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

n he msantins the steamer Mexico.
which vse iviug q the cisy dock was loed.
snE WITH mefchandise bsuaxhs fron shs
vsssel would hoId from the vSsff. Il
kszamed into The hasbos.
Ine euttrs sAippiny In The
nerbos. having plenty 81 dme % DO sa.
pulled cot into the scream. and Il 3 well
= oid @. fog ever wharf. from the foot of
Among the shtps ia port uers the steam
ship Anc0n. Captain Wallace: steAmshtp
spartan. Captain Ra2iteo: sleamship Mex
leo, Captain Huncneton: the Palmyra
ana many other shipa and smaller veunela.
ne names ef which it was impossible %
me cram in shs harbor ala much eood
work and b thsir sinely sssssfance saved
great deal Of property. Auoness thene
Hxro To ssrAmer Gcliah. Dlakely; AAstiek.
henry 6siicy. Warrington. and The
pARuERs SWEPT AwAY.
4sanwhtie the tempest OF tame was
steadily weeping down Front strssG
The Yeslsr-Leary building resisted TIE
dames for long time, bat the iusidious
enemy dnalfy entered fxom the rear. aud
having once gained an entrances spreAd
through the entire building like dAsh.
The walls Of The San Frsnciaco. Poncin,
Onion and NerchAuts' Bank blocks had
barely fallen IN whom the topmost pinnar
Gle OF the big Yesler-Ieary building Be.
came the hesy center OF the colmun Of
destfucttou-
The PosT-ixIxILa0Excxn bsilding On
Yenter avsnus to the we<t Of the YesleF
Leary building Was licked up In sxice ~
tne fiameA which then walked With sseady
malcn along the wooden row toward Yss-
On James ana second Streets the firs had
destroyed every bnilding up - the Butler
block by twenty minutes past o'clock.
BrRxzxo OF rnK OCCIDENTAL.
The Occidental hotel then Stood - tAo
only barrier between the namee and The
sawdnst data, The most pepu1ons poeiion 81
the city. For time u appeared q II the
huge triangle Of brick and stone would
stand the slorm and aid In conquertne The
.s s ,i1s :s q noss &c. y.assd ,. e :hs sGsi
afemen stood hoittpe the fmpoeent hooe,
whilo the flnmes jumped acrc0 the nox.
row etroot and to9chod coTnico ana win
1ow sill Within ten minutes the entire
north s10e q the big hoeel was : aheet -
nSA
HsIr yaox rAcoxA.
4 ysll ana cheer q shss juuctuss ~
uouncod thA arrival Il = houo tean Iron
I1comA. Disp1tehes ho0 ben seut q
ofeaeek - 1Aoquna. Nh IeWnssnd M
No1ofan1 - ooqtnlnnpA Ihe Ineognoneho4
ansNeee4 ptoaptiy = - can
IS 81; isss 8 hoss @ sssrssd @ issn "a Isssns s. :
sp c3ai train, untoh made the txfp il nfty-
eight UinutoA The pulled. mp 70 eoc0ud
street, whess thsy laid several fines and dtd
splendid work in checking The pcogfem -
tne danes toward TIE eask
actly the eams time ihat the Occidental
did Tho hre pansod though the nosol,
reached he other side IN lee thar. -
minutes. and them with bound ootssd the
other d Dc of Yeoler avenue.
Yesier avenue from sonsh Third ssrset 3
the water front, moving along toward tho
south with terrlble regularity, licking up
the hinsy buildtnEs = Il they had BEEN
pager.
srRRApIx0 KAsTwAHp.
The IRE had been spasading 10 the ease
meanwhile. John coltin's rcsidence. after
: bitter aeht succumbed 70 The flames. but
the Mallory house ati1otning was saved.
Trinity church and the Tesldence OF the
dean caught from nying brands and soon
fell IN ru1us. TIE little house on the gri-
angle In 'front.' Of the courthouse was torn
down hy tne hook and ladder crew and
t0l6 WD8 to0 k0EAM8 WA D8s&AB UAaO N00nty
buildings and checking the prosress oi the
fiames Ieyoud Third street, n. l. Yesler's
,ine residence wua saved BY wet klauketa
and carpets being spread over tne sool.
The pr.sonery had been removed ffom
the city jail before the iife crossed Yssisr
umcdmen Ax the court house. united
statss Nsrshal hamilton had nj the United
states prls oaxrs. rsady 10 march them 20
safety If occeaion demanded and Sheriff
Mctsraw marched most Of the county
prisoners, nsAyiiy isoned and closely
guarded. 10 the Armofy.
ACROSS yEsLKk AVENUE
To the suush Of Yesier avenue the flames
moved across south Third street, licked up
the city hall. which fesl In with . crash
before the fre had burned sha tower which
suYuOunred IL The sow oi Japanese and
chinese houses below u yanished ~ iess
at 7 o'cicck not . building wss standing %
the north Of wssninxiOn ana west 0f south
Foursh street, south VI Yesier avenue. Tbs
cstnoi1c church was saved with grestsst
diihculty.
moved sne terrible wali of flsms Main
street. vax reached os oscsock- Iho
sautre brick checked the are . momEnt
ard then sdded 70 its intensity. The rckd-
ways. ell built On psies. caught on nrs and
tar<feo aH&&Q OF the eU1k1laK1. II many
iustaaees making escape dificuit
KscArEp WIN THEIR LIyxa
In The district south Of Yesser avenue
there were over 10 hotess and lodging
bvuseA The inmates Of these places e.
capped with their lisss and what they woss
and considered themselves fortunate TIE
seaftie Transfer Cempany saved iis teams
ami many Of IL yehicies south Of fssier
avenue tne walls ot schwabAcker BrpA.
Harsineton& saith q. Dexter .HorsonACs.'s
Lewta 4 Co.'S hricz and Esone baiidines.
al with part oil tnesr contents desxroysd.
are the only standing monuments
OF this tusy mart Of yesterday. The Airing
ton hotel made yery RAPID firs. and ssy-
erai euexfs WHO attempted 20 save ya1uar
bses narrowly escaped beisg purne6 -
death.
rHRaisLx slsHr.
As7.D O'Clock The sight from in fsons o1
the ccmsshouae wss nAgninceufly t4rf1niA
TIE entire nat before fssler aseuae wss =
ssa OF fame. with the streams Of fre along
Front street. showing nTough ruined uasss.
~ tributaries. The s<s<sag sun scosed
blood sss tnronxh . esoad Of smoke. ana
sRe air vss 20 surc6 axSes5 with heat taae
respiration became SsEfenlk Tne freUfu
raatsxzn9 the fuf8lf<v al aah1{ux The are oQ