Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1892-07-11
FIRE At PORTLAND.
A Block Destroyed on Wash
ington Street.
DISASTROUS BLAZE
Largest Fire in Portland for Ten
Years.


tn,osa Years
PORTLAND, July 1l.-Portlant
was last night visited by one OF th'
largest conflagrations she has seer
ia years. The fire broke out In th'
2 heaft Of the city, and, before th'
flames could be subdued almost al
entire block was level to the ground
The fire broke cut in G. Carmicha
els carpenter shop, on Sixth street
next to the corner Of Washington
when Il was discovered by re
porter and Officer Johnson, ther'
was only a small blaze In pile o
shavings about the stove. The
door was at once broken open anc
mn effort WAS made TO extipguisf
the fire. A few buckets OF watel
would have been sufficient to stay
the progress Of the flames, but az
these few buckets Of water were moi
to be had, Officer johnson hastened
TO the nearest fire alarm box to turn
iu an alarm, while the reporter bus
led himself alarming the people
living In the adjoining buildings
Owing to some delay In the arrival
of the fire department and the lack
Of water after 1t did arrive, almost
the entire block bounded by Wash.
ington, Stark, Sixth and Seventh
streets 10 this morning In ashes.
By the time the fire department
arrived upon the scene the carpen-
ter shop was In flames and the fire
had made considerable headway in
the small cottage, just north of the
carpenter shop, occupied by +. A.
IcrIschkorn, the tailor, and the south
east corner OF the block, occupied by
Friedburg & Boulan, the cigar deal
ers.
There was considerable delay In
getting water, and by the time the
fire department was fairly at work
the entire block appeared to be
doomed.
Tie fire spread rapidly to the
house occupied by Mrs. Fanshaw
and the row of one-story frame bull
dings on Washington street, owned
by Mrs. Kelly, of San Francisco,
one of the Raleigh heirs. Soon af-
terwards and before the tiremen
could make much headway the New
Brunswick lodging house, owned by
Steinbach q Wells, was ablaze.
The next building to go down be-
fore the flames was the Mikado
saloon and lodging-house, owned by
Mrs. ]. b. Gearin and occupied by
Watt Monteith and A. b. Colby, the
Portland agent Of Pabst Brewing
Company, of Milwaukee, with his
bottling works.
The fire burned fiercely until |
o'clock this morning, when 1t was
fairly under control. The firemen
had their hands full to oonfine the
fire to this block, and only shells of
of the Mikado block and the New
Brunswick lodging-house and a few
old shanties on Stark street, occu-
pied by Cinnamon, remained stand
Ing. The sparks and large pieces Of
burning timbers were carried across
Stark street, and at times 1t looked
as II another block would have to
20, Streams of water were at short
intervals played on the buildings
across Stark street, and by heroic
efforts the fire was kept within the
block where 1t originated.
The Mikado saloon aud lodging
house was owned by Mrs. J. Il. Gear
In and occupied by Watt Montieth
and A. b. Colby. A. B. Colby oc-
cupied one Of the ground stories
with his bottle works.
The row of one-story frame build
ings was owned by Mrs. Kelly, of
San Francisco, one of the Raleigh
heirs, and the Brunswick lodging
house by Steinbach n Wells.
The firms on Washington street
burned are:
32l, Friedburg, cigar manufacture
or. Loss $500.
823 and 325, Geschwander, Vienna
beer hall.
1927, Fred Il. Merrill, bicycles.
Loss $4,000.
329, Portland Catering Company,
candy manufactory and caterers.
33l, Great Eastern Tea Company,
3s3, vacant.
1884, New Brunswick lodging
house, second and third stories.
Sa5 and S37, Ricket Bros, grocer
les.
The building occupied by Mrs.
Fanshaw was owned by Carrie Balm
bridge. Mrs. Fanshaw carried $40,
600 insurance, divided between the
Liverpool, London and Globe,
Home Mutual and Hartford Insur-
ance Companies.
PORTLAND. July IL = The follow
ing are the principal losers Steinbach
aud Wells, New Brunswick lodging
house, three story frame, loss $50, 900,
Insurance $4,000; Mrs. Kelly, San
Francisco. row one story frame build
ings, loss $4,000, insurance $1,000;
Richet Bros, groceries, loss $4,000,
Insurance $1,000; Mrs. l., Fanshaw,
lodging house, $4,000, insurance
$1,000; w. Monteith, Mikado lodging
house and saloon, $4,000, insurance
$1,000; Mrs. J. Il. Gearin. Three story
frame lodging house, loss SIC. 900. in-
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