The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-06-06

Third and south Forth streets near Yssler
avenue. He was acting 0ro % . ho0ss
that had exosped the flames when special
policeman commenced shooting at him.
10 avu1d H. oho0 ~ docged tnto the
He wae doubtless burned - death. While
TIE Occidental was burning 0faces James
Csmphel1 80 man attempting % get
into the Puee Sound National bank By
the back enixnnce. He ordered him 70
stop and the man drew . revOlvet Iney
oenoes took Il away from him ana lea MIN
street The man elfuxk de policeman In the
lace. knocked hin down and ran- The
00eer fred three shoea g hin, and
bFoueht him 10 . etandse1il This eave
nee e Npokt that nan had been kiiisd
The 60 bunheu veee burning Ct 1
O'Clock. In The old bunk<Ts there wefo $50
tons and in the new b0nker1 80 tOna
Al O'Clock the dry d0ck, the Mechanics
mia and ehusesrs stable were apparently
The walls q Desrbosn's. schvahscher.a
Hsxrington 4 emith's. Wah Chong 4 Col
bliidingz ara standing.
The damage 70 the electric and cable
roado viii amount % about $90.oo0
6ixEy-three eafes were cOuhted IN the
ruins south q Yealer avenue q II o'clock.
Most q then seemed unimpaired Fully
north 81 thu avenue.
Colonel Hsines called out the nilitia q
O'Clock. Company B was stationed on
Third street. and Company D on Second
stIoes. Tho militia worked In harmony
with the special 20 Ice and did excellent
nevtd Company , and the special police
" Iy.
Jndse Hanford adjourned district court
and gave the jury In the Evans murder
trial into the custody Of batli6. who n
lowed them to separate
The Puget Sound trains stop - the end
4 negro Who was caught in the Get Of
stealing was knocked down BY . blow on
the head with IN axe. He Was then carried
Chief 1asseras,d. mounted oh horse.
superinte nded the movements of over LOO
The fns law library Of Burke 4 Halter
was saved. esruve, Halues 4 McMicken.
Gen. J. b. Metcatfe and number Of other
attorneys lost their extensive nbrayA :.
A volunteer fireman who Was on top OF
the Boyd block when IL was envol0ped Il
supposed TO b burned TO death. All ave
resort the man jumed, Limiting, - It Il
feared. In the midst 4 the nameA
Two young ladies were seem 70 enter the
Denny block when the ne wos raging
1erce1y, and . goutleDon who watched
for their return for . quarter Of IN houf
t1rn- There was no other exit but the
4 thief snaiched . purse nom woman
on Second street He Was chased BY IN
excited mob 20 Occidental square where
he was captured. The mob wanted %
hans Nm n; o9 g ~ sns ohaesss saccseded n
TIE oi nee 8 Il l tie Kors buildins were
nearly al empt1od of their contente
Nearly Ill the tenants In the YoG1er-
Leary 6utiding SAVED mosto Of their books
=; The sbssrs11ess in The bricks a,oas
Front Street Md nsetiy iii their books.
The ealoons that wefs not burned were
ordered closed.
!. 4. Gordan. young man Who came 10
seattle from Maine few days ego. . 2
o'clock yesterday afternoon paid ez1O0 al
Kirke + Lansins's buslnea4 An ho1r
ialer his investment had gone mp In smoke.
Enough al The plant Of the Posf-INTRLLI-
0ENcER Was saved 20 tnsafe the unintt4.
ruptE0 continuance OF tta publication, Its
press vas destroyed and this edition win
for the psesent = = the northwest corner
Oh Fourth and Columbia streeta
Josiah Collins, IT., the chief Of the Are
department, Was in Ban Francisco
The funds, bonds and yapefs. and all
valuables Of the First National bank were
removed e Pc ,ssss q s.,e.y du,,p. a.
gress Of the Ore beggars description. The
widest excitement Was manifested by Gil.
The merchants alone Front street where
the 0re 6rst began hired toomb and many
moved the goods from their stores to Com
mercial street and 70 points along the water
was paid for carrying single board In .
majority Of instances the teAmsteu were
inclined 70 be reasonable and saved .
great many gOoda Tho bulk Of the goods
saved were those that were hauled to Va
cans n the moth end q the town.
authorities and the nrst regiment Ma
tional Guard. win b 1t the Armory here
after.
The remainder Of the Frat regiment win
Dan sultan succeeded In rescuiue =
child from the lodging house on Washing
ton street. between Commercial and South |
Second, Who hsd been deserted BY is
mother. The building wae on IRE ct the |
time. and Mf. Sullivan had . narrow e.
cape.
papers. books, moneys and everything Of
vsiue Vas placed In the vaults OF the Be- |
attic Ssfe Deposit Company which are To- |
Gated In the basemeet Of IRE building.
All OF the records Of Justice Miiler's |
court were destroyed The city records |
we're nearly eli saved by Clerk Ferris and |
his deputy. The county records were |
made ready for removal. but this was rem |
dered Unnecessary. Justice Rivers savea |
eli the records IT his court
On cali OF Mayor Moran . meeting OF !
citizens Vas called at the court house q 8 |
O'Clock. The following citizens commit |
tee vas appointed TO swear In special |
police and look after the welfare Of the city |
d. A. Mckenzie, chairman; d. + Durie. |
Douglass Young, Frank sydel. n. b. Coli.
d. Ohara, p. w. Ro hester, secretary; T.
II. Dempsey. Alfred Carton. C. b. Nichols, |
c. H. Ksstingel, p. COrcoran. The commit
tee swore in about 90 special oficera who
did very elective work