The herald., 1896-04-26
DYNAMITE AND THE fLAllE6
Destroy a Large Proporlisn u cSlpplo
Greek BuiIdlsss
Estimates Of Losses yaFy From One n Fsss
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CRIPPLE CREEK, Col, April 25.<Ono
million dollars is conservative estimate
Of the damage done by this afternOon's
fire. Some estimates are higher than
two millions. The amount of fnsurance
as nearly as can be arrived at WIN not
exceed $250,000. -r&"
When the fire broke out in Carey's
second hand store, the danger Of q big
cOnfiagration was not perceived but
when the fire had spread to the adjoin-
ing buildings and brisk wind eprang
up 1t was conceded by all that at least
half dozen buildings near the cSrner
of Meyers and Third streets w0u1d go,
and the occupants began to move out.
But many had waited too long andwere
unable to get to their goods. Some
barely escaped with their lives, several
women being dangerously hurneds.
Every wagon in town was pressed in-
to service and goods were hauled away.
Not tenth part of the goods were
saved. BY the time the postofffce had
caught it became evident that the only
way to stop the progress of the Are was
to blow up the buildings with dynamite.
This was done under the supervision Of
the 1iremen and number of buildings
had to DE sacrificed before the fire had
reached them. An accident occurred
which cost fireman his leg. He was
placing big charge under the Sisters
hospital, when it exploded, blowing his
leg off
The fire started at o'clock, and by I
o'clock it had demolished the blocks be-
tween Third and Fifth on Meyers, be-
tween Third and Fifth on Bennett, be-
tween Third and Fourth on Carr, with
the exception of a few buildings on the
third street side, Nearly all the build
ings between Third and Fifth on Eaton
were destroyed. Many people lost ev-
erything they had. Those not affected
nave offered shelter to the homeless, Of
whom there are several hundred.
The First National bank was doing
business in another part of the town
Whlle the building was burning The
purnt district is to be- rebuilt at once
with brick and stone buildings
An angry courtesan threw lamp at
her lover at / o'clock and two million
ooliars worth of property was Destroy
ea IN three hours. The lamp hit the
stove, 1gniting the oil and setting fire
10 the furniture. In a few minutes the
building was in flames. This was at
coughs dance hall. on Meyers avenue
near Third. and was the cause of the
disastrous fire.
The property, on Meyers avenue was
occupied for the most part by demi
monde and saloons. Two-story thea
tres, Topic and Hollands, We're there.
ana innumerable dance halls The post
once on Jennett avenue is a total wreck,
only the vault standing. Twenty thous-
Gnu iSlleIS anu thousands or packages
We're destroyed The First National
banks vault is standing The Episcopal
and Conversational churches were de-
stroyed. The city Jail, in which were
confined about twenty prisoners, has
only the iron cage left. The prisoners
We're released The Sisters hospital
was blown up after the patients had
been removed to the Pixies Peak hos
pital. Mayor Steele ordered ali saloons
closed, which prevented lawlessness.
Hundreds of people were made home-
less, but they were all given shelter by
the generous people of the town, The
fallen women were made welcome in the
, best homes in the city. The total in
surance will reach about s250, 900.
Edward +. Marshall son of an old tina
! Denver merchant. who moved from here 10
seattle and thence to Brooklyn, N. ", was
Killed at Denver yesterday by falling from