Salida, Colorado Fire
March 25, 1886
SALIDA DESTROYED BY FIRE.
Denver, Col., 25. --- A Salida, Colorado
special to the Republican says: A fire
broke out at the Windsor Hotel at noon to-day
and the building was completely destroyed in
twenty minutes, the guests having only time to
escape alive and leaving all their effects in
the burning building. A strong wind was blowing
at the time, which spread the fire to the
adjoining building, and as the entire block was
composed of frame houses, in spite of the heroic
efforts of the fire department, twenty seven of
the principal business houses and over half
their contents were destroyed. The loss is
$120,000, insuded in Eastern companies $45,000.
Some of the heaviest losers are
Smith & Randall,
dry goods, $2,500; Windsor Hotel, $8,000;
L. Wilmore,
furniture, $4,000; M.
M. French, drugs, $4,000;
G. F. Bateman,
hardware $13,000; Steven's saloon, $3,000;
A. R. Thurber,
drugs, $3,000. The building of
Chaffee &
Co., bankers, was destroyed --- loss not known.
Other losses range from $500 to $3,000. No one
was injured. Had the fire occurred at night the
loss of life would have been frightful, as the
fire department could not control the flames
among the wooden buildings.
Daily Enquirer Utah 1886-03-26
Submitted & transcribed by Stu
Beitler Thank you,
Stu!
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