Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1900-07-19

steam up in anticipation of the fire reaching the depot. All the freight and baggage in the depot was loaded in cars and pulled out on the main track north of town. The passenger coaches were also pulled to a place of safety across the bridge, while all the freight cars in the yard were coupled into trains. with engines attach q. ready 70 pull them out of the track of the fire should its progress not be stayed.
 It has been impossible to see all the victims of the fire, but the following estimates are given of the principal losses:
 Bashford- Burmister CO, building and stock. S25O,OOo; Sam Hill, building and stock, $15.O00: D. Levy & Co. stock. $40, o0O; Hotel Burke. buildings. furniture and stock. s60,000; Jake Marks, stock S25.0G0: R. H. Burmister & Sons Co.,. stock, S20.00O; Ed Block. stock. s2O. .OOO J. H. Wilson. stock. Sso.OOO; c. A Dake. stock. S20.OOO: Kelly & Stephens. build ing and stock. S2O.OOo. Winsor hotel. building and furniture. S12OOO; Journal Miner, machinery and stock sI2.0O0: F. q. Brecht buildings. etc. SIP 900; Col den Eagle hotsI. building. furniture and stock. $l0.0o0: W. H. Smith. meat mar ket and cold storage plant s1OO0O: Pal ace saloon. stock and fixtures, s1Oo00: Cabinet saloon. stock and fixtures. SlO,- GOO; Mrs. Levi Bashford, buildings s6O.- GOO; Coles A. Bashford. buildings, s4O,- O00: Prescott House. building and fur nfture. SIC, ,000; Mountain City Drug store. sS000; Mrs. J. L. Fisher, build ings, S20O00; Hugo Richards buildings. SS000; J. J. Hawkins buildings, sS0OO. Courier printing material. stock and machinery. SSO00; Herman Voge, stock 5000; Vienna bakery, ssOOO; Brinkmeyer hotel building and furniture. sSO0O: Hugo McGruni fsan Frsncisco) build ings, S50.000; Livingstone estate CSan Francisco). buildings. s2OOOO: Corner drug store. S5000.
 The above includes only the heaviest losses among the business men. In ad- dition to them there are twenty-five or thirty others, including saloons. restau- rants and smaller businesses in which the losses ranged from S10OO to S5000. A very few of those not included in the above list We're fortunate enough to save large portion of their stock. There were fifty or sixty private resi-
 
 ranged in value from 5000 to SSOO0 Tn some cases pianos and household goods were taken on the streets. only for their owners to see them burned before their eye s. It was after o'clock before the spectators left the scene and a great many never went to bed at all. Some remained to watch what was left of their earthly possessions. others to stand guard over the fire and see that it did not break out again.
 At daylight a scene of the greatest d solation was presented to view. and it need hardly be added that a feeling of gloom prevailed in the county. All that remained of the principal business part of the town and part of the resi- dence portion were tottering walls. piles of charred and burning debris and a desoIate waste of ashes To add to the prevailing gloom of Sunday d wind amounting to a gale set in early in the day. sending clouds of blindine smoke. mingled with dust. through the streets. while here and there a burning -mber would he released and sent with threatening pace in the direction of the unbUrned portion of the town.
 \ great many messages of sympat thy ana offers of aid were received during rhe day. Many of them Were sent to individuals and others were public. Among the first received was the fol- | lowing from Acting Governor C. H. AIers from Phenix:
 '-1'he Territory of Arizona extends its | sympathy to the people of Pre- colt be- l cause of tn ir deplorable loss by fire last night and feel that Phenix. your sister city. if called uppn. will extend not only sincere sympathy bu; substan- tial aid Wire a summary of the effect of the fire. that steps may be taken | looking to the relief of the citizens of Prescott who may be in distress CSigned) "C. H. AYERS. 1 Acting Governor | The following was received from Chi caso from Governor N O. Murphy. ad- dressed to Mayor pougherty:
 l Sincere sympathy with citizens oi Prescott Wire me if can do any thing. \. O. MURPHY Other messages were as follows: 1 "Phenix. July 15-The mayor of Pres colt: Phenix tenders it's profound sym pathy for you in your great loss. Car We help you2 C. J. DYER. 1 Acting Mayor" | Flagstaff. July 15.-J. W. Dougherty Mayor of Prescott: The people of Flag staff extend earnest sympathy an, would he glad to know of anything " can do for the relief of our Gistresse' neighbors and citizens.
 'E. $. GOSNEY.
 Acting Mayor. ID. J. BRANNEN, President of Boar
 of Trade"