Spokane Falls Review, August 6, 1889 ID: 3744 This file appears in: The Great Fire of 1889 To listen to this audio please consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video "The picture was weird, grand and awful as block after block yielded to the demon of destruction. The sky was over cast with black clouds and the wind grew stronger, fanning the flames furiously... the terrifying shrieks of a dozen locomotives mingled with the roar of flames, the bursting of cartridges, the booming of giant powder, the hoarse shouts of men, and the pitiful shrieks of women and children. Looking upward, a broad and mighty river of flame was seen against a jet black sky. Occasionally two opposing currents of wind met, causing a whirlwind of fire that seemed to penetrate the clouds." Images courtesy of the Northwest Museum of Art & Culture, and the Spokane Public Library's Northwest Room. Read by Anna Harbine This file appears in: The Great Fire of 1889 The Great Fire of 1889By Anna HarbineWhen the territory of Washington became a state in 1889, the city of Spokane Falls was one of its largest and most successful cities. Attracting wealthy businessmen who had stakes in the nearby Idaho mines, Spokane Falls was a thriving young city…
The Great Fire of 1889By Anna HarbineWhen the territory of Washington became a state in 1889, the city of Spokane Falls was one of its largest and most successful cities. Attracting wealthy businessmen who had stakes in the nearby Idaho mines, Spokane Falls was a thriving young city…