| Show CHEEK ME many of best buildings in nampa idaho destroyed as result of carelessness of laborer fore gner threw a L gated fire cracker into a bunch of fireworks worth of property be ng destroyed nampa ida A fire which was started by a greek who threw a lighted firecracker into a bunch ot of fireworks in a cigar store causing an explosion swept the ei tire business and shipping district of nampa sat arday and mas n as not gotten under control until nearly midnight aud nIght after damage had been done near ly all of the principal build busl busi ness bouses houses hotels and banks in the city were burned the total ansur ance anee on destroyed property pio perty is esti mated at so that the losa loss amounts to about 50 per cent orloo the fire started about 2 30 30 0 CIO clock k in the afternoon and spread quickly through the business district the entire block beav een twelfth nd and a thirteenth avenues and the front portion of first fell a prey to the flames otherwise the loss would have been far greater only the prompt arrival of the fire apparatus from boise and caldwell Oal dwell av say d the res dence donee d strict the boise derwin ent made the run of twenty miles on a special train in eighteen ergh teen minute the grand hotel council hotel and alameda hotel were b arned to the ground the magnificent dewey hotel one of the finest structures li ir the north northwest was saved after a terrific battle by the firemen who displayed great courage in conquering the names the center of the fire was wag the bank of nampa where the flames seemed to concentrate the heat here hero was so intense as to drive the fire men bad again and again but tho the knowledge that great depos ts of coin and find currency were ere endangered dhove them to return to the attack the bank building was red iced to ashes but put the katits va ailts proved fireproof and the contents were not injured Thirty two stores and b iciness ho aises between twelfth and 1 in n a ent and others facing k street were totally destroyed and the fire raged so fiercely that it was impossible to ave any of the goods the oregon short lane line depot was badly scorched |
