The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-06-07

surprise. 1t Is estimated that 500 persons
have been drowned or burned to death.
The money loss will be 81. 500, 600 to 81, ,000.-
900. The area covered by flood and fire
with destruction is two miles square. and
includes railroads, factories, refineries,
dwellings, etc.
As far as can be learned the list of dead
IS as follows:
FRED REID
Mrs. MARY HAHN and four children.
Mrs. FRED CAMPBELL and two children.
OLIVER EDGAR and boy.
Two children of JOSEPH SPECIAL
MRS. JOHN QUINN and two daughters.
Mrs. FURMAN, eoored.
MRS. A. JACOB and child.
Miss d. RICE.
man named ENGslEsKY and son.
UNKNOWN man.
Mrs. J. II. BIEsERHEissR and seven children.
FRED LEURs and wife.
The missing and almost surely lost are:
RoULBE and son.
MRS. HENRY BRIcE.
Miss FURaAS. colored.
MRS FRED REID.
FRANK FOSTER.
MRS. OsMAN and two children.
MRS. c. II. CAsPERsoN.
JOHN and MARY McFADDEN.
The fire was caused by a spark from a
locomotive. Mechanic street. occupied by
the poorer classes for residence, was SIM
ply blotted out of existence. Not vestige
OF dwelling on that street was left stand
ing. The greatest loss of life occurred
here. The fire and flood was so swift that
whole families were swept away before
they realized their danger. The volume of
the flood was greatly increased by the
breaking of the dams at Riceville and
Spartansburg,
The dead so far as known are:
FRED LEURs.
HENRY RICH.
Mrs. JACOBS
Miss GoLDA.
- EsKEY
MAMIE QUINN.
MRS. NEIL MCKENZIE.
J. T. HADDEN and sister MARY
MRS. FRED LUERs.
WILLIAM RECKERTs and child.
Two TYNGESHEINER children.
Mrs. c. p. CAsTERsoN.
GEORGE PEAsE.
MRS. LENA OsNER and two chiidrenA
Mrs. FRED REID and daughter.
FRANK c. FOSTER and boy.
FRED COPY
The total number of bodies recovered at
1880 a. IN. was fifty-five. The work of
searching for the dead is still being prose-
cuted. The weather is growing warm and
the charred flesh is beginning to pollute
the air.
Starting at Halls lumber yard, in the
upper end of town, the following named
are among the principal works destroyed
Frank Woods, oil refinery, loss 10000; l.
Beebe d Sons, tannery, 100000 freight station of
the Western New York d Pennsylvania road
and freight train, loss estimated at $40 900; j.
Alonzo, radiators, Perry station, $4,000; George
Stephens, shops, buildings and stock, S25 coo;
American Oil Works, si0o00; T. c. Robinson &
Faggan, refinery, $4,000; J. P. Thomas, Inter-
national refinery, 900; STANDARD Oil Company,
loss unknown Other losses aggregate $4,000
Tracks are washed away above the city
for distance of fifteen or twenty miles
and travel both north and south is cut Off
and will not be restored for two or three
days.
1t is reported that John D. Rockefeller
has instructed the Standard Oil buyer here
to draw on him for $100, 900 for relief of the
sufferers.
The bodies of fifty-six victims have been
recovered so far. The facilities for caring
for the dead are limited, and sixteen un-
recognizable bodies were placed in sacks
and laid aside till they could receive further
jury today and viewed the
remains. He said that the verdict could
be nothing else than an act of Providence.
Every bridge in the country with the ex-
ception ofthree railway bridges was swept
away, and the roads are so badly torn up
that it will cost an immense sum to repair
them. Hundreds of families are homeless,
and great distress prevails. Assistance is
needed quickly, as clothing and food are
both essential.
PITTsBURG. June 6.-Tne following has
been received from the mayor of Oil City:
The loss OF life becomes hourly more ap-
palling. sixty-three bodies have been re-
covered. With the subsiding of the food many
more will undoubtedly be found. Over 100 iami-
lies are homeless The loss is from 100000 to
$l,2o00Oo.
A telegram has been received from Titus
vile saying that over fifty bodies have
been recovered, and that the loss of life
will probably reach 100 Money is needed
for the homeless.
4 telegram from Governor Pattison
says: Il have issued proclamation ask
ing relief for the citizens of Northwestern
Pennsylvania"
At citizens meeting held here this
afternoon 1t was decided to send a COM
mittee to the oil regions to administer re-
lief to the unfortunate inhabitants Of the
stricken districts. At the head of the
committee are Mayor Courley and James
B. Scott, the doctor of the Johnstown re-
lief force Complete arrangements have
been made for the transportation of all
supplies to the sufferers, and nothing will
be left undone to render aid generously
and without delay.
Cloudburst in South Dakota.
HURON S. D., June ga cloudburst yes
terday flooded large section of country.
doing damage to crops and railroads. Mrs
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