The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-02-26
A Large Portion of the Busi.
ness Section Destroyed.
The STATE FAIR AT YAKIMA.
Unpaid Workmen Blow Up an Irrigat-
ing Flume in Yakima County.
Carlos n. Freueh fndtcsed and Arrested
for Dsfranaiag the Auearn BANK
The state Cennei af the Order Of
American MeehAsfcA

kssLo. r, C.. Feb. es-TSDeeiai "A
disastrous fire occurred here thls morn
ing, which burned almost the whole OF
fTonf street lying between Third ard
Fourth streets. only six buildings on the
south side being saved The IRE originated
in the kitchen OF the Bon Ton restaurant.
and is said to have been the result Of gross
careiessne.s or something worse. II was
discovered about o'clock in the morning.
ana in less than an honr and half had
completed It's devastating work. On the
north side of the street every building is
burned, white on the south side. As a result
OF stubborn lighting and some dynamite,
the oiaxe was got under control at the I.e-
land hotel. Thence to Third street all
escaped. Messrs. ]. b. Wilson. Green
Bros. and Or. Livita's drug store suffer hy
removal OF stock, but the loss il
fully covered by insurance. on
the north eide Mahoney & Lund-
berg. Alderman Kane. A. w Wright,
James VI. Donald, q. O. Buchanan, Gold
stein. Esin, Stone, Amour and the Byers
hardware Company are the principal
losers. and are more or less covered by
insurance, although the insurance compa-
Mes have lately been canceling policies.
The customs house was burned. but the
books and papers were saved.
Kane has no insurance: Wright has
$.so on his house. but nothing on his
stock; Mahoney has no insurance; Gold
stein. Buchanan and Ewin are insured:
Stone has Slo)o on his building:
Amour has some insurance: the Byers
HardwareCompany has SIC. 900 on the stock
and something ON the building. Many
tenants have lost heavily, aud only few
were able 10 save any OF their belongings.
On the south side Fletcher & Fletcher
have lost the Grand Central hotel,
with partial insurance; Wilson & Per-
due lost their building, but saved
most OF their stock; Stalding's building.
occupied by Henderson's store, was unin-
sured, as was also the tenant, and both
lose heavily; Geigerich WAS able to save
much OF his stock, bat lost the building.
though his loss Is covered by insurance.
Mrs. Gum, of the Baldwin hotel,
got out n portion of the furniture, but had a
narrow escape herself John Ward, of
Cpur d Alene, saved his bar fittings and
furniture In damaged state. lie had
$40 insurance on stock, but the poll
cies on the building were can
ceied two or three weeks ago. John M.
Burke's bank building was burned, but 10
is covered by insurance. The Washington
mine had an office in this building. and Mr..
Irwin, the secretary. reports that the
papers are probably secure in the bank
safe. Retaliech, receiver of Burke's bank,
loses his furniture and other Office prop
erty, uninsured. There were several
buildings pulled down and two
or three blown up by dyna-
mite. and among them Byers hardware
building. where the explosion was very
heavy. shatterng most Of the glass In
town aud injuring two or three people,
but not very severely. The buildings oc-
eupied by the Gaiena Trading Company
was severely injured by the explosion, but
the stock was not damaged.
Business has already been resumed.
Most OF those burned out are already
housed. and there is no repors of distress.
The disaster has not crushed the energy
OF the people. Three attempts have been
made To burn the town within tive weeks
/. was totally without fire protection. and
the insurance companies had Cancelled
many policies Of late