The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1877-09-05

HeSSUy was ucotrOLtu tO-uay WIN Ter
ribie results. 1t was the largest ship
per of pianos to the Pacific coast. the
ship Co tinental, which sailed to-day,
having 90 on board. while the Ocean
King, loaded Friday last, had Is.
p. Hals's piano factory on 35th
street was destroyed by a fire this
morning The flames extern I'D - the
south side of the street, destroying the
entire block between 10th and l1.h
avenues; also ConnolIy's barrel factory,
j. Graham s. Co.'S silk factory and
several houses adjoining on the south;
James Walkers charcoal factory north
Of 35th street, and q block of frame
HOUSES on 10th avenue, between 35th
and seth. One steam fire engine was
burned.
It is reported that 100 lives have been
lost In the fire to-day at 10th avenue
and IS street.
The Telegram says there is no hope
that vestige of the block bounded by
Thirty fifth and Thirty-six.h streets
aud Tenth aud Eleventh avenues viii
be left. The school house of Thirty
fifth street is entirely demolished. The
tenement houses Oh four sides Of the
block are in ruins. Sparks from the
burning building lighted upon the can
vass roof of the Gospel tent and it vas
destroyed. The conviction is growing
that the loss Of life will 10 serious, and
several ambdlances are in the neigh
borhood. One authority says there
must be from as to 80 bodies buried in
the ruins Another statement is that
20 to 80 girls, employed in the upper
stories Of Hals's factory. have persisted.
Ambulancss have removed some lS or
20 wounded who jumped from the burn
ing factory at the time of the fire.
Comparatively few escaped death or
fatal wounds. Occupants Of houses on
Seth street could distinctly see work
men in the piauo factory making futile
efforts to escape from the roof and Up
per stories and could hear their shrieks
for assistance.
The fire originated through Nicholas
Monk. who MAS heating yarnish over o
stove. While his back was rued it
got ablaze, and tho flames spread like a
flash. He fed at OLee for his life, Civ
ing the alarm IS he ran. but the win
dows being open the flames swept
through the building, finding fresh fuel
at every step. 1t is supposed about
200 men were employed in the building
ut the time-on the seventh floor 26,
on the fourth 81. and on the fifth 6 and
on other floors about l50 1t cannot
DO ascertainsd hew many were burned
in the building. The hatchways in one
corner were open. aud the flames rushed
to the upper stories as If through Aus.
Several firemen say that from the win.
dows of the upper story OF the factory
men were calling for ladders and for
help. for Gods sake!
CHICAGO, Sept. 8 VIM. Henry Smith
general agent of the Western Associate
Press, was to-day appointed collector
Of customs at Chicago. vice J. Russell
Jones suspended. Jones had been twics
requested to resign, but not complying,
his suspension was ordered. The ap.
pointment gives great satisfaction here.
1t being regarded a. one of the best yet
made by the president.
NEW YoRK. Sept. 3.-The WorlFs
special from Columbia, s. e., says:
Woodruff and Jones, two Of the ring
recently indicted have signi6ed will
ingness to turn States evidence. They
have already made clean bfeast of the
matter aud turned over their papers and
documents to the investigating com.
mittee. They have turned over 10 the
committee some $50 bank checks for
sumo ranging from 800 to 80.
which we're made payable to various
prominent State officials for bribery
and which are Endorsed by the payees.
showing they received he amounts
which the checks called for. They will
also turn ever TO the State the
property for which they paid $250, 900
- reparstion for their several years Of
Wholesale stealing. This arrangement
has been effected and the necessary pa
psrs Of transfer already executed. The
property consists Of real estate. bonds,
warrants, stocks and valuable presses
and printing material Of the Republican
Printing Company. Of which they we're
proprietors. the whole sggregsting in
present value 100000. Another i'm
portant witness has been secured in the
person Of Ars. McLaughlin. Of Charles
ton. who Was the most snccessful
lobbyist for years in manipulating the
legislature by the jndicious uss of funds
provided her. She was greatly instru-