, 1878-09-21
From the Daily OF Tres lay.
Fire.
Last night about II

Last night about IL O'Clock
flames were seen issuing from
the barn of Mr.. Gatzert, on the
corner of James and Sd streets.
A large crowd promptly assem-
bled on the spot, but the fire had
extended so rapidly that it was
impossible to do anything to
save the building, so all energies
were devoted to prevent its
spreading and catching the
house. On the arrival of the
fire engine, the suction hose was
inserted in the large water tank,
about two blocks off, but the
hose was too short TOO reach
the burning building, SO it was
used only tor filling buckets. A
bucket-brigade was promptly
formed and the dwelling house
was thoroughly drenched, extln-
gushing the sparks that had
already alighted on it, and Sc
curing it from all further danger.
In the barn, which was burned
to the ground, were a horse and
a calf, and two handsome bug
gies, but nothing was saved ex-
cept the calf, which was so badly
burned that 1T had to be killed.
The loss may be roughly esti-
mated at about $1,000. The
cause Of the fire is unknown.
A CHANGE.-The Tribune came
out last evening enlarged, and
with q new head. The paper
otherwise was improved in APP
pearance. The editorial column
contained the valedictory Of
Thos. W. Prosch, who has been
editor of that paper for the last
six years. b. A. Turner, who
came to this city from California
three years ago, and is well
known as young man of ablll-
ty, succeeds as editor and pub
Usher.
A DESTRUCTIVE fire occurred
Friday night at Forrest Grove
station, on the line of the O. G..
r. r. Two large warehouses,
belonging to w. d. Hoxter and
Kinds Il Burkhardt, containing
$4,000 bushels of wheat, were
completely destroyed. The loss
CT grain falls on the farmers Of
the vicinity, who had stored it
ready for market. The fire is
supposed to be the werlS OF the
incensed and fearfully demorali-
zing tramp. The loss is estima-
ted at $4,000. There was no
insurance that we can discover.
GRAND LODGE, |. 0. G. T.
The Grand Lodge of the Inde-
pendent Order Of Good Templars
for Washington Territory and
British Columbia, will assemble
at Good Templars' Hall in this
city tomorrow for the transac-
ton of business. Six delegates
arrived from British Columbia
last evening, and quite a number
from various points Of this Ter
ritory are also present.
The Vancouver Independent
says: It is a remarkable fact
that among all the officers of
Gen. Howard's command not
one of them is known to haze
spoken a word of censure or of
adverse criticism touching his
conduct Of the war, and that all
the things that have been said
or written against him or his
course have come from sources
the least entitled to respect and
belief.
In the bay under the packing
house of Levy Il Wilson are mil
lions of fish, many of them being
quite large, congregated to get
the fish offal as it is thrown out.
This is a fine place to fish with
hook and line.
The greyhound belonging to
Mr.. Gatzert, was tied in his ken
mel near the barn last night, and
was not observed. by the crowd
who were laboring to extinguish
the fire until the flames burned
off the rope with which he was
tied, when the poor animal
rushed through the crowdsand
into the street. He was singed,
and the skin was burned off in
places.
CoLpoRTEUR.-Rev. B. A. Hill,