The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-07-14
POR LAND
HAS A T IRE
Lives Lost, Horses Burn
ed to Death and Prop
erty Loss 100000

Portland. Ore, July 1I.-An early
morning fire In the west central por.
tions OF the city. just on the edge
of the business section of the city,
resulted in the loss of at least two
liycs, the injury OF several persons.
the burning OF $50 horses and finan-
cial damage of about 100000. The
lire Is believed to have started In
, the snlesroom OF the Oregon Brush
company.
The burned district covered approx
iInately len acres, but large portion
CT this area was devoted to the ath-
letic field of the Multnomah Amateur
Athletic club, and, save for magni
ficent Srandstand, capable of seating
5000 people. was practically unim-
proved.
So far as known the dead ore f.
Il. Price. foreman OF the United Car.
rlasc compaDys stables and a man
whose name is supposed TO be Prud.
1t is reported that several other men,
employees or the stable, are missing.
The fire started about o'clock this
Toming in the old exposition build
ing. an immense wooden structure
on the south side of Washington
ctreet, extending from 10Th street 10
10th. paving q length of about 400
feet ana depth Of 220 feet The
building was a ramsbackle affair and
burned like tinder. fThe terrific heat
and sparks soon lgnited the build
inGs on the north side OF Washington
street; low wooden structure on the
east side OF Chapman street and 10Th
ln hui
Multnomah Amateur Athlete club. all
OF which were totally destroyed
Several large apartment houses,
several residences and number Of
stores on the north side of Washing
ton street were completely destroyed
IT is estimated that 125 persons are
temporarily homeless.
The exposition building was one oil
the landmarks of the city. II was
erected in 1881. by the Northern Pa
cific Industrial association for the
purpose OF housing expeditions. and
afford the people OF Portland an au-
ditorlum- When President Benjamin
Harrison visited Portland about 20
years ago, ten thousand people gather
ed in the big auditorium to bid him
welcome.
Multnomah field in addition to he
ing the site OF some of the most iul-
portant athletic contests ON the Pa
cllic coast, has, In late years been
the scene OF notable receptions to
men high In the councils of the ma
tion, notably President Taft and WI
liam jennings Bryan
The losses are. Exposition build
Ing and its tenants, $7SO00; Multno-
NAH Amateur Athletic club. $4,000:
ANGELA hotel. s6S.O0O, HowlaDd ho-
tel, s20.00e! George Baker ttheatrical
scenery, S15,0o0t Western Salvage
company (furniture), $4,000. George
Often, florist, $4,000; residences and
miscellaneous property losses $40,-
900.
That the fire was confined AS close
ly as 1t was Is due to tine lire-6ghting
abilities of hundred sailors detailed
from the eunooats Marblehepd and
Yorktown, which are lying in the har-
Dor
But for the bluejackets. the Glen
dora hotel would have been destroyed.
Flames broke out In the cupola of the
building. squad OF juckies climbed
into the tower with hand chemicals
and eMtlnguished the blaze The blue
jackets also performed excellent
police service and there was compara-
lively little lootlng. .