Telegram-herald., 1889-08-07
THE BIG FIRE.
A Graphlc story OF Spokane
Pals Crest Ar1sction
DETAILS OF TIE HAVOC WROVCHI.
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SsczAsE FALLs ~ AK q Tie hre
H-iea swept sssE I1s ci-y Sunday uiglg
as t1. acct cssrrac-lss ever k1o~n 81
t1ls xiln rseuss ave blocas Including
the eu-lEe rlsfn-ss rorti0n q tie city were
c~s-4eyed The loss ~Iu not al short q
sls-,s &c ana nav exceed thsr amount
lls u..i1ess district ~ spokane Was
strip between the Northern FzeI-c TAli-
read tracks and spok2as AS r. he snip
a. nFo - qlaE-s across an1 extended Sto4I
seFsn Squares Ia leugIh IL ~ss soIdiy
bltl 20 Wltl cUCA aud stone structures.
g1e cost ~ w1lcl varied rTom So. - 10
go. 80 Tea o@nSIng houses n's hotels
the opera house AID many wholesale es-
tAsrs4men.s doing business eetimAted al
80 90 each ~ers situated within The dls-
trict described
srogASz EALIs " T.. Aug 6-Ths wires
are now Ia such = condition that some " Lag
fuilsE particulars " The great cCntAgrz-ien
can be given The Ere started ~ 10
p m sunday Ia = lodging house on Rail-
road avenue dead c4li1 prevailed
ar tho time. and the spectators sun
posed Lha. the nremen would speedily
bring the flames under c0utrOi This could
have been eone n better precautions had
been taken bat the superintendent "
the water work was oar Cr the
city. aud. FOR some reason tho men IN
charge failed u respond 10 call for more
pressure The heat created a current
OF air and IN less than half an hour the
entire block OF frame shops was ervsloped
IN flames Burning shingles and other de-
bris allied the air igniuug several adloin
Ing blocks. I5 was nC0 10 O'Clock. and BY
this time high wind prevailed from the
"a. q = III.
tire business portion OF the city was In
danger Mayor Firth ordered that build
ings b. blown up with giant powder 10
check the spread Of the IRE. This order
wa speedily put into execution.
NJ picture was weird. grand, aud awful
Block after block yielded TO the demon OF
destruction The ssy was overcast
with black clouds A strong wind
sprung up from the northeast, fan
ming the flames furiously, while
the upper current continued 70 carry
sparks In the opposite direction The
Grand Hotel. Washington block Eagle
block, Tull block, New Granite block, the
Casning building. the Falls City Opera
house. Hyde block, all the banks, and, in
fact. every house from Railroad avenue
north 10 the river and from lincoln
street east TO Washington street were
with the exception Of few buildings in
the northeast corner. totally destroyed
Meanwhile sudden change in the direc-
ton OF the wind csTried the fire southwark
acroas Railroad avenue and destroyed the
Northern Pacific passenger and freight de-
pots and several cars
The banks have obtained temporary quar-
ters and several have already opened for
business The work of clearing away the
d. bris has been b gun and rebuilding Will
commence at once. The tremen are blow
ing down the dangerous walls and the
militia Il guarding the burned districts,
while mounted police patrol the entire
city.
The city council held meeting Monday
night and discussed q resolution prohibit
in, the erection Of wooden buildings in the
burned district and mass eeting
Of citizens sustained the motion. 1t
viii be passed at the regular meeting
Wednt day evening. The council passed
resolution revoking the licenses OF all
hotels. restaurants and groceries whose
owners advance their prices. Only two
saloons remain, and they have been closed
by the order OF the mayor. The council
ordered the committee on fire. water and
sewers 20 investigate the cause OF the alb
s0nce OF the superintendent OF the water
works