hurgner & sChind.
Ter, where no fire or light Is used; doubt.
less incendiarism. The 81. Charles Ho-
tel, the largest building in the city, aud
two stores are the only buildings saved.
The front ol the 81. Charles Hotel Is
damaged ten thousand dollars. Walkers
sash factory was destroyed, loss $4,000.
The Oregon Iron Works took fire five
times. One house stands on First street,
in space Of eight blocks. Tho cast side
Of Second street Is gone for nine squares.
One fireman had leg broken, and several
were Injured during the fire.
The second fire started in house on
the corner of Third and Taylor streets,
but was cxtinguished, and an inccndiary
caught.
The Salem Department arrived in the
extraordinary run Of 81 miles in 60 min.
uLcs, including RtopragOa. Tho steamer
bringing the Vancouver Department
made 18 miles in 10 minutes. The loss
extends TO millions.
San FRANCISCO, August 2.-The Port
land FIRE commenced at 4:9O, and in
twenty minutes spread a block before the
steam was applied. The Metropolitan
Hotel was burned 10 the ground. The
wind rising spread the fire in>all direc-
tions. When the Salem department ar
rived seven blocks were consumed, but
they stopped further northward progress
of the fire. When all available assistance
arrived there were only seven engines 10
subdue a fire half mile in length and q
quarter wide. 1t was fast suppressed in
one direction and broke out in another.
Tho new fires 1t is supposed TO have been
the work OF incendiaries; the fro ceased
for want OF material. Among the losses
wcre two engine houses, two sash
factories, thrcO foundries four mills
five hotels ono hundred stores and
two hundred and fifty dwellings.
One hundred families arc homeless,
encamped in the public parks. 1t is esu-
mated tho loss will reach 81 500, 900; in
surcd for 100000. The foreign com.
panies lost heavily, the imperial $4,000
and the Liverpool $4,000. Everything
Is confusion. The police have stationed
guards on duty in the burnt district. Two
alarms were given this afternoon, but the
losses were slight.
! SAN Francisco, August 2.-Tho dan
ger of the Portland fire is past Two
companies OF regulars have been detailed
from Fort Vancouver 10 guard the prop
erty. Besides the losses reported, there
was about five hundred thousand dollars
losG in tho running Of goods. Many per-
sons considered rich yesterday arc now
poor. The fire was first discovered by the
captain Of a river steamer. The alarm
was sounded, but tho material was so dry
Il burned like tinder, and articles were
burned before they could be removed.
During the morning, Walker, the propri-
etor of q factory, offered $1,000 for q
stream Of water for ten minutes. The
buildings along the river front were pull
ed down and the goods carried across the
rivor. The second fire started six blocks
from tho original conasgration. An in
cendiAry was caught by the police and
taken to jail.
Samuel LowGnsteIn, Of the firm Of
Emil, LoWenSteln s. Co, furniture deal
ers, was killed. johnson, fireman fell
from q ladder and was hurt, but will re-
cover. Ed. BockGnsto, City Treasurer,
was dangerously hurt Losses: Hurgner
& Co. $4,000, Metropolitan Hotel $780,
900, G. A. Vaughn 100000, Smith Bros
$4,000, DR.. Freeland 5000, Champion
boot factory $1,000, Russ House $4,000
Welch & Morgan, E. Campbell, and ], B,
Springer 5000 each, Emil, LoWenSteiu
& Co. $4,000, N. Sellers, c. s. Sllvas
Loves Hotel, Hackey & stilImc 10000
each, Walkers mill, Reise S State SEQ 900
each, W. MofFAt $25,OOO, Sam Sykes, st
Charles Hotel, ,McGinn s. Hall, w. B. Lake
Powers & Purchard and DR.. Davenport
about fifteen or twenty thousand dollart
! each; these arc not all. Gross insurance
!, 100000.
! A stable was fired this afternoon. Los
! $4,000. ..-o y---.ulr = =
Two men were arrested while setting
fire 10 a house this evening on Third
l. street. The house was not destroyed.
Churches werO converted into dwelling
houses. The common council ls issuing
= food tickets to the destitute. Many CALI
rof aid for the sufferers rom other cilIeI
hAvo beGn respondedto.
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