, 1889-06-13
PACIFIC RIPPLES.
Work Of Relief in and for
Sturdy Seattle.
Dempsey and the Montana
Kid" Have a Set-tO.
Tho Bssr sets saii-1he Jury DisaErss in
ths niidis,h stage Robbery Case
Casualties.

SEATTLE. June 10, Special. III a stranger
uniDiurm.d ol last week tire had dropped
into Seattle to- day, and hnd walked down
second street, he would have drought he
was in the ridst Oi some great sti eet lair.
The thoroushiOre was hlled with moving
crowds oi people, and vehicles VI all de-
scriptiouB, " hile the sdewalks were lined
with booths, tents Ot hawk wkers AMI vendors,
whose cries as they proclaimed their non.
descript, wares and edibles the clany of
the bell Of the electric uars, the shouts OF
drivers OF many Wagons, added TO the
novel confusion OF a busy street,
gave II All irresistible holiday ap-
pearsnce. But when the eye was
turned to the south and the west,
there met a scene OF smoking desolation
that was divested entirely Of attrSctiveIess,
and presented the awful extent ot last
weeks great disaster. The walls OF build.
ings yet sand, grim, paunt, amongst the
.snivuldering deDris. while the streets are
Ch0ked with loose bricks u junk OF trash
that, In places, render them almost i'm.
pas>able. Sentries pace to and fro on the
bounds Of the burnt district and challenge
sll coners who Try to pass their lines
None are admitted in the daytime without
pass from the III ilitary authorities, while
at night u count ersign, changed daily, is alb.
Holutely demanded by the visilAnt sentries.
But SeSttle has already
aIRDKD UP HEp LoINs
and started In earnest NJ the work OF build.
ing up again the metropolis OF Wash
ingt0n. Gangs of workmen are busily
en;,sged ON the wa.er front, removing
debiis and repairing and replacing ruined
whurvss. Attacks have been made ucOn
the walls OF burned buildings and they
will Immediately be removed. Work on
the new structures have begun ana men
street. They will be started up In
four days. The Tesler avenue
line, already closed down before
the fire, can't be started for several weeks.
Telegraph, telephones aud electric light
wires are being rapidly replaced. The
| days, and the electric light in few weeks.
Waterworks are already In operation. The
railway aud steamboat transportation has
! hardly been Interrupted by the con hsgra-
ton, though considerable inconvenience
has been experienced By both In landing
passengers. Business houses are finding
| locations in tents inside, and temporary
structures outside Of the tire limits. Pro.
| fessional mtn are opening W. offices In
| houses wherever they can secure tenn pOr'
| ary accommodation,
sChools started up sg sin this morning
and all the churches except the Trinity
| Episcopal and Nj hodist Protestant
| winch were burned, held services at their
several places yesterday. The two
houseless congregations held services II
temporary quarters. The daily newspa
pers are all Issuing as usual. Oilers OF aiC
continue TO pour in, together with none!
and more provisions. The work OF
FEEDING THE HUNGRY
at the srmory and the Tacoma Relief quar-
ters goes on and thousands take aovsutag,
Of the free meals and beds.
Henry Willard was again In the city to-day
and gave . thousand dollars toward the re
lief fnnd. A meeting OF the committee or
replatting the city WAS held this morning
and tse views Of property owners hsart
on the plan Of widening and straighteDint
the streets. 1t WAS decided to stay by the
original plan except on Yesler avenue
which will be lett at sixty six feet In width
Front and Commercial will be joined ans
s,raightened. Railroad avenue will b'
widei,ed. The city when rebuilt will pres
tnt an altogether much more slightly ant
commodious appearance than heretofore
he number Of property owners who hav'
announced that they will build or rebuilG
IL very many aud II present inten
tons are carried out this yea
Seattle will have far more business
bricks within . year than Ii had bsiore tn.
TIRE. A large number OF insurance adjust
ers are ut WORK on the losses, and all 50,
that they will pay without any quibbiing
Scores OF safes belonging to business mel
were opened and their contents found tt
be- q charred mass. All the contents Of tt,
vaults of the various banks have beer
found to be In perfect order. Among th'
subscriptions received to-day were &5O1
from Samuel Coulter OF Portland, $3.50 b,
Ex. Governor Alger OF Michigan, Si0O'
from the citizens OF Vancouver, Is, c., S25'
from the Studebaker Manufacturing Com
of Cornell College OF New York, sent by
| Er .DDyarnnr a lnnZn *. Cornell.