The Douglas independent. [volume] (Roseburg, Or.) 187?-1885, 1884-08-23
.ROsEBURGIN ASHES.
LOSS Of LIFE AND PROPERTY.
A TERRIBLE CONFEDERATION.

A fire broke out in the Metropolitan
Hotel about midnight, Monday, the
18th. The flames were bursting from
the roof and upstairs windows when
first discovered. Men, women and
children were awakened by flames and
smoke, and had TO jump from the upper
windows to save their lives Lou.
Zigler the proprietor lost his life IN his
endeavors to save his family and
guests, and bis remains were burnt to
q cinder before they were rescued. The
building was completely enveloped in
fla mes, when the fire bell sounded the
alar n. The citizens and fire compan-
is fought the flames as best they could,
with the appliances they had at hand.
The hotel which is situated on the
southwest corner Of WashiL gton and
Jackson streets wassdooned- from the:
first. The flames spread toward the
sont!, destroying the saloon building,
adjoining thereto, belonging to Z. N.
Moore and occupied by 4. McCuiloch
and Criteser s. Sheridan, respectively;
here the fire was arrested by the brick
store building of Mr.. Moore occupied
by Caro- Bros, the flames passing to
the rear Of the store, licked up and de-
stro~ed thk woo den ya~ehouses f
Caro- Bros, and Hardy Stanton, W ii
all their contents, and passing around
he brick stores, caught and intireiy de-
stroyed the building occupied by J.
Jaskulek, ,as a jewe'ry sto g, belorg n3 to
Sheridan Bros, and caught and burEe l
up the hardware ST. re of Sheridan
Brothers with their entire stock. Here
The flames were arrested by the exer-
ton of the fire department aided by the
shrubery and trees which saved the resi-
dence of Mrs. T. P Sheridan from pro-
crossing farther south E. n. Moore
DWELLING on the northwest corner of
the block was also savc1 by the exer-
tion of citizens who kept the building
! wet down; these two residences and
small shed CD the southwest corner
of the block, together with the brick
stores of Caro- Brothers, and the store
aud post-ofice building of Hardy Stan
ton are the only structures left on the
entire block. These two brick buildings
caught many times, but were saved
from entire destruction by the exer-
ton Of the fremen and otEer citizens,
who after the water gave out in the
reservoir, kept the flames under sub
lection in these buildings by the use OF
buckets. The flames in the meantime
had crossed Jackson street, burnt the
awnings OFF Of the brick store belong
ing to S. Hamllon, on the opposite
side of the street from the hotel, and
spreading to the south laid in ashes
the wooden-ware houses and outbuild-
ings and jewelry store occupied by L
Belfils, belonging to S. Hamilton,
and the barber shop occupied by G.
Hadley, the salooon and outbulldings
belonging to Fl. G. Slocum, and oc
cu' led by I. Moore & Co., the boot
and shoe store of L. Langenburg, with
his entire stock, the store Of George
Haincs and the barber shop of Phi
Da NJ. tia, with tie United StaGes
signal office The flames were here cut
, off at the brick bank building of Hum
r phrey Il Flint, by the fire department
from further progress, although the
bank building is badly damaged. The
flames crossed Washington street ane
burnt the wooden cornice off of thE
large brick store of s. Marks Il Co.'S.
and burnt che apstair windows out O.
the south side of building next to tn,
hotel, but was prevented from catch
ing the inside of the building by tn,
use of buckets and water from the In
n side.
Many persons who were sleeping j
: the hotel received slight burns and in
juues, many of whom were forced t
:. flee in their night clothes, losing eve
n their apparel. N. Johanson, wifi
a and son, who had only arrived tina
y evening from Astoria on their way t
the Coquille, lost all their clothing an
/, valuables, and are each of them severel
D burned, Mrs. Johanson fatally, frol
id which she died Tuesday afternoo
le about 2 O'Clock. Mr.. Johanson an
his son, it is thought, will recove
II Mr. Zigler's remains were found in tt
70 space between the hotel and McCu
e. loch's saloon. He had probate
I'd jumped from an upstairs window aft
le awakening his guests, and injur,