The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1906-07-20
DESTRUCTIVE FIRE At HOPE
Blaze Starts in Hope Hotel
Loss $3'5 900.
BUSINESS SECTION BURNED.
Also Residences ana Congrega-
tional Church.

Fire at Hope, Sunday afternoon.
burned a great part Of the business
section and number Of residences.
entailing loss Of probably $35, 1000.
The fire started about l:45 p NJ In an
upper room Of the Hope hotel, and
the flames spread rapidly. Dynamite
was used 10 efforts to check the pro.
gress Of the flames. Brick Ordway
was struck by falling timber and
injured In the breast. Arthur Chas-
ten had his neck and face burned by
falling awning. Many men were
prostrated by the heat while fighting
the fire, but one was badly hurt.
During the evening three steam
boats arrived from Standpoint, loaded
with men, but they were too late to
render any assistance. A passenger
car Of young men from Clarks Fork
was also too late, which they regret
ed very much. However, the people
OF Hope are thankful for the good
intentions manifested
The first intimation OF the fire was
when smoke was seen issuing from
uetween the boards at the ceiling or
The Hope hotel and a moment later
the entire roof was ablaze. Men with
dre extinguishers worked gdllantly
nut were driven hack. The flames
pread both ways consuming build
ngs In the following order: Jeannot
aotcl, bar room and restaurant: Ed
Sisson's SALOON; Gordon's drug store;
Gautremonts saloon; an empty store
guiding owned by j. @. Glahe; Nick
.rson's office and the post office. Then
on the second street the first building
10 70 was Mrs. Lemley's house, fol-
lowed by the Congregational church,
which was blown up with dynamite
to check the re. While the debris
! Of the church was burning the stairs
leading up to the L. Ii. JeannOt
| dwelling caught fire and burned
| gradually up, TO it aud before any one
noticed 1t, it was 10 flames and was
! destroyed with all itsconteuts includ-
shg furniture. clothing and Mrs.
Jeannot's jewels Mr.. and Mrs. Jean
not were away at the Green Monarch
mine. They saw the fire from there
and FASTENED home but were too late
TO save anything G. A. Sherman's
| dwelling and the Prescott house own
ed by Tom Davey were also burned on
this street. Bob Wilklnson's house
was dynam!ted aud turned On its side
and by hard work the fire was checked
there. X. Wanamaker had hard
work to save his residence.
| Following are some OF the losses:
Mrs. Chase, 10 whose building, the
Hope hotel, the fire started, $2500;
Insurance $1,000
j l.. II. Jeannot, residence and con-
tents, $4,000; insurance $25O0.
i Postmaster Larson, building aud
contents, $4,000; insurance $500.
| Joe Jeannot, building, saloon and
restaurant, $4,000; no insurance.
4 ! +. ( ( T.
/ Chas. BETTE, saloon and restaurant,
$500; no insurance.
| Ed Sisson, saloon and building,
S250O; no Insurance
!, A. w. Gordon, drug store, $4,000
no insurance.
Joe Jeannot, damage to concrete
building BY dynamite, $1,000; no in
surance.
G. A. Sherman, house, furniture
and clothing, $4,000; no insurance.
Mrs. Lemley, house and contents
$4,000; no insurance.
J. G. Glahe, two houses, $4,000; n,
] insurance.
+ Robt. Wilkinson, house, $1,000; n,
e insurance. IS
James Gautermont, loss $4,000; NJ
I insurance.
Congregational church, $500; nj
insurance. lsss
Someone. evidently thinking tina
the Jeannot concrete building wa
only lath aud mortar affair, al
. tempted to blow it up with dynamit
d to stop the fire but only succeeded i
damaging the interior, the wall
remaining intact. There were seve