Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1890-05-17
TWO BIG FIRES.
The One al Spokane Fails and the
Other at Butte, Montana.

Between two and three O'Clock oil
Thursday morning a most destuc
tive fire occurred In the city Of Spo
kane Falls, causing damage amount
ing to about $50, 600, and resulting
in loss Of life. II appears that tn,
fire broke out in three-story franz,
building, at the corner OF Howard
and Second streets, occupied by
Peter Hansen as a saloon and lode
ing-house. The flames spread rapid.
ly, and by the time the department
arrived on the scene the fire was
well under way. Owing to the late
break In the water-mains the water
supply was inadequate, and the
firemen were powerless to check the
flames until the steamers were
brought into play. By this time the
flames had communicated 10 ad-
joining frame buildings, rapidly
spreading through the block and
jumping across to the west side OF
Howard Street Fireman Fryer dis
covered a man In q room In the sec
ond story Of the lodging house where
the fire broke out, in n sufiocsted
condition. He started TO carry him
to the front window when the flames
burst into the room, causing him to
leave the unfortunate victim and
jump TO the ground below in order 10
escape cremation. Fryer sustained
serious injury In his face.
j. b. Costello, lodger in Louvre
House, woke up with the fiames all
around him. Hejumped from a sec.
ond story window, and fell in a
heap on the sidewalk. He was pick
ed up unconscious and 1t Is feared he
will die. May Mather, Waite Thom-
son and John Seward, dodgers in the
same house, sustained severe burns.
The fire on the east side Of
Howard street reached the Metho-
dist Tabernacle, which was nearly
consumed, after which the fire spent
its fury on the opposite side Of the
street The fire communicated with
a row Of two story frame buildings
occupied by Farmer Bros, groceries,
Crafts tailor shop, the Boston bak-
cry and a carpenter shop, which
were completely quilted. BY the
heroic efforts Of the firemen, the fire
was stayed here. The burnt dis
trict Is south Of the Northern Pacific
tracts In The heart Of n vast territory
OF frame buildings, erected since the
big fire, and with a high wind blow
ing at the time, the fire depart
ment is entitled to great credit in
confiinng 1t where II did.
During the confiagration a das-
tardly attempt at incendiaIism was
s1me miscreant saturat-
ing the basement OF the Leland
House on Second street with oil and
igniting il. Fortunately the attempt
was discovered in time 10 extinguish
the flames before much damage was
done. Had the scoundrei been
caught lynching would have been
his fate.
1t is stated that the origin Of the
fire was the bursting Of a lamp in
the rear Of Peter Hansen's saloon.
The rapidity with which the fire
spread prevented much goods or per-
sonal effects from being saved. At
$3.50 O'Clock the charred remains
Of the man burned in the lodging
house were found. His name is said |
10 be Smith.
The principal losses and insurance |
are: Mrs. a. NJ. Lose, loss $1,000;
insured, 5000. +. II. Mackols, loss |
$1,000; insured, 500. Crow & Fisher,
Oss 5000; insured, $500. Farmer |
Bros, loss 5000; insured $500. Peet-
IN * Co, loss SIS, 600; insured, $500. !
Mrs. La France, loss $1,000; insured |
$500. F. Begatz, loss not known:
insured, $1,000, Peter Hansen, loss
$1,000; no insurance. Mrs. Dunn,
loss, 500; no insurance. Mccoy, |
500; no insurance. Haulman& True, |
loss 5000; insured, $500. Metho- |
list Tabernacle, loss 5000; insured,
5000. Mrs. franklin; loss 500, no
Mr.. Ballenger, loss 500;
40 insurance. F. b. Lewis and
William Abbott, loss about so, 600;
insured $1,000.
G. Mclaughlin was accidentally
ut ON the head by n fireman's az
alling from n window. In company
With Robert Farley he went in
'earch OF n doctor, when they were
lrrested and locked up by officers
3roadman and Harvey, where they
we're compelled tot remain over
hight, the formers wounds remain
ng undressed. Fer this outrage the
Police Commission have suspended
he above officers until the case Is
Investigated. Thetwo men arrested
ire well-to-dO contractors of this
;ity.
A BLAZE AT BUTTE, MONT.
a serious fire broke out in the
'esidence Of John Hight in south
Butte shortly before midnight on
Mrs. Hight and her
our children were asleep in the
at the time, but knew
Of the fire until aroused by
lassing strangers, who had discov-
red the flames. The fire had pro-
yressed so far by that time that il
vas with great difficulty all of the
amily were saved, but fortunately
he men first on the scene had nerve
and the children were all taken out
lefore the roof fell I'm. No time was
given for saving furniture, the
house and all Its contents being a
.otal loss. There was no insurance
md the loss is estimated at 81 700.
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