Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1889-06-12
MN City Almost Laid Waste by
the Flames ON Tuesday
Evening.
THE LOSSES VERY GREAT.
II is V~ariOusly Estimated at from
Ten to Forty Millions of
Dollars.
SEVERAL LIVES SACRIFICED

Oakley's New Printing House Burned
Noyes' Block Early Reduced to Ashe
Almost Every Business House Gone
The Residences Saved-The People will
Rebuild ut Once.
SEATTLE, June 7.-[Special to The Mine
by the Rocky Mountain Telegraph Line. :
The fire commenced at the upper end OF tn
city and soon destroyed the entire bust
ness portion Of the city, including Fry'
opera house, the Occidental hotel, and tn
entire tlock. The loss is v~ariously esti
mated at from $1O,O 900, 900 to $40, 900.
600.
Thousands OF people are homeless.
The p~ostofice building is about the only
business block saved in the city, and that
ia badly damaged. The mayor ordered out
the militia to guard the city. Every cart
is taken to prevent pilfering.
John Noyes' block was about one OF the
first in the flames. Nothing but q sheet o.
water with burnt piling can be seen. All
the depots were destroyed, and only four
restaurants are left.
People will rebuild at once. Merchants
are
ORDERING GOODS ALREADY BY WIRE.
The Postal Telegraph company had four
operators at work within 80 minutes after
being burnt out, in a small building close by
the scen0.
Koch, Oakley & Co. lost their beautiful
new plant, saving only a part OF the ma
terial. However, they were insured for
$4,000. They at once moved into I'D.
Thomas building at fourth street, and
began operations in the morning.
The "Post Intelligencer," journal"
Press" sTimes," Budget" "Star" and
Telegram Offices were all destroyed.
The list OF killed will probably not exceed
ten.
The water company had an insufficient
supply of water. the engines being driven
out from the wharf very early.
LATER ESTIMATES OF LOSSES, ETC.
SEATTLE, W. T.. June 7.-[Special to The
Miner by the Rocky Mountain Telegraph
Line. 1.-The Butte and Montana excursion
lists heard the news OF the fire at Port
Townsend. The boat Furhaven was at
once loaded with provisions. arriving with
the party this DON They had aboard
over So, 900 worth Of provisions. Tacoma
and other places have also responded
nobly.
The residence portion is intact. Already
orders are given for new goods, while thou
sands OF men are at work repairing dam
ages, and there ia no doubt that the city
will be rebuilt with solid buildings OF brick
and stone. agsE E
The estimates made hastily last evening,
10 about correct, and the damage to bust
ness and personal property viii reach $12,-
100000, making q loss oil about w.
100000.
The vaults of banks are all intact. Elec-
trio cars commenced running late tonight.
Martial law has been proclaimed. The city
is in total darkness.
ESTIMATING THE LOSSES.
SEATTLE, W. T., June THE loss now is
varinusly estimated at from SIS DOC, 600
to SAC, 900 900.
Everything south OF Union street and
west of Second and reaching around to the
gas works above Fourth street to Jackson
10 completely burned. The Arlington and
SOuuICLClhl uo1Ct oLO NOoOAoJSNs
mated total loss in buildings alone is &c.
900, 600, and personal losses will probably
reach SIC, 100000.
1t is thought many persons must have
persisted in the flames.
Giant powder was used to blow up build
ings in the hope Of staying the progress OF
the flames, but to no effect.
1t is reported that two men were lynched
for stealing.
THE FIRST NIGHTS PARTICULARS.
PORTLAND, June IA dispatch from Be-
attic at 10 p. m. last night said: The bust
ness portion OF the city is in ashes. Every
bank, hotel, place OF amusement, all the
leading business houses, all newspaper Off.
ces, railroad depots, miles OF steamboat
wharves, coal bunBers and telegraph Offices
are burned.
The fire began neal the corner OF Front
and Pearl streets in the Seattle Candy Fac
tory at $50 7. m. The whole OF the bust
ness section burned, involving a loss Of
SIS, OOO, 900. The city is literally wiped
out except the residence portion on high
ground.
At $50 p. m. the flames reached the
wharves and the steamboats, and shipping
were compelled to haul out in the stream.
A stiff breeze was blowing from the north.
west when the fire began. and it soon got
the best OF the fire department. The water
supply gave out within two hours after the
fire began, and then the flames had q clean
sweep. A great deal Of property was moved
only to be burned in other places, SO quick
did the flames spread.
THE NEWS Al SAN FRANCISCO.
O., T,na Erop hr;of dir.
patches received here from Seattle before
the wires went down, it is learned that the
wind was blowing strong at the time the
fire started, and when the department ar
rived the Pontius building was a roaring
mass OF flames.
The firemen worked with q will, but were
unable to cope with the flames which rose
high in the air. Large volumes OF sparks
were carried by the high winds and spread
broadcast over that part OF the city lying
south which contains many infiammable
buildings.
Within an hour the opera house and
Coleman's blocks were in flames. The lat
ter were filled with inf1ammable material,
and the heat was so intense that the fire.
men were hardly able to approach. The
fremen were becoming discouraged, as the
flames were spreading beyond their con-
troll. ..,.,
The people in the southern part OF the
city were moving out, and the streets were
crowded with vehicles OF every kind which
had been pressed into service. Iti thought
the loss will be at least Sc, 00O,0 OO.
CRUSHED BY FALLING BUILDINGS.
SEATTLE, June THE city is guarded by
militia. When the Toklas & Singermsn
building fell about thirty people were near
il and many were crushed. Similar acct
dents befsll most OF the large buildings.
ANY estimate OF the loss Of life would be
simply guesswork.
BOUNDARIES OF TUE r 0IsTRIcr.
SAN FRANCISCO, June THE burned dis.
trict in Seattle covered an area Of thirty
one blocks. The boundary Of the burned
district is as follows: University, Front,
Spring, Second, James, South. Fourth,
Wall and Water streets. This comprises
the business portion OF the city. The resi-
dence district escaped. (,
From official figures furnished by local
and foreign insurance companies, tine