The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1888-07-11
sUISUN IN CINDERs.
seven Eiehths of the Property of the
city DESTROYED.

sJtsrS. July ia-At 3sssa Yesterday after
noon fire was discovered in a shed back OF
the residence Of W +. Bartlett A ssreBe
westerly wind vas blowing. aud though
the tire company was on the ground al
mos, Immediately, In half an hour all the
adjoining buildings were in flames. Tue
wind stJan communicated the flames tD toe
pos;ofiice across the street. aud to The
warehouses al the back of the stores on
Main street. as well as across solaae street
( to the north.
The IRE ragged farseusly. The brick stores
ia the hasiness blocks OF the town were
destroyed. Bat snail quantity OF goods
was taken from the stcfts, and uicxt OF
that was afterwArd burned. There eight
blocks destroyed. bounded by Washington
street on the west, tne slough on the east,
Caiafe-aia street on the south. aud Saera-
meato street GA the north, except on Main
street where the FIRE extended block ost
thu ives; side Of the street. Al least seven.
cigh,s Of the property III the town was des-
trayed. All the s'orss bad Just recently
laid in u large supply stock for the suIu-
raer.
Late in the evening a steamer was sent
up from Vallejo With twenty af the Nas,e}o's
are department. who did excelien, work in
checking the progress Sf the flames.
During the FIRE inofaas Henley Gu. the
ran over by = horse. and III Anderson !cii
from the roof Of his fathers honse.
TBs Iossss
Twenty Eve residences were DESTROYED.
among thea heine tEs- of Hoa- James
Mckeuns, Fnsmfer cf iougvess- The fol-
lowing /. lis; os the sufferers;
H. X Rush. grocery store and residence:
A. l. White. undertaken: Waiting 4 Drs-
lin. clothing A. White, owner Of building;
y D. Perkins. hank. IL Harehsigg. xrocery
". j. cnstigaB. dry Eofsis. Grips saloon
opera house; z. 2. Long, druggist; Y. r.
Alden. clothing. nr. Harding. nlsiee; y. n
Reeves estafs oxner Of bailLing.
pastofee; e. g.. White. bakery and rest
sence; I. H. xeosisasl. salDaa: Asa f,sock.
er e1asr os battling. express ofFie,e J.
Frank & sons. Store Masonic haia FFang :
warchous<. Dink lespiei & te-. warehouse
and store y. HcsnRmNG. variety store: j.
Bswiln. saloon. Pioneer hail: i>esass Re
EsAfls-ss sffice. III. Rice. owner Of hulidins.
Roberts ho,e.. owaed ~ John Vest. taiar
hotel. owned By goha FhIiss; tohn Bart
l..sf- owner Of hsitidsuS. hi-ese hoaSes
W T.: ETsef, grain warehouses; saiilyan 4
Kew u. go feet lurn tssf; HenFy 4 IsBshAr,
blacksmith shop; \. ". c. A. eail: fisrca
estate stables.
COUNTING ur IHE cosr.
srIsrs, July fa-araong the principal
iassss by yesterdays fire are fhoEe a. The
Reeves estate. me Insurance SO ofs8. r
g. Allen 4 Co. s.sscs and axtnrs-<, sfs,e0e,
insurance s 400. jobs Vest hotel building,
$Ga. Insurance 81 81s. asellsax fi11.
insurance s21as. L. W Pierce, tArer dwell
tngs. s. fsa, Insurance szass, John Miller.
saloon. dwelling. fxsrres ard fura:tars,
s. ere insurance ss.1s. M c~cas,
dwelling house sai sAlsssn, f4.6ss insaF-
aaes &9.asss J. " Oliver. ts.oa. uninsured
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