Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1895-08-09

city could give was also rendered the
company
The city water is now being used by
the company for whatever use they
may desire. Upon being granted per-
mission for the building the company
at once commenced work upon the de-
pot 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 and
depot, A crew of 200 men worked all
night last night and nearly all day to-
day, and 1t is expected that by tomor-
row noon the main line will be open
for the passage of trains.
The ruins Of the roundhouse and ma
chine shops are indescribable. Great
piles of machinery and engine boilers
greet the eye on every hand, while car
trucks line the tracks for half mile at
a stretch. This morning found the city
without a saloon, hotel or restaurant
or eating house of any kind and only
three stores, but not so tomorrow
morning. AS fast as workmen can nail
boards together the buildings are 60
ing up. G. II. Gilpin is building cosy
little shed on the corner of First and C
streets for the small stock of dry goods
saved from his store in the opera house
block. George NJ. Cosgrove has tent
stretched on the corner of First and d
streets from which to dispense liquor.
| The o. X barber shop, McGill & Ber-
nard's restaurant and several other bus
| mess firms are ready for customers I'M
| der their tents this evening. r. New
man & Co. will erect temporary struc-
| ture in the morning In which to conduct
| their grocery business. Every available
| building left standing in the city Is In
use and many families are living in
| tents The more fortunate ones of the
| city are rendering every means in their
power to their less fortunate neighbors,
| and in some instances one roof Is COW
| ering several families or firms. While
| many persons and families lost every
thing they owned in the fire, no cases of
suffering have yet been reported.
| Thanks to the good people of Spokane
and neighboring towns good supply
| of provisions arrived in the city last
night, and were distributed today
among people who were known to be
most needy. The mayor received mes
| sages from Tacoma and elsewhere to-
| day insuring such aid as was in their
| power to give, which will be most
| thankfully received. 1t is now esti-
| mated that the loss will reach 81, SOC. 900
with only about 100000 insurance, out
side of the railroad company
Tonight the citizens held a mass
meeting to take steps to ascertain the
railroad company's intention as to re-
building. Superintendent Gilbert was
present and a suitable message was
drafted and sent to headquarters
Whatever the result will be on the par
of the railroad company. Sprague is no
dead but out of the ruins will rise G
better city. possibly not so many bus
mess houses, but a conservative. pro
gressive city that will ask no odds O.
any town in the state. The Spragu,
Independent came out today the SAM
old size.
There was no disturbance, no theft
no drunkenness, no excitement.
Sprague, Wash, Aug. 5.-Today ha
been the busiest day in the history o
{ Sprague for many years. Tents, tenn
: porary buildings and shacks of all de
scriptions are going up. On every han'
spirit of hopefulness is manifested b.
every business man in the city. Their
! is no suffering, as supplies reach tn
city on every train. All are hustlini
under cover and tomorrow most of tn
D burned out firms will reopen. TIL
Northern Pacific station is nearly erect
= ed and a gang of men is working to
night to finish 1t. Station Agent Meek
J; will move in tomorrow.
Master Mechanic Warner of Tacom
J, is here assisting Master Mechanic Moi
in cleaning the debris away and max
ing order out of chaos. Superintendent
), f. w. Gilbert returned to Spokane thi
evening after laboring without slice
for two days The wrecked engines ar
8, being taken to the Tacoma machin
| shops.
The telephone office will open tomor
row over the First National bank. TIL
]. total amount of insurance is $72, zoo
Adjusters are arriving and the losse
will be paid as soon as possible.
= No answer has yet been received t
the kilograms sent General Manage
l. Kendrick by the business men askin
If the shops will be rebuilt here. TIL
coal is still burning and presents
magnificent sight at night The track
J. have been repaired through the cit
and wires stretched both east and ives
The relief station is in chage of j. !
Jordan and c. Nj. Tuttle and the need