The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-10-29
r;efims of the West Street Fire
Being Identified.
Crowds VIEW THE REMAINS.
~~vsess women Crowd Each Other -
-. the sickening sight and Several
vaiat-Two More Dead Idsntffsd.

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.,s~ded. As during the previous day.
| .amen came in large numbers, the sight
| Z the dead seeming to have peculiar,
svre.ss.ibls fascination for them. Several
4 them we're overcome by the sickening
| ssrh. and tainted. and we're carried 70 the
rorgus Office, whore applications Of cold
vsssr brought them TO, but did not add
% the bssuty of their appearances. Such
minor incidents a. these did not lessen
he mad rush, however, for when IL was
tposn that the experience caused one
woman to faint twenty more crowded in
vil!ing TO take the same risk.
From early morning until late at night
he underiakers were busily engaged at
mounting collins and preparing certain of
sbs bodies, called for by relatives, for
barial
Nv. Huffman. OF Fall City, claimed
he bodies Of his wife. his daughter, Mrs.
III. Hancher and the laster's three chill
srsn. Collins were purchased, and this
morning the heart-broken old man will
accompany the remains TO Fall City.
where the funerals viii be held and inter-
nsnt made
Later one of the bodies was identified as
thai Of Alden @. Butter. the aged brother
Of William Y. Butler. owner of the hotel.
ur. Butter could not be found after the
frs. and a. none of the bodies appeared
70 be his the brother was ~ loss 10 know
What to think about the disappearance
Yesterday set OF half burned false teeth
vas found In the head of one OF the vic
tins, and the teeth were recognized As
those of the missing man. thus identified
ton In this case was made.
y. Baliman, who Was Identified by CON-
pairing the room where he lost his life with
the hotel register. was q mining man.
worth about $4,000. So far rs known he
had no relatives, and unless something 10
beard today he will be buried In o manner
sonsissent with his means
II was sscertained during the day that
the relatives of John F. Anderson lived
n Chicago, and Bonney a. Stewart re-
sslved q telegram asking concerning the
condition of the remains. No orders have
Jet been received a. to any disposition of
IL body.
The bodies of Mrs. Otterson and her
son. Andy, viii be buried today IN Lake
view cemetery. and the expense will be
borne by Samuel Gibson. superintendent
Of the Madison street cable road. Charles
otterson, son Of the dead woman. worked
for Mr.. Gibson two or three years ago
and IL now In San Francisco, and IL was in
answer to a request from him by wire that
Mr.. Gibson has taken charge OF the bodies.
George 0tterson. another son, accom-
panied by his wife, Ia now on his way to
Hawaii on the steamer Arawa. and viii be
smpioyed on the new railroad being built
en- the islands.
One Of tho bodies has been partially
heniiied as that Of A. w. Day, supposed
10 BE- of Tacoma, and whose reputation IL
said to have been somewhat shady. On
bic half burned body was found two
sksleson keys and . pair of brass knueklss.
His body was found near that of Mrs.
Hancher and one of the lattsr's children.
and IL was at first thought il was man, wife
sad child. and they were 20 listed until
Mr.. Huffman. OF Fall City, identified the
woman as his daughter In their wild
excitement they probably ran hither and
thither until, finding the flames upon
them, they hnddled in a corner and died.
The father and mother of Angus Nc
Donald live in Duluth. Mimi. and they
have been notified by wire. The Melon
aid who has been employed on the gov
eminent dry dock Is not dead. a. was
supposed. Hrs initials are A. j.. and he
wants II understood that he is as much
alive as be ever was.
C. i. Johnson, who 10 at Providence
hospital with both hands seriously burned.
ss not permitted to meander about his
nom wrapped in o sheet. as Was reported.
The sisters In charge declare that patients
are not allowed TO amuse themselves in
that manner. DIR. Heliker will not TO
permitted TO par for the care Of the In
!ursd. 80 the sisters declare they will hold
either the city or county responsible.
W. f. Stevens, at one time interested in
the West Street hotel, called st this Office
yesterday 10 correct statements which he
ssys we're erroneous. He says that he
asver leased the building. only renting IL
Rom month TO month. There were only
seventy rooms and not 100. and the size of
the rooms was loxi3 and not gxi2 The
halls could have been made wider without
materially affecting the size Of the rooms.
bot he Gays that four-foot halls are q fair
width for buildings of that class. Origin
ally there were but two stairs. but the
tAEd enc VAS put in at the instance of
Mr.. Stevens, and one Of these was re-
moved after he gave up the hotel. which
vas three years ago and not ore, - stated.
leese was window at the end OF each
hallway, aud ex-Firs Chief Kellogg and
sAs saiidlDg inspector inspected the hotel
shsn he had IL and it apparently wa
essmsd 10 BE sale, for they made no COM
paint As guard against fire. . large
Tank allied with water and IRE buckets
acre kept en- the roof while at the end of
taea halfway were eve gallons Of water.
No enc seems TO have thought TO make
sss Of tas water After the IRE Was cut
As sAak aud cans we're found oiled with
water
Tas morning Of the Ere q man whose
nans coa!d not 30 learned said that he
Rad loom fronting on Post street and
curing tie panic he shouted to the people
IN the hallway 10 come into bis room and
get cai the window. An excited man
karst into the room ana thrust his list
iAreagA the window. Putting his head
eai be got bis lungs full Of fresh air and
iass farming around be deliberately
Ranged dowa the hallway and Into the
saHsss and wAs burned.
ne tviasatly Failed 80 Loss hts Door
frank Lewis. whose real n anne 10 Fred
Atttoa. NAs arrested yesterday morning