The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1889-06-13
STRICKEN SEATTLE.
The Business Quarter Of the Queen City
Of tho Sound In Ruins.
The Plueky NeatIIites viii nsbaIid
GEandeF than BeFOFS-.NObIe Ise-
sROnSe 20 the GOVeSnOF's Call.

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On Thursday afternoon, June 9Th, q
boiling pot Of glue was tipped over In the
paint shop Of James McGough, at the
corner Of Front and Madison streets, Sc.
attic, starting the fire that swept from ex.
istence dxty-four acres Of business blocks
with their contents, valued ut fifteen mil.
lions Of dSllarS, All that portion Of the
city from Union street southwark for the
distance Of q mile, and from the water
front eastward for quarter Of q mile, Is
gone. Every building except the Boston
block fell 4 prey to the flames. The
wharves are all destroyed excepting three
or four smaller ones In the north end Of
the city. All the principle hotels includ-
ing the Occidental, the Brunswick, Ar
iingtOn aud New England; every news
paper, excepting the prohibition sheet,
the Leader, every hank building, the
mills, coal bunkers, railroad property and
In fact everything burnable within the
area mentioned Is In asnes.
No neWswas received here Of the disaster
until Friday morning and then the re-
ports were 10 vague that rs extent could
not be appreciated. About eleven O'Clock
the following proclamation was received
by Mayor Reed:
Tho city Of Seattle, the pride Of Wash.
ington, Is In ashes. A hurricane Of fire
has swept over the queenly city and she
lie in ruins. Thousands OF her citizens
are without food or shelter. Nothing
can subdue the indomnitable spirit Of her
people. She will rise again. In her des-
ISOLATION she IL not suppllant but there are
homeless people 10 be sheltered and hun.
cry ones 10 be fed. I appeal 10 the great
hearted people Of this territory, who have
generously responded to the cry of dis
tTess from Johnstown, 10 heed this appeal
for aid 10 their own suffering fellow citi-
zens. Subscriptions can be sent to the
mayor, Robert Moran.
MnEs c. MOOEE,
Governor.
In . very short time the members Of
the council were gotten together aud on n
petition signed by citizens, relief fund
Of (lO0 Was voted. Subscription papers
were then circulated among the business
men and enough money additional was
subseFibed to purchase a carload Of dOur,
and several tons Of beef, bacon, butter
and vegetables, which were shipped that
day. On receipt Of the teleRTaphlc mott.
hcatiOn Of YakimA's contribution, Mayor
Moran wired Mayor Reed as follows;
Your noble response 10 the tidings Of
cur aiiliction We can never forget.
The story Of the fire as gathered from
numerous sources Is as follows: The fire
started in the Pontius block, n two story
frame building. An alarm was turned in
but before the department reached the
scene the building was a mass Of flames.
It was clearly impossible for the
building to be saved. but unfor-
tunately Il was mot realized until much
valuable time was lost. Wind was blow
Ing from the southeast when the FIRE
started and, though Il was comparatively
calm when the wind increased in velocity
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the flames. owing 10 the direction ol the
wind. caught Gre and the combustible
material In Il was ahame In an Incredibly
short space Of tune. From Commercial
mill the fire extended down, taking 10
the commission hOuses along the water
front. From Marion street Ii extended
down to Columbia and thence to Cherry.
Then came the Ean Francisco store, the
handSoIns Union block, in which Judge
Lewis was largely interested, the build
ings Of the Gordan and Seattle Hardware
CounpanIes and all Of the Zoe bugldiagn