Arizona republican., 1900-07-16
AN UNKNOWN MAN PERISHED IN THE RAGING FLAMES
Full Details of the Terrible Disaster That Has Fallen kzna Former Capital City
 A1gted Candle Touches the Wallpaper Wooden Structure and the Business Portion of One of the Most Prosperous Towns the Southwest Lies Ashes
 From BudS Place on South oezuma Street the Fire Swept North Till There Was Nothing Further BurnCDssng MOtezuma at the Journal Miner Office the Area Between That Street and COrz and Almost the Depot Was ged

| railway yards. The railway company which had been moving property to places of safety for several hours, will meet with no loss.
 THE LOSSES.
 Out of fourteen hotels only two are left and of tive nty-two general mercan- tile houses. twenty are gone. Gardner and Daugherty being the fortunate ones. There is not a restaurant or
 butcher shop left in the town and but two dry goods and clothing housss-M. GoldwateT & Bros. and Blumberg's. Both banks, the Prescott National and the Bank of Arizona, are gone. Their vaults, however. will afford ample pro-
 lection to the funds on hand Both will
 open for business tOmorrw in tempo rary buildings Practically all of the
 property owners will rebuild at once
 and brick and stone will pred1minate.
 The fire. while the great st disaster of
 it's kind which has occurred in Arizona,
 will result in a new and rejuvenated Prescott. The street grading which
 had just been compl ted, will aid ma terially in directing the growth of the
 new town.
 THE CASUALTIES. Thousands of pounds of dynamite
 were used in blowing up the buildings hut not judiciously in Vhe beginning
 The concuizsion, however, broke every | pane of glass within a half mile of town. and the heavier charges were strong enough to throw people to the ground.
 i One man who was fighting the flames 1 in the rear of the Burke hotel, received 1 the benefit of a charge which broke i both legs above the knees. and several 1 others received minor injuries. There is supposed to be but one fla i tality from all this destruction. An
 unknown man was seen in the upper story of the ScOpel building early in the 1 fire. A ladder was put up and he was shouted to. He was then surrounded by flame and only answered with a | maniacal laugh. Nothing was seen of him afterwards.
 On North Mqntezuma street oGe rzs- idence was saved out of a total Of not less than sixty and this one had a mar TOW escape.
 A DRAMATIC SCENE.
 Seven men were on the roof wetting
 it down with pails of water when the
 powder men approached. They were in the act Of placing d hundred pounds of dynamite under ths building when a
 man rushed out with drawn revolver and chased them away. Only three sd
 looms of total of thirty-five are left standing and the entire tenderloin dis
 tric- is burn5d up.
 There is perfect order. No excite
 ment or loOting whatever. The popu-
 lation, while regarding the loss most seriously. take it philosOphlcally. The
 water system was not completed and the present supply had DecCme exhaust ed by reason of the long drouth. No
 time will be lost. however. in making
 the supply ample and the fire protec- tiOn adequate to the needs of the town. SENATOR CLARK'S LIBERAITY.
 The board of supervisors. at the sug-
 gestion of J. II. Robinson. met this morning and granted to each fir- suf- | fCrer space on the court hoUse plaza equal to that occupied by him previous tO the fire. The result is already seen in the dozens of tents and pine shacks that are already up or in the course of construction. Four saloons on the | plaza are now doing a land office busi-
 hess with the limited stock saved from
 the wreck. Ey tomorrow night d dozen. | will be in full blast with the musical and gaming attachments
 Many merchants have ordered full stocks already and pending their ar rival in Phoenix. Congress and Jerome will be drawn on heavily for supplies. The Ba.hford- -BUrmister company to- day sent d special train to Congress for urgent necessities. Senator w. A. Clark of Montana, who left Jerome today on his return home. sent a present of $1,OOO
 to the city of Prescott with the request that he be drawn on for additional funds if needed. There is, however, no
 suffering. The following is a list of
 the principal losers as nearly as could
 b. arrived at today:
 THE HEAVIEST LOSERS.
 Mrs. J. l.. Fisher, Prescott Courier.
 sam Hill, Fisher & Fredericks, J. J.
 Hawkins. Cobweb Hall. Anheuser sa-
 loon, Mrs. Jackson, J. C. Herndon,
 barber shop and saloon, Ed Block, c. A. Dake, BeIcher & Smith, H. McCrum, Robert Brow, Levy & Co.,, H. Richards,
 Burke & Hickey, Brisley Drug com
 pany, Owl saloon, Prescott Prospect,
 Fred Brecht, Barnart's assay office,