The daily morning Alaskan., 1899-05-04
ESTIMATE OF LOSSES.

ESTIMATE OF LOSSES.
 E. s. Brown, losses on stock of shoes ssooo Thos. Marks, owner of building. ..... .2ooo E. W. Mover, losses on stotk GO. .. 6ooo
 on building coo. 2ooo California Pack Train saloon building 200 Hary Higgins n saloon ........ TOO Cottage adjoining .........'..''''. 900 Mrs. J. H. Heddriek's cottage ...... 800 Gussle MOore's log house .........' goo Thos. Marks cabin .............''' I5o
 Total estimate ....,.....''''s 'slo,SSo
 What has been dreaded all winter and for the omnibus sound Of which every businesss man has had many sleeplesS night since the water mains iroze last Feb ruary has come to pass, and a serious ire visited the community shortly after mid night, sweeping away in one hours time all the buildings contained in the square bounded by the northeast corner of Shoup avenue and Main street. A total of seven buildings were consumed, two of which were fine substantial business houses each carving large stocks of merchandise. It
 as difficult to get at anything like fair estimate of the losses sustained by the several parties burned out, but from all facts to be aseertained early this morning the sum total will reach about SI6,55o, with not a dollars worth of insurance on ,nythiug.
 The fire originated in the second story of F. $. Browns shoe store n Shoup avenue near Main, and when the alarm was sent out the whole upper part of the building appeared in flames which spread 90 quickly that notwithstanding the fact that several hundred men volunteered to carry out stock from the store below thev were driven off bv heat and fire and the larger part of the stock was consumed with the building.
 No water was to be had in quantities to make any impression on such fire as was developed inside of five minutes. Thetwo hose companies responded promptly and line of hose was laid from the hydrant at BroHnelrs corner to the corner of Main and Shoup avenue. It took time to do this. however owing to the great distance, and when the water was turned on itwas found that the pressure was just about enough to carry it to the fire and no more. In other words. 1t vas practically useless for any purpose except the bucket brigade. The lack of pressure was due to the fact that the water company was repairing the main plpe line between the Moore mill and Broadway, where the pipe was completely open. The pressure at this point, however, was sufficient to force 1t to the hydrant'
 It was by this time seen that every building on that block was doomed and the fire boys, headed by Chiet Fleming and Marshal Tanner. devoted their energies with the assistance of the citizens, to say ing the property in the doomed buildings and the houses on the opposite side Of the street, which were at one time seriously threatened. The bucket brigade did good work and these saved all the little build ings outside the fire limits.
 The fire quickly eat its way through Movers building and then passed on to the other five buildings on that block, taking them in in rapid succession until they were all consumed. When Browns and Moy' CTS buildings fell in the danger to the town was practically over, and the tlremen had then no trouble to conine the fire with in that square.
 No occasion ever turned out so many earnest, hard workers as did this fire. Men from every walk in life were in the ranks, doing all thev could and obeYlne the orders of the men in command like well disciplined soldiers. Preachers, law yers and doctors elbowed the rougheI miner and laborer, and all worked faith fully the best they could. Among the leaders were seen Chief Fleming, Dan Kane, his assistant. Friedenthal, Jack Klrk,..Jim LarkinS and many others equal ly as prominent, whose names 1t was i'm possible in the confusion to get. Frank A Brooks, cashier of the Red Line Company worked like a Trojan. in tact so dlC everybody else inside the fire line. super intendent Eastman, of the Water Com pany, distinguished himself with his blu' tank line water wagon, which he drove uI past the fire at time when it was danger ous to approach so near. This water sup ply was quickly exhausted by the bue<e brigade and off Mr. Eastman went for an other load, making eoo gallons in all whief he furnished.
 Remiek, the blacksmith, had muel trouble saving his place opposite the fir on Main street, but by psrsevering an