New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-09-27

light, starting from bakery on Sherman-st.
Almost the entire business portion of the city
was consumed. Two thousand people have
been rendered homeless, and there has been
loss which is roughly estimated at from
s1.5O000O to S2,OOO,OOO There is little or
no insurance.
THE FIRE RAPID AND TERRIFYING.
A SERIES OF GREAT ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS or
PEOPLE HAVE TINE ONLY 10 JUMP OUT or
BED AND EUS FOR rniIR LIVES.
DEADwOoD ID. T.. Sept. 26.-A fire broke out in
the Star bakery Sherman-St In this city, al 900
a. IL. to-day, and following that thOrOughfare
swept everything before 1t on Lee. Main. Gold,
We'll, Patton and WIlliam-sts. Several residences
on Continenta-ave were also burned. Famed by
light breeze. and with nothing to contend
against except a very inefficient Fire Department
the flames had everything at their mercy.
Less than a score of pronounced fre-proof ware
houses withstood the test TO which they
were subjected. The buildings in the path Of the
fire, being mostly " wood and poorly constructed.
burned like so much finder
The fire spread with wonderful rapdty, and any
attempt at saving property would have been use
less All along It's course terrific explosions Of gun
powder. petroleum. liquor. etc. were Of frequent
occurrence. Buildings were blown into atoms.
Among the first things destroyed we're the
hook and ladder apparatus aud hose carriage, eav-
ing the fremen unscathcd, bur with only few feet
OF worthless hose with which to give battle TO the
devourng element Tho new watcrworks. which
were tried only yesterday for the first time. were
employed 70 their full capacity. but with little sue
cess in subdung the flames account Of the scare
ty of the water. rhe hiilsides were almost solid
sheet OF flame Water from the Boulder ditch could
not Ne had, otherwise considerable property would
probably have been saved, the ditch ran almost
directly over the worst spot
| The widest excitement prevailed on account Of
the fearful force Of the flames and people thought
Of little besides saving their own lives Hundreds
escaped with only their u ight-olothes
Every team within miles of the city was called
into service to help save what could be carried
] away. There are probably about 1000 people now
who are homeless, and many are destitute.
About 12J buildings, besides fifty or sixty dwell
ng-houses, destroyed. IL Is utterly impossible
togetany definite liguesregardng the loss. yet we'll
informed business men place II at from ~ ,3OOOOO
to 81 100000 The fire is still burning. but all its
material Is exhausted and there is no danger of It's
spreading unless an unfavorablo change IN the
w.ad should come.
| Tie principal losers are r. c. Lake, hardware
merchant, 100000; Miller & Mcpherson. grocers.
500, 200 (uninsnredlj N. j. Wertheimer Il Co., dry
goods dealers. 10000 insurance 100000; Frank
! Welsh $4,000 mo insurance.; Graves Il Curtis,
furniture and china ware $4,000 uninsured, aud
William McHugle. liquor dealer. $4,000 tunin-
surcd
The following were among the heavy losers; The
First National. Ss,O0O-uninsured Browning &
Wingrose grocers. $50, OOO-uninsured; Benjamin
Holstein, grocer. $1,000 uninsured; Muner,
x Lehenial, clothers. $4,000, insured
for $1,000; C. Is. Strauss, dry-goods,
81. OOO fully insured; Starr & Bull
lock- hardware, $4,000. insured for $4,000;
T. T. Comforth. iIHit dealer. $1,000, un-
insured; Ietchel d Co., $4,000 insured
for $4,000 Daniel Mclaughlin. on residence.
$4,000. uninsured; Matthewson IL Goldberg,
procers, $4,000, uninsured; l.. Liebman,
fancy goods, $4,000. insured for $4,000; Jensen
Bliss hardware, $1,000, uninsured; Culbcrtson Il
Young. produce ana commission merchants
| SIC, OOO fully insured,
| Several of the firms whose fire-pr0of buildings
were saved have posted notices that they Will open
up for business in them on Saturday. Lumber IL
being hauled rapidly, and building VIII begin ms
soon as the debris be cleared away, and
IN a more substantial way than before. Most of
! the merchants who have lost their wooden
stores will erect brick buildings in their
| stead. Labor - in great demand, and everything
presents lively appearance.
surgis. commanding at Fort Meade. for a COM
panv of troops to guard the property of the
| unfortunate sufferers by the fire. The request
was promptly complied with. and company
ef cavalry WAS at sent here, together with ten
wagons and two anbulanccs to transport the desti-
titufe citizens 10 Fort Meade where they Will be fur
| nished with camps and rltons, which kind offer
was made Oy General Sturgs.
All saloons are closed 10y order Of the Sheriff and
! the cIty presents an unusually quiet appearance.
! A CITIZENS Committee of Safety numbering
seven, appointed al a meeting To-day VINO VIII
assist the Sheriff III preserving the peacr.
| Numerous kind offers of assistance have
been made 10y Eastern mere iants, but
/ will hardly be accepted, rs merchants bear
their LOSSES with the best possible grace and are
not inclined to place themsciye under any oGlga-
! tions al the same time approaching the wiling
! offers made by Eastern houses IN all branches OF
! trade
The insurance companies which held a majority
| of the risks on the destroyed property are the
! FiIrmcn', Fund, of san Francisco, tue ST. Paul
! Ere and Marine Insurance Company, and the Lon
/ don and Liverpool and Globe Insurance Company.