Los Angeles daily herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1884-1890, 1889-06-08

from their dismay vigilance committee
was formed, two companies of militia
illed out, aud 200 special police swoin
In, but not too soon, for the thieves
were pillaging the stores. Hundreds Of
men systematically began the work OF
plumber aud these we're reinforced by an
army from Tacoma, who came by train.
A policeman observed one man carry ing
coal and lighting house that had
hitherto escaped. He fred upon the
villain, who took refuge in the house
which was soon burning. The police
man fred every time the fellow showed
his head. Finally, he asked the man to
come out, but he was dead. Fifty thieves
were arrested before midnight.
Among the principal losses are the fol-
lowing: The drygoods store of Toklas
Spgerman q Co., which was the largest
on the Sound; their loss is estimated at
$3.50 900, insurance $4,000; j. M. Cole.
m IN. $25 900; Occidental Hotel, $3.50, 900
IN Francisco Store, $500, 900; coal bunk-
e's, $3.50, 600; Chester Cleary, 5000 600,
partly insured; A. P. Hotaling $4,000,
i Insurance $4,000; Schwabacker & Co.,
groceries and hardware, $500, 900, insur-
auce 10000; II. Herschberg. $75, 900,
insurance $4,000; Kline & Rosenberg
$50, 600, insurance s22 900; Seattle Hard
ware Go. $4,000, partly insured; N.
Chilberg & Sons $4,000, insur-
ance $40, 900; Frauenthal Bros. $50 900,
insurance small; w. P. Boyd SIS, 900, in
surance $4,000; Doheny & Msrum $4O,-
600; Moran Bros, $4,000; Harris Bros,
$50, 900; Methodist Church, 5000 I;
Watson G. Squires, 1893 900, insurance
SAT 900; Post-Intelligencer, $4,000, in
surance $1,000; Northwestern Com
pany, $40, 1000, insurance $40 600; Waeh-
ington Iron Works, $4,000. insurance
500, 900; Mechanic Mills, $25, 900, ipaur-
ance $4,000; Cooperative Store, $40 900 !;
Times Publishing Company, $4,000;
Knapp, Burrell & Co., $25, 900; Fisher,
Mcdonald & Co., $4,000; Hall
& PaulsoD. -; Moran Bros, sec, 900;
Seattle Improvement Conpany's bun
kers and offices, $4,000; Seattle
Coal and Improy ement Company bunk
ers and Office, $4,000; Opera House,
$75, GOO; q. @. Miles, 5000. no insur-
ance; Crawford & Conover, $50 600; Ray
mond Eggert & Co., $4,000, insurance
$40, 600; E. Lobe & Co., $50 900, insur-
ance 5000; Yesler Leary block, $780,
coo; First National Bank, SIS 600; Bank
"a SohiAioiSoj P1O,OooJ OhiOh DtOCA,
1000; Korn block, $4,000; Dearborn
block, $4,000; Guarantee Lean and
Trust Co., $4,000; Engine Co. No. l,
81 600; Lake Union Furniture Co., $15,-
600; M. Korn, $4,000; Minnesota
House, $4,000.
The above list does not include one
half the losses, and no attempt has been
made in the list to estimate the large
of losses borne by the occupants
of the upper stories OF the buildings.
THE SAFES STOOD THE FIRE.
Sixty.three safes were counted in the
ruins south of the Yesler building today.
Most of them seem to be unimpaired.
In the immense brick vault of Dexter
Horton Co.'s bank, which stands unin-
Iured there are 81 100000.
PoRTLAND's PRACTICAL HELP.
PORTLAND, June THE citizens here
are taking active steps toward aiding the
sufferers by the disastrous fire at Seattle.
This evening several cars of provisions,
blankets, bedding and tents left here for
Seattle. General Gibbon, commanding
he Department of the Column ia, has
furnished seventy tents for the use of the
louseless citizens.