The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1889-07-03
THE DURANGO FIRE
Heroic Attempt OF Fire
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Trsurancs.

DESvkR. Cod. Juiv Additional,
particulars received from The Durango
conaagratsos4 say As soon as the
tire Was discovered the entire iire de-
fsartaarnf wAs called ossf. and the
Streams of sxfer shleh were poured
on TIE Ere ssenaea ~ sggrasate the
flames tiii IL became SO hot that the
nFsnaen were cesaps liesl 70 beat q
hasiy retrsSt Attention wss then
turned toward cssn6niug il 10 sAat
part oi town lying north Of Twenty
sixth street. bat this tae sirenaen were
sassasase ~ do. Tor ii became - hcs
that il was utterly Impossible 10 get
close te II. Notwithstanding the fact
that Tire wind wa hsosiag in siisgs,-
nal direction
Tie roof of the city hall on the
south side ef III street took TIRE. anu
that h0istline sloag with the sew
frame buildings on ihe city hall prop
erty we're consumed, Tie eslilaing
occupied hy III. L. Green a. a bakery.
With that occupied by Boyle 4 Nc
Siaskey. were consumed
Returning To the block where the
ire originated. the remaining part of
the block lyi~e 10 the north Was com
sumed. Crossing the street the Pos
ton and the Wilder photograph gal
irFies, shapyDan's s hardware store. the
6rand Central livery stables. the Clip
per theatre. newspaper Office and
some twenty dwelling houses were
completely destroyed. Tire court
house. IN which are the vaults sssEa-
tssa,F the coagtv 1asi court records.
WAS The next ussiidsng doomed. IL
= A. enlE the work of an instant when
ss1e large structure 9a- A saSss os
flames. The cid Siserfa al4 house across
the street asla north sren tie tsrara
Central was flse target for the fiafnes
THAI were sesping masiiv Ia The south
and west. II Went Ia a ilisy. together
with four or tive buildings. Galloway :
livery stable went along With the rest,
al . a row oi residences.
In the sanse block facing Second
street the flames we're not sati fled
with their deadly work. but swept
across Second and | streets 20 the
Methodist parsonage and church.
ffe>bs terrain and Episcopal churches
caught tire, and wish iiffeen dwellings
adjoining. were completely DESTROYED
The burnt di trie' comprises eight
blocks IN the center OF TIE city and
twenty-five dwelling houses. The fire.
men did noble wofk. many of them
being burnt ab0nt the face and hands.
but they were engaged in noble
work and we're Milling "a sacrifice
themselves "a much as necessary.
Tie less iS sarlnaSlv estimated al
from $4,000 10 $5tn.0sl Ii suranes
about one-third lnat amount. Al
leasf loo families are lett homeless ANA
destitute Of every thing they possessed.
They will need assistance. Many
saved only the clothing they had on
their backs. The insurance agencies
estimate their loss by fire Al about
500 0to, With $4,000 to 81, GOO nsur-
ance
The heaviest losers are: y. c.
c Chapman. building. So go, insurance
from $40 90 Ia SIS COO; Grand Central
hotel. loss sttoa, insurance, $500
James Clark. Si0,Oa0, ha-eiy insured !;
Preshv terian, Methodist and E,,iSco-
pal churches. valued ~ Si5.Wsl. with
50 40 Insurance II IL Impossible 10
get an accurate list Of those burned
.ut tonight