The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1895-08-10

Sprague has been a day OF unceaSing
labor instead of rest. All day long
throngs of people have been upon the
streets viewing the scene of yester-
days awful conhagration. No new
fires were started today, but all over
the burnt DISTRICT the embers Of yester-
! day are still smoking, and in many
| places the fire has not diminished to
! any great extent. The coal bunkers
Of the Northern Pacific railroad are
still burning al a lively rate, and the
indications are that the fire may last
for several days yet, as many hundreds
of tons of coal lay in the burning heap.
The forenoon was spent in tearing |
down dangerous walls and in removing |
every possible structure which might |
cause an accident. AT 4 o'clock TINS
morning a track had been laid around |
the ruins and the passenger and freight /
trains have been running the same as
usual today. Everything in the shape
of a house belonging to the Northern
Pacific that would burn was burned
besides "a engines and about 95 freight
cars. Very few of the cars were load
ed. the principal part Of them being
cars which were undergoing repairs
at the shops.
Gilbert asked permission of the city
to use a portion of c street upon which
to build an improvised depot until such
time as the company could clear their
own ground and erect a suitable build
ing. Mayor Sanderson called a meet
ing of the council and citizens in gen.
eral and the request of Mr.. Gilbert was
not only granted, but any aid which the
citv could give was also rendered the
company.
The city water is now being used by
the company for whatever use they
= NAV desire. Upon being granted per-
mission for the building the company
; at once commenced work upon the de-
not and by tomorrow night some kind
of a structure will be in readiness for
: Agent Meeks and his force of men. An
old hand car house, the only thing that
belongs to the company left standing,
. is being used as a telegraph office ana
\ depot. A crew of 200 men worked all
night last night and nearly all day to-
}. day. and it is expected that by tomor-
row noon the main line will be open
e for the passage of trains.
The ruins Of the roundhouse and ma
l. chine shops are indescribable. Great
piles of machinery and engine boilers
l. greet the eye on every hand, while car
trucks line the tracks for half mile at
k a stretch. This morning found the city
without a saloon, hotel or restaurant
D; or eating house of any kind and only
three stores, but not so tomorrow
10 morning. AS fast as workmen can nail
boards together the buildings are 60
J. ing up G.. II. Gilpin is building cosy
little shed on the corner of First and {
r. streets for the small stock of dry goods
saved from his store in the opera house
c block George NJ. CoSgroVe has TEN
stretched on the corner OF First ana l.
OF streets from which to dispense liquor
The O. X. barber shop, McGill e. Der
n nards restaurant and several other bus
mess firms are ready for customers un
n der their tents this evening. K. New
man &, Co. will erect temporary struc
ce ture in the morning in which to conduc
their grocery business. Every aVailabl
r building left standing in the city is il
use and many families are living il
n tents The more fortunate ones of tn
city are rendering every means in thei
IT. power to their less fortunate neighbors
and in some instances one roof is GOV
lr ering several families or firms. Will
many persons and families lost every
elk thing they owned in the fire, no cases q
or suffering have yet been reported
Thanks to the good people of Spokan
n and neighboring towns a good suppl
Of provisions arrived in the city las
ed night, and were distributed toda
among people who were known to b
. most needy. The mayor received mes
no sages from Tacoma and elsewhere t.
day insuring such aid as was in the
in power to give, which will be mos
thankfully received. 1t is now est
90. mated that the loss viii reach $4,000
with only about 100000 insurance, on
ITS. side of the railroad company.
Tonight the citizens held a mas
meeting to take steps to ascertain Il
its. railroad company's intention as to r
building Superintendent Gilbert WI
present and a suitable message WI
ITS drafted and sent to headquarteI
Whatever the result will be on the pa
of the railroad company, Sprague is n
dead but out of the ruins will rise
ed. better city, possibly not so many bu
mess houses, but a conservative, pI
gressive city that will ask no odds
,,,r- any town in the state. The Sprag
Independent came out today the SAL
In old size.
There was no disturbance no the
- no drunkenness, no excitement.
'NS' Sprague, Wash, Aug. 5.-Today h
been the busiest day in the history
III Sprague for many years. Tents, te
porary buildings and shacks of all
sur scriptions are going up. On every ha
a spirit Of hopefulness is manifested
for every business man in the city. TIL
is no suffering, as supplies reach