The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-10-28

Dia street.
D-stairway leading to West street
the location of the rooms ana the places
where the bodies were found. On the
nigh, train two women and little child
were brought in and given rooms. For q
time he thought they were In the flames,
but he saw them afterward on the street
in very seanty attire. He did not know
their names.
STORIES or THE SAVED ONES.
Other witnesses were Joseph A. Day,
who escaped by the back window by tying
his sheets together and sliding to the
alley. and A. b. Huson. who had room Is,
said that ne jumped out Of window on
the West street side. Among the dead at
the morgue he identified Ballman, Ander-
son. Mcdonald. Mrs. O.terson and her son
Andy. ID. Simison testified that in q room
behind him were . woman and little
child who got out safely. George Botheii.
of Bothell. said that he was awakened by
the screaming of child in the hallway
He opened the door and the smoke
almost stihsd him. but he made
grab st the child, missing it, The
little one ran on down the hallway and he
attempted to follow II. but the smoke
drove him back. An instant later a
woman ran after the child. which was
now calling loudly for its mother. Re-
turning to his room, he grabbed few
clothes and then broke In q window with
his feet. lie stood there hesitatiug
whether to make the Jump or not. The
smoke aud flames we're crowding upon
him. and suddenly some one gave him
shove lie did not wait any longer, hat
"A la I'D H.. IL
hurt except for bruises
The testimony Of Patroiman +. Z. Bry-
ant. who rang ia the alarm and aided in
saving women and children from the
burning structure, was next taken, and he
told the same story as was detailed in the
Fosr-iSrELIIsEScER yesterday morning.
The jury VAS out about en- hour. return
ing the verdict as above.
WHOLE PANTY rERIsHKs.
One OF the most pathetic scenes of the
day occurred last evening Just after dark.
when ]. W. Huffman. Of Fall City. called
At the morgue and identified the mutilated
bodies of hi. wife. bis daughter. Mrs. j. II.
Haucher. and the latter's three little child
rem. Mr.. Huffman Is AL old man with a
full gray beard. His daughter came out
from her home st Rolfe. Ia, bringing her
children with her. last August, and since
that time had been visiting her parents q,
Fall City. Friday she and the children
left for her home and her mother accom-.
panied them to Seattle. When Mr. HUFF
man put them on tho train at Fall City
his daughter, after an afeeaonate fare
we'll. said:
Father, the distance is not so great
but that can come again some time.
When Mr.. Huffman asked hi. wife
where she was 10 stop in Seattle she said
she would get rooms at the West Stree:
hotel because Il was close 10 the depot
They arrived IN the city Friday evening
over the Lake Shore road. and IL vas the
daughters intention TO have Jeff the fol-
losing morning for the Esst and the
same day the mother Was 30 return home.
When Mr.. Huffman received tie daily
pApsrs yesterday telling sboaI the holo-
eauss be felt sure that his family were
among the victims. although there wss no
means OF positively identifying any one
He hastily borrowed ss overccat from .
neighhor and, boarding q train, arrived in
the cltv last evening. lie went immsii
Ately 10 the morxne and made hrs waY
among the sixteen dead He fels very
sure that one 81 his children, Nhose face
vas ret 50 badly burned bat that its feat
urrs eoa!d Re traced. Was one Of his dsugh-
ter. children, and near ~ ~srs the bodies
Of too women and tao more children.
From the general size Of the bodies he
cams to the conclusion that they were the
remains q bis family. and So informed
the coroner.
NokE BODIES KEco6NfEEn.
The body Of John +. An1srson was idea-
Sized 30 Dr. Z z. hellker BY the shoes
ana patches Of clothing. Dr. Heliksr says
that Anderson has been IN she city soIne
listie tame. ard. be thinks, vas CIT Ct
work. Tie Vas az excellent young mar Of
about = ard ass . mother and ;~o or three
sisters living In ire East, jas; where be
does not know. At eee time sae young
mar ~as travelling agent for galvanized
roonag sad building concsrn ia the East
Mrs og;srsoa had tao sons. CssE.ss and
ARay. TIE latter BENG dead Charles OF
ssxssn. accompanied by hs wife. isft fes