Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1892-09-04
ROCKY BAR IN ASHES.
Not So Disastrous as
First Reported, but
Bad Enough.
The Entire Business Portion
Consumed, Including
Chinatown.
Bur Few Family Resldences Rnrnetl
But Few Family Residences Burned
aud No Suffering.

Thursday afternoon fire was
discovered in the laundry of the
Alturas Hotel at Rocky Bar. 1t
was found impossible to check its
speed and as tie wind was blowing
quite hard up the creek the flames
soon spread to adjoining buildings
and in half an hours time the bus
mess portion of the town was en-
tirely consumed.
The telephone instrument being
destroyed, James MILES mounted
horse and made John Gilpen speed
to Pine Grove, 20 miles away, from
which place he telephoned the sad
occurrence to L. c. Helfrich in this
town, and asking that blankets and
provisions be sent up immediately
for the destitute and homeless peo-
pie. Joe Sullaway had loaded his
fast freight wagon with fruits, mel
ons, etc, intending to start early
Friday morning for the Bar, but he
hastily unloaded and reloaded with
blankets, provisions, etc, from He'-
frich's store, and in less than two
hours time on the road to the
stricken camp, where he arrived the
next day about 10 o'clock-a dis
lance of 60 miles.
From the hotel the fire spread
down the street consuming all the
buildings on both sides of the street
to and including Otto Backman's
residence on one side and the house
formerly occupied by Geo. Jackson
on the other, leaving Joe Foremah's
house-occupied by McCarty-lke
Mann's buildings. Halls blacksmith
shop, Rceser's quartz mil and a
number Of other houses untouched.
Opposite the hotel the flames soon
licked up John Winkelhack's two
buildings. the butcher shop, Sted-
mans sal ,on and the barber shop.
and working its way up the street
wiped from the ia e Of the earth all
buildings on both. sides up to and
including James Tregonning's resi-
dence on one side and L c. Towne's
on the other-where it was checked
by blowing up with giant powder the
vacant BULLETIN office and Rath-
bones house-leaving Fred Davis
md Maurice Quinn's dwellings un.
harmed Chinatown, on Steele
crock. was also wiped out as far as
Ulrich's brewery, which was saved
In talk with Judge Golden by
telephone the BULLETIN reporter
learned that, the loss will foot uI
over $4,000, the principal losers
being: jacob Rceser, hotel build
ings; Geo. d. Golden, buildings and
merchandise, 10000; John Rowett
iewelry and buildings; Winkelback
saloon and buildings Stedman, sa.
loon and building; Masonic hall
Odd Fellows and Knights Of Labor
hall, III. Swanholm, three large
buildings; Backman & Swanholm
merchandise; Major F. P. Cavanah
office and residence; Mrs. Mullaly
two buildings; c. V. Smith, resi-
dence; Otto Backman. residence
the old courthouse and Jail DR. Al
Fong, merchandise and buildings
and numerous other houses belong
ing to Cinnamon. Other houses de
stroyed, mostly vacant, belonged Il
the Ethel estate, John VanSchaick
Mel Campbell, John Gilman, Cy
Jacobs, Alec Pfeiffer, John Martin
Ike Man. Ulrich estate and Others
whose names e could not learn.
The destitution il not so great al
was first reported and no suffering
for want of food and clothing i
likely to occur, as the goods in tn,
cellars of the merchants were al
saved
Golden has already ordered new
stock Of goods, and is clearing ava!
the rubbish for a new building, an,
Stedman has removed an old hous
to his old site and will soon com
mence business at the same stand
The Masonic lodge at Boise sen
up large bale of blankets an,
quilts for the sufferers, and the pee
. pie of that city. as they do in Noun
tain Home. stand ready to contrib
; ute literally in money if it is dc
sired.
The Masonic hall was insured fo
$500, being the only insurance "
have heard Of
: CIV Smith was absent from HON,
: and we are told that Mrs. Smit
made narrow escape from perish
/ ing in the flames.
s The hearts of the people OF Monr
d tain Home give out great sympath
/ for the unfortunates at the Bar, an
: all they have to do is to ask an
receive.
i Z. c. Helfrich and Nate Kuh
:, wont In Rocky Rar nv nrivate col