The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1909-08-04

that city on a special train at mid
night to help fight the fire. 1t was
not until o'clock this morning that
the flames were brought under con-
troll.
Reign Of Terror.
During the early part of the night
there was a reign of terror through
out the city. With reports OF fires
coming in at frequent intervals from
widely scattered localities and under
circumstances that left no room to
doubt they were of incendiary origin,
the electric light wires were put out
of commission and the city was
plunged in darkness. To add to the
terror of the people, there was an
incessant rattle from the discharge
OF cartridges in the Bailey sporting
goods establishment. while there
were frequent detonations from the
discharge of dynamite that was used
to wreck buildings in the path Of the
flames and check their progress.
No loss of human life is reported,
but 16 horses persisted. That the
fires were the work of incendiaries is
not doubted by any one here. Each
of the five fires started in localities
and under circumstances that prac-
tically precluded accidental origin.
Feeling was very bitter against Geo.
Ryan, an engineer, who was recently
discharged by the Great Northern
railroad, and who was arrested Sat-
uriay night, charged with turning in
false alarms of fire. He was released
yesterday morning after being fined
$50. The fire department was so
embittered against Ryan Saturday
evening that firemen would have
done him bodily injury had they not
been held back at the point of gun
in the hands of a special detective.
who made the arrest.
starts IN BIackS1n1tn SnOp.
The fire originated in the basement
of C. K. Healy's blacksmith shop,
| next to the Wetmore avenue fire sta
ton. 1t was supposed at the time
| that it was caused by sparks from an
anvil falling through cracks in the
floor to straw underneath.
The Northern Transfer company's
barn came next and then the Rob-
bins and Oliver stables, the old coun.
ty jail building in the rear and lies
and Newman's carriage factory. In
less than Is minutes the whole cor
ner was ablaZe.
The uselessness of trying to save
the burning buildings was early real
ICED and the efforts of the firemeT
were directed toward saving the sta
ton next to Healy's blacksmith shop
The building was finally saved from
the flames. but is badly damaged or
the inside.
Courthouse Burns.
Flying embers carried the fire tc
the roof of the courthouse acrOs:
the street and soon that building wa:
blazing. The records were saved b!
the courthouse employees. The an
mex to the building, containing thu
justice court, the assessor, county su
perintendent and engineer offices
was saved. Chief Kingsley blame
the lack of facilities supplied. hin
by the city for the destruction o
the buildings. He has been askin.
for additional equipment for nearl.
year, and has continually stated
that the city would be at the mere.
of a big fire with its present made
Quate equipment.
At 10 o'clock last night the fourth
alarm of the day came in from GIL
christ's warehouse at Pacific and Nc
Dougal streets, where 80 work horse
are kept. The fire was discovers
in one of the feed bins and soo1
spread over the entire building. Fou
horses were burned to death and tn
warehouse was destroyed. Surround
ing buildings were saved by the us
Of dynamite.
The entire block between Rookie
faller and Cakes streets on the mort
side of the street was soon ablaze
Arthur Bailey's sporting goods store
the Texas pool room, Egan & Nc
Graw's saloon, Foley's umbrell
store, Stewards millinery and Fuhr'
bazaar were mass of flames an
the rest Of the block, including tn