Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-07-16
PRESC07T'S FIRE
BUSINESS PORTION OF THE Arr
IONA TOWN WIPED OCT.
LOSS A MILLION AID A HALF.
w. A.. Clark Wires Money to the
Sufferers-Rebuilding Is Com
menced-Hcw It Started.

menced-How It Started.
Prescott, Ariz.. July ia scene of the
greatest desolation and a feeling of
deepest gloom pervades this town today.
All that remain of h principal bust
ness portion of the town is tottering
walls and piles of clRarred and burning
debris.
The fire, which started at 10:4b o'clock
last night, was not under control until
3 O'Clock this morning when the fire
lighters went a considerable distance
ahead of the flames and blew up the
buildings ON the south side of Goodwin
street, preventing them from crossing
that street. The most conservative es-
Inmates of the total losses are from
1000. 900 to 81, 500. 900.
The burned district embraces 4fye
blocks. in which We're located the prin-
cipal mercantile houses. both banks,
beth telegraph offices, the three newSpa-
per offices, four hotels and every saloon
and every restaurant, except ONE. in the
town, besides scores of private resi-
dences. To add to the prevailing gloom,
a hish wind has prevailed all day, send
ing smoke, dust and burning elnbers in
every direction, requiring tie greatest
vigilance to prevent another outbreak of
the flames. Owing to the chaotic condi-
ton existing today, it is Impossible to
obtain an accurate count of the loss or
individual insurance. From interviews
With insurance gents. the total insurance
does not exceed 1886. 600. The heaviest
losers are as follows:
Bashford Burmister $3.50, 0Gu;
Sam Hall, $4,000: Hotel Burke. $50, 900;
D. Levy & Co., $4,000; Jake Marks. $25.-
600; r. H. Burmister & Sons
$50, 900; c. A. Dake. $4,000: Ed Block,
$25, coo; J. w. Wilson. $40. 900; Kelly &
Stephens. $4,000; Journal Miner, $4,000;
Bank of Arizona, SO, 900; Prescott Ma
tional bank, $1,000; Prescott house, So
600; W. H. Smith, $4,000; The Courier.
SIS. 900: old Eagle hotel. IS. 900; Scopel.
SIS. 900: F. G. Becht. s1O.0 geo; Windsor ho-
Sc, 900; Brinkmeyer hotel, $4,000: H. Voge,
S., 900: Lee Brothers, So 600: Joe Roberts,
Sc. 900: Vienna bakery. $4,000 Cabinet sa-
loon, SIC. GOO; Palace saloon. 10,OG0; Pres
cott Electric company. $4,000.
In addition to the above were IA or Is
saloons with losses ranging from $1,000
to $4,000.
/ Five restaurants. five barbershops. tive
meat markets and so or 60 residences
! We're destroyed. In many cases the above
losses do not include buildings. -
At daylight this morning teams We're
| at work hauling lumber to the public
| plaza and tonight it is covered with
tents and temporary frame buildings.
The occupants will be ready for bust
ness tomorrow. Both banks have Secur-
| ed temporary quarters and will be open
tomorrow. The Bashford Burmister
will be open for business to
morrow In their warehouse, two blocks
from the plaza.
| Hon. w. A. Clark of the United Verde
Copper company, who was visiting the
works at jerome, wired "a draft for $500.
All the sufferers from the fire are pro-
vided with food, shelter and clothing,
and it is not thought any outside assist
ance will be required.
/ The only business houses remaining in
the town are Goldwater- Brothers., A.
Rlumberg and Mrs. r. r. Blaine, dry
goods; Joseph D~oughtrey, T. W Otis
and ]. I. Gardner, grocers, and w. w.
The express office and D~ostqttice were
both out of the fire limits, but the lat
ter had a close call. AN the mail and eff
fects were ready to move at a moments
notice.
The office of the supervisor of census
for the territory was located in the Pres
colt National bank building and on
tanned all the official statistics of the
census of the territory, but they were re-
moved to a place Of safety. The West
ern Union opened it's office this morning
in a grocery store and the Postal has
opened an office ait the railroad depot.
The electric light poles and wires were
in The burned district and the town will
be in darkness until they can be replac-
ed. The company also owns h tele-
fAoAN
of it's Instruments
Phoenix, Ariz., July 15.-Acting Gov
ernor Charles Akers sent a message to
Prescott offering the sympathy of the
territory and the aid of Phoertx to the
fire sufferers.
+ J.. G.. Martin. on behalf of the citizens
of PRESCOTT, answered that the town was
able to provide for all their wants at
present and that food, shelter INT cloth
ing had been provided for all sufferers
from the fire.
Nanv eitizaas who Yesterday were
+ comfortably fixed, are today homeless
and p%enniless. a number losing both
their business places and their resi-
busy all day putting up temporary
structures, many of which have been
: competed and will open for business to-
morrow. i
Of the three printing offices in town
all thet was saved was bout go cases OF
tvpe by the Courier. The des.muc.ion OF
the Others was complete. J. c.. Martin
PROPRIETOR OF the Journal Miner. saved
only his books. Included in his loss was
Il M~ergentTpalar linotype installed in The
office only three months ago, The two
. above papers have already made ar
rangements for, ~nfneinuing publication
| although but little insurance was car.
r,el by either. 8
Most OF the heaviest losers win re
build at once. q
THE origin of the fire was unknown
until this evening. when it was learned
that a man rooming over the bcttlins
I works was lying in bed reading by can
delight. when a niece of loose paper or
the wall caught fire. He ran out to,eiv'
the alarm and before others reachef th'
! place the fire was beyond control. Extr'
police are on guard tonight owe good
in temporary structures erected today
ard over the vaults Of banks which ar
exposed to view. and the fire patrol /
also being maintained to prevent an,
fresh outbreaks, although with the dy
ing down of the wind but little appre
hens,on is fe.t tonight.