The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1889-08-16
SPOKANE IS IN RUINS.
Forty Rlocks Of The Business Por.
tion Of That Prosperous City
Burned.

E0fty BlOCk0 OF The Bu0tneSs POr.
tion Of That Prosnerou. C,tv
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Several Lives Believed to Havo
Ra., r.o.+-ro.. p.Is-.%.a
s" Aevss - ~ sssso0
at vl4,OOO,OO0.
SroAAa. ~. tA, cpecses Aossessm. 4us. q
-Ane entlte ouAnes po1uon on snas Guy
Mss ueesoyea " nte 1s.s n'en1 !1s1ty-
nve u'oeAs were tou1ce0 70 ssne1 1ne oss-
.a.,es u. y ~ eA4,vovvOV. Ane nFe sss1see
ss oo'"0n ,,n ~ toos.sS aouso On haltoso
Venue Inc n!e department wes ON ene
scene qulcky, oos owirg 70 !aek OF wstet
sue n.e tspa.y spreaa 70 tae eoJo'nln& tksme
~ ou"aius suu was soon oeyono contxoa 1no
na.nes yumpsu sctoes sne sweet 70 toe huss
aouse eao sec'no nose'. ~ tn's ume
s..ouk W.uu nsu sprung up. anu ~ w evi-
oene sas. tne Guy was doomed Inc nfe
sptes" VIII .esIiu1 sapeo.ty, ana me ntemen
%ot1 po"stles@ At!emPN were meoe 70
es oueSA ~. .ae n.e " olowlng up o9,ioings IN its
p,sa pasoi ss, o.s .aey were aae!ese from tne re.
..av W.. . sno r1o yumleu se.os 3'Ese 1.toes
S.s. o. ". A.an% ueu9lnE. an sno nexs Dlook'
49,. '.oneu suo ueess y. .ae Guy. a
p.Sa..,s. DE- =. s- swo.soly pI'cA 1 1oaol1ss on
aHse'e1e o asonue neAs VENT S1om nete sne
.1 o Su".u"'caeeo WIN tne maRhncent
Msuo u'vcA ut'seoEY oaMalng, aaking IN
= Me anole =p' oocA De'ween NJ! sno howafd
uI s.Ieets on navefsioe: ine nte ieapeo across
=, nows.u stteet, anu IN tcw minutes the
Dlook oetween howard and stevens was re-
uuceu 70 asnea ine next 10 succamb was
& 'ne ,sige W iuM oiock. from there sweeping the
solu oloca ot !our-stofy br'oks, inciad,ng
!ne postomce. between stevens and wash
..sSo.. nese .ne nss o. outneo oae from iaok
~. ~ "asel'.. aaa @ from Sae poht OF DeGlnn,ng
sne n1s LOOK anotneF oitecuon. ieaping
s,a oss Sp.asae :, sS.ees 70 tue opets nouse
S.usa.,, DoeH som IL 'ne nsmes lespea acaoss
ss'se'sss I1ss ss. "vs'uo 70 otown's osnk tnen
aS Uosu , sluss oL tne avenue were ID uame*
=, lug DIock oetween fost ana ~! was quickly
ne oAeu up. luelualnR 1ae orsna notet from
,', n,'lI sue u.o common.caeeo 10 Tue soJoninR
s,oo u,ooH on .ne tlsnS. mere was tne flauktots
oloon, os sne @ ,aleest DuioinR IN tne CITY. COST
.ns %xoo,OoU, ~ witnstooa tne 6 nfe tof some
s saae; o1s unAny suoouulpeu; G lne a.nngton
nose' w neAs 70 90. ING o"Aolns was
NOON enVe'o!'ea IN names, Wnea
.... A Ian WAS SEEN 10 'oAP
lSs ..om ..n .ne sscona stoty WINDOW. ne arose
s~ .,ha .ts.'su s W .ua aown n uowutu s'tee! sM
S...".., 40 .I', W." oe..one .,''. W nese auu .e.'
Soso.a. oos pSop.gs .ncluang your cotIespono-
=, .,,sa. ea ~. s''sss Ma. snu n
80 paeo m..,, =, e"'ey. no Mas pl.ao'e slHu..
20 ~ Saa ~ ,oas.eu ,,W ,,.n u.." u.s sAu peeas
n. m..," u. ~ ossn n,,m Ms 10y a's name 10 onnl'cs
psna, ~ y, . .... Nun .n an NJ % u.oI ~ oo.s noo
.nd s.s.s 80 ., .S .o o,. uase1u w..or, no.
MI. .uoa %ssn. s s,o S.I D.oo. posmeea nom W. ~
49,. ,...u a"u osessns, Iu.a"s guy. aS ~. la
% - Suo s.. as.st s1teo'' "nets vscaue .otS
T.,.--.s.. ,-,I ~ s.... N'.so. .",.'s
inc the No,thern pociso syn,es. IInion
hio,,. .ra W,nd.or hotaI No.. .ao,, :. =, no.. ~
name. Tha ri.sr rrav.ntad ths aro --d dning
en,,I,or i,nmaca and y,.. ,ho moor. ~ g. .,ino
tha hie aonrino an, ,,,n,,,.r nil. M, ,his
tims IN ,ho short sn.oo ne th,.a hony. tho
A.. had oons,,,n.d h,,,. T., e.. ,,..h -
dncinv IN o.ho. tho anti,o hus, nos. ,,nrtion ~
,ha onca neout,,nl c,tv Tho mi, h,.inoas
hiooir loS, st.n,,no 10 tbo C,oeo.nt hu;Idin,
which vo. on vaj hv n, s,ns ~ ,onr,no down
intsrvenino h"iicin.s O,v,n, ~ tha r.n,ditv
,vith ,yhicb Tho t,,a s,,roo., .cn r,ai. h,no
ws. saved Tho o,t, rnnno,i ,,,at ,h;. ,norn.
inc and .npointsd a oommi,tsa m reliaf
prov,.,o,s s,til ho .snt ,or .nd ,ha neadv ann.
ma s.sa Tha bisr n"rans ,var. nj con-
n.oted and A. tha t,ra - .ho a.. th.-. No.. :.
.o.ros,. anv ,.as.n.a u.a thas. hea. 49, ~
Are wonld h..a hasn .o.,lv - .ot.en ~ nnds.
cont,oi The miI,ti. .ro M, T., so,,s snd
sil nsr.on. w,,hom, a no.. 80 ,o-t,SI., ~. q,
tho hunt d,.,,,o, E,ue out - ~. .s..,
hank. are DOING hus,nas, to'a.v In IN. Co.
cont hio.,L En.r.,,o5. ,.oo.s .h.a.s.,, ~
and ali ha,, tha,r io.ses h,.vo,v N.n. h..i'
ne.. man h.xo .,reodv .,rn,Nod tho,r ,n,o,,
vvp,x ,rs,xr,s uo,,.r
a, a.. ,,.,, ,..,.,a,... 80. -. III A..
- ~ so .v' ."'.I"s y" o.sns u"uNa' aA .ne
."oo.s. .S ~ ".e... uk us1uS ~. uota.os-
saoep' w 49,. on".In. oosH unu ess'y no"sUa- s
,.. aas' ,".!. w.. .'es'oW, meio pa.aeu ous .ue
o.. nou ussIT. .ciuuSs ", 'na. l'ats VI .ie
.. .'o on '"u ~" iac'hc l",,Hny to.no
a.sos a.sss.. ""G 60, o' ...uSa ~ Mas..uSDn n
sA.'0s e..Io s ,oso.a. p1'sonn ate Hnpwn @ W nase
ersnea Is.n anu sna s'vs.a, more were injured "
r.n,a i. nrLno.n ioonaa &c.. .ha ...o.,,
storv NJ tho pnc,f1c hotel md wa. k,lIed Tbo
Are snr.,d with sncb os,on,.bsno ron,d,,v
that Il n believed that many we're shnt M
from escape; before thev were ovcn
aware of their danger. Tho NORTHERN
Pacific railroad ia nrohsb,v the heaviast
loser tho mnonit,cen, new freight warahonsa
ho,n,, .1a.,-orad Tho,. ,asa ..aI'.s;.s.
s"s cs soe,eG tnei 4ohn. .mo,uu,ns ..a.,..,,.,
outneo, Will reacn aoout$I, ,OoOOOO
Appeals for relief have been sent out. and
Portland. Seattle, Tacoma and several neigh
borfno tovns have alrendv resnonded The
ara dan.r,.nan. ,v.s s,a $500 ~. tho .,ha.
20. - ~. ss N.s "'', ~ s". ..o.
s.ae Of inc stream, ond prevented uying
timbers from setting lire to the buildings
there. Only few dwellings we're destroyed,
ps the residence portion of the citv was mot
vI.,tod n, ,ho DO anokn,o wo. ono ~ ~.
.. =. .n 100 49, s.o
lapse ptoihlnehS ot .hc "hny new cities 10
tue infant state OF Warrington. situated on
The line OF the Northern Pacific railroad.
close to tho CGur d'Alene mining region, tho
city has been tho site for many large indus
trial establishments, such as amelters and
kindred enterprlsea Expeu,ive public edi.
aces had also been recently erected, and the
population was easily supporting two pros
nerou. dsIlv naners
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THE BUSINESS DISTRICT
NJ snok, M was In s,,in hatweer tho Nor,b-
=. l ",s'-s " ta-at. '"o S, 'so.."
etu facinc taiitoao ttacks ano tne spokane
river. This strip Wns five spares acr0ss and
,xtanded nhout saven sr,uares In laputh IT,
- .aI.a,- h,,,,s ~. IL t.,.,. s