, 1879-05-31

any house within the hre limits. for any
purpose whatever, by Chinese This NAV
save the town from another contlagration.
Our business men have enough to dread from
freshets occasioned by the melting of the
snow, let alone being subjected to the danger
of wholesale bonfire. There is no such
word as fire-proof in the English language,
when an immense wooden structure is sand
wiched in among the best brick OF stone
houses that can be built for money. Either
stop allowing it or else give up trying to
make a business town out of Dalles City.
We append the losses:
on FRONT STREET
z. F. Moody, warehouse Nicholson s
Fredden, Max Vogt 4 Co., Cohen & Cooper,
S. Blumauer & Son, B. Woolf. Jos. Friman.
boot and shoe store F. Dehm, building
Henry Cherish, saloon; b. korten, building;
Renfro & Ball, r. Lusher, barber shop, two
building; F. Wickman. III. Nelson. Mount
Hood saloon, +. Martin & Co, building:
Tim Baldwin, two small building fire proof
stone building didn't burn; ]. Dogherty
store and building; JOS. Diamond, H. ID.
Merwin, saloon; Page Carpenter, shop,
buildings n. II. Gates; f. Martin & Co..
Martins Hall and two stores John Ogilbee
and Charles Cooper, Williams, Marchbanks
& Co., livery stables, warehouse, wood yard
on the beach Baldwin Brothers two build
ings; Umatilla House. Handy & Sinnott,
new aud old house; H. Sunshine, A. E.
Ditzel, barber shop; China wash houses;
Oaks & Co., fruit store and saloon; \. II.
Bonzey, saloon; II. Burstow, fruit store; q.
s. Savage, paidts; Wm. Snyder, restaurant.
and two building; gunsmith shop Empire
Hotel, two buildings Handy & Sinnott and
Thomas Smith owners; fire was stopped by
tire-proof building of Snipes & kinersly.
SECOND STREET
George Ruch, store and Bakery; A. Bet
tengin, occupied by \. Baum, general stor,
Walla Walla Hotel, J. B. Smith, F. C.
Bochow, cigar store Pioneer Hotel, Louis
Kiss; II. Jacobs, cigar store; Henry Drew,
barber shop; John Law. matchmaker, build
ing belonging to Handiey ( Sinnott II.
Gerson and Jacobs cigar and variety stores
Henry Groninger, saloon two buildings
Emile Shame: Jackson saloon, Thomas
Cook; Good Templar's Hall Hose, Hook
and Ladder, and jackson Engine Company
rooms, \. III. Gates, proprietor; Mrs. Kate
Sringer, two building John Moran, resi-
dence; Charles kron-three buildings; Her
bring ( Mclnerny, store, partly damaged
A. Bettengin, tin store; J. b. Dickerson,
butcher shops, c. I. Miller, drugs, and +.
Beck, jeweler, the last three building, Max
Vogt & Co. Ed Weeks, saloon building,
n Matthias NJ. and l.. Newman, store
brick building Phoebe Humason.
TIE OTHER LOSERS,
On Court street, We're Henry Schmidt. saloon
and dwelling. loss about 5000 Charles NJ
Harrison, barber shop, about $1,000; Chas.
Eilgarde cigar stand. loss $500; Emile
two dwelling, about $500; b.
Whitten, law office, $1,000; II. Gilhousen,
total loss John Michel, law
Jfiice; and j. b. Condor, office and law
library The only losses on Washington
street were Moody's salt house and Nogt |
md Collenberg, dry goods and clothing.
Dur OWN misfortunes consists OF 4 terribly |
upset. office III consequence of moving our |
material out and III again; beyond that We |
suffer nothing. Our heartfelt sympathies go |
With those whom this terrible calamity has |
eft bankrupt and homeless. -Ialrnd Empire.