The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-06-08

insurance. John Leary, William Shoudv,
Harrington and Smith, J. A. Hatfield, E
LORD, Levi 81 Co. This list is only very
limited one.
SPREAD FOR TWO MILES.
From the initial point the fire spread
north and south a distance of one mile
Every newspaper, hotel, telegraph Office,
railroad depot and wharf in the city was
totally destroyed. The entire water front,
including all the. wharves and docks, coal
bunkers aud railroad tracks, wholesale
houses and everything south of Union
street, and west of Second street, and
reaching around to the gas works and above
Fourth street on jackson street, was
completely burned. IL is estimated
that the total loss TO city
In buildings alone is easily $l0,000,O0O
ana sno an aI personal losses will probably reach
SsOOOO,OOO. Whether there is much loss of
life cannot yet be ascertained. There is
great privation felt among the poor classes,
as nearly every restaurant and grocery in
the city was consumed by the fire.
sIxTY-FouR ACRES BURNED OVER.
Ihe burned district comprises sixty-four
acres. lt pre'ents the aspect Of a huge
oven OF burning Goals and threatens further
obstruction. The fire department., re-en-
forced by the Tacoma and Snohomich de-
streets all through the night were
crowded with people wandering sabout,
penniless and honSless. Militia and extra
police are TO be seen on every corner guard
ing property against thieves and vandals.
One hundred arrests have already been
made. All Of the daily newspapers will
publish Tomorrow. Words fail 10 describe
the awful picture Of fire and desolatiou. It
is like the Chicago fire, and, like Chicago.
viii be rebuilt. Everybody seems in good
spirits, as ID is hard to realize the dreadful
ness OF this sudden calamity. When Taklas
q Singerman's hcilding fell about thirty
people were near it, and many of them
we're crushed. Similar accidents befel most
OF the large buildings. 1t is reported that
TWO men have been lynched for stealing.
LATER ESTIMATES OF THE LOSS.
PORTLAND, ORE, June 2, 10 p. M.--Later
dispatches from Seattle state that the loss
from the fire yesterday will not fall short
OF $lO,OOO,0O0. 1t is estimated that the total
insurance will reach all the way from ST.
100000 to $4,00000c. Already in many
places workmen have begun to grade and
clean up lots preparatory to building
Many OF the merchants have se-
cured quarters in the residence portion
or the city and were open this morning
with the remnants of their stock saved from
the fire. The people have decided to re-
build the city with brick and stone. This
decision was reached quickly and almost
unanimously at meeting held this morn
ing. All the companies Of the first regi-
ment are out guarding damaged property
aud preventing the pilfering Of merchan-
disc or home furnishings The city is quiet
and everybody is hopeful.
APPEAL OF THE GOVERNOR.
Gov. Moore issued a proclamation in
which he says:
The city of Seattle is In ashesi hurricane
or ilre swept over the queeny city, and she is
in ruins Thousands OF her citizens are without
food or shelter Nothing can subdue the spirit
of her people. She will rise again. In her
desolatton she is not a supplicant, but there ara
homeless people TO be sheltered aud hungry
ones TO be fed Iappeal to the great-hearted
people or our territory who recently have so
generously responded TO the cry of distress
from Johnstown. to he d this appeal for aid Ter
their own suffering fellow citizens.
The record Of losses will include every
business man of prominence in the town.
IL Is dreadful calamity from which few
have escaped. All the citizsns made COM
mon cause with the fremen in the power
less fight. 1t had been predicted by
insurance men time and time again that
the city would some time
be swept by fire and only wiud
from the north and northeast, which kept
up steadily and drove tho flames into the
bay, saved that part Of the city north of
Union street. This leaves good wharf room
outside OF the burned district and sparing
the homes OF u large number of poorer
people who had all their earthly possessions
within the wooden walls Of their humble
huts. Tacoma citizens sent to Seattle
early this morning large quantities
OF bread, provisions blankets, tents
and 100 slaughtered bee7es to supply the
immediate wants OF the homeless people.
Portland sent several carloads of provis-
ions, bedding, blankets and tents. Gen.
Gibbons, commanding the department of
the Columbia, wili send seventy tents from
Vancouver barracks at once. Aid In the
way of money and necessaries of life will
be forwarded from different sections of the
country without delay.
ANOTHER ESTIMATE.
SAN FRANCISCO, June The burned dis
trict in Seattle covers an area Of thirty-one
blocks. The boundary of the burned dis
trict is as follows: University, Front.
Spring to Second, James, South, Fourth.
Wall and Water streets. This COM
prises the business portion of the
city. The residence district es-
capped. From official figures furnished
by local and foreign insurance companies.
the Coast ReUieU, newspaper, places the
loss at 100000 This Is covered by a
total insurance of s2,25O000. OF This
amount 81 1904, 900 is held by companies
represented In San Francisco. Six 0rego-
man companies carry risks representing a
round total of $780, 600 Fifteen small com
panies outside carry risks estimated at
about Sl50,000