Arizona weekly citizen., 1889-06-15

north or San Francisco, burning ant
 the Post Inteligencer building in dan
 ger. The fire is making it's way dowI
 Front street, toward Five Points anC
 Occidental Hotel, where the building
 are of wood and close together. Int
 fire company dispatched from here on
 special train of fiat cars is reported tt
 have arrived. They were received witt
 cheers. Portland has sent word that
 she will send an engine. Relief must
 come qickly or Seattle will be destroyed
 TACOMA, June 6.-At 7:15 p. m., the
 Occidental hotel and Yesles wharf were
 entirely consumed by fire. The fire was
 raging down Commercial and Washing
 ton street. Nearly all the business part
 of the city is in ashes. At 7:30 p. m both sides of Front street up as far as
 the opera house, and down as far as
 Stetson & Hosts mill had been burned
 It is learned that Portland has prepared
 a special train with apparatus for Seattle.
 Mayor Wheelright sent the hose cart to
 Seattle at once with it's company. The
 news that Seattle was on fire created in- tense excitement on the streets of Ia coma and the newspapers were beseiged for information. At 6 o'clock another | special train and another fire company ! was sent to Seattle A special train left
 Portland containing two steam engines l and two fire companies which will reach Seattle about S.30 o'clock. It has clear track and is travelling forty miles per hour.
 TACOMA, June 6,-The business DOT tion of Seattle, the largest city in the territory, is in ashes. Every bank, hotel, place of amusement, all the leading houses, newspaper offices, railroad de-
 pots, mills, steamboat wharves, coal bunkers, freight warehouses, and tele- graph offices are burned.
 The fire started near the corner of Front and Pearl streets in the Seattle candy factory buildings at 2:30 p. m., and before midnight it had consumed the entire business section of the town, northwest to Stetson & Hosts mill, and along Front and Second streets to the water front, involving loss of over s5OOOOOO, The city IS literally wiped out, except the residence portion on high ground. At 6:S0 o'clock the flames had reached the wharves and the steamboats were compelled to move out into the stream.
 JoHNsTowN, June 6.-The sanitary question is the paramount one of the hour. The state board of health is looked upon as a more potent factor than the militia.
 Up to today the relief committee has received in actual cash contributions s25, ,796, with S57, ,I15 promised in addi- tion. The greater part of this is repre- sented by telegrams from a distance, instructing the committee to draw on cer:ain banks which is impossible, as there are no banking facilities here The committee hopes that contributors will forward their money by express to-day J. D. Roberts stated Philadelphia had promised S300,OO0 which is now at the disposal of the committee. Governor Beaver has reported S10OOOO on hand. Pittsburg has about $500, in receipt.
 SAN DIEGO, June 6.-The Santa .Fe Railroad to-day secured temporary in junction restraining the Los Angeles, San Diego & Yuma road from crossing its track on Atlantic street The Santa Fe gave bonds of S10,OOO for expenses. The case is set for Wednesday, The Santa Fe Co. has purchased four blocks of land on the water front for S1OO,OOO. An official said this morning that upon this land ware houses will be built to accom- odare the H. & O. business.
 SAN FRANCISCO, June 7.-The burned district in Seattle covers an area of 3l blocks. The boundry of the burned dis trict is as follows: University, Front, Spring, Second, James, South Fourth, Mill and Water streets. This comprises the business portion of the city. The residence district escaped. From official figures furnished by local and foreign insurance companies to the Coast Review newspaper places the property lost at S7,904, 900. This is covered by total in surance of S2,250,OO0; of this amount s1, ,9O4, 600 is held by companies repre- sented in San Francisco. Six Oregon companies carry risks representing a round total of s250,OOO. Fifteen small outside companies carry risks estimated at about S5O,OOO.
 SEATTLE, June Five hundred and sixty-eight dollars had been raised for the relief of the Jownstown sufferers. and when 1t was suggested to keep the amount for home relief hundreds of voices said: No, let her go" A com mittee was appointed to confer with au- thorities as to the widening of streets. Another committee was appointed to re- ceive donations and extend relief. The first thing that is required is the guard ing of property. The city is quiet and everybody hopeful.
 SEATTLE, w. T. June 7.-The loss from fire will reach s10,OOO,OOG Workmen have began to clean up the debris, pre- paratory to rebuilding. Many mer- chants have secured quarters in the resi- dence portion and opened up this morn ing with the remains of the stock saved from the fire. At a citizens meeting this morning it was decided to rebuild the city of brick and stone.
 PORTLAND, June 7.-The citizens here are taking active steps towards aiding the sufferers by the disastrous fire at Seattle, This evening several car loads of provisions, blankets, bedding and tents left here for Seattle. General Gibbon, commanding the department of the Colur1bia, has furnished seventy tents for the use of houseless families.
 JoHNsTowN, June "A M. Wellington ton, F. H. Bust, associate editor of the engineering News of New York, have just completed an examination of the dam which caused the great disaster. Wellington states that the dam was in every respect of very inferior construc- tion and of kind wholly unwarranted by good engineering practices.
 JoHNsTowN, June 8.-The day opened with heavy rain, the stream filled and slow progress Is being made in clearing up the wreckage. Large quantities of are being used. The Gov military engineers are building the Pontoon bridges.
 WASHINGTON, June 8.-Sir Julian British minister, called on the President this morning and delivered a message from Queen Victoria, express ing deep sympathy for the sufferers by the recent floods in Pennsylvania. DUBLIN, June 8-Lord Mayor Sexton cables to America a thousand pounds for the relief of the Johnstown suffer CTS.
 FL PAso, Texas, June Hast night Lieut.. Adolph Travel, of the Mexican