▁hotel ' s ▁guests ▁and ▁staff ▁were ▁able ▁to ▁escape ▁but ▁the ▁property ▁loss ▁on ▁the ▁St ine ▁House ▁alone ▁was ▁estimated ▁at ▁$ 3 0 , 0 0 0 , ▁only ▁one ▁third ▁of ▁which ▁was ▁ens ured . ▁Any ▁attempts ▁at ▁re building ▁were ▁st alled ▁by ▁the ▁Pan ic ▁of ▁ 1 8 9 3 , ▁and ▁it ▁stood ▁as ▁an ▁empty ▁ru in ▁for ▁the ▁rest ▁of ▁the ▁de cade . ▁ ▁Hotel ▁D ac res ▁In ▁ 1 8 9 9 ▁a ▁group ▁of ▁invest ors ▁head ed ▁by ▁Wal la ▁Wal la ▁pione er ▁George ▁D ac res ▁and ▁his ▁son ▁James ▁E . ▁D ac res ▁purchased ▁the ▁bur nt ▁out ▁shell ▁of ▁the ▁St ine ▁House ▁and ▁began ▁to ▁re build ▁it . ▁The ▁hotel ▁was ▁once ▁again ▁double d ▁in ▁size ▁and ▁the ▁entire ▁Main ▁Street ▁front age ▁was ▁re built ▁with ▁a ▁pre - fab ric ated ▁cast ▁iron ▁fac ade ▁manufact ured ▁by ▁Mes ker ▁Brothers ▁in ▁St . ▁Louis , ▁Missouri ▁and ▁sh ipped ▁to ▁Wal la ▁Wal la ▁by ▁rail . ▁It ▁was ▁and ▁is ▁the ▁largest ▁Mes ker ▁fac ade ▁in ▁Washington ▁State . ▁The ▁second ▁floor ▁was ▁ad orn ed ▁with ▁a ▁wr ought ▁iron ▁bal con y , ▁echo ing ▁the ▁wooden ▁one ▁that ▁had ▁ad orn ed ▁the ▁St ine ▁House . ▁The ▁hotel ' s ▁lo bb y ▁was ▁lav ish ly ▁decor ated ▁with ▁red ▁car pet , ▁o ak ▁furn iture , ▁p