Arizona republican., 1891-09-04
THE DALLAS FIRE. One Third of the City En-
 tireIy in Ashes. Over 10000 People Homeless
 and Destitute.
Nearly a Million Dollars Worth of Property Consumed by the
 Devastating Flames.
Associated Press Dispatcnes.l l

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 THE DALLEs, Or, Sept. 3.--As re- suit of yesterdays disastrous fire about one- third of the residence and business part of The Dalles is in ashes, and per haps not less than 10000 people are left homeless. The fire started about 1 o'clock in one.story dwelling. Before the engine began to work the fire had spread to the houses on each side. For hours after the fire started the wind blew a gale from the northeast and the town was completely at it's mercy till it calmed down about 4 o'clock and gave a fighting chance to the citizens to save the entire city from ruin.
 As many as eighteen blocks are in ashes. The Vogt block, opera house, Methodist, Baptist and Congregational churches, the large implement ware houses and stores of Gibbons, McAllister X Co Filloon Bros. and E. P. Firzger- aid and the handsome brick block of T. c. Nickelson, besides 500 or 500 resi- dences all succumbed to the devastating flames.
 Not much less. if any, than $1 .OO0,- 900 worth of property has gone up in flames. Fortunately the Cosmopolitan and Umatilla Houses were saved. and these two hotels furnished shelter last night for hundreds whom the fire had rendered homeless. Others found lodg- ing in the homes of the more fortunate neigh hbors, and still others spent the night on the bank of the river, keeping watch over what little they had rescued | from the flames.
 | It is impossible al this time to make any correct estimate oi the amount of | insurance on the property destroyed. Many who were well off yesterday morn- ing are today ruined or badly crippled, while many poor people who had no in- surance lost all they possessed. The only serious accident so far as has been learned happened to Joseph P. Fitz- gerald, son of E. P. Fitzgerald, who was seriously burned about the arms, hands, breast and face while making his es- cape through the flames in his fathers residence. As he did not inhale any of the flames he may recover.
 Early yesterday evening the Mayor placed the city under martial law in charge of the sheriff and city, marshall. About thirty citizens and members ol the 0. N. G. paraded the town all night for the purpose of protecting the pro- perty saved from the flames and scat tered almost everywhere, but which it was found impossible to transport to a place of safety.
 This morning the Mayor revoked his order, pacing the city under martial law and appointed relief committee to re- ceive contributions for the needy. In response to call of Mayor Mays the relief committee met this afternoon in the court house and appointed com mittee of leading citizens to solicit aid for those who need. It IS found that there are number of families entirely destitute and immediate aid must be had. Secretary M. A. Moody has ai- ready received several contributions.
 Every building between the railroad track on the North Bluff on the south, Madison street on the east and Laugh. lin street on the west, save the depot buildings and two residences, are gone, and nothing left but waste oi ashes and charred trunks of the handsome shade trees. The region bounded hy Third treet, Washington bluff and Union street is cleared out save only & brick school house and the residence of George Ruchs and these were only saved by almost super-human efforts.