The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1879-07-31
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Fires ut Seattle ana Kalama.
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the roof of the American House. The
fire spread rapidly and in few min
utes whole block consisting of
wooden buildings was one mass of
flames. The fire then extended across
the street to Yesler's sawmill, which
was also quickly consumed. Schwa-
bacher Bros. & Co.'S warehouse next
came in the way of the flames and is
a total loss. Hall & Paulson's furni-
ture warehouse, Crawford & Harring-
toms large warehouse, stored with
merchandise, will prove a heavy loss.
Noneoe these buildings are very heav-
lily insured. Goods being hastily re-
moved from many stores will be
cause of heavy loss to many. This
includes everything on Mill street, as
far up as the postoffice building,
which was saved. 1t is impossible
to estimate the loss, but it will be
very heavy. Although the American
House was we'll filled and scarcely
fifteen minutes elapsed from the dis
covery OF the fire until the whole
block was one mass of fire, no loss of
life has been as yet reported. AT
this hour al p. N.Y. the fire is pretty
we'll under control and hopes are en-
tertained of confirming it to its pres
ent scope. The following lose heavily
by removal: Geo. w. Harris & Co.,
druggists; S. Gross, restaurant; w.
H. Humphrey, stationer; Kelly &
Young, druggists; L. Rienig, grocer;
Chilberg Bros. grocers; Boyd, Pom
Gin & Young, drygoods; S. Kenney,
merchant tailor; Fred Barker, con-
fectioner.
SEATTLE, July 2S.-The fire Fri
day night proves to have been one of
the most disastrous which ever &C.
cured in the Territory. The burned
district is about $50 feet square, ex-
tending from the alley on the head
of Yesler's wharf to the water tank
Just. above the old warehouse,
and from Dexter, Horton & Co.'s
wharf across to the fur ther side of
the saw mill, reducing the entire
block of buildings on the south side
of Mill street below the alley to ashes;
also Schwabacker Bros. & Co.'S hall,
and Paulson's and Crawford & Har-
rington's warehouses, and the old
saw mill. The fire originated in one
of the roomsin the second story of the
American house, at about 9 o'clock,
and spread rapidly until its progress
was checked by the determined eff
forts of the fire department and citi-
zens. The new steam fire engine
became disabled at about 10 o'clock
by the suction hose getting out of
order, and the old hand engine and
bucket brigade for time were
scarcely able to hold the flames in
check. For while the entire bust
ness portion of the city was threatened
withdestruction, and merchants panic
stricken began to remove their goods.
In few moments Occidental square
was covered with piles of merchandise
stacked up in hopeless confusion.
Fortunately, however, the threatened
danger was averted. All the princi-
pal business portion of the city was
left intact. The buildings destroyed
were all wooden structures occupied
principally as saloons shops, etc.
Some leading business houses are
heavy losers by removal, goods be-
ing greatly damaged and lost.
KALAMA, July 27.-The fire which
broke out here between II and l
o'clock on Friday was first discovered
in building owned by E. Martin &
Co. of Portland, used as hotel and
saloon by II. w. Dickey. The wind
was blowing from the northwest, and
consequently the railroad company's
buildings were all saved. Dickey
and +. Martin & Co. were fully in
sured. A. n. Patterson, the efficient
and model hotel keeper, lost heavily;
insurance, $4,000. Whitehouse &
Vestal, merchants did not save any
thing. II. c. Comegys. merchant,
lost all of his stock and goods; insured
for $500. Several of the buildings
which were burned were unoccupied.
Mr.. kimball, the railroad agent, and
all of the railroad men, Capt. Bah
bidge and Purser Hall and the crew
of the steamer Bonita and several of
the passengers, also NJ. T. Ward,
rendered valuable services. The to-