The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1898-09-10
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navenpost, Sept. s.--The wort fsre
that has swept Through this busy town N
maRy years came last night. Ii vas close
after midnight shea she asst blaze vas
asNa and tor two hours . royal battle
MAS Maerd bstwesn the lsaping flames
and The badly seaseA eitizenA, The iire
started In Fnon 81 the Dale hotel near
The epEaer u Spring and HaEker streets.
How y started j. . mystery. A merchant
tailor saa sleeping IN the room but can
sire no expansion Of the Ars. The Dale
aasns was tuOetesy frame, dry a. j
tiiaAef heA when tbs alarm VAS risen
tie haniee weFe ieapin9 from the upper
windows and eseaking through the ROOF.
Ihs hotes was already doomed.
Almost 10 IN insiant the streets b@9na
to az With half dresaed men and women.
Tashing fEem all diFsctinRs 10 9sAt the
aFe. The hard engins was brought ont
and qniekly mannaA Men eam.e Ennnina
wish hand grenadea. pAIls, ladders and
axs~ A barkst brigade wns formed. Men
climbed 70 the taps ii bnEldings and
ethsss sauicd water TO them 20 dreneh
the Fpai&
Neat 70 the hossl On the north, Al The
street. CORNER. Stood the BID brick store "A
Wms Finney 4 Ca. allied With meaTTy
e400e0 waFtA ~ Ramesnl mesrhan.ii.e.
This uns ALREADY Oh fre and burning 20
hesesig that il was alnlosi nseseas 10 eveu
bag 70 save part 81 thu pssrioas goods.
10 Aweke Tee LAss.
whils the esowd was ssill rubbing tAe
siesp ffem lie egea. those near BY asse
ssFurk With hosEoF 10 sse = man saana.
hslng cot d The hlAniag Dale hotel. His
hair and bard wese sn1seAsd. hia iar~
hiiatssed. hks hsnAs bGFnea. HE sl0sAisz
alm0sa Eene. ~ he ssaRg~Fra inlo the
Stirred. Help Eashea 10 him, but il was
loo hta lie was tsnAssiy takes 10 q
honsa nenF BY and sivea ths kens mealral
tFrntment ihs tsun atoEaa
MAe tAs Siraim il. s1r~ps that Ne waa
iAtosing Hsaa. M asR kneaA He had
t~sa hsse but short tine and was ledg.
Ing In ths hotel. he Vas aMaksnsd hy
the Eoas II The aamns ana The sADuta u
the psuPis. bot awoka 100 late. Thsre l.
Astis ehanus ~ hts Fpcavrsy.
Mesnwhila tAe aanrs were burning
hosh uaya To Ihs naStA 81 ths hss~i
Fsaneys ssesp was last bsroHaag ruin.
ssash VI ths hsssl. ali sisag HarkrE
ssssst saF a9sFiy isis hlssk. 10 ths tlg
hsAd NaIioaal hask, Ihs FpS II frame
hatlaiRa uas al In asmpa JoAn A. Han.
ssas hsFbss shop. H. ot@aAs restaurant
snd sAAw's salSoa ussp h$yOsA saving.
Inst tks hsirk sails II lAs haAk. psessrs
III BY sAe uatss thEouu HON The stFers
and shs soal. uishssood GAs hiass.
Thea tAs Gre turnea. Eastward lrum
lhs hank, tFuatinE % Maswan slsees. II
= loax Tow II snail bafiaines. extsadinR
nsAriy 500 tses. Ilaxk u thrss arr ware
hoassa. IN les honse and osheE haildiRwA
Tassing q IN baak tha ase caaght ih
ths saaT u tArss slSsea Mills uarr.
hoa~s. ssoxked eth gEUrsrirs. uas d.
saFuyea. thoaEh Ms stsss vas saved. The
mlIllnefy sssss nsxt 10 she hsnk. = batch.
e. shop and q suan Esocssy SER gusts4i
before the aFa came 10 khapPs drug
slsss. wAsss he tsispASas esilce ts 10
Cstsd HssV q siprPe4.
TAs t.Ssa.
u " nd yst ppssihas 10 give ~ acca.
rate lisg u lnsasA A FvuNh estimate ugnld
pl4rs ths damage 81 aesy0on 70 SsoloDo.
fiansy q Co. suffered The heaviest lass Of
the ensiFs slcek, but were Protested by
aboas elAOo0 Insurance. y. Mills gro.
srsy warehouse and saau's @AlOua carried
partial INSURANCE. u h Understood that
MFa MaEsh, pFopEistOF 81 the Dale hotfi'
and the other sufferers we're Psseticaiiy
wtthout Insurance.