The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-08-12
Total. 1890

franklin Elliott secured a loan of 81 100 on his
building from q st. Paul company, with which
his insurance policies were deposited, aud his
son does not know in what companies they were
placed, but says the agents were Burke Bros.
Elliott has been a stock-raiser in Texas, where
he now is. but has met with many revenes.
His son Ralph is telegraph operator at Seattle
junction. and his daughter May is a stenogra-
pher at Everett The mother and son are stop
ping in house belonging to the father at Nc
Claire aud Yesler avenue, where the former IL
confined to bed by her burns.
The case of the Tanner family ie the saddcst
OF all. Tanner is a laborer for the water depart
ment and his family Is LETT without anything
except the clothes worn by himself, bis wife
and their two surviving children when the Ere
came upon them. They all went yesterday TO
tie house OF Mr.. Tanners mother, at Fourth
aud Battery streets. where they were visited
yesterday by Agent Dooley. OF the Bureau OF
Associated Charities, and he says he will allow
them TO want for nothing. Tanner had short
time ago bought new suits of clothes for the
two bora who persisted, as they had just begun
going to sunday-school and he wanted them 10
iook Us vel as their piaymaies-
Charles Goodaie aud his family are alsoleit
practically destitute, having not even any
clothes except what they picked up in their
hurried flight They are being sheltered ct tho
house of benjamin Craig, at I25 McCiaire. and
are not in immediate want Mr. Goodaie has
been at work at his trade, piasiering. until
about two weeks ago, and l. V. Lonsway 10 sx-
erting himself 10 Ind him new employment
The KIieber and Lynch families were given
shelter by neighbors kiieber owns property
here aud in Nalia Walla nnd Is not in need.
The bodies OF the two boys were removed at
Daylight To Bonney Stewards undertaking
rooms, where Coroner Horton will hold an In
quest al o'clock today. II he returns from the
ekys0mish river in time. Chief Kellogg said
that the fire was in some respects mysterious
and he had not been able to aud ont anything
concerning its origin. II was very important
that al inquest should be held and all the tscts
connected with the case made public.
The opening of fund for the relief OF the
Tanner family was announced in the second
edition Of yesterdays Posi- lNrELLIGENcER and
30 far subscriptions amounting to $50. 20 have
been received. Mrs William Moran. Of Birch
street, called at the observation-disclosures Office
and stated that her husband had known the
Tanners for twenty years and that they were
worthy people. A subscription was started in
the WORKS of the Moran Bros- Company f
which William Moran is Il member, and total
OF sii was raised, Mr. Moran giving g. Mrs
W, NJ Coleman, of 2.l0 Second street. whose
name appears on the list as giving 81, also gave
pair Of blankets and some underclothin and
VIII order some groceries for the family. she
would Ike 90 have Mr.. Tanner call at her house
Tor these articles Two other ladies wanted TO
Know the address OF the Tanners. having been
10 their former home and found them gone