The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1898-08-10
BlSMARCK'S BIG BLAZE.
The Capital City ce North Dakota Ex-
pcrienoss . Million Dollar
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BISMARCK, Aug. lO.-Fire gutted the
best portion Of the city Of Bismarck
during the evening. destroying prop.
erty valued at nearly 81 900, 600. The
line OF Src extended from the Northern
Pacific tracks to Thayer street on the
north. and from Fourth TO Third streets
on the east and west Every drug
store In tho city was burned, all the
groceries but two or three, two news.
paper Offices and the grea, bulk Of tho
business portion OF the city. with sew.
cral blocks Of residences Many peo-
ple are homeless
The Sheridan house had a narrow es.
cape. but was saved. All the pos,ofiice
supplies and Il x,ures were lost.
The exact loss is not known at pres
ent, tut will be in the neighborhood Of
el. OOO, 900. with insurance Of half that
amount. All wires are burned out,
but temporary cut.in was made TO
handle imperative business.
Hpreau W I'm SrraS haptdty.
The flames originated in the agent
| ofiice of the Northern Pacific depot
from some unknown cause. Almos,
before they were discovered the entire
| building and the immense warehouse
of the company were in flames. In.
flam mablc ellis and powder contributed
to the heat.e and before the flames
could tc checked they had spread tc
tho block of brick buildings across the
alley. destroying Tho Tribune build
ing. Harc's hardware store and the
entire row OF structures.
| The flames then leapcd across the
street to tho magnificent Firs, National
bank building. which melted away III
. few minutes. The Central block fol.
lowed. and tho flames spread to the
| postoilice. sweeping over the entire
block and carrying down the pos,otiice
tho Merchants bank block, the Griffin
block and all the intermediate frame
and brick structures.
The fire then spread across the street
and dcvoured kupitz store and tn,
greater part Of the block. The resi-,
dence district was then invaded. the
firemcn being helpless TO check the IN
roads Of the flames and scores Of build
,ngs were licked up.
Partial I,.s Of losses.
The following are among the build
ings completely destroyed:
| pcnwardcn's confectionery store. Nor
ris' shor store Harc'~ hardware. lh'
Tribune Publishing company. Braith
wni;c's shoe store First National hink
B,ar,!slcys drug store, .Eppingcr cloth
/ ing house. Remington drug store. huss
ncr's grocery. j. {. kun,z cigar factory
Gnrsuchs bakery. Wcn's cigar factory
Smalrs restaurant Wilcox's dry good
store. Phelps stationery store. sweet
grocery store. pnstoilicc, kuntz res
tauran,. Sla,tcrys grocery store, Mas
sens paint shop. The Review Office
kupitz' grocery. Mcricles pool room
Boothc's Restaurant. Moorhousr> station
cry store, he Crafts clothing store, Mrs
Dunn's millinery, Stcinmciz harhes
. shop, Justice Tibhal's Office. Dohl 5 cloth
] ing store, land office, surveyor Hcneral
office. Bcst's dry goods store. Northern
Pacific Office, baggage and express ONO
md freight warehouse, Wills seed store
|, Melons mnk building. law offices of
II. Register. Boucher n Philbrick, state
Attorney Allen. County Judge r. ort,
d Edick, Alexander Hugcs, a 1. Pat
; tcrson and several others.