Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-09-05
||IEREE THOUSAND
PEOPLE HOMELESS
4, sweeps Through Rawh'de'
I causing Loss Of Three
Quarters Of a Million.

causing Loss Of Three
i Quarters Of a Million.
EIrouu UNDER MARTIAL Law
Il s,,rltly Injured by Flying De-
SPi', ,r,.--.,ll Mining Towns Of State
II Prompt With Relief
81 hide New, Sept. 4.-1hree
3 Aa .sad people homeless, score Or
IS 3apusa ,ai,red and a property loss 81
'os , vi, is the result Of a disas-
.a y, srs which started at $3.50 TINS
srous = Il DR.. CAREERS office, located
io .ha HRRawhlde Drug companys p4ila- :
fan lug s,hirh spread quickly to the ross
Rs wand and from there its sweep was
8poIs., ,r~rnnted south and east to Balloon
Il l In,v,' nnd up Rawhide avenue 70
y nhi. 20 Yards of the Peoples nos
|,.h'h over a ton and a half Ct dyna.s
|s w. VAS used in the demolition Of
audngs which in a measure stayed
~ danes progress, Tho volunteer
aas danartment worked heroically, put
II. secnnnt of inilammahle construction
~ ~ ,hs buildings they were swept away
ELa -, Under At II o'clock the business
EEA,.i,n of RawhiGe was q smoNlderlnS
'nss If ruins, the flames being finally
south of Balloon avenue
FAMINE THREATENS,
A famine threatens now, as az the
\ rocery and supply houses we're de-
R,royed, n.,.. r,,,es and
as nh were saved, although the ma
SSinery Of the News plant was de-
#royed ~ o.so
y, Dr Garner's Office, a Neritab!e tlre
tan snread with lightning like rapid
I'm and, despite the vigorous eitorts 81
I'M ira T department., and 500 miner VOL
#n,eers, eight blocks, comprising all the
ESs,sness section Of the town, was q
Esss Of flames. The ire-fghters soon
Uncovered their efforts were OF no aVal
Brajnst the actual fire, so they began
SnamIting adjacent buildings. over
"a IN, and half of dynamite was used.
eYt II o'clock the total area was a mass
~ ashet and smouldering embers.
"a DYNAMITE EXPLOSION.
al Among the first buildings to go was
Nblns hardware store, which con-
lined two tons OF dynamite, that ex-
Nodded with terrific report, hurting
: anks and boards a great distance,
biting fire to numerous buildings
simultaneously, This catastrophe led
Ia fremen to fight the flames with
= namite, which prompt action sawed
Ae outlying portions of the town.
IA strong wind was blowing, which
fFep, the flames southwark across
hwhide avenue ana east across Ne
|9da street.
&NNd excitement prevailed. the .citi
Ms enaotlng the same scenes that pre-
Billed at Goldfield in July, 1906, at tho
Re OF Cripple Creek, In April, 1896,
hd during other big CONGREGATIONS In
RlnnS camps
FThe buildings destroyed will result
one in a financial loss OF s75O,Q00,
tth no insurance. The contents of the
hildings are complete loss and will
eell the total considerably more.
Many people were slightly injured by
fling debris. but none are reported
krlously hurt. Many acts Of heroism
kre enacted and We're 1t not for the
ones among the anxious
@e-hghters several fatalities would
I'VE resulted. Frenzied men, whose
oEtunes we're going up In fame, rushed
BADLY forward In their attempt to save
Heir belongings, and would have per-
ted had not restraining hands de-
lined them.
d famine was feared, as all the sup
N houses and grocery stores were
|4ped cut Dispatches sent to Reno
HID: We have lots of money, but
3 grub"
||SSAet!ns on these messages a subscrip-
was started and in few minutes
N was raised and a relief train
aFted from Reno at 4 o'clock contain.
IS thousands of pounds of food and
eadihs. The train Will arrive in a
" hours and relieve the seriousness
The situation.
#All the mining towns OF the state
4me noby to the assistance Of the
&Wnlce sufferers with cash contri-
Rtons. The San Francisco mining
8,nahse at once sent IA contribution
LIST OF LOSERS.
4 partial list of the heaviest losers is
El!st Bank OF Rawhide, Bank of Raw
&c Press, Times building. Mizpah
eFeantile company, Nevada meat
etSet, The Northern (Tex Rickard' s..
e. Marks & Co.. Nevada club.
eWner hotel, Kelly's dance hall. The
F. on the above aggregates over $780,
/ ne .s fre DESTROYED the hosting works
HI Mro,'.'!i a'!is!i3 con.i-e-ns, .s-.
\, si, p.gPeniles, and the Grult Boys
4 dSS once. the loss amounting tp
(ra wien IS the extent of damage
H. 70 me mining properties.
n =! me ilrst kilograms sent ont |
\ Es, az osaer for lumber for the con-
.s. WI, OF SIX buildings, and plans
X w uhder way for reconstruct
R,rI;ousaly cool.
.as a.e was brought under control
s gNsstFoyins the entire business sec
R n, s's !, me exception of one grocery
ovi.,ot ms store has sold all of its
E e .s and unless food Is rushed
" NJ asse will be much suffering.
f. commercial travellers are report
%uSye lost their lives in the burn
!. y .he Ross hotel. but this has not |
"a vn uaafmed The town has been
bsl. under martial law.
Eao '' trains have been sent from
PROMPT RELIEF.
in ss " q New, Sept. "a relief
i 1 " tye cars loaded with clothiag
k.bIitso,S lslons left here tonight for
|, saas ~. va Nina. An automobile
n y sNead on fiat cars and Will abs
Ia " WaAsport the supplies from
/. oa ~ me burned mining camp.
d A. l1aded With goods were add
1 i,sis MY uain at Tonopah. The sup
Ers H. : eXnected tn reach 3awhide
EE;;ts. st1 ne tonight rha special com
(n,5src appointed by the chamber or
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