The herald., 1895-08-05
WAS A COSTLY VISITATION
Over a Million Dollars of Prop
erty Destroyed
THE BIG FIRE AT SPRAGUE
Northern Pacific Railroad Company
Heavy Loser
Detailed List of the Damage Done to other
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THE BIG FIRE AT SPRAGUE
Detailed List Of the Damage Done to other
Property In the Washington
Town
Associated Press Special Wire.

Associated Press Special Wire.
SPRAGUE. Wash. August 4.-The
Northern Pacific railroad is ths heaviest
loser by the fire yesterday. which swept
over 800 acres of territory and destroyed
property valued at over a million dollars.
The largest losses. as nearly as can be
determined, are as follows: Northern Pa
cihc Railroad company. 500. made
up as follows: Twenty four locomotives,
54 freight cars, $32, 900; shops, machinery,
etc., $50, 900; headquarters building. mas
ter mechanics Office. passenger station.
$4,000; freight, freight warehouses. ice
house, ice. grain warehouse, oil, oil
house. $75. 900.
Half mile of track was destroyed. to-
getheriwith about 1000 tons of coal. 5000
cords of wood and wood sheos, all of
which will bring the loss up to nearly, if
not quite, quarters of million
dollars.
Other losses are about as follows:
]. W. Ryan, saloon fixtures. stock and
store bu ilding, $4,000; insurance, $450o.
r. Newman & Co. general merchan-
dise. $40. 000 insurance, $12. 900.
City hall and jail, $1,000; insurance,
$4,000.
Herbring block, $4,000; insurance,
$4,000.
W. R. olds, drugs. $4,000; insurance.
$1,000.
G. G. Gilpi.l, dry goods, SIS. 200; in
surance, $1,000.
The Chicago store. $4,000; insurance,
$1,000.
Ben Ettelson. saloon, $1,000; insurance
partial.
John Kirk. butcher. s25oo; insured.
Methodist church. $4,000; insured.
Masonic hall, $1,000; insured.
County Jail. $2500; insured.
W. p. Putnam, drugs, $3500 insured.
Pacific hotel, $4,000; no insurance.
National hotel, $35O0; insu.
j. j. Burns. saloon. building, stock
and fixtures, $4,000; no insurance.
John Moore, fancy groceries, $4,000; no
insurance.
Commercial hotel, building and con-
tents, $50, 900; no insurance. ---.-
J. W. Littlefield, bakery. $500; insur-
ance. $500.
sprague Packing company, $4,000; no
G. ". Littlefield. grocer. $4,000.
J. w. Hall, genera. merchandise, $4,000 I;
insured.
r. M. Kinnear. capitalist. $50. 900; par
tally insured his loss includes two rows
Of buildings. about ten in all.
Davies Il Gray, grocers, $40, 900; lnsur-
ance. $4,000.
Mrs. NJ. Heard. building and millinery
stock, $4,000; insured.
Sprague Independent. $1,000; no insur.
ance.
Stocko & Amery, stock of hardware,
$40. 600; insurance, $4,000.
Murphy & Burns. four buildings, $10,-
00O; stock. $4,000; Insurance light.
Besides these there were scores of small
losses under thousand dollars.
Sprague was named by Pat Wallace.
who owned pre-emption claim adjoin-
ing the railroad section. He owned
little store. the only building then on
the original townsite of Sprague This
was In 1880. The town was named in
honor of Gen. John W. Sprague. then
general manager OF the Northern Pacific.
In 1881 the government was seeking
convenient point on the Northern Pacific
to get supplies to Camp Spokane, and
found at that time that Sprague was the
most convenient point. The first building
built by the Northern Pacific west of the
Rocky mountains and east of the Cas-
cades was the old warehouse that burned
yesterday.
Several carloads OF provisions. ten.s and
Walia Walla and Cheney. There has been
no actual suffering. although there is
vast amount of inconvenience and con-
siderable distress. Senator Hutchinson
arrived from Cheney late last night with
a carload OF provisions and supplies. and
established headquarters just east of the
old stock yards, where he personally SUI
perintended the distribution of supplies.
The telegraph and railroad offices are To-
cate1 in caboose about mile east of
town. Connection has been established
with the west.
A large force OF men are at work clear
ing away the debris from the railroad
,awkry fno = <>ole oce
force is at work laying track few yards
north of the old road bed, on which trains
will be run until the main track can be
repaired. There is spirit Of hopefulness
everywhere apparent, and the people are
far from being discouraged over the mis-
fortune that has befallen them.
Among the first buildings to go was
that of the Sprague Independent, owned
by F. f. Thompson. Several cases OF
type were saved, and two sides Of the
paper made up ready for the press. These
were moved to vacant field few blocks
awav. and here the Independent re estab-
lished It's Office, and with its limited facil-
ities proceeded to print an edition, which
was issued this morning.
Postmaster Mead packed up his effects
and had them all carted out of danger.
The postoffice was established in Gehre &
HeitriGh's S block.
Today many business men were hunt
ing for new locations. For the present
at least the west end of the town will be
the business section. In the excitement
of moving valuables out of reach OF the
flames. many persons performed what in
their cooler moments would be consid-
cred laughable acts. One man was seen
to rush frantically along r street with
huge piece of Ice, which probably
weighed thirty pounds, while hehind him
trotted young lady with several pieces.
Most of the people are comfortably set
tied in temporary quarters. and at the
present rate supplies are coming in it il
not thought any hardship will result.
Relief Measures
SPOKANE. Wash. Aug. 4.-Mayor Belt
has taken active measures in the matter