Omaha daily bee., 1906-04-20

of the widest known social clubs in the
world. It's membership includes many men
! who have achieved fame in art, literature
and the commercial world many OF whose
names are known wherever painters are
discussed
Many Of these were saved. The annual
summer "Jink" of the Bohemian club
amidst sylvan scenes in a wooded grove is
the most unique celebration known among
social clubs There were on special ex-
hibition I'm the links room of the Bo-
hemian club a dozen paintings by the old
masters, including a Rembrandt, a Diaz, a
Murlllo and others, and probably worth
100000. These paintings which were loaned
for the exhibition, were lost. 'i.,
Further west on Post street stood the
home of the Olympic club. the oldest reg
ularly organized athletic association in the
United States and famous for its appoint
ments and the number of athletes Il has
developed. The building was worth SsoOOOO
and its furnishings were OF the finest quail
itS' Nothing remains but mass Of steel
and stone. .
The great new Flood building, built by
James Flood at a cost of $1,000 900 and occu-
pied about year ago; the new Merchants
Exchange building on California street
erected at cost Of s2,5OO,OOO; the Croker
building at Montgomery and Market streets
a s1,OOO,oO0 structure; the Mills building at
Bush and Montgomery, costing the same
sum; the new Shreve building at Post
street and Grant avenue, costing $4,000, OOO
and occupied on April 1 by the largest
jewelry store on the coast, are some OF the
new structures destroyed by the flames.
The Shreve Jewelry company carried a
stock OF 100000 worth Of jewelry.
The magnificent group Of buildings at Van
Ness avenue and Hayes street OF the ST.
Ignatius college and cathedral probably
worth 100000. and ST. Dominick's church
on Steiner street. near California, and the
Emanuel synagogue, a handsome structure
on Suffer street were wiped out. The hall
OF justice facing Portsmouth square and
Just east OF Chinatown, followed the COM
bustible material OF the fimsily constructed
buildings feeding the flames like powder.
Up and on over the hills to the west
ward the conhagration gained Roadway
when It reached the residence section. From
Golden Gate avenue northward to Pacific
street the buildings were dynsmited TO stay
the progress OF the flames, but without
avail The heat was intense that the
buildings were ignited by spontaneous COM
bustion. out on Van Ness avenue, the
to south, the devastation il complete on the
east side, but the fate of the spreokels the
Hobart and other great mansions on the
west side Is not known at this hour.
The branch United States mint on Fifth
street near Market was not destroyed, but
was damaged 10 a considerable extent It's
escape is due 10 the fact that # occupies a
large square, separated from surrounding
buildings by the wide paved space space
Two block west of the mint stood the
splendid new postoffice building, finished
about six months ago and erected AZ a cost
Of s, 10000 for actual construction II was
one OF the most beautiful buildings IN the
United States said TO have been equalled In
architectural effect only by the congress
sional library al Washington. II was de-
Etroyed. ....lt..
The beautiful -. Francis hotel facing
Union square, erected at a cost of 100000
and the Paramount hotel al California ana
Powell streets, the most conspicuous 10
cation In the city, are in ruins from the
flames. The Fairmount was built By Mrs
Herman Oelriehs az cost OF S.oOOOOO and
named in honor OF her father. H. late
Senator James q, Fair.