The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1889-07-06
ELLENSBURG FIRE.
The Water Supply Totally
Inadequate.
BUSINESS Horsks pxsrEorEn
kssaaescs fssrttes cf the CITY saved
Partial List IT the Lssers
-Less -. .asc. Gee.

fLLSSsssss. 1aiy wken the ssarla "a
are wAs rsng oct ol. he air last nixhf. q
aasssi af Psshlas hal was in prssxress In
TIE shsFa story % the ASHER hatsl. fssgra.r.
Y ssse S0ansos se1se. Asscs.s so xaes.s
Se'e participating - the festivities. The
oaasd sns ass sesaa en- ssie.is the old Asass
ess&tas hurFesiay rassEssl. the hose ssranx
oaf aud q stsSsra .srne<s on fas xsnais
blaze ~ .sntheng'S grse@sy stare. on ;Ae
per business pestsoa ~ Main
ssreet. The stream Was in
adequate anss snos her was txyufx.
oaa rom TIE hydraass. anls 10 proxs the
aff made assertion that the city wAccrwerks
were nssless IA an emergency and could
no' Dc Depended on. The flames spread
rapidly cespste the heroic efforts af tie
voluntary Ore aen until the woe<fea bsssla-
ings oa that side OF the block ~ers xssss
OF seeihinx asmes. heavy northwest gale
helping a. isa them into a perfect hssssr,.s.
In al incre eaxiseiy short space os tfrae they
fa'sd selssd upon iSuIs aernAnss furnish.
la@ srsss s&ores cutting IL eem mplstssly
They now iATsxtened the wSasien part al
the Assier hotel. which soon ign,tssi tue
aAtnes jumping fsoia Fourth street t0 the
baard VI Trade recms aud the fsssaSf-sr
?siict, making qnlek work OF these hssiisfe
iass ana al ashsg wooden b 4ildiEgs Viii. h
easaprlses that portion os the block front.
Ing on Ms street
The brick hardware store OF Inmsn 4
sstaass. The new brick portion III the Ash
ter. suirts q Cos. magntHcepf stone hsaas.
tne uld Fellows ewpse aa1 the iassrycs-
ing wcssoen ensidfnss ali fell in quick sue
cessson before the insafisnle flames. iashe.i
into fury by Insddsning gale.
Iae water supply. exeeedlngiy poar al
its best, was now falling and II wss seen
snsi Eoihlfs snort of miracle could pre-
vent tse entire business portion sl ths
eaty from burning. The burninx ems..rS
were carr ea cn toe breeze for hun.sra.fs
OF rods. keeping these SO unfortunate a. 4,
he III The irark Of the 3esousing monster
busy extIngu shiug the tire as IL caught
tron those Hyiag messengers ot aesifas.-
tion
Nearly every sssiiable man was wita
The hrs boys. who were fnaNf fully e..ins
fhsir beat 10 save toe town. Those who
were not there were doing what they eoassi
To protect their oan Women were crvlac.
whistles screaming, wsgoas and drays
r'lmhiing. ali aiding In create = panaano-
MUM OF noise
When Saiyes 4 Co.'S. bank building ig.
nised IL Was scen that the entire business
partition vi the toau Was do med. YET the
pr0rriesors aud clerks employed In the
stores ysistsbding were making every et-
fort to save them. Force tumps were
brought into requisision and smai hose
was carried upon the roofs, but ;he heat
soon teeame too intense aad these men
were compelled 10 reircst
1be iirc bad how crossed over TO the
Oriental hotel and The south side OF Third
street, between Main aud Third, the
wooden buildings in thoee blocks going
ike finder. kFeifse's | Y I. store VAS
.4f A..
EeaneEf's also caught in a dosen places
ite residence III ID. Is. Baker, CA the north
side OF III street. was blazing the boxes
and rubbish iu the ley back OF the Lios0
Mercantile tompauy's building. also ON
the north OF Pine street was buroillg. and
yet II seemed that fossrts's aud Bennstt's
might be saved. But when the tgo stores
bisZed up IN solid sheet Of dame they
were abandoned. and the efforts 10 save
were directed elsewhere.
Residences HOW were burning TO the
south aud east, the Methodist church and
parsouage being the lat 10 catch on Third
street. The sehneb.y residence, occupied
by Mrs. J. A, Wilson and Fred W. Aguty
ana fanliiy, was soon n blazing nrsS, and
the terror stricken Inhabitsnls OF the
Homestead and Murtsy additions Were
iieesax IN every direction with arpiuls OF
their household ef'ccts hurriedly 4r2hbxd
froin The devouring element.
The DAVIDSON block, on The corner of
Pearl aud Fourth, had caught by this
time. the flames soon communicating
with the flag pole on the cupalo of the
magnificent Masonic temple, running
down the same and burning through ie.
hitting the iiInbers of both To the metallic
raoi. This building bravely withstood the
hrts ordeal uuiii thoroughly guftcd when
the sides fell In and all was mass OF rsi
ins. The temple YVES all that saved the
block across Pine street, east from
being destroyed
Tacoma lodging house, aud seven resi-
dences in its rear lasted but few min
utcs, and inside Of three hours twelve
solid blocks of lumber brick snd stone
buildings IN the heart of the business quar-
Yer were glowing mass of Goals and Gin.
ders.
Not A TIMBER LEFT sTANusG
The fire burned so fiesceiy, owing 10 the
heavy wind, that not timber was left In
the burnt district, everything being
burnt ciesn. The burnt district covers ali
of blocks Is, Ii. Is, II, II. 10, ~ and -, all
OF III except one occupancy, all OF 10 except
two occupancies. all of IL except this north
end. and two residences In 81.
THg Loss TWO aiLnoNs.
IL Is impossible at this writing TO give a
list of individual losses. bat the aggregate
loss IL estimated st &, ,ooo.9D, 81 10 oso Dc.
ing in merchandise ani personal effects
the remaining 375a, o0l being in buildings
The insurance is probably oue-third.
itFE-sAyEk TERRIBLY suaSED.
4. sh.lbrook. real estate dealer, was
fearfuiiy burned ahoat the face. hands and
arms Daring The Ere he entered the Ash
ier. thinking someone might have been
lett there. aud VIA cut of from The stair
way ny the natnes. Escaping by a window
he slid down "a balcony post with = quilt
wrapped around him bui no, hetore he was
so badly burned that he win likely be
cripple for life II he survives the injuries
received.
AFTER the sgyLE or SEATTLE
The mail mstter Ia the fsn~;offiee was
saved. Postmaster Meiboweil bad secured
temporary quarters In votzisn's shoe Store
and Was delivering mail q, II a. N. today.
A strong guard has been placed over the
burned district. aud the irsmys and heats
caught riifersug aFs sammsr:iy dealt with.
No hives we're lost, though IL Was report
ell that one man ~ss buraed in the Bull
building
Foxsrty opened his store in a wood pile
tnir afternoon and iloyds viii occupy the
unfiuisatd city hall baiiding temporarily.
The only stores left standing were Got
xian's boot aud shoe house, o'Canner &
Hsgan. dry goods, Cctfn. groceries, aud
Blumauf & son. general merchandise.
THE CITY wiLl BE RgBumr.
Notwithstanding the great calamity ss.
rsngsfnenss are being made fer re.aiiding
by tseddis, Lloyd Bros, FogArty, Kr i5si.
kiein3efy Bros. sheu1f n rou. the Az
s0nie and Odd Fellows iraternsfies. -nsyes
& Co. Bsssons. Leonard and msay otbsrs.
All arc hopeful, snd refgss 20 De GowDcsi.
SYMPATHY AND xATxRiAA AID.
Expressions of sympathy sre agwiHg tn
srona other towns, sna substantial offer
srgx Of Aid are being received. Elieas-
s,urg hearts are fnaehsd at the sindress Of
the people of NORTH Yakima, ~ho were the
first 81 send assistance.
NrsT ENFORCE THs yiRs-LfxgT ggLE
Ths council heid a special meeting To-
day. and decided to stand Grfa on the Are.
limit question The teiief IL general that
a hfgser eity VII grow eI-on the ruins -
the present Que aud none are slesFsonsIsnE
Eileassstg Insurance H. Portland
FeE1LAgs, Jaly 6.-The El,ensIgurx smf
fererS are knsurssl f5y E;t gfs5 IN peFsssssad