Sacramento daily record-union., 1889-06-08
SC0RCHED SEATTLE.
Thursdays COnAa6fatiOn Destroys Ali
the Business Section.
TEN MILLIOss OF DAMAGE.
Very Small Insurance-Loss of Life Re
ported-Latest Particulars
in Full.
tspEclA- asrArcHEs TO THE BBooaD-UsIos.I

tSPBCIA- C-SPATCHE5 TO THE BEcoRD-U UNION.
SEATTLE, June 7th.-A fire broke out IN
the DENLY block, at the corner of Madison
and Front streets, at 2:30 o'clock yesterday
afternoon, that has laid waste the greater
portion OF the city, and caused loss of
property valued at millions of dollars A
strong northwest wind was blowing at the
time, and N a few minutes the building
was mass of flames.
The fire spread with great rapidity, and
in a short time the Opera and Coleman
blocks were also consumed.
INFLAMMABLE MATERIAL.
The iremen were utterly unable to stay
the progress OF the flames as the intiam-
mabl6 material that filled the buildings
gave out such intense heat as 10 drive them
back.
In less than three hours the entire bust
ness portion OF the city was ablaze, and the
telegraph Offices were destroyed
The Occidental Hotel, one of the finest
buildings IL the Northwest, was destroyed :;
also, the San Francisco Store, Union block,
Pioneer block, Yesler-Leary building, Post
IfateItigeacer building. and. indeed. the
whole line OF business buildings bounded
by Seneca street on the north and the water
front on the south ard east has been laid
waste by the fiery element.
HOPELESS FIGHT
Tremendous efforts were made by the
Fire Department, lily supplied with appa-
ratus 10 stay the progress of the flames,
and, OF course. all citizens made common
cause with the iiremeu in an hopeless fight
and struggled with might and main for the
salvation OF the city. There were many
Others TOO whose first thought was to save
their individual possessions, and the streets
were soon crowded, and in many places
blocked with teams loaded with raluables
of every description, seeking place of
safety on the hills.
Hundreds of men were at work disgorg-
ing the many business buildings of their
contents, ana loading them into wagons, in
many instances procured at an enormous
price, and sending them through the choked
thorOughtATes
FRENZIED EXCITEMENT.
No adequate description can be made of
q scene Iu'which everybo was excited
and many fTenzied.
The railroad offices, all the docks on the
waterfront and the wharves, in fact. every
thing is gone as tar up as Almond q Phil
lips foundry.
The burned district, as near as can he
SldleU, Is DDuBN6 DE I mon street on LHe
north, by Second as far as James on the
east and then below James every bank
hotel, place of amusement, all the leading
houses. al the newspaper Offices, railroad
depots, mills, steamboat wharves, coal
bunkers, freight warehouses and telegraph
offices are burned down.
The corrugated warehouses went up like
finder, ana sections of the corrugated iron
were carried high in the air like feather.
THE FIRE BURNS OUT.
At $50 o'clock the fire had finally burned
out at the foot of University street for lack
of material TO feed upon.
The fire crossed back to the east side of
Front streat at Seneca, but. determined
fight by a bucket brigade prevented the
fire from extending back into the residence
portion of The city.
There are no serious casualties that are
definitely known, but it is reported that
several men are burned 10 death.
There were a number Of minor accidents.
The loss, at guess, is $4,000, ,000
The owners are guarding the property
saved as well as they can, assisted by a
citizens patrol and militia.
Over q hundred thieves were arrested.
THE FIRE HAD ITS OWN WAY.
SEATTLE, June 7th.-All attempts to con-
troll the fire were futile, and it literally
burned until nothing was left within reach
to feed upon. The main portion of the
town, about sixty-five acres in area, is now
a mass of smoldering ruins.
SOME OF THE MANY SUFFERERS.
The Seattle, Lake Shore and Eastern
Railroad Company is a heavy loser in
trackage and depots, and $500 900 in stock
had just been subscribed in Seattle for it.
Schwabacher Brothers q Co. are heavy
losers. The heaviest losers are H L. Yes
Ter, Ex-Governor Watson C. Squire, J. NJ
Coleman, Oregon Improvement Company,
A. A. Denny, Seattle Transfer Company,
the Oregon Railway and Navigation Com
pany, the several banks, Bailey Gatzert,
Sch wabacher Brothers & Co., Tokias, Sin
german Il Co, the Safe Deposit Company,
Puget Sound Shore Railroad Columbia
and Puget Sound Raiiroad, Judge Thomas
Burke, Dexter Horton, E. Saunderson,
George Z. Frye, ST. tson Il Post, the Com
mercial Nail Con pany, the Mechanics
Mill Company, the Seattle Shipbuilding
and Dry Dock Com pany, the Terry estate,
Hillery Butler, Isaac korn, J. S. Bailey,
Captain Starr, l.. 5. ]. Hunt, Angus Mack
intosh, the Seattle, Lake Shore and Eastern
Railroad. the Gordon Hardware Company,
Moran Bros, Sutlilfe Baxter, J. +. McNatt.
a. P. Hotaliug, w. 5. Ladd, John Collins
(who owned the Occidental Hotel, valued
at 100000, with only 500 600 insurance.,
John Lesry William Sboudv, Harrington
& Smith. J. 4. Hatfield, f. Lobe and Levi
& Co. This list, under the circumstances,
is only very limited one. The losses in
everything are TariOusly estimated now at
from SIS, coo, 900 TO $40, 900, 600
The only hotels of any worthy reputa-
ton left standing are the Bellevue of Bell
town, so called, and the Russell House.
APPEAL FOR ASSISTANCE.
SEATTLE, Jane 7th.-Governor Miles C.
Moore is here. He has issued the follow
ing proclamation, copies of which have
been sent to the Mayors of every city in
Washington
4 proclamation. The city of Seattle the pride
of Washington, is in ashes. A hurricane of fire
swept over the queenly city, and she is in ruins.
Thousands OF her citizens are without food or
shelter. Nothing can SubdUe the indomitable
spirit OF her people. She will rise again In
her desolation she is not supplicant, but there
are homeless people TO be sheltered and hungry
ones 10 be fed. l appeal to the great hearted
people our territory, who have recently so gen
erouSly responded TO the cry of distress from
Johnstown, 10 heed this appeal for aid to their
own suffering fellow citizens. Subscriptions can
be sent TO Mayor Robert Moran.
MILES C. MOORE, Governor.
GUARDING THE TOWN.
Colonel J. c. Hsines telegrapned to Ia
coma for 1000 rounds of ammunition to
arm the militia for guarding the town.
Two men were caught in the act of steal
ing and are reported TO have been lynched
REsUMING BUSINESS.
SEATTLE, June 7th.-Many merchants
have secured quarters in residence portions
lf the rify and Or,enpd plapeS of byciraes