Telegram-herald., 1889-08-06
REDUCED TO ASHES.
Fire Destroys tns City CT Spokzns
Es4s. Washington
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I1s Satsr supply proved totally made
Clats. Au1 nreI1su &s well ~ eir-x1Ls Le-
c4lls panic sricksn several p1ope are
Alowu - have psrishsd "a TO nalaes aud
several lLers ssEs islared oy lsAI Ing fIo@
widows.
Chal .es Davis Og Chicago guest - the
Ariil4tca House. wss an 4ksn-G by names
tuI--ing through the doors " als Ioom IA
Tie tAird story Hs jumped from tie win
dow. was sEocEinsly I0angled and died Ia
fsa minutes
A woman whose name Is unknown lsaped
from the sec0ud story of the Pacino Hotel
snG w4s klled
The NE spread with such astonishing
rapidity that 10 Is believed that many were
shut oa from escape before they were even
aware Or their danger
BY order Of the iusyor dozen large build
ings were blown Up with giant powder,
tLa even ALI- 4A4Ac4 10 ELeNA me
flames Tho Northern Pacific Is probably
the heaviest loser. the passenger depot
and magnificent new freight ware
house being destroyed It's loss. including
freight burned viii reach abolt g. 60
00 al provisions and supplies were
burned and tksre viii 30 much suffering
FOR several cavs Appeals Tor help have
been sent out. and Portland, Seattle.
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have already responded
This disaster Is undoubtedly far more
serious than that which overlook Seattle,
both on account OF It's great extent
and the more substantial character
or the burned buildings. No account
or losses las yet been received The
Weaiern Union otlce was burned out and
al instruments except ono, which an oper-
ator IS uow working on . dry-goots box
just Outside the city, were destroyed. The
FIRE exhausted itself at the Tiver. All the
-four and lumber m!lis were saved.
HELENA Il T.. Aug. 5-The city Of Spo-
kane Falls. W. Il, has been burned to the
ground by the ire which starred Sunday
night The new OF the destruction OF the
city came over the wires 10 the officials IN
this city. They report that the telegraph
Office IN Spokane has been swept out Of ex-
lstencs. Every effort is being made 70 70
store communication.
Later information shows that forty bust
ness blocks have fallen prey 70 the hameS
Il has been definitely sscertained that the
Northern Pacific depot and all the public
buildings have been destroyed The first
estimate received places the loss az So, 0c0,-
900
spokane Pals was ono of the most proaii-
ncnt Of the many new cities IN the infant
State OF Washington. Situated on the
line OF the Northern Pacific railroad,
close 70 the COu- dAleno mining region,
the city has been the site OF many
large smelling and other Industrial estab-
lishment5. Expensive public edifces had
been recently erected Tho town sup
ported two daily papers. The population
is about 2000 The city possessed ex-
cel.ent water-works, modelled after tia
Holly system, with capacity OF 600 600
gailons There were no Hre-e1C.nes, but
by the system IN use five or six gOod-sized
streams OF water could be concentrated
upon any block IN case OF fire The fire de-
partment was volunteer one.