Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1885-03-20

them behind His ehsck vas in bis
pants pocksts->
On examination the doctors fouud
that tie old mans iui1ries we're bu,
slight Daring the afternoon be 60;
down town. found his lost clothing and
recovered his check
John Todd, ro1Hner on the uppel
noor Of the hotel. who dressed himself
IN an ovsEsoat preparatory 20 sliding
down ssantiinR, cuf his hand badly 10
showing u thrsugh tbs window before
going through hInnself. When asked
Shy De did not kick the ViRdov cut. be
rep.ied: "Becs1se vas not shod.- He
lost 30 IN gold. which Was left in his
clothing
rHK DEAD.
krie JOhnson, who died immediately
after being dragged from the bzrnine
building, vas = carpenter by trade, ana
had been boarding At the hotel for over
a year. he vas a Swsds. ~ years of
age, and lately has been clearing some
lots for himself near Lake Union. He
had no burns or bruises on his person,
and when found lay IN his room on the
hoor with his face dsvn. There vas
two inches Of water on the door of The
room, and DIR. Smith thinks ths mar
WAS drowned de Is said 10 have a
brother named Olaf Sanstrom. who
keeps . hotel at Asnn's Landing on the
Skagit rIyer. Johns1n did not iiks bis
old country name, and changed it,
afsToEI oF rBE BUILDING.
The Hotel Oriental vas built by
Stone 4 Burnett 10 isse, ou the corner
of Commercial and Washington streets,
on tie site nos occapied by MarshgIl's
brick block. Ii was first occupied By
Booth i Foss as butcher shop, the up
stairs being divided into offises, and oc-
eapied by DR. Grasse, Geo. Moore and
others. The structure originally eust
&4.300 AT the conclusion of the Stone
4 Barnett partnership, the property on
which the building stood was trans
ferred TO the heirs of Sumner Il. Kinds.
In 1882 1t became necessary to remove
tue structure 70 make room for brick.
A. D. Benjamin paid $500 for II and
moved IT 70 the site where its cbarred
remains are nov 10 be found. After
holding il for time Mr. Bsrjamiu sold
the bnilding to .. A. Holm for 3,40O.
Mr.. Holm expended $l.600 in putting
In a basement story and plrtitionin9 of
the upper floor iuto small bed rooms,
after which be furnished il at an ex-
pense of $500.
THE oBLGIS or THE FIRE
Ia uot known, but as the flames first
issued from the kitchen, near the range,
it is safe to assume that 1t was not the
work of An ineendiaFy. Ia speaking on
this point Mr.. Holm said be had no idea
how the fire originated, and did not
know whether be would attempt 10 re-
build the hotel or not.
INSURANCE
The building was insured in COM
panies represented by Cnilberc Il Co.
and Taylor 4 Barns for 5000, aud the
furniture was insured in one Of Cnil-
berg's companies for 1900. making a
total insurance of $500 on loss of
$500.
The fire boys did noble work, and
many Of them deserve special mention.
Moses keezer, n fireman, had ons of
his fingers broken in working at the fire.
Night shirts were very popular during
the early part of the fire.
shortly after the fire broke out
youne lady, dressed white night
gown. rushed down the hotel stairs and
bounded out INTO the street. Realizing
her condition. and net knowing what so
do, she started up street on the run.
jimmy Smith saw her, aud as she
passed the Biiou be caught her and
locked her in tue ticket office until his
wife arrived with sufficient clothing
and wraps to enable tue blushing girl
TO appear on the street. She was cared
for during the night by Mrs. Smith.
Some of the young men who have
been characterized as dudes during the
engine controversy showed that they
wers pretty good firemsn after all.
HAsbroask a Terry furnished medi
Dimes for the sufferers daring the night
Of the tire.
The shell Of the old building still
stands, although, portion Of the roof
Tell in Some one asked citizen yes
terday II the hotel binding was entirely
destroyed. No WAS the reply. "its
charred remains still stand as a mouu
nent tp the efficiency of the Seattle
fire dspaFtme. I. and the efficacy of the
Spring Hill water supply"