, 1889-06-13
THE SITUATION IN SEATTLE.

, | rear bs all kuhI OF tnceE Ol tuc peOpI
had, or their all, was locked in the safe
and should the contents have suffered
many OF SeGttle's citizens would now b,
beggsrs.
Since the advent OF the militia herr
the city, OF course. has been under mar
tia! law and it is difficult to go abou
the city. All are required TO have q past
and even then You may not reach the
point you desire. Your correspondent
was anxious to visit the burnt district by
moonlight being provided with a pas!
he supposed that he had only to prodace
it and the path would be cleared. His
pass was not so p0teut as he imagined
and he found that sesame would not un'
bar the way-a password was necessary.
Fortunately Col. HaInes rode up and We
saluting IN thorough military style. made
known our wants and was kindly given
the word. Boldly we advanced upon the
sentry and gently whispered the word,
he permitted us to pass. At the corner
OF Mills and James streets bayonet fell
against our breast and q Htrentorian
voice ordered US to hRIt-this voice was
backed up by robust militia man 30 We
halted-and explained that We repro
sehted the ARGUS and wished to look
| over the extent of Seattle's SORROW for
the benefit of our readers. Many, how
ever, were in the same predicament as
ourselves. All night long the calling Of
the serjeaut OF the guard could be heard,
until one imagined himself in a city on
the eve of being bombarded.
II ID interesting TO note the number of
people around the ArmoFy endeavoring
to secure passes. Some want a pass
to view the city, while others want a
pass in order to enable them to remove
goods from one portion of the city to tho
other. Many wanted passes, they knew
not why; these did not get them.
In the Armory hundreds OF destitute
people were being fed. The bellies of
Seattle are officiating az mattresses A
meal from such fair hands makes it very
appetizing indeed. We, for the time be-
ing, wished ourselt destitute, so that we
might recsiVs q cup OF tea from those
dear hands. The militia companies now
on duty are those from Seattle, Tacoma
and Fort Blakely. The men that We
have thus far come in contact with
perform their duties like old veterans.
They will not permit any nonsense and
ir would not be we'll for one to attempt
any.
One Of the fire companies was doing
duty some distance beyond the o. r &
n company's dock, upon bridge. The
fire began to creep upsn them, SO that
in order to save them the bridge, that
portion from the main land, had to be
chopped down, and thus they were saved.
The Tacoma relief bureau have erected
two large tents at the corner OF Eighth
and University streets. They are each
z0x15O feet; one 10 tent in which they
feed the people and the other contains
sleeping accommodations. For break.
fast Saturday morning they fed about
two thousand persons. One serious
drain upun the RESOURCES OF Seattle il
the feeding OF the large number of va
grants that are now infesting this city.
4 large number Of those now being fed
by the Tacoma bureau of relief is Of this
character of men. It has been recon-
msnded that this element be shipped to
other shores where they can be provided
for better than in poor stricken Seattle;
whether any steps have besn taken in
this matter is unknown to your repre-
sentative.
One OF the most serious losses is the
destruction of the piling. Most, il We
may say not all. the pilinR trom Seneca
street to seme distance beyond the coal
bunkers are in such condition that
they will have to be replaced. This il
an expense OF no little magnitude. This
expense alone is not to be considered.
but also the crippled condition OF the
city on account OF places for shipping TO
land freight. This loss cannot be esti-
mated. One lucky wharf owner is rent
ing his dock for one thousand dollars .
month and has isased it for six months
Business must continue, such was our
thought Gs we bsheld a two by six frame
on Second street, in 'front.' OF which was
sign, Second Hand Goods Bought
and Sold" Here an enterprisinR 2 mer-
chant had bought his all, and was en-
deavoring to do business.
As yet there is no definite information
as to the number OF lives lost. Amid
the ruins We have been informed was
found an ear aud bead Of a man. This
is all that has been found Of the remains
of any human being. We cannot help
believing that many lives have been lost,
because 1t does not seem reasonable that
m fire of this extent that go lives have
persisted. It will never be knewn the
number Of persons cremated in this ag-
full calamity.
The Post-1ntelligencer managers are en-
deRyoring TO organize their Office so that
when they issue their paper it will look
like itself agsih. For the time being
the paper will be printed in the Tacoma
Ledger office. The paper was issued oH
Saturday from that Office.
The wal!s OF many buildings sre be-
ginning to fall in so that it is now un-
safe TO 60 down in the burnt district.
AS u precautionary measure many Of the
walls will be thrown down by means Of
giant powder.
The streets are ceb-webbed with iele.
graph wires, electric light wires and
twisted and bent car track rails. Al
night owing to this cause walking is un.
pleasant, as it is not known at whsi
moment one NAV be thrown to the
ground, During the time OF the fire q
great explosion was heard and it wa.
ascerisIned that it was at Schwabachel
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