The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1879-09-27
DEADWOOD'S DOOM.
THE TOWN is BURNED DOWN.
Ali the Business Portion of the Place
Observation-Disclosures Loss to
Merchants : Fire Proof
- Buildings Fall.
DEADwooD, Sept. &c

4.saa DEApwooD, Sept. 70
A FIRE broke out In the Star bakery,
Sherman street, at 2:20 this morning,
and following that th6rougfare swept
everything before It on Lee, Main,
Gold, Wall, Patton and Williams street,
and several residences on Centennial
avenue. Famed by a light breeze and
nothing to contend with, except a very
inefficient s.are department, everything
was at the mercy of the flames. less
than half a score of pronounced fire
proof warehouses withstood the eve
test. The buildings being mostly Of
wood and poorly constructed burned
like so much chat.
The fire spread with such wonderful
rapidity that any attempt at saving
anything would have been useless. All
along its course terrific explosions Of
gunpowder, petroleum, liquor, etc.,
were of frequent occurrences and build
ings were blown into atoms. The
hook and ladder apparatus and hose
carriage were the 6rst to burn, leaving
nothing but a few feet Of worthless
hose with which to battle against the
devouring elements. EN&Hyl
The new waterworks were tried for
the FIRST time yesterday, and this morn
ing they we're put to their full capacity
with but little success in subduing the
flames, on account of the scarcity of
water. The hillsides were almost a
solid sheet Of flame. Water from the
Boulder ditch could not be had, other
wise considerable property would prob
ably have been saved, as the ditch ran
almost directly over the worst spot.
The widest excitement prevailed on
account Of the fearful force of the
flames, and the people thought Of but
little besides saving their own lives,
hundreds escaping with only their
night clothes on. Every team within
a mile of the city was called into SER
vice to help ave what could be got out.
There are probably two thousand
persons who are homeless, and many
destitute. About one hundred and
twenty-five buildings, besides Fifty or
sixty dwelling houses, were destroyed.
While 1t is utterly impossible to get
any definite figures regarding the loss,
we'll posted business men place 1t at
from one and a half to two million dol
lars. The FIRE is still burning, but all
its material is exhausted, and there is
no danger fits spreading unless an
~unfavorable change in the wind should
occur.
The principal losers are r. G. Lake,
hardware, 500, 900; insurance $4,000;
Miller & Mcpherson, grocers, $50, 900;
uninsured; Nj j. WertheImer & Co.,
dry goods, $40, 600; insurance, 80, 900;
Frank WEIGH, $4,000; ut insurance;
Graves & Curtis, furniture and china
ware, 500, 900, uninsured; VIM. Nc
Hugh, liquor dealer, $4,000; unin-
sured; First National bank, SO, 900;
uninsured Browning & Wringrose,
grocers, $50, 00U; uninsured; Mnnter &
Milienthal, clothers, $4,000; insured
.3 - y
,-r-Nfe $500 s>.0N-
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90. "Nn 90 600. -,
On 200. -
~ $4,000
sa.s 90 ooo =, 81
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~ sVou ~ Voo er ~ $500
1880
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several OF the nrms WHOSE nre proofs
were saved have posted notices thai
they Will open up 'for business In them
on Saturday. lumber Is being hauled
rapidly and building WI commence as
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ones "e, sse"u a,o
sreas ucnlano, anu eseiy'n'ns presents
hVely appearances
A meeting was held this afternoon
by prominent citizens, prompted by the
numerous thieving operations since the
hre broke out, mi the many cases OF
io1 jumping, az wnicn hoh' oudge
Moody presioeo' ~ was oecioeu 10 can
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