The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1889-08-07
FROM ITS ASHES.
Another and handsomer Spokane to
Replace the City which was
Destroyed Sunday.
Hundreds Of People Determine to Re.
build, and Have Already Let
Their Contracts.
seattle Generously sends Fifteen Thous-
and to the Stricken People and
Carload of Provisions.

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Spokane will rise from the ashes of the old
town. The people have gone to work with
that pluck and determination which has
characterized the past, and already plans
are being prepared for new brick buildings.
Capitalists have every confidence in the
future of the city, and are lOaDing money
at a low rate OF interest to builders. The
handsome stone and brick edifices that once
adorned Riverside avenue, from Monroe
street to Bernard, and on Howard street,
from the railway right Of way TO the river,
will be replaced Immediately. The debris
is being cleared away and the tents in
which business will be temporarily trans
acted are being put up. In fact Spokane is
8 city of tents. No frame buildings are
allowed. AS yet there is no suffering, but
distress is coming, as thousands of people,
until Sunday night prosperous and happy,
are homeless and penniless. Aid, however,
is pouring in from all quarters, as the fol-
lowing telegram from the recently stricken
city OF Seattle will testify:
SEATTLE, Aug. 5.-To Hon Fred Furth,
mayor of Spokane Falls: Our whole peO-
pie sorrow over your great calamity and
extend their earnest sympathy. Seattle
of bacon, with the hope and belief that you
will at once rebuild even more substantial
Iy and grander than ever.
RoBT. MORAN, Mayor.
Men who sustained the loss of buildings
by the fire are in most cases able 10 build
again. Many of those proposing TO re-
build have ordered iron fronts from the
east and are making contracts for other
material. Among those who have an
nounced their purpose to build are Goetz
& Baer, Strobach & Munter, l.. G. DemOIt,
+. X. Moore, Tilton q Kaufman, K. 3.
Hyde, Brooke & Fotheringham, Blalock,
A. NJ. Connor, j. ID. Sherwood, c. w.
Carson, Theodore Gushing, Capt Simons,
Heller, Sprague, ii. Vanvalkenburg f. A.
COnlsn, w. Z. Gray and Y. Toklas. IL is
also reported that j. Y. Glover, J. j.
Browne, 5. Oppenheimer, n. F. French,
+. j. Brickell and a host of other enter
prising and able men will put their shonl-
ders to the wheel and rush ahead the build
ing movement
When the fire first broke out the water
supply was so inadequate that the iremen
C luld not get an effective stream on the
flames, the water not having force enough
70 break the windows This fact has ex-
cited much comment, and speculation has
been rife as to who was responsible for it.
T. ). Bailey said that he ran TO the pump
ing statiqn as soon as the alarm was
sounded and found that Superintendent
Jones had left a man in charge there who,
by his own admission, was totally incom-
petent TO handle the machinery, not know
ing how TO increase the speed of the pumps.
This is q grave charge aghinst Superin-
tendent Jones, but the facts tend to bear
il out Ii was evident that somebody
blundered. and a thorough investigation
will be made to find out who that some
body was. When the fire reached the
Arlington block that handsome structure
was quickly enveloped in flames. The
crowd was terrified at the sight of a man
attired in q night robe at the second story
Of window that was curtained with a
frey sheet. while volumes of smoke pour
ing outward, plainly showing that the
mans retreat had been cut of. AS they
stood appalled, and helpless to rescue him
he plunged through the fiery barrier and
fell prostrate in the street He was picked |
up and placed upon mattress and borne |
away TO the Sisters hospital, where he |
fingered in great agony until the morning,
when he died. This was Chas. Davis, the |
civil engineer of Billings.
There was almost as much excitement |
to-day as there was during the fire, although |
Of different kind. For the fIst time all |
persons were allowed to pass the guards |
without permit, and the streets were lit |
orally swarmed with people viewing the |
ruins. About noon il was learned that two |
formerly prominent corners at Riverside |
avenue and Howard street had been sold |
II higher figures than were ever before |
paid for real estate in the history of Spo- |
ZANE Falls-sl, 600 per front foot. Warren |
Hussey, owner of the Morning mine in the |
Couer dAlenes, and cashier of the Spokane
National bank, which occupied one of |
.hese corners, bought the ground from DIR.
Burch at the above hgure, and Immediately
et the contract for the removal of the
iebris preparatory to the erec-
ion Of tour or five story |
bank building of brick and granite
the glad tidings went forth |
hat A. j. Duncan had bought the opposite
,Orner at the same price for the Traders
National bank, and that a similar structure
will be erected there. The First National |
bank also bought another of these corner |
OTIS from James y. Glover st the same |
igure, and Will build a fine structure. All /
these will be commenced Immediately. /
rilton d Kaufman announced their inten-
lion to rebuild this fall on the site of the |
Dostoffice block. W. c. Gray, proprietor of |
the Windsor. has bought the corner op- |
p0site the ruins of that structure and will |
build hotel there. c. b. King and James |
Monigsn will build on the opposite corner |
! four-story business house. Burnes & |
Chapman will put up five story brick and |
granite structure at the corner Of Mill and |
SpTague streets
}. J. Brown, of the Brown National |
bank, is not at home, but Theodore, the |
cashier, author zed the statement that Mr.. |
Brown will put up larger and hand |
sOmer building than the old one. The |
foundation Of the new Grand opera house, |
q portion Of which was originally designat-
ei for business purposes, is uninsured and |
the pfoprietoTs, Messrs- Brown & Cannon,
changing the plan TO hotel, |
II the New York architect deems il practi- !
cable. In either case the building will |
c ,st not less than S250,O00.
Many others announce their intention to |
build this fall If material can De obtained.
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