Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1890-03-25
A HORRIBLE DISCOVERY
Three People Burned in Fri
day Nights Fire
at Seattle
Their Bodies Discovered by
the Police Late Sun
day Afternoon
Believed to be Strangers From
Arkansas Bound for.
Snohomish

h SEATTLE March "A CHASTITY discoy
= cry was made about o'clock yesterda,
/ afternoon by Chief Kellogg and Assistsn
2 'hlel BoNler. being three bodies in th,
! ruins OF Friday nights fire. While the,
were looking through the building. pass.
, ing along the back porch of the Stetson.
fost row, they came to room over tbc
restaurant, occupied by Tynguschi: in
lhlS restaurant. on strngers. were three
bodies, terribly burned and di,iigured he
l"hd recognition. The arms were com
sumed to the elbows and only a Dortiop
OF the bones remained from the elbo,vs IN
the shoulders. The trunks were literally
roasted. The bodies were lying in a row
with their heads to the south and were
/ apparently those Of woman and two
men, The woman and one of the men
had apparently died in each Others arms
/ while the third was about three feet to
/ tue west. face downward The clothing
was entirely consumed. BY the body of
the third person was found 3s-calibre
Hopkins a Allen revolver. note book
remnants OF a poeket-book. $3.50 in silver
aud Seattle Transfer company's check
No. 20l. The cheek furnishes the first clue
70 lhe identity OF the parties. The trans
i'i ch'ch called Tor small trunk as wasi
Hdrheu al the cOmpany'S Office TIM
ci'rk stated that Friday forenoon tw5
men came into the Office with four chp..Es |
having Just arrived ON the boat from |
Tacoma. The holder of check 2O6 gave
Tue name ui Mr.. Jones. the name of the |
Q, her appearing ON the way bill as n. G. |
MaNeS. he having checks 203. 2Ol and 205. |
hdles gave orders To have his baggage
sent 10 SnohomiSh by the steamer Mum
roe, saturday. The description of the
Two tailed with that given by Mrs. |
beNers, keeper of the lodging rooms over
the restaurant Of the two who. with the
wife OF Mayes. engaged room there that
night. Later in the evening VI. B. Fred
eflck- printer WnOs with his wife ar
rived here from Denver heard of The
hnding OF bodies and al once came to the
conclusion they were acquaintances he
had made ON the train. lie stated that his
friends were Mr.. and Mrs. Mayes, ana
a Mr. Jones. who were ON the way frora
Arkansas 10 MarySVille. Snohomisb
county. where Mr.. Mayes was going as
cook ~ hotel owned by Mr.. Holt. and
MS vile rs housekceper. while Mr. Joue,
also expected To get something to do
there. They were apparently in mod
"i' circumstances dnu WldDle to afiuIu .
lhe expense Of engaging rooms up town.
ana so engaged room . at Mrs. Geyser's
place and all occupied the same room.
Mayes and wife having bed in the ,
northwest corner of the room, and Jones
occupying one a few feet away. This
II. W. Davis. builder of the
>tetson-POsi block. took the measure
nent Of the tiuOr of the lodging house.
ana found that the bodies were in the
court, the people having apparently made
an attempt 70 escape by jumping through
4 window Ia their room The distance
rom the rear wall 10 the first wall of the !
'ourt was ~ leet, the width Of the build :
ng sfing u feet. Within this space. a
ind lH the rear of the court. were
our rooms. two rooms on each side of "A =
lall running north and south. making the :
wo between the hall and court inside !
'ooms. each having window opening TO Q
he court for light. As stated above the I
distance to the court from the rear was
wenty-sX feet. The first body was c
wenty-eight feet from the rear wall and y
he other two about thirty feet which !
'foNcs that they had awakened and made Y
m attempt to escape but were overcome G
" the smoke. Further search was made D
" the police this morning but nothing :
pund. The bodies of the victims were =
laced In separate caskets by Bonney 4 a
'teWarl and funeral services were held al 81
O'Clock this afternoon. conducted bv g
,cv. +. Damon They were inferred in {;
he Masonic cemetery. U