BIG HAILEY FIRE

On July 2, 1889, about 1:30 o'clock in the morning the Nevada hotel in Hailey was discovered to be on fire. This hotel was situated about the same place as the Hailey Commercial Club building is at present, which is about half way between Bullion and Carbonate streets on the east side of Main street. There was a strong wind blowing at the time and the fire got beyond control and burned all the business section except the brick store building of S. J. Friedman, which is still intact; the rear of the building now owned and occupied by the Friedman company as a general store, and the rear of the building now owned and occupied by Dr. Robert H. Wright as his office. The S. J. Friedman store had a dirt roof under the ordinary roof which accounts for its not being destroyed. The loss caused by this fire was estimated at the time to be about $500,000.00. Before winter the greater part of the burnt district had been rebuilt.

History of Alturas and Blaine Counties, Idaho Hailey, Idaho: Hailey Times, 1930, pages 59-61

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The heavier losers were Coffin & Co, about $100,000, insured for $57,000. Idaho Forwarding Company $25,000, Merchants' Hotel, $40,000; J A Rupert, $15,000, with no insurance, Claude Campbell, $25,000 insured.

Many others will range about $10,000 each.

Mr. Kurts [?] of Boise, is a loser to about $2,500.

Idaho Daily Statesman, Boise City, ID 3 Jul 1889

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The Great Fire in Hailey

Business Portion of the Town Burned

This forenoon Mr. F. R. Coffin received a dispatch from his brother at Hailey, saying that all the business portion of Hailey was burned! The fire included the splendid building and heavy stock of the Coffin Hardware Company.

Idaho Statesman, Boise City, ID 3 Jul 1889
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