The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-03-24


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90 ~ wffn cnDe - ~ and askod
= = $3.50 IS Nnyseb room. Mrs. Geyer
hrerd them % domn sEaiEs sfIsruard.
When - are came and everything vns
eonfusion ,he thouxht thsse thrao roon,sss
had esca-ed and did not think Of them
assin until the news came that three bodies
hsd heen found in the ruins
Boom S edioined IN open light shaft
extsndinx from the roof Of the building to
ahs second 0ocr. The noOr Of The lieht
shaft forming ! part Of the roof of the store
underneath vas ersveled, and in order thax
The rain water falling upon il might
- carried Oh is was extended
undernsath the door at bedroom
No s 70 the rear side Of The building.
forming what Il known - . false door
about shree inches under the other door.
II ~as upou this false graveled door that
the bodies we're found. and from this fact
il Is supposed that the three we're burned
IN their beds, and thst their bodies dropped
through to the graveled floor, which with
stood the flames.
rrxv HrArp 10 PRE- ALARM.
~, G.or,. Moor . lonrshoreman Tho
-.,,,,,.a - H. hcu.e vax found last nisht
hv Pasr-Ixrrrtrsrscrs reporter. He
sid.
81 IA, in one of the rooms up stairs
when the cry of Ere came. At FIRST l thought
IL Vas the Japs underneath US. jumped
mp, however. and went down in the
Chas' saloon where the FIRE was then
burning. A bucketful Of water would have
put ii out. When l saw it was going to be
. big fire ran up to wake the boys. got
q couple Of them out and then commenced
to rap oa the door where the three
strangers were. While / was pounding
and kicking there l woke another of the
boys whose room opened on the same hall
I had just kicked out one of the lower pam
els of the door when remembered that l
had heard several persons 60 down stairs .
few minutes before and thinking that il
was these people quit and ran down
stairs. A minute later the fire chief came
along. said, Come along with me and l
viii show you where the FIRE can be put
out quick He came along with
me and when pointed out the blaze he
said That's so.' Then he commenced to
run up and down stairs rs if he was crazy.
tried TO go upstairs again and he met me
and cried Police and handed me over TO
the officers who kept me until i was too
late to go up again"
ruRrHrR rpENrrrrcATroS.
NJ rr.nI St.er an .mnove of tia
.,srsf.- comn.nv,. ofgic. said LAST night
- -. o,,;ss err. thst N. hoa;.. -s,.
,ho.s ~ NJ and Mr.. n q M.ve. and !.
NJ Ior.x
..rh.v ..,;v.s IN s..ts,. Al n Al o,clocl
Friday morning from Tacoma. said he.
.and their trunks were brought here
by one of our trucks. In
the afternoon Mr.. Mayes and Jones came
here. and Msycs said he was going to Sno-
homish. end wanted his trunk sent down
to Yesier's wharf. told him that there
was NO boat going out until saturday. but
he insisted upon having his three trunks
cent To the wharf that afternoon. which
vas done. I haven't seen either one of
them since and I think thew must have
peri,hed.n
joseph Sheppard. the Transfer Com
nanv,s team ster Who hauled the trunk. Vas
seen He said he took them to the wharf
and that both Maves and Jones rode with
him on the truck. sheppard said that he
did not particularly notice Jones any more
than that he va, : Young fellow not over
% or "a vears Of ACE.
"Mavse.n said he. "vas = middle-aeed
man. Of medium height and weight. He
had prominent nose. and rather pinched
features and wore Q heavy, red mustache.
He was dressed in dark suit Of clothes. .
dark overcoat and fur cap. From his con-
versation he appeared TO be . farmer, but
did not tell me where he came FROM"
NAY sx CAPTAIN JONES BROTHER.
Captain ". N. Jones. night Waterman
~ the Northern Pacific road. heard of the
dndinr Of the three bodies. and became
grestIv alarmed. fearing that the .Mr.
Jore." who rerished I'm the FIRE MIGHT nos
sihlv be = Younger brother.
To a reporter he said 81 received 4 LET.
t.r from nv brother At Portland five davs
sgo .avin1 that he IRA, going To pass
through here in 4 few DAYS. He had been
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