The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-06-06

u. - Szs sEFssoS@G 10 % "sfh1et 20
e.-lssi;sy Tf9ss .otion vas ruGeiy and
- sSaken. however. Ns5en late -
- OF Jgrie s. 1885. the eaiirs bus
4. 1880, ~ he city lay In a mass ~
- srunksng. snDgIdeEirg ruins. IL
- ssrzossfrated m that dsy that
sss-ztsassg are possible anywhere and
~~ssrs. For u2any old-tiEaers rad
: "a rsw-c0n.srH WHO PROGRESSED 70
-<,sr.s Mad eoncorred IN the ielea that
= .eunS fr you'd Got burn. There
ssxa Numerous instances where a
~. s.S s.assed here ard there. bur the
- rss rot mmahie amd the Local
- Ere Department rarely expert
- suv difficulty in CnafiBing the Games
- ssrssefsrs wlsese the fire had start
...s xas some reason therefore. for
:. ss;,es thai the town was practically
J. s<aof construction. Outside 81 the
- 81 ststsen ard Posts fasll and
= rsssrsi scs.aol. ar Sixth ard Madison
s.<ss tas oaly serious FIRE for years had
~ Z lis Arlington hotel. A. the corner
e.. and Commercial streets. Thls
= 81 cut hy the volunteers after 4 tow
Lrx ~erx. ard adjacent buildings re-
49, ID b. licked ap and furnished pra0f
= nd again that the man who said,
s,rfs xesr6 CIR would nnt burn knew
~ ke yax taking about. Nearly every
y s.lay ssattse became a place Of ina
s.saae was Insignificant ln character.
sx gsefes we're g4ifaa HOW and tnen.
81 ssessscnaiiY a residence would 50 10
rske. bet anything lil,e n spreading
s-ass-zslsf wsa unknown. During the
.-s seogn of Ike a good many ehsap
sa<sss structures Here b9ili aest Of Sec
u s5tes ard south ~ aiill street. now
krxss wzy. which IL would seem invited
f. hsf az A rule she's wlthssoof attack
q sssiaeA aniy when iron. stone ard
~ fei IN 1853.
tfsrs tire collapse Of Mr.. Willard. and
szsg Re years 1915 and 1855 when
/ A sssad country was generally pros
rsss there was HIKE building Ttere sas
| h znsey IN the town 70 speak Of ans.
lez sko have PASSED through the re-
ct DEPRESSION really have no it.ea ~
| h siseuifiex 20 which present pronl-
s.s seapls were put IN order 70 hold their
ygersy and Eave themselves during
~ trying days In The latter part or
II slgas az Improvement began 20 ap-
~ sat III isss people who had been
t-sszg of financial difficulties found
sslssiEss In position 60 partially
fzAghtsn cut their Affairs 40 that by
| y izli ~ thai year there was a very
ssss2hle feeling Of confidence and hape
raashsg; the eity which then had
isss L 90 psopla. There rad been songe
~ oelding IN 1888 ard there wan no de-
ssaa 'sr new structures until fsss The
{sfsssn pacilc had just been completed
sf he Cascade mountains and people
ssfe arriving daily business had picked
| y considerably, real estate was beginning
seezs. =. II. 0sseod had perfected
Fss Ger Substituting electricity for horse
ssss 81 his Second street railroad. the
sssr sYerne cable rnsd was under con.
ssssssea and the demand for Offices aud
saFss made building operations active.
gs< kFsgk blocks n the city We're COM
asstsssis few There was tbs ,f~~augh,.
- stories. on the LOT Just rorta os the
sasafs-I.atlfssr building. an Commercial
s'~i md the Coinrtn ard Frauenfhai |
ssHsss 81 the same height, where the
ssHpsr Aaock aew stands JOHN Collins
ssa psf up the three-story Occidental mo- |
= % TIE site % the present Occidental !
Fxt ssd ~ lSss had completed the east !
~ q re hefel wflSh hal formerly l.sen /
- i~xtsr Horton and Harrington s
|sssh fAa = arae~sfory stone at wash !
tssaN ard toHifrseTs'iai. although II was
we o. fifteen feet below the present |
~ TIE fhree story Yezler~I.earv
A4ias ia@ pride Of Tie town when II /
- Ffssfesi, stossi about ~ the ground /
e.spssd ~ the park in Pioneer
l'le SraNahacal~F~ had a three |
- eFsek IN The place 80 the present |
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