, 1873-08-04

DESTRUCTIVE FtnE At PORTLAND, on.
tive fire iu Portland. Or, broke ont at. O'Clock
this morning. Twelve blocks arc now In flames.
and tho fro Is spreading. Tho Fire Dopartmonts
q Vancouver Oregon City and Salem 9a,,,.r srS on
The tlro commenced In the roar Of tho Mosropo-
lltan Hotel. Nonrly all tho city bounded bY
Yarnkm skroot, North Second Btroot, West 70
lumbia slroot, aud South Rigor street, ls IN
'''': sAs FnAxolsco, Aug. 2-Noon Dispatch Tho
Portland fro lis fully. under control. Twenty,
three books aro total ruin Tho rs 9Fginatoa
where no tlro nor light was uned. Doubtless 1t
VAS 3 iucendlarisn,. Tho st. o1arlcs Hotol, tho
largoat building in the city, and two stores were
to on bnga SO savea On nfGa 5 @ wak ho
er'a HaBh md door factory was destroyed; loss,
es0o0o. Tho Oregon Iron Works wore
on fro flyo times. onc house a,,, stands nd
squares. One flreman lad hia log brokon md
sovoral were injured. During tho fro n second
started in house Oh tho cornor OF Third md
Taylor stroots, but wna extinguishod. Tho In,
arrived, making the extraordinary run Of 81
miles in 60 minutes including Btopphges. Tho
stoatnor bringing tho Vancouver Department
| made IS i'll 75 minutes. Tho loss oxcoodB
| Tho port1aud fire commenced at 490 a. m.,
and III twonty minutes spread through the
block, Doforc stonm was applied tho N1ctrupoli-
! TIM uotel was burned to tho ground. Tile wind
tho salem Department arrived soyen blocks
ward progress Of tl,o firc. When all tho avail
ablo assistance nrriyod there worc only sovon
onginoa to anbauo tho fire. which s{at, Ma7 na os
II IN, aro ro9rosaed in ono direction but broko out
Of e rs eenaod !s, to 20 e
Of material. Among tho losaos arc two englna-
honseB, 2 sash factories, 8 foundries, mills, &
hotels, 100 HtorcB, and ESQ dwellings. Ono hum
drod and fifty families aro homeless, and On
eamped 1 tho public pars The estimated loss
4 companies lost heavily. Tho Immortal Lost
aeo,0oo; London Liverpool, $4,000. Every
thing Ia confusion. Tho police mud National
Guards are on duty in tho burnt district.
There woro two alar1nH this afternoon; Losses
slight.
San FRASc1sco. Aug. 2.-Ihe danger to PORT
land fa past. Two companos Of regulars, do
sid nasoe f bo 9g aasS 1ooos gS pa s BfS 5
lost in removing goods. Many persons cousidcr-
cd rich yesterday arc now poor. The fro was
first discovered BY tho Captain OF . rivor steam
aoa G ban ar wSy Ea nor b tho
articles wore burned during removal. During
tho burning Of Walkor's factory, tho proprietor
| offered 81 900 for Btream Of water for ten
minutes, The buildings, along. tho rlyer front
|
| tho river.
The second fire started p1 bocka from tho
original conaagration. An iucenliary. was
| caught by tho police md takon to jail.
| Samuel LowonHtein, of tho firm OF Emil
Lowenstoin i Co.. furniture, was killed. john
son, hreman, fell from a ladder and was hurt
He will recovor. Edward Brockonsto, tho City
Hurgron 4 sehindleS, sso.6 .6oo; - hiotropolltsn
smith .nros.. $4,000 DR.. Freoland $1,000;
asais es%sse slesoo9 Xs'i Ss1isge SFs1" ga I'll
Lowenatein Il Co., a6o,00O; IL. Sellers,
9. 8. si1vas, Loyo's Hotel, Hackoy & stiilmo,
$4,000 each Walkers Mill, Reose, and State,
st. Charlos Hotel, AIcOinn A Hall, ". D. Lake,
Powers l. Durchard, DR.. Davenport, $4,000
each, and about twonty moro tlrma $4,000 each.
Those aro not al. The gross insurance is
| $500, 900.
| A stable was fired in tho afternoon. Loss,
| $1,000.
Two mon woro arrested for setting frc to q
houao this evening Oh Third street. The uu-
destroyed ohurohos aro converted into dwelling
| houses.
Tho Common Council is Issuing food Tickets
to tho destitute. There nro offers Of aid to the
sufferers from other cities.
| Special Dtspatch to The Chicago Tribune.
| YrsILAT1, Mich, Aug. 2.-An incondiary at
tempt was mado early this morning to burn tho
0thlG NoIHlAl ocuo0l NY buLkluk uIo 10 I'LL Au1A"
cent woodon building used for o gymnasium.
This was destroyed, and tho Normal School dam-
aged from intense heat. Tho loss on both build
ings is 81 400, covered by insurance. Several OF
tho Normal Professors have boon engaged in a
Temperance revival, and suspicion points to tho
liquor-dealcra. A reward OF $500 for tho dotec-
| ton and conviction OF the incendarieH has been
| offered. Great excitement prevails
| IN THE VIENNA EXPOSITION BUILDING.
VIENNA, Aug. IA fro III tho Exposition
building thia morning burned tho Alsace-
Lorraine PEASANT dwelling.