The morning call., 1891-09-04
LEFT HOMELESS.
A Thousand Persons Dependent
on Friends for Shelter.
Blocks Of Stores and Residences Swept
Away by The Fire at The DalleS.
4 Relief Committee Appointed By the Mayor.
A List Of the Losses and Insurance
as Far as Completed.
Special 10 THE MORNING CALI

THE DALLEs, Sept. 3.-As result of yes
terday's disastrous fire about one-third Of
the residence and business part OF The
Dalles is in ashes, and perhaps not less than
one thousand people are left homeless. The
Ere started about / o'clock in a one-story
dwelling on the south side of Second street.
between Madison and Jefferson. The house
was occupied by J. II. Larsen, and at the
time of the fire no one was in it. Before
the engine began to work the fire had spread
to houses on each side, and in less than half
an hour it had started in the old Grimes
feed stable, which was nothing but huge
twO-story fire trap. and from that moment
TIL Z or o'clock in the evening it carried
everything before it.
BLOCKS BURNED.
For hours after the fire started the wind
blew a gale from the northeast, aud the
town was completely at its mercy till 1t
calmed down about o'clock, and gave
fighting chance to the citizens to save por-
tiOn of the city from ruin. AS many as
seventeen or eighteen blocks are in ashes.
The Vogt Block, Opera House, Methodist,
Baptist and Congregational churches, the
large implement warehouses and stores
Of Gibbons, McAllster & Co., FilloOn
Brothers, Z. P. Fitzgerald and the hand
some brick block Of I. C. Nickelsen, besides
ftf. or sixty residences, all succumbed
to the deyouring flames. Every building
between the railroad track on the north, the
bluff on the south, Madison street on the
west save the depot building and two resi-
dences, is gone, and nothing is left but
dreamy waste of ashes and the charred
trunks Of the handsome shade trees.
HOTELS SAVED.
The region, too, bounded by Third and
Washington streets. the bluff and Union
street, is cleaned out save only the brick
schoo-house and the residence of George
Buck, and these were only saved by almost
superhuman efforts. Not much less. If any,
than St,OCOoOO worth of property has gone
UP in flames. Fortunately the CosmopolI-
tan and Umatila houses were saved. and
these two houses furnished shelter last night
for hundreds whom The fire had rendered
homeless. Others found lodgings in the
homes of their more fortunate neighbors,
and still others spent the night on the bank
of the river keeping watch over what little
they had rescued from the flames. 1t is i'm
possible at this time 10 make any correct es-
innate of the amount of insurance covering
the property destroyed. Many who were
welEoff yesterday morning are to-day ruined
or badly crippled, while many poor people
who had no insurance lost all they possessed.
SERIOUSLY BURNED.
The only serious accident, so far as has
been learned, happened to Joseph p. Fitz-
gerald, son Of Z. P. Fitzgerald, who was
seriously burned about the arms, hands,
breast and face while making his escape
through the flames in his fathers residence.
As he did not Inhale any of the flames be
may recover. Early yesterday evening the
Mayor placed the city under martial law,
in charge of the Sheriff and City Marshal.
About thirty citizens and members of The
Oregon National Guard, under arms, pa
raded the. e.towu all night for the purpose Of
protecting the property saved from the
flames and scattered almost everywhere
but which it was found impossible to trans
fer t. place of safety.
4 1umber Of suspicious characters were
thrown into Jail for the night, and we're re-
leased this morning and ordered to leave the
city. This morning the Mayor revoked his
order Ilaclng the city under martial law,
and appointed the following persons as a
relief committee TO receive contributions
fer those needing help, and 10 whom all
applications for aid are requested to be
made: Mesdames Thomas 5. Lang, Smith,
French, J.. o. Mack, n. B. Sinuett, B. S.
George a. Sieoe, George Ruch, NJ. A.
Moody, D. NJ. French and C. n. Thornburg.
LOSSES AND INSURANCE.
The list of the losses and insurance as far
as completed is as follows: w. s. Graham,
5000, DO insurance; L. Rordf, $4,000, in
sured; William Neback. $500, no insur-
snce; T.-C. Nickelsen, S3S,O0O, insurance
sured; James Blackney, $4,000. no insur-
ance; Gibbons, McAllister & Co., S2O,-
OO0, insurance $1,000; Mrs. A. p.
Brooks, $780, insurance $1,000; Con-
Rregational Church, $4,000. partially
insured; ". 7. Jones. $1,000, no in
Chrisman & Corsen, S35o0, insurance $1,000;
Chris man Bros, $500, insurance $500;
French & Co.. $4,000, insured; ClOugh &
Larsen, $780, partially insured; Harry
Clough, $500, Insured; Peter J. Nichols,
$4,000, insurance S2400; Snopes & Kenserly,
insurance $3.50: w. ii. Lochhead, $1,000, no
insurance; Eastern Oregon Operative Asso-
citation, $1,000, insurance 5000; Alrs Laugh
lin, $1,000, insurance $500; Lord & Laugh
lin, $1,000, insurance S4500; Mr.. w. Lord,
S14O0, insurance $500; w. Lord, $1,000, in
snred; Mrs. F. Dehan, $500, no insurance;
Mrs. Bolton, $500, no insurance; B: Wolf,
5000. insurance 5000; n. d. Whyers,
$1,000, no insurance; X. A. Roscoe, $1,000, in-
,surance $500; j. z. McInerny, $500, in
Surance $500; H. Vents. $500, no insur-
ance; Mays & Grove, $4,000, partly In
sured; W. c. Alloway, $1,000, no insurance;
Mrs. Krause, $1,000, no insurance; +. p.
Mays. $1,000, insurance $1,000; William
Michel, $4,000, partly insured; Wigger-
man, $4,000, no insurance; L. b. McFar-
land, $4,000, no insurance; Mrs. S. P,
Ease, S2400, insurance $500; Mrs. Davis,
$1,000, no insurance; Max Vogt, 1925, 600,
partly insured; 6 Ruch, $4,000, insurance $500;
Hugh Glenn, $1,000, insurance $500; Glenn
q Handley, $1,000, insurance $1,000; n. Hsr-
$1,000, Insurance $1,000; E. B. Duffa, $4,000,
insurance $3.50; George Watkins. S25OO,
partly insured; Joles Bros, $4,000, half
insured; McEacherd 81 Mcleod, $500, in-
snrance $500; Odd Fellows, $4,000, insurance
$1,000; w. n. Wiley, s5OOO partly insured;
Baptist Church and parsonage. $4,000,
anee $4,000; James White $1,000, no insur-
ance; +. L., w. Ski bbre, $4,000. no insur-
ance; Mrs. NJ. j. Wingate, $4,000. partly
insured; G. j. Farley, $1,000, insurance
$4000i w. E. Sylvester, $500, insured; o.
Sylvester $1,000, insured; Mrs. T. w. Miller,
$4,000, insured; Mrs. A. NJ. Williams, S12, 600,
insurance 5000; S. l.. Young, $1,000, partly
insured }. b. Condef, $4,000, insured; Mrs.
Berger 5000, no insurance. Total, S664, 900;
insurance about S275, 600.
RELIEF MEASURES.
In response to a call of Mayor NAYS, the
Relief Committee met this afternoon in the
Courthouse and appointed a number of
leading citizens TO solicit aid for those who
are in need. 1t is found that there are
number of families entirely destitute, and
immediate aid must be had. Secretary NJ.
A. Moody has already received several con-
tiibutions.
THE DAVIS WILL CASE.