Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1884-09-24
HAILEY'S GREAT FIRE.
HOW ITS RAVAGES HAVE DISAP.
FEARED SINCE IT OCCURRED.
The Cheap Wooden Structures Replaced
by as Fine a Succession Of Fire. proof
Buildings as Is il the Territory.

in less than two hours the entire half
block of buildings bounded by Bull
hon street Oh the north, Croy street
on the south, Main street on the west,
and the alley on the rear, was RACED to
the ground. Such was the combusti-
BILE nature of the buildings that hardly
vestige remained, and the traces
were so effectively obliterated that
surveys were required to determine
the slde-iines of the lots thae had been
covered bv the buildings dies troved.
The loss was fully $4,000, Of which
only about oue-fifth was covered by
insurance.
The adiusters, summoned by tele-
graph, appraised the losses, and in
about two weeks the insured had
drafts for such sums as had been sad
Justed' to them, on their policies
These were not very satisfactory, but
were nevertheless accepted, in order
to obtain money to rebuild. This work
was commenced as soon as the ground
had cooled off Sufficiently to admit of
a resumption of work, and the result
was, as every one now in Haley can
see, as fine a block of fire proof build
ings as Idaho can boast.
The business houses SO rebuilt are
much more expensive and nearly fire
proof than any of those DESTROYED.
They are The French 4 Stinson
block, the Bache block, the Burkhart
block, the Bakery block, the Coffin
Brothers block, the kingsbury block.
and the elegant otlic" of f.. b. True.
the only Deputy United States Min
eral Surveyor in the country of estab-
lished reputation.
The French & Stinson block covers
nearly the entire lot, which is 3yxl2O
feet, and the second story is richly
fitted up for the use of the Masonic
Chapter and Blue Lodge, the A. O.
Z. w. Lodge aud the Post of the G..
A. r. 1t cost nearly 100000.
The Bache house comes next. The
walls are of solid masonry two feet
thick, and the inside is finely finished.
The lower floor is occupied bv |. Nor
RS 4 Co., one of the foremost general
merchandise firms Of Idaho, while on
the second floor is the Haley Hotel,
of "a rooms, elegantly furnished. This
block cost, furnished, $500.
The Burkhart block of two stores
comes next. The first store to the
north contains the postoificc, express
office, and stationery business of II.
Il. Burkhart & Co.; while the second
store is occupied by E. H. Hendrick,
whose stock of jewelry and silverware
far SURPRISES that kept in any other
Idaho town. The building cost about
$4,000.
The HALEY Bakery and lodging
house comes next. That is two
story building about 80 feet deep,
and the only wooden building on that
part of the block fronting on Main
street. 1t cost about $500.
Adjoining this building is the block
of Coffin Bros, the hardware mer-
chants, which covers the entire lot
and fraction, or piece of ground
35xl2O. This is really first class
block in every respect. One Of the
two stores is occupied by the owners,
and the other was built to rent. J he
second story is divided Into four large
suites of two rooms each, with clos
cts, aud every modern convenience,
that will rent easily for $50 a suite,
per month. The store not occupied
by Coffin Brothers will doubtless rent
for 500 per month. The finishing
touches are being put on the building,
which will, when completed, rep,e-
sent a cash outlay of between $lO,-
600 and $4,000, the owners having
supplied all the hardware used from
their stock. As it will pay for itself
in three years, the investment is a
choice one.
The kingsbury 4 McGowan block
adions. This is 40 feet wide, by
abou' 80 feet deep, two stories, and
together with the Coffin Brothers
block, will b- the best finished build
ing in the Territory. There are two
roomy stores on the ground floor, and
. four suites upstairs. The stores will
easily rent for $50 each per month