Wichita eagle., 1889-06-08
AWFUL DESTRUCTION.
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rear of Taklas. Singerman g. Co., which
was Welton & Co.'S sail factory, was an
easy prey to the heat and cinders from the
| burning Commercial mill ann yards. The
IRE soon communicated to Taklas, Singer
man & Co. The water giving out, the
| streams from several lines OF hose only
reached the second story.
Inc Tacoma fire department had come
| over from Tacoma in sixty-two minutes
| on the Puget Sound railroad, but both
departments combined were powerless,
| ana the attempts to blow up the Union
block were disastrous to the gallant tire
fighters. Ali this row of buildings sue
cumbed, although the occupants had
time to get out most OF their valuable
ire easily and soon the roof OF the three
story Occidental hotel, the finest hotel in
| the city, got ablaze before the conf1agra-
ton reached Yester avenue. Toklas, Single
man & Co., Wholesale grocers, the
banks above mentioned, Treen's shoe
store, Humphreys book store,
Lowman & landlords book, station
went up in smoke. On Yester avenue, the
Western Union, Pacific, Postal and Puget
Sound Telegraph companies were burned
out, as were also the buildings of the Daily
Post, lntelligencer, Office of the Canadian
Pacific Railway company, and many law
yers and doctors who occupied offices in
these buildings. The Commercial Mill
company, Mechanics Mill company, Seat
tie Ship Building g. Railway Dock COM
pany, Ferry & Tate, Hillaty Cutler, Isaac
Korp, j. S. Bailey, Captain Starr, L. S. j.
Huett & Mcintosh, Seattle Land, Shore
and Eeastern Garden Hardware company,
Seattle Hardware company. Morton Bros,
IutllH BAXTER, j. +. McNaught, A.
Hotaling, f. S. Laid, also lost their offices
and stores.
John Collins, who owned the Occidental
hotel, valued at s4OO, 900, with only t6, 600
insurance. Other losers are j. Iearo, w.
NJ. Shandy & Smith, j. A. Hatfield. E. Z.
Lobe, Levies & Co. This list is only
very limited one. The loss on everything
is variously estimated now at from S15,-
900 600 to $40, 100000.
From all points fire spread north and
south distance of a mile. Every news
paper, hotel, telegraph Office, railroad de-
pot and wharf in the city was totally de-
stroyed, the entire water front, including
all wharves and docks, coal bunkers and
tracks, the wholesale quarters and every
thing south of Union street and west of
Second street, and reaching around to the
gas works and above Fourth street on
jackson, was completely burned. 1t is
estimated that the total loss to the city in
buildings is s1O,OOO0O0 and all personal
losses will probably reach $2O, 900, 900.
Whether there is much loss OF life can
not yet be ascertained. There is great
privation felt among the, poorer classes
Nearly all restaurants and groceries in the
city were consumed by the fire. The burnt
district, comprising sixty-four acres pre-
sents the aspect of huge oven OF burning
Goals and threaten even further destruc-
ton. The firemen, reinforced by the Ia
coma and Snohomie companies, are on the
alert. The streets all through the night
,a1 h Ia ~ fhnr,
penniless and homeless. The militia and
extra police are to be seen on every corner,
guarding the property against thieves.
One hundred arrests have already been
made.
All of the daily newspaper will publish
tomorrow. Words fail to describe the
awful picture of fire and desolation. 1t is
will be rebuilt. Everybody seems in good
spirits, as it is hard to realize the dreadful
loss of this sudden calamity. When Toklas
& Singerman's building fell about thirty
people were near it, and many of them
were crushed. Similar accidents befell
most of the large buildings.
SAN Francisco, June THE burned
district in Seattle covers an area OF thirty
one blocks. The boundaries are as fol-
ond, Jesope, South Fourth, Wall and
Water streets. This comprises the bust.
ness portion of the city. The residence
part escaped. From the official figures !
furnished by the local and foreign lnsur- I
aDce companies thes property loss Is placed
at 81 ,00O, 900. This Is covered by a total in
surance of S2,250,000. OF this amount 81
900, 900 is held by companies represented in
San Francisco. Six Oregon companies
carry risks representing round total of
$3.50, 900. Fifteen small outside companies
carry risks estimated at about 100000.
PORTLAND, Ore, June 7.-Dispatches
from Seattle state that the loss from yes
terday will not fall short of ten million of
dollars. 1t is estimated that the total in
surance will reach from S1,5O0,000 to
81 GOO, coo. Already in many places the
workmen have begun to grade and clear
up the lots preparatory to building. They
have decided to rebuild the city with
brick and stone.
All companies of the First regiment are
out guarding the damaged property and
the pilfering of merchandise or
home furnishings.