New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1889-08-14
SPOKANE IS in RUINS.
Forty Blocks of The Business Por
fion Of That Prosperous City
Burned.
Several Lives Believed to Have
Been Lost-Loss Estimated
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The entire business portion of this city
was destroyed by fire last night. Twenty
ave blocks were reduced to ashes. The esti-
mates loss is $l4, 100000. The fire started
sssY O'Clock in lodging house on Railroad
avenue. The fire department was on the
scene quickly, but owing to a lack of water
che fire rapidly spread to the adjoining frame
building and was soon beyond control The
flames jumped across the street to the Russ
house and Pacific hotel. By this time a
stroag wind had sprung up, and it was evil
ens that the city was doomed. The tire
read with fearful rapidly, and the hremen
re powerless. Attempts were mace to
+. Rock the fire by blowing up buildings In It's
path, but they were useless. From the "a
@sific hotel the fire jumped across First street
tn the frame buildings in the next block.
Soon it touched the heart OF the city.
a,gock Of two-story brick buildings on
Riverside avenue next went From here the
fire communicated with the magn1hcenL
Hyde block, "a four story building, taking IN
she whole block between Mill ana Howard
streets on Riverside The fire leaped across
Howard street, and in few minutes the
flock between Howard and Stevens was re-
s5uced TO ashes. The next to succumb was
/, Che large TMll block from there sweeping the
SOLID block of four-story bricks, Including
the pastsfice, between Stevens ana wash
..ingaen Here the fire burned out from lack
ssss GA aterIal From che point of beginning
the fire took another direction, leap1ng
across Sprague street to the opera mousse
,ahzfdE From il the flames leaped across
ssRiYeGside averue to Browns bank linen
4Aotn sides Of the avenue Were in fames
The block between Post and Mill was quickly
Wicked up, including the Grand hotel From
E2sre the fire communicated to the adjoining
E,Iock on the right. Here was the Frankfort
nEgck. the largest building In the city, cost
Eng $3.50, 900. 1t withstood the fire for some
4aue. out finally succumbed. The Arlington
aatel was next to 60. The building was
soon enYeloped in flames, when
MAN WAS SEEN TO JUMP
Erom the second story window. He arose
and started 10 run down Howard street,
wheea zae was overcome by heat and fell
.3sweraA people, including your correspond
.ant. rushed to his assistance and carried him
TO plaeeef safety. He was pitiable sight
being literally roasted, and his skin peeiing
of all over his body. His name is Charles
Iagis of Billings. Mont He died at noon.
;Esen1 the Arlington the fire travelled NORTH
and consumed the block between Howard
Main, Front and Stevens, burning east as fan
~aa the latter street, where vacant lots
checked further progress in that direction
Everything in northerly direction, includ
ing the Northern Pacific express Unior
block and Windsor hotel, was soon mass Of
flames The river prevented the fire doing
.@"'the-( amage, and was the means of saving
lring and lumber mills. By this
'rt space of three hours, the
d everything in its path, re
'e entire business portion Of
city. The only business
az is the Crescent building
d by means Of tearing dowI
iluings. Owing to the rapidity
; fire spread scarcely anything
The city council met this morn
1ointed a committee on relief
will be sent for and the needy sup
The big pumps were not con-
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