, 1873-08-07

eAC'-USlNELI fOh 1dE DAILY DlSPATCH
PORTLAND. Ogn Aug. The num-
Der Of houses destroy ed by fire on Sat
urday is estimated at $50. and this is
beieved to BE- within he bounds. nf
these. three were stwmills. one grist
mill. two ir..u fnundries. one brass
foundry. nine hotels. two engine iouS
es and II stores. With these went four
lumber yards. and quarter Of mile
of wharfage.
The total value of all property lost
has been estimated at one and quarter
millions dollars. and this will perhaps
be unuer rather than over The 1nsnr-
ance will scarcely .xcsed 5000 900. "A
small sum considering the enormous
loss of property. The following is the
loss of the Insurance Companies
Imperial. SS0 000;Live, pool. and London
and Globe $il. 900; Home Mutual. $40.
900; Union, $50 100; Fireman's Fund.
SIS. 5.00n; Phoenix. $4,000.
The Salem Fire Companies were
brought to this city, II distance of 50
miles, in honr m'unt+s This is the
astest tim. ever nal, on the Pacific
Coast. II is estimated that 200 faulili-s
were rendered homeless. 4 relief COM
Il itt-e. consisting of the Mayor aud sew
veral Leading citizens. Was formed fo,'
the purpose of procuring food and shell
ter for those who were without them.
About 8 o'clock when it was snppns-
that the fire had been got under control.
flames suddenly leaped ont from the
centre of the wooden block Of stores on
First street, near Yamhill This was
the more unexpected, rs not even a
spark was seen ia fall on any Of the
| honses. The only fire in the immediate g
vicinity was in the brick bmldinh oppo
site, and WAS circum>crib.d by solid
walls. which it e Md not force apart.
"Huw did this fresh fire originate p
Was the query If all, as it letI,e,. direct
ly through the centre of store. ana
soon the remainder of the bl.cH y IL,
flames Acy was raised that 1t was
"A work of IN Inc-ndiary. and threats "i
vengeance were made. bnt whoever b.
was. he WAS fortunate enough I" estnpe
| To present its extension far b do~n.a
brigade of axemen WAN form aud
placed by the Mayor nn er the com-
Land OF Major Robert. "f the Q. s. En-
giueer Corps. aud they were soon IN
gagged in choppins down and tearing
apart the block next to that On fire BY
a fortunate luil in the wind and Its veer
ing around TO the east, the fire was turn
ed backward to where it had no more
material to feed npon so all further ap
prehensicns Of danger ceased.
| There were yer, few accidents. The
first il, jured was Ihos. johnson, be
having fallen from II ladder early in the
morning. He was injured in the back
and head but not fatally. 5. Lowrn-
stein received II rather nasty blow TN
th. head with hook. which opp ned his
scalp for n length of 2 inches He Is
seriously hurt but at last accounts WAS
doing we'll. A Ci inaman who WAS
urged to work refused to comply with
the demand, and. when thev ATTEMPTED
n seize him, he rnshed on the burning
embers to escape. HIS feet we're badly
burned aud he fell exhausted He was
taken away, p"nlticed and made AS COM
Portable AS circumstances would permit
dozen or more persons were injured
slightly by falling boards and bricks.
When the fire was Suppressed IN this
direction the engines moved hack u
FIRST and Front streets. where the
heaviest masses Of embers we're glowing.
and commenced playing on them for
fear some vaglant spark would ks
FIGHT and cause some new fire. Thew
had scarcely commenced when another
alarm " ,s suunded on Third street.
To the new scene of disaster the vast
concourse of people rushed. Inc
throng was so dense that the monnfrd
police conld scarcely make room Tor fh''
engines and fremen. Every express
wagor in the city seemed for the mo-
| ment to make it q rendezvous.
The new fire originated i'll house of
prostitution en- the east side Of Third
and very near Yamhill street. When
seen, .hesmoke vas isguipg from the