Bismarck tribune., 1879-10-03

900; Jensen s Bliss. $4,000; w. n.
Mathers, $25.OOO: f. Sutherland. Bonanza
sIsillla, Hall. $4,000; Frank w elch, sho-
tel, and other buildings, $4,000; Werth-
uner & Co, $4,000; w. s.. Ball, $4,000;
Graves & Curtis, $4,000; Browning &
Wrinerose, $4,000; r. :sC. Lake, the little
sum Of 100000; Northwestern Stage Co,
$1,000; F. T. Evans, $4,000 Evans y
\ Wardner, $$25, 900; F.Zepp, S 1O, ,0OO. s {
@z.t3 THE WORK OF REBUILDING. 4
Many personal effects that were carried
| on back streets We are unable to learn
! the true loss of many. That loss may be
summed up at 100000 which. makes the
]1otal.loss $l,390900. There is an insurance
OF 1926, 900. AS near as can be ascertain
, ed its all that was on the town. There
. Will be but a short time before the most
/ Of our business men will have reopened
:! their business. The greater portion Of
them have already commenced erecting
buildings and many now have been com
1'pleted. These win be replaced with brick
buildings as soon as possible, and SIX
months from to day Deadw0od will nn-.
doubtedly be far betQr town than twas
before the fire Many have lost every
thing, nota penny left with which to re-
open, hut they commenced with but little.
and have built themselves up and cstah-
lished a credit that is sound. There are
few towns in which collections Were bet
ter than in DeadWood before the fire and
| Eastern wholesale dealers have faith in
each Of their Deadwood customers to soon
repay any advance they may make. This
gives our distressed merchants u c. ance'
II 1}1.
account for the feeling Of hopefulness that
are left homeless there have been no
actual sufferers Men who saved their
property are coming forward to their as
sistance nobly and food and shelter is
freely given to all.
Although we have had numerous offers
of assistance from other towns at dis
tance none has been asked or accepted as
our people feel a pride in beng able to
say that we have never been obliged to en-
| ter the paupcr ranks and ask for crust
OF bread ora nickle OF money from anyone
although sadly hurt ami with bnt little
outside OF our pluck to depend Oh we are
sure that if Deadwood were called upon
today to contribute to Il needy city there
would be a prompt and liberal response.
Ours is a land of gold and although we
have lost i great deal Of It by our calami-
1v there is more in rock-imbcddcd in the
hills which will be ours in time. Hope
bids us look ahead to the bow OF promise
which CLOVIS in the future and that nerves
every aim. and liSltens every heart
AN EYE WITNESS. %.o ~
Jud dee kidder and Me srs Sherman and Petit
grew, Of Sioux Falls, arrived Monday morning
tn q 81 irht
fcrcrs, but make no complaint on that score.
They were stopping at The Welch hotel when the
fire broke out in u bakery. fire trap, near by.
Mr.. She. man assisted Judge Kidder in gather
ing his wardrobe together, ana in two minutes
aft they left the Judges room, Two tons ofpow.
dcrin Jensen " Bliss hardware store. exploded
and tore the Jud scs room to pieces. This ex-
ploeion sealed the fate ot the city Everybody
surrendered to the inevitable and scrambl dup
the hills to save their bodies. When the fire was
ut ts zenith the picture as Witnessed by MT.
sherman from: the Hills terribly realistic.
He looked down upon a mile Of h,mc confined III
n narrow. gulch. ltswas Ikea blazing tunnel un-
coveredor ..hcll with til lidof ilalfa dozen
explosions throwing up roofs and whir.in hard
ware stores through the burning air Increased
the terror of the scene. Half NAKED men women
ind children rushed through tie streets and
climbed up the sides Of Si,e guch Mo CITY ever
burned quicker In three hours an area of one
mil. asad IL ahalllons by half mile wide 'sas
bas m OF ashes aud Gals. The sadaenness of the
devastation was as startling as it was ]urid and
wid Men who saw CncAgo bur,sail there
llU such Il delnOuica sig e presented at any one
anne as was visible fro.n5the his that wall in
SDcadwOOu. ~ &-s%
ONLY ONE LEFT.
There is only one sna hotel left and that is
in thu subcrbs The bank vaults stood the est
but Of Of fire proof Gel a!s and buildlr ss
only one escaped. There were 40 lives lost but
many were burned ana struck yfallng timbers.
Fifteen minutes were lost by the ny drantE re-
tuslng TO work, but tcw minutes latcrt the water
wa ol norls:'. Early i'll the Gay lumber was
hauled nlo the ground and shanties were built.
Lumber weui up To iorSyzi vc.GUiiars Il thousand.
There are ,,o leg i rifles ,othe lots, possession
being own, rs.lp, Business men turned their at
tentiun 10 holding their lots, and an organization
ner was eecLri. The y lily .Vcu.s, i'll four hours
aft. the lire. had found u 10 alton and with
proof press and few casesfUfs body ter We're
getting Out i three column #reuoIt, OF nre.E8The
Vescs 81 isI.ilicantli remarks slhat 10 corner on
staple articles will be couutenalcca. business
men of Lead City sent word there would be no
advance in groceries here Immense Quantities
Of flour aud provisions are in traAsitvb wagon
trains Tor the win ter ssupply and he 4feWs saye
the distress Will be- short lived. isEe fai' ana
winter socks had nos all reached Dead~ood.
The saiouns we { started up IL hurry and in
few hours q. faro bank had Eccn opened ana
5eylryouc was / vlns IL rettiese hIs fortunes z
Gen. Sturgis OF Fort Meade. Gent i'll trunsporta
tiol, for two ilundrc,, but the wagons. went back
empty The people sud they would camp IN
sight Of their lallcu fortunes nnd get ready for
business. Frame buildings will be erected this
fall aud The more .ubs,antial brick structures
pos, poncd until spring. Brick cannot DC made
in time.
x Mammoth Hotel for Fargo.
j. 3. Chaplin announces his intention to
commence the erection Of brick hotel
N :, 300 faft "a Rroo Il xua y