Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-07-14
Ten Acres in West Central Part
or City, on Edge OF Business
District, Burned.
At LEAST ONE LIFE WAS LOST
Several apartment Houses, some Resi-
dcnccs and Number Of Stores
Completely Destroyed.

Portland. or. July 4-An early
morning fire In the west central portion
Of the city Just on the edge Of the bust
ness portion OF the city. resulted In the
loss OF mt least one lie, the Injury "
several persons the burning OF $50 horses
ana q financial damage OF about $500 1000.
The fire Ia believed TO have started In
the salesroom OF the oregon Brush
company The burned district COW
cred approximately 10 acres, but a
large portion 81 this area was devoted
to the athletic field Of the Multnomah
Amateur Athletic club. and save for a
magnificent grand stand, capable or
seating 5000 people, was practically
unlmproyed
SO FAR as known one man, whose
name Is supposed to be Prud is dead.
II is reported that several other men.
employees Of the stable, are missing.
WHERE FIRE STARTED.
Tho fire started about o'clock this
morning I'm the old exposition building,
an immense wooden structure on the
south side Of Washington street, ex-
having a length OF about 400 feet and
a depth OF 220 feet The building was
a ramshackle AFFAIR and burned like
finder. The terrific heat and sparks
soon lgnited the buildings on the north
side Of Washington street; "A low
wooden structure on the east side OF
Chapman street and Nineteenth. and
the building and plant OF the Multi
nomah Athletic club. all of which were
totally destroyed.
Several large apartment houses. sew
eral residences and "a number OF stores
on the north side Of Washington street
We're completely destroyed. II is esu-
mated that 125 persons are temporarily
made homeless
The exposition building was one Of
the landmarks Of the city. II was
erected in 1887, by the Northern
Pacific Industrial association for the
purpose Of housing eXpositions and
afording' the people Of Portland an
auditorium. when President Benjamin
Harrison visited Portland about 90
years ago 10. 600 people gathered In
the big auditorium to bid him well
come
Multnomah field in addition 10 being
the site Of some of the most impOr-
tant athletic contests on the Pacific
coast. has. IN late years been the
scene OF notable receptions to men
notably President Taft and William
Jennings Bryan
The losses are.
Exposition building and It's tenants.
SIS, 900: Multnomah Amateur Athlet-
lie club S57,0 00 ANGELA hotel. s5s,-
600; Rowland hotel. $4,000; George
Baker Theatrical scenery, SIS. 900:
Western Salvage company Cturniture).
81 Is 900; George often, florist, SIS, 900;
residences and miscellaneous prop
erty losses. $4,000,
GOOD WORK OF SAILORS.
That the fire was confined as close
~ as II was IL due TO the fire fighting
abilities Of a hundred sailors detailed
from the gunbuats Marblehead and
Yorktown, which are lying in tho
harbor. But for the bluejackets the
Glendora hotel would have been de-
stroyed. Flames broke out in the
cupola OF the building 4 squad OF
tackles climbed into the tower with
hand chemicals and extlnguished the
blaze The bluejackets also performed
excellent police service and there was
comparatively little looting