The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-04-27
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CRIPPLE CREEK FIRE.
The Burned District to Be Re-
built Immediately.
NO OUTSIDE HELP REQUIRED.
Mayor seesls says the City Can Take
Care Of Its Honeless-An Essi-
mate oe the Loses.
CRIPPLE CREEK FIRE.
The Burned District to Be Re
built Immediately.
NO OUTSIDE HELP REQUIRED.


Cripple Creek. Col, April A-Already
the work Of rebuilding the burned district
has begun. and tonight by the light Of the
full moon nails are being driven In many
houses.
AT meeting OF the city council last night
q resolution was passed allowing the erec-
ton Of temporary buildings within the fire
limits with the provision that all must be
removed within sixty days, to give place
to buildings of stone and brick. This morn
ing as soon as the debris had cooled sum
GENTLY the work OF clearing was COM
menced. and before nightfall twenty-five
buildings were under way and quite . num-
Der were occupied. The first to open its
doors for business was dance hall and the
second q saloon. but other branches OF bust
ness were sooon represented. With 500
people rendered homeless in a day. of
course lodging houses are in great demand.
and many Of these are rapidly progressing.
Fortunately the weather is remarkably
fine. so that sleeping in the open air does
not entail suffering. and but few have been
compelled to do this.
The best of order prevails. Hundreds Of
special policemen are on duty guarding the
thousands Of dollars worth of property OF
stores and private houses from the raids Of
pilferers.
One Of the first steps taken this morning
by the business men of the place was the
organization OF relief committee, to look
after the destitute. At an early hour tele-
grams began coming to the mayor from
cities and towns in the state Offering finan-
cial aid. These were turned over to the
committee. who replied with thanks. but
declining the kindly offers. Cripple Creek
will take care Of her own.
1t is not believed that this will be DIM
cult. for there is today work for every man
AHA IN WiQl6 a Shauo1 ~ n hou
Mayor Steele prepared the following
proclamation for the Associated Press this
afternoon:
ITO the General Public: Committees
have been appointed composed Of our
most energetic business men OF Cripple
Creek and resolutions have been adopted
whereby the entire burnt district OF eight
blocks will be rebuile as fast as money
and labor can do go. We believe we can
take care Of our homeless people without
outside assistance. Everything Is quiet
and the citizens are seeing that order
prevails. (signeO Hugh r. Steele. Nay
or" ei@
Today the work of opening safes and
vaults began and In mos cases the con-
tents were found to be intact. The steel
lined vault OF the postoffice had to be
blown open with dynamite. but the val
liable government property was safe. A
vast amount OF mail matter, estimated ae
from 1900 to 5000 pieces, was all de-
stroyed. as well as the furniture of the
once. No estimate can be put upon the
value OF the mail. In six days more Grip
pie Greek would have had a new post
Office, the finest In America for q town
OF its size. and the question OF handling
the tons OF mail matter that comes here
which has been such a constant perplex-
ity since the office was established. now
presents itself In a new and more formula
BILE shape.
Non, of the losses are as large as would
appear from the burning Of so large an
area in more substantially built cities. but
the losers are numbered by hundreds, 20
that the aggregate viii not fail short Of
81. o00. 900 Among the heavier losses are:
Straus Clothing Company. s.. 900; Boynton
Bros. clothing. $4,000; weyand Bros.
clothing. sa5 900: Golden Eagle Dry Goods
Company. $4,000: p L. Thorson & Co..
$4,000: Farley Bros. & Lampman, fur
niture. $4,000: Topic theater. So. 900: Sum
day Herald. 5000; J. A. Connell. brick
block. $500: Morning Times. 5000: Bos-
ton Store. $1s, 90. c. Lewis & Co., liquors.
SIS, 700: Watts Mercantile Company. groc-
ers. $2i.0Do: Congregational church.
$500; John Nolan. building, sco0oO John
Conlan. Chicago building. $4,000.
Insurance was light, in many cases
there being none on account OF the high
rate charged. the greater number Of the
burned buildings beng of wood.
Information has been gathered by Chief
OF Police Marshall and others. which. to-
gether with well-known facts. make 1t
almost positive that the fire Of Saturday
was the work OF incendiaries. with the
object of plumber. It Is believed that the
hanks were the objective points. and that
they were to have been looted in the ex-
element II favorable opportunity Of
fereA Not much will be given out but it
is known that fires started almost stimuli
taneousiy In several places. and all to
wfndward OF the banks and large business
houses
Numerous crooks are in the city. and are
known to the authorities. but. owing to
the lack of jail facilities. they viii be IN
molested for time. The amount Of plum
dering that went on during the excitement
Saturday was enormous. some firms los
Eng nearly everything thew had saved from
the flames Others state that their cash
registers were robbed after being carried
out Of their places OF business.
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