The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1889-06-14
The Mason County Journal.
g. G. ANGLE. Editor and Proprietor
COUNTY OFFICIAL PAPER.
The Seattle Fire.

The Seattle Fire. -.
80" 49,
SHORTLY after tho hour Of going
to press last Thursday afternoon,
the report reached by Telephone,
aud until tho following morning
each bulletin which came in placed
the fire in q more serious light
than the preceding one. Shortly;
after the breaking ont Of tie fire,
at about 3. 0'clocl was seen
that i .weuldsBe Impossible to stay
.he' flames to any extent, owing to
The hot day, brisk. north wind and
IAN inadequate water supply So
j, fire apparatus was sent'Ifo.s from:
The neighboring citiest dnH Taco.
}sna, Olympia, Et!cIpsnsAnd, Port
Land apd;fNfttoria fesp6Hagd to tie
.lcall.as,far 'as' pYssi bfs; Ah bioh Fri:
tday morning ltfiB Hfe,was prononri-
ICED Under 't3fte| aaetides AalitAe
.xhatves, ths'aiad .butnedt II 44r;oasi stad
,.of.abbHe 4Dc tIeeks,'r' niaiR}y'sbiilt
,,1p"bf sd stan hbricE' BldSks, ex.
.ctprfng thg'i6~era parts cf . town.
f*leteg thSS - epa13k6iiss prevailed,
he'loss4sestlmated at about S1S,.
200, 00s atid eabott 5000 people are
T80tless;' partly their floating pop.
Ihlation 'w1eish Faa c uartefed in
hg,gsis6HtlS1 h6tsls:* + .a'.cred Ii
s'TA6 boundaries of the burned
raistrictsare as" follows: 'Be gHfq}l HiH}efYt t
at tho foot Of University SsNptn,intSS
,sFront, down Frdnti!v StrSehecA,
:kast:to Second, ialotg SecSHucc to
J.s;pse, .tssehts to" Thifd, (which is
.bll5wed to THE water front t.. with.
In these bouhusNnot "a single Dhitd-
mag ,6eswh gtf statds.' Any one ac-
.nuaihtsd lwit1e'Ehsstls. 'csnnot re-
gall a sbusmess Eeusasvatich ,eseap
cd, as tlffs area es.5hprfssy viftually
all Ae. bgsiness'part of the city; as
svtl! 'xs Every wharf: Those who
have returned from tile burned
bitys; sky that one who Las rot WIS.,
;ted tlia, seefe; it5Rntfot' cencefve the
snormftye6f tHe 'contlagration.v Re
Building VIII commence as soon as
The ruins are cleared, and nothing
f5st brick and stone will be allowed
Eshsa.aleA.'. Most Of the business
fnasss1d capitalists are on deck
Ano as'.lively az ever: Portland
generously rendered the $4,000
gaisea tpS;tke celebration, and Ia
eoma!and osHsf 'Gernd.O Cities raised
barge slsRlss6f flffoTey, which was
ssFsy*itN an abundance of needed
s}rorisi6as BY bbat and train The
satyis- under martial law, ard the
t:uins guarded by'special police
and militia, whileyths thousands Of
curious visitors frdhiF Eli parts of
.hc country are rot allowed to
land t&nlgssS thc;s have special bust
hess shdsperlnits. The cash and
Salnsble papers in the vaults of the
Yariouszbanks was found in good
&ahnitei.vand they opened Up as
tistafFfh6 tondwing; morning at any
available place offices Of all sorts
:vefd'Aocated in private houses and
in tents about the streets. This
Are was the most destructive in the
history Of the Pacific Coast. ~ p
iifagSir witlfNhsiifigjyss s. Of deep re-.
Gret that we learn Of tho confagra
zion which has literally eaten the
sieart7-tle ,bns;pess center Of
The: progsisipg: ,su,tY 'cf Seattle.
lnetaf thfs iseasen, ror, in, fact
ftany time, cosldtA :soEna well
aford to sbs tafE ssthSE7 a.; kachset.
Of course ttis'ItniBdi dfstrist will
irhinedfaselytbe,sfretdilt,, the solid
and stbstattiAf brick blocks dh-
pfi3AHd; ;andi the rookeries of the
9dMhefn portion replaced with
brick 'sttuettifesp but ;it'"will take
se3shf eafs'ito put Seattle on her
1oTnlef .9Qqiue. Many OF those
Khd!'wofe:' burned out, had all
ayailsSle cash ia their business, as
we'll as what :c9ald.be raised upon
thea4srarestt s, MID they s;eannot
recover ffotH the effects; but Eas.
tarn capitalw win take their places,
and tho: hnsinssisr: center will
AosNl3rase, 1tcsnfx-l like, from. The
Ashes Of the }afgest holocaust of
ths Pacific Coast: ~ estimate the
loss, sone has but to consider that
Virtually Tire entire business Dor.
tion.'ot the tity:was destroyed, stiie
corner groceries scsttsredr through.
out the residence,~ PORTIONS Of the
city alone remain to .do%$husfness,
and fdrnieh the neceesaries of life:
No Accommodations ans lrrs' tpvbehad Us
oil the hotels were burned add no
one Is allowed to land without
special business. The Boston
block Of 'bridk;; wherein are the
land office aadspoatF office, escaped