The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1902-02-14

rescuers little time. Property wa
often moved to a place OF presumed
safety. only to be eventually reached
and destroyed. The warning to man,
was brief and they were forced to fee
scantily clad, into streets glazed ovel
with Ice and swept by the keen wind
| Three relief meetings we're held dur
ing the afternoon. the principal one OF
which was attended by Governor Muir
ply and Mayor Hinchcliffe. Within d
few moments $500 was handed to the
mayor for immediate relief use. 4Le
chief magistrate said that while the
city suffered great loss. he was in a
position to say there was no suffering
among the people.
The business district was practically
wiped out, but the only residence sec
ton that suffered was that where well
to do people lived.
There were series of explosions
and scores of walls fell when the fire
left them strengthless. Flying fire
brands carried the confiagration over
some buildings and around others, and
ii therefore burned in an irregular
course. These brands finally cleared
the tracks of the Erie railroad and
Tamapo avenue. and alighting on
Straight street. started another nre.
from which the destruction and desc
lation wrought was nearly as great as
in the other.
This second great fire started at the
angle OF Park avenue and Washington
street and swept almost unchecked
until on one of these thoroughfares
there was no more fuel
The final and one OF the most des-
perate fights of the day occurred in
midafternoon back in the rrst fire
area at the Hamilton cub, situated
at the corner OF Church and Ellison 4
streets. The handsome clubhouse 1
caught and the exhausted firemen 4
were rallied around IL. They were
anxious to save the structure realizing
that failure meant that the fire might
take new Roadway among the proper
ties adjoining. The building was
doomed, but torrent OF water kept
he fire TO the premises. The four
walls OF the clubhouse stood. but the
'oof collapsed and the interior was
burned out.
The area OF destruction foots up.
oughly. to rs city blocks.
From Main street to Paterson. be-
ween Van Houten and Market streets,
here Is little left.
The cost OF the dre has not yet been !.
ounted with any degree OF accuracy. :
nd II will be several days before
here can be definite tabulation OF
Osses and insurance.
In the confusion of the day and the
lgorous guarding OF the burned dis
ricts at night. II was impossible to
'cate majority OF the heavier suffer
RS The estimate OF 10000 900 will
robably cover the destruction broad. .
:. A group OF city officials who went :
yer the city this evening. were In
lined to scale that figure down to be-
veen s7.500.0O0 and $4,000. 900 for y
,tual property losses. Their estl- y
ates made no calculation for loss on g
count of suspension OF business.
One death was reported as a pos p
BILE outcome OF the confiagration. 70
rs. Brown. who. II Is said. was over
years old. was removed from her VI
sidence. Is Broadway. Just two doors NJ
ON where the fire started In the car In
eds. She was taken To the residence N
friend near by shortly after mid. p'
ght and died about an hour later m
was said that her death was hasten tn
by the excitement consequent on as
r hasty removed to a place Of safety. &c