Los Angeles herald., 1890-07-24
SPOKANE FIREBUGS.
Attempts to Burn the City OF
the Falls.
Two Disastrous Fires in One
Morning.
Damage to the Extent of Almost
$250,O0O Done.
The Fire Department Rendered Useless
by the Bursting of a Water Main.
The Fire Department Rendered Useless
by the Bursting of Water Main.
A Female Suspect.
Associated Press Dispatches. |

Associated Press Dispatches
SPOKANE FALLS, July 23.-Early this
morning fire broke out on the north
eide of the river on Monroe street, de-
stroying property valued at nearly a
quarter of a million dollars. There was
a woful lack OF water, one of the mains
bursting on the island. The Monroe
street bridge, new structure costing
$4,000, was entirely consumed.
The losses on the north side are as fol-
lows: The Gable Road Company, $780,
600; H. w. Greenberg & Co., $4,000;
Monroe-street Bridge Company, $35, 900;
Bonne & Co., $4,000; Cascade laundry,
$3,50O; Cutler & Curtis, $500; Wash
ington Water Power Company, $4,000;
S. P. Packer, $4,000; Jas. Jones, $1,000;
Miss Ada Howard, $1,000. Total loss,
$14S,0O0.
Insurance-Cable Road Company, ,$15,-
900; H. w. Greenberg, $4,000; bridge
company, $25,00O; Cascade laundry,
$4,000; Washington Water Power Com
pany, Sill 900; Bonne & Co., $5, 500 JAS.
Jones, $500; S. P. Packer, 81 800. Total,
$500.
The losses on Second street, in the city
proper, were as follows: w. G. Card
well, secondhand goods, $1,000; J. P.
Ball, building, $4,000; Julia Glenn,
lodging, 800; w Commission Company,
$4,000; Knights of Pythias, lodge room,
5000; Tuttle q Hix, stock, $4,000; Tuttle
& Hix, building, 81 800; Monarch lodg-
ing-house, $2,500; o. G. Ross, four cot
tages, $4,000; Spokane Cold Storage
Company, $500.
Insurance-O. G. Ross, $4,000; Julia
Glenn, 1925; miscellaneous, approx
mate, $4 500.
Early in the morning stories were
afoat about loss OF life, but have not been
verified.
General belief is that frebugs are at
work. Two small fires this morning,
one in the east and the other in the
west part Of the city, strengthen this
belief. Five suspects have been ar
rested. The city is thoroughly guarded,
and no further danger is anticipated.
The burnt district on the north side
of the river and the great chasm left by
the burning of the Monroe-street bridge
presented a desolate appearance today.
NclluCT Vi Illc llIcS WtTS Ill GIlc DucllSSS
center. A great many rumors have
been afoat all day about the work
of fire-bugs, but they fail to
develop. Julia Glenn, keeper of
the lodging house in which the Second
street fire started is under arrest, sus-
pected of arson, but she stoutly denies
the charge, and there seems to be little
to substantiate it.
When the two fires were at their
height, the whole city and surrounding
country were illuminated. Everybody
was nervous, and this almost
developed to panic when the water
main burst and the firemen had no wa
ter with which to fight the flames.
Monroe-street bridge burned inch by
inch while the fremen and thousands
OF spectators stood by powerless.
Many buildings were saved by the
use OF garden hose and wet
blankets. Many people remained awake
all night, fearing the starting of new
fires. The air was still, and sparks and
firebrands foated to distant parts of the
citv,