, 1889-08-08

fully at the fire, battling manfully with
the flames. His iabors ceased when the
flames reached his own building, and he
then thought 1t time to seek place OF
rest and refreshmont He concluded
that was gaod time to so and get him
self lunch. This was little ike the
old-time fiddhng during the burning OF
| Rome.
Monday evening as Mayor Furth was
passing down Stey ems street he observed
Dago Frank having barrel of whisky
in charge. He said he was taking 1t TO
a place of safety, but the mayor con-
oluded that IL was hardly safe in the
Dago's hands, and ordered II to be rolled
down the bank, when its contents were
emptied into the stream.
Monday evening by order of the mayor
all saloons were ordered to be closed and
stand closed until further orders. A
failure on the part Of four saloons to
comply with this order resulted in the
prompt closing of the saloon in question
and the revocation of their licenses is
now In the hands of the committee on
license and revenue.
Our three warehouses are ia ashes, but
we have two cars of woven wire springs
and cots and one car Of 80 and 40-ponDd
wool mattresses which we will sell to
the bedless public at jobbing prices as
soon as we can find warehouse. Spo-
kane Furniture Company.
The Spokane National bank has
opened ia the Crescent block. An tho
money, balance books and valuable pa
pers were removed from the vault before
the fire reached IL.
The police force did effective service
during the progress of the fire and until
company G turned out.
officer Lewis was struck during this
fire by missile from falling building,
and laid out for a couple OF hours,
Hugh Scott had $4,000 in three banks
and was glad 70 hear 1t waa safe.
Manager Campbell, Of the Western
Union, and his able corps OF assistants,
displayed the right spirit of enterprise in
tapping. the wires on both sides of the
fire and holding open communication
working out doors ali night and oil day
Yesterday. Tho office Is now comfort
ably located in the Northern Pacific
elevator warehouse.
City Attorney Allen, who was camp
ing vt Hnyden's lake, returned in time
To see every thing consumed and inourns
the loss of $l00 in cash he had left in
his desk.
Col. w, w. u. Turner was out at
Medical Lake when the fire broke out
He could get no wo,d by telegraph or
telephone and arrived In time TO find his
office effects reduced TO ashes.
The members of Company @ are hav.
iiiH NAANIi III ~ tdHlc VI StTNltcy
stick to their work nanfully.
Harry Hayward has been chosen Sec
rotary of the relief committee and is
doing his work in the same efficient
manner which distinguishes him behind
the hotel counter and in the box office
OF the opera house.
The losses sustained by the insurance
companies represented by FL. L. Moody
aggregated S14,500, divided as follows:
Council Bluffs of Council Bluffs, Iowa,
$1,000; Capitol, of Des Moines, $500;
North Pacific of Tacoma, 5000; Cascade
Fire and Murine of Seattle, $1,000
wall be but little salvage.
As u. III. Bennett cashier of the Bank
of Spokane Falls, was passing the bank
this morning, he noticed Hon. Patrick
Henry Winston gazing at the vault with
long-drawn face and sober cast of coun-
tenance. "Why do you look so sad this
morning" Bennett asked. "Whyl"
Winston replied, 81 am wondering if
that note l owe the bank is safe" o,
yes" said Bennett, ~ took that home
dceming it the best investment we had,
and / wanted it in safe place.
The postottice is now located in the
basement of the Methodist church COR
ner of Bernrd and Sprague and although
Postmaster Peel is slightly disiigured he
is still in the ring.
Medical Lake nobly offered, through
Mr. Thomas Campbell, aid substantial to
the distressed and suffering of this city.
They generously offered to provide and
care for 500 of our people until they can
care for themselves.
The kindness of our neighbors in this
hour of calamity will ever be remem-
bered, The best aid our farm people
can extend will be to roll in all of the
provisions they have to sell ut reason
able prices.
The Spokane District Telegraph Com
pany has its wires in working order al
ready, and will be in operation to-day.
The downtown office is at the o. K.
stables, and the uptown Office ut River
side and Bernard.
j. b. Jones, of the firm of Hyde 81
jones' took extra care to get some money
belonging to clients ont of the Office
safe. In fact, his mind was so intent on
this purpose that he wholly neglected
$500 of his own money that he had i'll
the drawer of his desk.
Spokane Falls never does anything by
halves. Witness the fire of Sunday
evening.
X. b. Scott, whose barber shop was on
Howard street, saved his chairs and was
about the first of his class to resume
business, lie says he has been shaving
for years, but that this was about the
closest shave he has had. He has opened
on Post street, south of the Northern
Pacific ENTHUSIASTICALLY battered but
still in the ring"
L. p. Galbraith, while working inside
the Falls City block, was shut off from
the stairway and was compelled to
make his escape through DR.. Hawvers $
window, leaping Il distance of twenty
feet to the ground. While no bones
were broken he received severe sprains
and has been laid up since under the
care of DR.. Mason,
Col, J, w. Feighan left for Rosalia
yesterday on business.
o. y. Letter opened his safe yesterday
and found the contents all preserved
He has ordered a mammoth tent from
Portland, which he expects here by next
Monday, and on its arrival it will be
elected on the old corner-southeast cor
ner of Post and Sprague streets-and
business will be resumed as soon as
authority is granted.
Mr.. Hyde says he will have his build
ing up within sixty days if he can se-
cure the material The stonecutters,
brickworkers and lumbermen say they
will do their part in the cons struction.
Turner, Forster d Turner have re-
moved to rooms 13 and Ia, Crescent
block.
Colonel p. II, Winston said last night:
If had $3.50, 900, | should put every
dollar of it in Spokane real estate to-day
with the certain belief that would
double my money in twelve months.
Ed. Watson has secured one of Mr..
Ifogan's new buildings ON Monroe street,
between Riverside and Sprague street,
Railroad Company will ship materials
for rebuilding free or at low rates If per-
mitted TO do so by the provisions of the
intbrstntG cOInIaeV. lnw