Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1883-09-24

Office. The Others, who came after
helped; but Mrs. Edgington is really
entitled to the credit Of saving it BY
awakening Colonel Sells and Mr..
NandelI. The last named gentleman
got the ladder from Friedman's.
At this time the heat was intense.
but the critical period had just ended,
and the TIMES was comparatively safe.
From this time on few pals Of
water, judeiously applied, was all
that was required.
Many thrilling incidents occurred
and many brave deeds performed, but
we have not the time or space to par
ticularize.
A partial list of the names of the
sufferers appears herewith, accompa-
MED by a statement of the losses and
the insurance so far as known.
kingsbury & MCGOWAN Building
Value, 1000; insured for $4,000.
Mrs. Slosso"'s lodging house-Value
$4,000; insured for $500. Hill.
bert 4 Co.'S saloon was a total loss
No insuya nce.
Peter Andcrson-.Loss about $3.50.
no insurance.
+. II. 1endri, k-Damage to safe
about $4O0; loss to fixtures, ETC..
$3.50; damage to goods, $500.
n small building owned by Kings.
bury 4 McGown, and occupied bv
n. Anderson, tailor, valued at $500,
was total loss.
"A building, owned by Kingsbury
& MCGOWAN, occupied as a shoeshop,
valued at 5000, was not insured.
The Strahorn building next on the
north, valued at $500, was insured 70,
$500. NJ. NJ. Sanderson-Saloon and
fixtures valued at $500; no insurance
on fixtures.
The Haley Bakery and Building
Owned by Fred. Sherman; value
$500; insured for 81, 900.
The Stahorn building adjoining tn,
Grand Central was unoccup;cd
Value, $500; insurance, $500.
1t was at first supposed that tn,
Grand Central Hotel could be saved
and no special effort was made t,
move the furniture. The effects o
the guests were saved, but the hotc
fixtures, beds. bedding and furnaur,
were u total loss, $4,000.
Rabjohn's building and saloon wer,
also a total loss. Estimated valu,
Of building, fixtures, stock, etc.
$4,000; insured for $500.
Burkhart's building, occupied by E
H. Hendricks as jewelry store, wa
valued at $500; no insurance. Stock
valued at $4,000; insured for $500
loss on stock slight,
II. L. BIrk!.art's store building. oc
cupied by himself as general mer
chandise store, express Office, etc wa,
burned to the ground. Insured fo
only 81, 900.
: Bache's Lodging House-A large
two-story building, occupied on the
ground floor by Stoddard as fru;
and confectionery store, and ny Van
dyke & Frodsham, general merchan
disc. Stoddard's loss was very nearl,
total; no insurance. Vandyke 6
Frodsham saved bat little Of theiI
stock, but it is rumored that they ar.
carrying $4,000 insurance. The up
per floors were occupied as lodging
house, and the loss was very nearl,
total. The beds, bedding and fix
lures in the lod sins-house we're owned
by Mrs. Carrie Bache. The loss o
Mrs. Bache on building and fixture.
is probably $4,000. Insured for ~, 500
The next and last building on til,
block destroyed was owned by Frencl
& Stinson, including the saloon, fix
lures, stock, catlng.house, etc. In
surance on building, $500; on stock
$1,000.
The total loss will probably foot VI
$4,000. Total insurance, as near a.
can be ascertained, about $4,000.
SCENES AND INCIDENTS OF THE FIRE
A woman jumped from the secon,
Ctorv Of tho h,,;IN;cr -, a.. n, %ho g.