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HOOD KIVER. Oil., SATURDAY, JULY 13, 1889.
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except Fruit and Vegetables, and these will not be
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E. CROWE, AGEN'
THE STRICKEN CITY.
Ellensburgh'a People are in sore need of
' ' Assistance. . '
THEIR LOSS IS TWO MILLIONS.
The Blow Relatively Gieater Than That
Suffered by Seattle. The Confli
. (rratlon the Work of an In- :
, , . dlan'g Revenue- , , ''
Ellknsbukgh, W. 'IV July 5, The
city presented a sad spectacle this morn
ing. Where long blocks of business
bouses stood yesterday, nothing remains
but ashes and smoking embers. Scores
of new brick blocks in process of erec
tion suffered the same : fate as', other
buildings; r The only four remaining
untouched are MofBt's hotel and the
Nasb, Howgan and Smith blocks, which
were saved by being some distance from
the conflagration. ; - ' . .: ' , .:
Guards have been placed around the
burned district to prevent curious peo
ple from rambling among the crumbling
walls, and thieves from pilfering. ""
Following is a list ot losses, so far as
is able to be obtained :
Himnan & Geddes, hardware, $75,000
on building and stock; insurance, about
$20,000. r ; , .-.
Lloyd Bros., "".general merchandise,
$100,000 ; insurance $30,000,' .including
building and stock. ' . ; '.
Ashler house, $50,000, owned by E. P.
Cadwell,, of Tacoma; partially insured.
Jesse pelico, proprietor of the Ashler
house, $SO,000; about $20,000 insurance.
Nelson Beunett, general luerchandise,
$38,000 ;' insurance, $15,000. . ''
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Dr. 1 erry, druggist, $4,500 ; insurance
$3,000... ' : 7 ':"'-
. Williams & McGuire, hardware, $12,
000'; insurance $7,500. ' '
A. S. Gross, residence, $5,000 ; insur
ance,' $3,500. ' '('''..''' . ' '
J. R. Love, builder, $ 10,000 ; - insur
ance, $2,000. '". .: V ' ' : . ; t.)
. AVilbur W. Fish, buildings under
construction, $12,000. ." , . ?: .' i
LaPointe & Co., real estate, $4,500. i
'. Walters & Co., real estate, $7,500, '.
Myers & Graves, attorneys, library,
$1,5001 ; .; ; ' : 1
:, R. McGowan, attorney, libiary, $1,200.
New Corner,' liquors ' and wines,
$6,000; insurance, 2,000. ,: "
Old Corner, wines aud liquors, $4,000.
f. W. Ewing, attorney, library, $5,000.
, Jl. Gilliam, attorney,' library, $2,000;
insurance, $1,000. - '
L. Herman, clothier, $15,O0Q; insur
ance, $7,500. 1 ; ; ?i. : : !
' J. Burmaster, soda works, $2,000. .
Localizer printing office, $2,500 ; insur
ance, $1,200. ;. .-;':;' '-".'-.
Mrs. Schnebly, millinery, $3,000;
insurance, $1,000. v
C. PetersonJ wines and liquors, $400;
insurance, $200. . t p-'. :' ';
J. S. Anthony, groceries, $6,000; in
surance, $4,000. . -;V; V ,. '
' Snipes & Co.'s bank building and fix
tures, $35,000 ; insurance, $5,000. , i
J. B. Fogarty,'-general merchandise,
$40,000; insurance $20,000. " . ;-.
G. H. Henton, $30,000 ; insurance,
$12,000.
, L. Harmop, , general ' merchandise,
$25,000, insurance $12,000. ; , '
J.. A. Shoudy, buildings, $40,000;
insurance, $15,000. ' ;. .
' S. Stencil, $11,000; insurance, $5,000.
Electric Light Compauy, $3,000.
Todman restaurant, $4,000; insurance,
$2,000. ,'!': ';'!. -:. .'
S. Croger, $10,000 ; insurance, $5;000.
V,Wm. Pede, harness, $5;000; . insur
ance, $1,000. ' ; 1 . ... '
Lyons & McCarly, wines, $5,000; ln
suraie, $2,000. ';, , . . ; '
y Ames, druggist, $5,000. ' r ' .
he restaurant, 2,500; insurance,
in
"iaker, residence, $3,000.
Pavidson, $1,100; insurance,
Parrot, lumber, $4,000; , insur-
kdo. ; :-'.'' y.-
ion block, $50,000.
Odd Fellow's hall, $12,000. .'; -.
' Masonic temple, $15,000.
New postofilce, $1000,4 '
Morgan's bookstore',,' $2,000.' '
i Cox's meat market, $13,000.
Kittitas market, $11,700.' ' '.
' .' Adam's & Davjs': market,' $1,000.
Starr & Proebst, hurdware; 7,000,
j Methodist church,1 $5,500; -insurance
$1,500. ;
Wilson Dlock, $5,QyO.
.. Kriedel, general merchandise, J30,000.
Bossing & Co.! $3,000. V f .' "
. 'Stien Braukwell',1$l,500. f ';'
..Walla & l'lare, real. estate,; $fo0. '
Stewart, yilkius it Co., ieal estate;
$i,ooo.- l '- ' 4 J ''n;-:
Jackson & Malohey, $i,0(W. .
Rehuke, jewelry, $0000. :i .i .
Rehuke A Cl).,' geiioral nierchandise,
$10,000.' :fV 1 , ; , ;. ' .
Hobdy Bro&, grocui ies, $4000 ;
insur-
ance, $X)0. '
ittjiiiey.ibrar
W. G. Portes, atWi ney.riibrary
and
resiaence, $suum ,, , . . . ' : ,
Ashler hotel ,'guedt," $4oob. ,
Oriental hotl, guests; $2600. '.
Oriental hotel,, $7000. - '
Leonard & Ross,!rcal estajte, $7000.
; City Bakery, $10001 !
Coleman, harness, $30001. J 'i
Mrs. Wilson, boarding house, $1000. .
Studebaker;Wagorf Coppany,- $5000
! ., Dyer, wagons, ettj. $3000. ... "
-Webb, furniture,' $'J5,00Q. . ,
; Iftager, house, $300. ; - - v
Chinatown," $5000.' .: . ' .
' Greger block, $30'K). ' .
Long's drug store, $4000. .' ': .
.. McMaster, real estate, $1000.
O. B. Castle, winei, $7000. '; I .
Wood's barber sUop, $1000. .
Engine houst, $g0& i. ' ' ,
' Presoms, wines qji'i liquors, $.4P00.
J, T. McDonald, fiOOO.
AN INUIAN liElVENGE. ;
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The Origin of the fire is supposed to
be incendiarism. ' J, S. Anthony, ' in
whose building the fire started, says he
left his store at 10:15 P. M., had used
no fire, or light excepting the electric
light, and thinks the fire wa started Dy
an Indian in revenge for a white man
beating his squaw.';.. :.' '
Residences haye riot been included in
the above list. . . " . .
President ijoyt, of the constitutional
convention, telegraphs Mayor Abrams,
proffering assistance. , Assistance is cer
tainly needed. ' .; . . - ,
While the loss is terrible for a citj' of
4000, . the citizens maintain, a cheerful
disposition and are determined to build
more substantially than ever. ' : 0
The fire exhausted itself after burning
five hours! ' K: , . ..' .,'"'' 1 , :.
Two hundred houses rfere totally de
stroyed, and the space hurnt over is ten
blocks, or about fifty acres. v. ; " ';
The loss, as far as can be ascertained,
is $2,000,000 $750,000 in buildings and
$1,250,000 in goods.'
There is not a restaurant,' hotel or
boarding house left, and there are about
150 people destitute. ' , : '
WORSE THAN FIRST REPORTED. ;, ' ..
Ellensbcrgh, W: T., July 5. Let
ters ot sympathy and proffers of aid
have been coming in all day, and this
afternoon Mayor Reed , of North Yakima,
arrived with a carload of provisions and
$1000 in money. These kind offers of
thegenerous public have been thankfully
received, and, while the most hopeful
thought of our citizens might be able' to
get through without assistance, contem:
plation of the terrible calamity convinces
them of their error. '"'- '".'-
:They have had time to visit the de
serted homes and places of business,
and find the losses even greater than at
first reported. ' ' ;;. ' :' ;
While the losses foot up about $2,000,
000, the insurance is not over one-fourh
that amount. ' Tluse who visited Seat
tie after' the great 'fire, say the burnt
district here shows greater destruction
of nropertv in less space. -
The citizens' committee made a can
vass of the city this afternoon, arid
made' temporary provision for care of
the sufferers. . The more fortunate are
throwing the doifis open to the unfortu
nate.. The same' committee 'have ar
ranged to give Work to all who desire it
in clearing wreckage from " lots and
streets. ' Those refusing work will be
requested to move on. ' .y ' i "' ; -";:s --
A special meeting of tne city council
was held this evening to take action, re
garding the fire limits and the character
of the buildings to be erected therein.
It was the unanimous sentiment of the
council that the present limits be main
tained, and nothing but iron, stone and
brick be used in the construction. The
determination is ' to make the future
Ellcnsburgh as near fire proof as possi
ble.'' -.V--., ' V ' ..' .:',.:'' '
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Household "goods, which had been
scattered from one end of the city to the
other,' have, been collected by special
police and placed in the court house
yard, where the owners call and secure
them.,,' This method preventing pilfering,;-
..".I.'':
, J. B. Fogarty, general merchandise,
has resumed business in & tent.1 Fortu
nately he had two carsjof provisions' on
the way which arrived today.-. -,-r
The Llo3'd Mercantile Company will
also resume business in a few days in
the new cftv hall. ;"' '" '' ""T
Nelson Bennett's' agent, ' E. Wilson,
goes to Tacoma tonight for goods and
will resume.,. ',;;..', ' "..'":','
The Odd Fellows have called a meeting
for tomorrow to take action in regard to
building at once." ' The Masons will do
the same. . ... . , ,. .
. Snipes & Co.j bankers, who had the
finest cut stone building in the north
west, are awaiting the cooling of the
walls to get into their vaults, and will
resume business in temporary . quarters
in the National bank building. - ' f
Brick masons will resume work tomor
row on air unfinished buildings, ' and
finish them as soon as possible. ;
The game spirit prevails among all
who cari barrow money, will build.
i The postoflice, which was burned, los
ing all the boxes, has improvised boxes,
and moved into the Lynch block this
morning. ,:.'" :' . ''! '. '.'), '..'
:. The Western Union Telegraph office,
which burned with the Ashler hotel,
opened an office in Carruthers'. lumber
office, and is jammed with commercial
and press business. 1
' A'. S. Holbrook, real estate , dealer
when the fire was burning in' the Ashler
hotel j entered the building to arouse the
guests, ' and in attempting to return
found that his egress was cut off by
flames, when he jumped from the third
story window and was picked up. fear
fully burned and bruised. . .
A crowd is collected on the spot form
erly occupied by the Bull block,, examin
ing the bones of what, it is ; supposed,
were the remains of tme of the guests.
They are so badly charred that physi
cians are unable to determine them. '
A strong patrol will be kept up to
night,' and . extra precautions taken
agaipst further incendiarism. ,'' .
COXDKXSKI) TELEGRAMS.
. It is now ascertained that at least one
person perished in the Ellensburgh fire,
last Thursday. ' ; " ' - . ,.
Two masked men robbed the. Lake
view and Linkvilie stage near Keno
Springs Sunday. . ',' , ' t
Mayor Miran, of Seattle, was re-elected.
Monday, by a majority of 553. J. C
Mitchell was elected chief of police by a
mafority of 24. " ; ' : ; '. : :'-
Charles Reavis, who shot and killed
Deputy Sheriff Wren, at ViBalia, Satur
dav last, was himself shot and killed
near that city, Monday. . .
';Duluth had a big strike last week, and
before it was settled, three of the strik
ers were killed by the police. Several
policemen were injured by the mob.
' On Snnday last, the town of Bakers
field, Cal., was visited with a disastrous
conflagration, which -destroyed a large
portion of the town. .The loss is esti
mated at $1,250,000. ':. ..-L. v-.
Sullivan and Kilrain had their fight in
Louisiana near the Mississippi line, on
Monday, Sullivan winning in seventy1,
five rbunds. Kilrain fought a dodging
fight, going down almost continually to
avoid punishment In the forty-fifth
round, when Kilrain was down, Sullivan
deliberately jumped on him with both
feet, a cowardly and brutal act which
should have given the fight to Kilrain
on a foul."- The fight was for $20,000 and
the championship of the world. . ,
TWO CLOUD-BURSTS.
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Another Johnstown Flooded by a Deadly
:'.-'.:'! Freshet
AND A NUMBER OP LIVES LOST.
Rallroaila Wtahed Out and Much Prop,
eity Destroyed Greut Deniaice .
- Also' Reported In . New - "
". ' ... . Mexico.
Johnstowx, ' N. Y,, July 10. The
water which came up over this - v.Mlage
last night subsided this morning,- but
left scenes of destruction in every direc
tion,' ,The water rose fifteen feet and '
overflowed everything. . It has fallen ten
feet. . Ten people are missing and the
bodies of four have been recovered, all
Johnstown people. The missing people
were from a ciowd of from thirty to fifty
who stood on a stone bridge at Perry
street watching the rising water,-regard-,
less of danger until the bridge gave way.
The( bridge was twenty feet high and fif
teen or twenty ieet wide. Most of those
thrown into the water vfere saved.
; The sudden rise of Cayodette creek is
supposed. ', to nave been caused by a
cloudburst. Eight or nine bridges were
swept away. , Two tanneries and dams,,
electric light plant and many buildings
were damaged. The only wire out is a
telephone, over which ihis message is
sent. ' ' 'i ;".'
' The pecuniarv loss is small, probably
$20,000. 1 --:'''., ... ,;
; No one knows how" many people are
drowned, or who are missing. The.
flood was so . great and the current so
swift thafc- no help could be rendered
without great danger. (Estimates vary '
dragged. , . . .:' '.;..: .'. ,''
Vi . GMSAT DAMAGE ELSEWHERE,
UuicA, N. Y., July 10. The tracks of
the New York Central are washed away
at Fonda and Akin. Great damage has
been done to property , not only at Johns
town but at all' the towns from Mohawk
valley to Amsterdam. ' .
. - . - 'ouk Lives lost,', ;' ' ; ,''";
' Schnectady, N. ,Y.,, July 10. There
is as yet no certainty of more than four
lives having been lost a Johnstown, and
these yictims'were on a bridge viewing
the flood after the storm..''. The. bridge
dropped into the water, but was not car
ried away. '",-'' , - , ,' ; ',.;-.'.
. This afternoon the tracks and bridges
at Fonda and Akin were sufficiently re
paired to permit the' passage of trains.
The total damage in the valley to mills,
bridges and crops will reach $30,000. ,
" A CLOUD-BUKST IN NEW MEXICO.
Albuquerque, N. M., July 10. Last
night a cloud-burst occurred on the
Santa Fe, a few miles above this city,
and all trains from the north, south and -west
are delayed. "'; The track for several
miles is washed away and two bridges
are gone. . . ' ' 1 : :"'
It was the most violent cloud burst
that has occurred in New Mexico. Just
before the cloud burst occurred a v'olent
storm raged in the. mountains and rain
descended, the water rushing down the
dry gulches in torrents, The rairi sub
sided when the cloud burst occurred,
washing miles of track away. Trains
will be moving east and west tomorrow.
; Monday morning, Roland ' Johnson,
his "wife and ' 14-year-old son Walter,
were found dead, and a daughter of 7
probably fatally wounded, in their home,
four miles from Garfield, W. T. John- :
son left a letter dated July 612 o'clock
P. M.,' in which he acknowledges the
crime, giving for a reason that he could
not bear to have his loved family in this
wicked world,' going to show that his ,
mind was diseased by religious excite
ment. The first attempt was made with
strychnine, but a second letter, dated
several hours later, explains that the
children were taken with such fits that
he could not bear it, so he shot tnem,
Mrs. Johnson had died of poison, but
both children were shot in the head.
The deceased is an old Bettler, The lit
tie girl was shot through the temples,
destroying both eyes. She is still hying .
but with small chance of recovery.