The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-07-26
FIRE AT OAKESDALE.
The Business Section Of the
Town Almost Destroyed.
GREAT LOSS At BAY CITY. MICH.
Flames Sweep More Than Fifty Blocks,
age and Making Many Homeless.

OAKEspALE, July 25.-rSpecial1 What
at noon was beautiful, thriving city, one
of the most fourlshing in the Palouse
country. is at this hour. 5 p. m, mass of
srnoldering ruins. At 4:05 D. m. today the
cry of fire was raised, and huge columns
of smoke were seen to issue from the roof
OF the new International hotel. three
story frame building. the only hotel in the
city. In less than ten minutes the entire
building was a mass of flames, which soon
spread 10 the general merchandise store of
Hilstand, Warner Il Co., on the
north, and Taylor's saloon on the
south. 1t then became apparent that
the city was doomed. as the water
supply and other facilities were made
quate. The fire swept across the street 10
Selbridge's hardware store, thence south
across the alley 10 Smiths confectionery
store. Towards saloon. two meat mar
kets. barber shop, Conradt's grocery and
Doneen Bros. clothing store were next
wiped out. In the meantime Taylor's
saloon. Hughes hardware store, Secrest &
Sons drug store and the telephone ex-
change had been licked up, and the flames
had gone east on the north side or Steptoe
avenue, taking out the Excelsior bakery
store was enveloped the flames spread
west on Steptoe avenue, taking as they
went Tarraway's barber shop, LOOMS &
Waldron's bakery. Andrews tailor
shop, Smith Bros. grocery, Cor
don's drug store, Sewers iewelrv
store. the Mint saloon and Bars harness
store. The last was torn down. thus saw.
ing Schemehng's blacksmith shop and
al -.
loss would have been double what it is
as the flames would have swept around on
Bartlett street. taking row of buildings
on either side and the two large mills, the
pride of the city. 1t was just two hours
from the time the first alarm sounded m
til the danger was passed but in those two
hours thousands of dollars had gone up in
smoke. The loss can only be inaccuratelv
summed up at this hour, "a many of the
losers cannot be found, as follows:
Insrtr-
international hotel building DO
International hotel stock anu fur. s'''"
niture, owned by Ms krauss . 5On IN,
Alexander Il Hsxter ........-... soon EU
Commercial stats bank building
snd furniture. .... .......... ION Fill
A. Piekard, saloon stock and tx. N''
Quigiey & osiivie. sa. DON building so None
Jones & Co, Excelsior bakery 70 ~
Robert Murphy, hardware store
building ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. on Non.
DR.. Gaines. two buildings. 20o -
y. l. strange, store building and 'NO
warehouse. ;.--.......,.. 500 2.To
Selfridge S son, hardware ... AN 800
& Z Coradt, grocery, goods and
building. -........... St0o 4, .oo
T. secrest & son, drug store, build '''
ing and goods. ....-......... : sSn -, no
:. Il. Sweeny, grain in warehouse %n0 ~
L. HI. Chapman, paint shop. iso 81
}. ". Raymond, carpenter shop. =, -
Snspiash q To- ..----...----.. l0,1a) FuiI
Hiestsud, Warner & "a. IOt,Ao ~, go
! Scott Bros < Co. ..-.... ..... lSo -
Robertson & Bsrner .............. eOo -
boone & Co, building and stock sytl ~
l. T. AMI & Hughes, hardware 5u0 rtSr'
ilerxy q bidder, sttorneys-at-iaw
Lo' 49,. ..----...- l,Soo Cnk'n
This is all that can be obtained ton,sh.
but is only about half the actu,l -