Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1882-04-07
DAVTOS m vlANEs

I'd, writes correspondent of the Walls
Walla Union, IRE was discovered ss
the rear end Of Thornas's saloon. ad
joining the Northwestern Hotel, in Day
ton. The alarm WAS sounded and =
crowd soon gathered and commenced
battling with the flames. removing pro-
perry, etc. The fire Immediately COM
Inuuicatsd with the hotel; then with At
kinson's saloon. joys Hall AID Ping $
residence i'll the rear; then crossed Main
street 10 Fsttiss stable and consumed
that block. AZ the same time il crossed
Second street 20 Burgess corner and
consumed the block opposite the post
Office and between the Coiuubia and
Northwestern hotels. After fearful
struggle with buckets and wet blankets
the iire Was checked after burning three
blocks, two on the north and one OH the
south side Of Main street.
The miliracs was tapped and a stream
of water WAS brought down Main street.
from which it was dipped with buckets.
Some over-heatsd men and tho. ( whose
clothes caught fire, lay down and rolled
ia the flooded cutters.
The fronts of the buildings III the
postoffice block are all blissered and
blackened and were several times on
fire.
wheclan's building Oh Third street,
the Columbia Hotel and the jail ward are
also well blistsred.
The ii. r. parsonage WAS Quilted and
half torn down. preparatory 10 moving
the church.
Most of the business houses in post
Office block we're Quilted Of their contents
and the goods carried TO places Of safe
ty, and the glass fronts we're destroyed
by heat.
Any kind Of All engine would have
stopped the fire in the hOtel.
A good force pump would have extin-
guished it at the rear of the saloon.
A railroad brakeman came near break
ing his leg in jumping from a window
| Of the hotel
J. II. Hosler while carrying table
out of the United Workmeu Hall. fell
backward from the head Of tho stairs to
the ground and was considerably
bruised.
Nick Weber tainted from heat.
A large number of ladies bore a hand
in removing and guarding goods. while
some mon % looked Oh with their
hands i'll their pockets.
T.. Pings family lost their clothing.
The family Of Mr Franklin. the hotel
proprietor. escaped half-clad and los,
everything.
Mrs. White, the milliner, left her dress
hanging in the rear of her husband
shoe shop. with 500 IN the pocket to
feed the flames.
Johnny Carris' hands and face are
dangerously burned.
A brave stand OF the buckle; brigade
" . made at Burgess corner.
There was no wind but what the flames
made.
Paine Bros force pump saved the
postotfice and thereby the block.
A meeting Of the Council has been
called for next Tuesday to take final
action on tho purchase Of An engine.
Popular verdict-"One more fire and
then an engine"
IncendiarisIn is loudly aus. ected.
THE BURNED ONES
The following il list of losses and
insurance ~ near "a We can ascertain
them now:
Franklin, hotel fixtures. etc. $500:
no insurance.
w. A. Moody, Northwestern Hotel,
$510: insurance. SEQ
Thomas d kirkmau. saloon, $500:
insurance. xlSC0.
Atkinson. saloon. $3.50: insurance
So.
Guernsey 4 Wolf, on hall, 5000: in
surance $2UC).
Collegiate, restaurant, 5000; insured.
Mrs. White, dressm9ker, $50: no IN
surance.
Tom Nelly, saloon. 500: no insurance
John BurRe. groceries, 500; no insur-
ance.
Rogers d Co., $50: insured.
J. ,. McCleary, $50; no insurance,
VIM. Thomas. saloon, $3.50: no i'll
surancs.
White, shoemaker. 500: no insurance.
Il. A. VIM. groceries,, 5000: insur-
anoe $500.
Baylor, Carr 4 Co.. furniture. $4,000;
insurance $500.
ID. G. Guernsey. SlaUo; no insurance.
Scott Il Schmidt. brewery. 81. }: III
surance $1,000.
Burroughs, barber; no details.
Il. IL. Deal, $;C0; no insurance.
IL. ID. Drake, T2LJ; no insurance.
Z. r. Mcleary, saloon. 500: 10 III
surance.
&. Hanson. shoemaker. $3.50; no in
surance
BIZ. Sturdsvant, law office, $500: no
in .urance.
u. ID. Bunnell, hardware. $500: in
81 rancs 5000.
>. Witkind, cigars, 500: no insurance,
Mrs. Clayton, $lOV: no insurance.
Young Storer, So; 40 insurance.
u. N. MaLger, bookstore, $50, in-
sursd.
Windsl x Maxwell, $500; no insurance.
J. II. Day, drugs. $3.50. insurance
5000.
Z. Ping. $500; insured.
Wooten Il Wait; no details.
+. L. Giberson, stable, fiSS; insur-
ance 500.
.. +. Clark, x5o
q. n. Clark, $50.
w. II. Kuhn. groceries. $lJCo: insur-
ance $500.
Croaslsr L Kuhn, 500: insured.
DIR. Pietrzycki. office. $500: no insur-
xnce.
John Brining. 500; Io insurance
L. L. Garret, 81 }: insured.
Crosby d Os,rander. Dayton N.us.
tl0O; insurance xsUU
J. L. Wilson. blacksmith. 500: no i'll
surance.
Mrs. peCoux, restaurant, $40: no in
surance.
Weldon Morris, 500; no insurance.
ID. Is. kimball. $zVQO; insured.
Dautzcher, tailor: no details.
Broadzcller, shoemaker; no details.
ha,ton Il Martin. furniture, 5000: 40
insurance.
II. Fettis, stable, $3.50: no insurance.
JAS. Wheclan. So: insured.
NJ. l.. Church, $500; no insurance.
Rumph & Weinhard. xlO0.
l.. A. Davis, $lu,: no insurance.
r. j. Gale, $50: insured.
J. 8. Smith, $75; insured.
3. Al. karrick, 500; insured.
Z. A. hawley, x2O.
ClendenninR 4 Miller. merchants,
$5OO; insured.
Levi Anksny, $d.
Frary 4 Day, $40; insure1.
bay & VanDoscn, 500; insured.
J. W. jackson; insured.
VIM. Aatzser, $lcJ; no insurance.
Crossler 4 Pierce, 500: no insurance.
Prank Pierce, xipO: no INSURANCE..
l.. T.. Harris, xlGJ; insured.
Paine Bros, $lu0; no insurance.
kicaarts Il Co.. $50: insured