Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1879-08-08
The seattle Fire.

SEATTLE, July 23.-The ere Friday nigh,
proves 10 have been one OF the most dis
,nry. The tuInsG district is about three
hundred and 6f'y fee, square, extending
'ror, the alley on the heal Of Yr.lrrs
WHAT TO the water tank just above the old
warehoyse, and from Dexter. Horton /
10 s wharf across 70 the further side Of
tie saw mill. reducing the entire block Of
below ihe alley TO ashes; also Scbw-.
hacker Bros. l. Co.'S hall. and Paul.on's
and Craw ford and II ,rvin.,on's warehouses
aud the did saws II II. The fire originated
IN one Of the rooms of the second story Ut
the Amrrlcan llun>e, nt about 0 O'Clock.
and spread rapidly nn,il iis progress was
FIRE department aud ci,izens. The new
steam fire engine became disabled ut
abou, 10 clock b. the .u.iion hose get
ting out OF aro~r AND the old hand engine
aud bucket brigade for II time v ere scarce
ly able IL hold The flames in check. Far
awhile the entire bn>in SIS portion OF the
| merchant. psnic stricken beg~n 10 remove
thei. gaods. Ia n t~w moments Ovci.ien,.
al .qn're was covered with piles OF mer.
chaniisr stacked up in hopeless confusion
Fortunately. however. the Threatened dan.
ger was av.rI.d. All the principal busi-
ae.s PORTION Of the city was lift intact
! the balld'ues destroyed we're Nil wooden
structures occupied principally rs saloons
sh"ts, etc. Some leading business house.
NE heavy losers by removal, gpnds being
greatly damaged aud lost. The folln~ iur
NJ proximn,s losses. carefully PEE: area by
your Correspondent, will be found to be
nearly CORRECT:
". u. Pumphrey, musical instrument.
and stationary. S,.oUo; partially insured
Pos, "ffcc. SIS; not iosnrri. l. s. Rowe
sr"c~rirs. Sl00; not Insured. Flynn 4
Anderson, snionn. SIS; M insurance
II T,hbeis. j-w-ler. So; no insurance
Chilbrrg Bros. grocers. $500; no insmr
anre. Kaufman, tailor. $500 Frederic,
Barker, cputrctiunrr. $500 Chas N-ah-r
j w-lrr, 500; no insurance l. Runig
grocer. ia INSURANCE.. Boyd, Pohein
Young, dry goods, ST. 900 partially IN
surrt Kelly l. tonng, druggists. 81 500
"a till, insured +. b Ehey. produce
81 900; no insurance. Card l. t.-ir. sas
and door factory. So 900; no insurn,,ee
IN Grose restaurant $30n no insurance
j. Kennedy. s.'oon. $3.50. J Keenan,
marble works, $500; no INSURANCE. Davi;
eonf-crioner, $50; no insurance. G Vol
bee. hall. $500; no insnrabce. u J Cal
k-ek, marble works, $3.50; no insnra.c,
j. A. i.ph Ulster. saloon. S200; no ia.u
ance. Chas Mcdonald, tLrck NTH, s.
500; no insurance.. J. Vernon, oslno'
Sl2o; no insurance. Seamen's Be,h-
, $2oo. American House 1000; no il
e snrance. Kenny, merchant tailor. $50,
, partially insured. Crawford and Harm,
to-, grLerl merchandise. 50 900; par
Insured Schooner l. Srhwab cker, $50
! no insurance. II. l. Y-.l-r. i.nemen
and whnr' property. $4,000; no insu
anc-. S.atlle saw mill, now il litigation
Including wharf and lnm er, Sa0. 0On; ,
insurance Lenc 4 Parker, salunus 40
no insurance. Geo. w Harris, dru,pis
= s.. 900 in surei. L. Is. H,rknrss. tnhacc
500; rHrii lily insured. II. +. Norwnl
tailor, $Io0; no insurance J. p Henri
: c, nfee,ipnrr. $500; no insurance d x,r
j. Hort n l. Co. hankers. 81 200.
J. Sc midi, sniooa. $500; partly insur.
= Welch & Ho,tn, eAloan. $500; no irsu
snc.. Gnodhourn- l. DOYLE. pl,niug mi
81. 400. Anderson 4 Osborne, saloo
$500; insured. SchwAbacher Br =
q 20. $iO,ooo; insured. Nauocks. drn
n GIT. Siao; partially insured. Hil
r Pulson, furniture, $20G; no insurans
\. MrPh-e, cigus ,nd tobacco, $50
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