The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1889-08-06
RUINS OF SPOKANE.
The Limits Of the Burned
District.
All rHE III. BtIIDrvss soxr
The Mile save Th~ms~,xes-oue
Fatal Acctaent-Estinxse Of
the Lcsses.


TIRE swept over IhiFts bsneks in he ye-,
aeAFi ef the city, commencing AZ ths
northern Pacific railroad, soisr north
crossing Railroad avenue. rIsss street
sHrsgse strexi. Riverside avvnae, Matt
aud Front streets ta sAe river, an. fra,r
Lincoln street east . washinsian, cross
iax Post, Nil. Hawassi ard SEVEN,
<sreess
The scene Is appalling, and hegssrs dc
Sript;on.
raKzx MAS so zArEx.
\ iew buckets CT water applied when TIA
nFe started would have saved the city
he nre department responder, pscrapsly
oaf were Handicapped by insufficient
water. and by the time the streams wers
PLAYING on the FIRE the city Was doonss,
and the Ere beyoad consrc,.
ALL GONE IN FoeE aocss.
The FIRE originated al p. N. In q block
OF frame buildings. which bnrnca nks
Under, and four hours later the serv
oenaon had done It's wcrs; and stepped for
want OF more material 10 eonsaue.
The Northern Pacific freight depot and
warehouse, which was comp 'e'ely allied
Win ffefSft- Was consumed. EVERYTHING
IA The passenger depot was lsaied ia
reaght cars and hauled away from danger
ociere the building went up in flames.
The estimated loss TO the Northern Pacific
company + about 81, ,osa.ao
THE PACIFIC HOTEL GERS
Oh Posi- street the Pacific hotel was the
fne asmes ieaped across First street going
nerfn ou each side of Post street. burnius
block after block.
THE WIND BLEW A GALE.
Then il was that buildings we're hlaun
up WIFE powder tn the course of fame,
10 check the Gre. but the wind
became more violent and heavy
gaze osew IN a northeasserly
direction, filing the air with hnrn,ng
emsers which soon isnited several aiaer
blocks containing large and Substantial
puisulnts Ia which the city has pointed
with pride, only stopping az the river on
tae north aud Washington street on the
THE MILLS ESCAPE.
The {. AID C., the Echo roller, the 0at.
meal mills aud the Immense system Of
siong the river Ia the burnt district, were
only saved by the magnificent fire appsrs-
tas win which each one is supplied.
HOTELS AND RANKS ALL nUENEp.
Very fortunately for the city, fiour and
iGmber are plentiful. The Pacific, Wind
sar, Grand, Washington, Keystone and
oniied states hotels. aud every restaurant,
are in ashes.
be spokane National bark. the First
National bank. Exchange National. CHI,
gems National. Traders National, Bank OF
spokane, Browne National and Spokane
SAVINGS, are 4 in ssbes, bat 10 is thought
that sil the vaults have withstood the fire
SIX OF the banks have resumed business in
temporary quarters.
FIVE BLOCKS DESTROYED.
Among the large structures that lay in
Eagle, Tuli, PostoiIice block. HYDE, Vol
yerton, Van Dorm & Bentley, Keats
ldes and the Arlington. whtl.
large pumter of other large and sab
sssntiai brick and stone structure In course
oi construct on Will have to be torn down
and rebuilt owing to the damage.
Every newspaper Office in the cityexcep,
the horHfag Reufen is completely wiped
ont- The RerSer was Just outside O! the
west limit of the burned district.
ONE NAN KILLED.
Charles Davis, civil engineer from
Billings, Mont. swho was sleeping in the
secsEd story OF The Arlington
was AWAKENED by the
flames bursting through bis window
terribly burned, and when found he pre.
senied a horrible spectacle. He was taken
10 the hospital, where he expired al a m.
to-day.
A man jumped from the second story OF
the operahouse Dlock. bat sustained few
injuries except q broken leg
Mrs. DIR, Morgan was badly burned.
A. h. McBroon, a LAWYER, received some
burns ahout the face aud hand in getting
out of the Office.
The report ttat a woman jumped cut OF
The Pacific hotel Is unfeunded
A number OF others were terribly burned
ana nisny were exhausted by oyerwork,
heat and smoke.
The fire occurred at most fortunate
hf W, and had ii octurrnd few honts
later, the result wou q have been too horri-
bie 10 contemplate.
MILITIA IN THE BURNT DISTRICT.
Company q, Second regiment. is on
duty. acting In harmony with the police
force, pstrolllng the kufnt district The
Walia Nalla company of the National
Guard is expected ou the next train Gen
eral IL. z. Csrry is IN command
iiu!c ih'evins and piiieriag is reported by
the lolice. fotiay ua person WAS allo.esl
IN the burnt district without pas from
ten Curry.
The council held a meeting this
morning and passed resolutions o.
revoke the licenses OF all persons charging
more than the usual prices Tor meals. iodg.
Ing oT other goods. and took arfiJu with
Z. gard 10 the erection of srafae structures
Later The Resolution Aas laid over TIL
Wednesday.
40 GogE woOD.
Citizens held q meeting tt.s al eraeon
ana wers. unanimous lu favor 81 lowing
~ wo0dgn sfustufc~ cree al
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