Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1904-09-28
Bad Fire Last Night
Old Land Marks Gone
Continued from page u


penter and paint shop in this locality.
Several times last evening during the
fire the building occupied by the Chi
nese store caught fire but was extin-
guished. 1t is reported today that fly
ing embers from the burning building
alighted in the fair grounds and build
ings in the fair grounds in Vineland
and that persons We're kept busy ex-
Il tnguishing small blazes. Still west OF
the fair grounds the burning embers |
| alighted on the dry sage brush and il is |
remarkable that there were no serious
results.
The most severe loss fell upon Row. |
/ ley & Justice which was total with no
! insurance. One thing to be commended
was the heroic work of the volunteer
| fire department and while equipment of
/ the city is sorely needed their work
was excellent. The water pressure was
. light and the force low which can not
be accounted for with the exception
| that SO many streams were playing
from the same district at once 1t is
| to be hoped that the city will look into
the necessity of securing adequate
equipment for the protection of prop
erty and thus avoid a more serious con-
| Migration.
Incidents Of the Fire
Fires as a general rule furnish de-
light to the small boy who take much
pleasure in rumma ging through the
ruins. The elders are no exception 70
the rule and all during the day indi-
viduals We're prodding among the ruins
of the fire. More interest was centered
around the Masonic building than any
other point owing to the fact that a
number of the lodges of the city We're
sufferers from the fire. Members of
the Masonic order We're there in force
seeking relics of it's finery which when
new were valuable. \ number of very
valuable swords belonging TO the
knight Templars We're fished out and
returned to their owners. Among
those who We're fortunate enough to
cure their swords We're II. X. Barnett
and 0. A. kjos. The sword belonging
to the late B. +. Morris was found and
delivered to Mrs. Morris. The sword
belonging to the late B. Booth was also
. recovered. Captain. Schattner mourns
carried through the Philippine war
They We're all badly damaged but the
names We're clearly observable on the
fine steel blades and will be valuable
Il as relics and keepsakes.
The loss of the Knight Templars was
most severe. 1t is estimated that fifty
or sixty full suits of uniforms We're
destroyed. Each uniform is valued at
a about 800.
Members of the Elk lodge We're early
II on the scene securing keepsakes from
[e ernalia were recovered.
~ The Redmen managed to save doc
" uments from the fire last night which
= We're the only things saved from the
lodge rooms.
The Lewiston Mercantile fire brigade
te was early on the scene and did effec-
~ tive work in keeping the walls OF the
l. company's building drenched with
water.
he White Bros. & Crum company had its
stock of goods moved to the porch O.
- the Mercantile company last night ant
from there to it's warehouse on FRS
No street The firm is now preparing t.
ke fill all orders for the trade.
A most commendable movement wa
urged this morning in that it was sug
. gested that a popular subscription b
- started to defray the medical bill O
Jack Overdorf who was injured Will
WORKING heroically to save property a
the fire last night. This movement
should be pushed along.
The household effects belonging to
B. Pingree are being removed to tn
damaged residence which will be fixe
up for occupancy at once.
The burned buildings We're all o
frame wood material and made no
rapid fire. The Masonic building an
the Booth mill We're old landmarks G
the city and their loss from public gaz
leaves room for modern structures.
The old Boston mill was one of tn
oldest buildings in the city 1t wa
built during 1876 and used as a gri.
mill. The building that attracted tn
greatest interest since it is totally de
. stroyed was that of the Masonic TEN
- pie The building was erected in 1S7
\ by the A. F. & A. NJ. at a cost of $4,000
I 1t was learned today that the contrat
for the erection of the building was Il
/ during the summer after the lot ha
been purchased from c. Weisgerber fc
$500. The lower part of the buildin
| was completed in September of thi
/ year and the upper story in Novembt
| at which time the Masonic bodies be
gan holding their meetings. The built
/ ing was dedicated during Novembt