Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1882-12-17

The North Paei1c Brewery DessFoyea
by Fire. and other Property
Damaged.

- o0xe0s
About O'Clock yesterday morning
flames we're discovered issuing from the
North Pacific brewery, on Front street,
and the alarm was promptly sounded.
Parties roshsd into the brewery, and
found the room In which the malt Kiln
was situated Ill On 0fe. The o6aes was
Quilted, the safe taken eat, and eight or
ten bales Of hops rolled out On the
wharf. By this time the Ars had made
such great hsadway that nothing moro
could b saved. The steamer belonging
to Seattle Company No. /, and thu. hand
engine Of Tiger No. 2, vsrs got 70 work
ing - SOON a. possible, No. taxing .
position on the incline At the foot Of
Columbia strese, and No. 2 Immediately
in the rear Of the brewery.
Before the steamer had commenced
pumping, few excited men Hushed out
with the nsw steamer, for which no
company has yet bseu organized, and
not knowing how TO manage the brakes
the machine got the start Of those in
charge Of her, and became unmanaRe-
able. Down the incline she came, and
il seemed that collision With the two
steamers was sure TO take place, in
which case both would have been use
less, bat fortunately, il anything could
be fortunate under such unfortunate cir
cumstances, the gentleman Who had the
tongue, swung the machine around just
in time to save collision, but over the
wharf the machine jumped, and sunk in
ten feet Of water.
The two remaining engines soon got
to work, and it was soon evident that
unless . wind sprung up the flames
could be almost confined to the brewery
and the attention of the fremen VA
turned to protecting and saving adjoin.
ing property.
for block either way from tho burning
building merchants we're busy moving
their goods to what they considered
safer quarters. By o'clock the whole
FIRE was completely under control.
The North Pacific Brewery was the
only building totally burned, but Mr.
Gasch's new building, joining the brew
cry on the south, and Mr.. Melhorn't
new building on the north, were both
badly damaged. The Losses lsustainsd
al near a. could be Appropriated las
evening, we're about as follows:
A. Nelhorn-Brewery building anG
fixtures, valued at $1,000, total loss. In
sured for $1,000. Also. loss on building
adjoining, $500. No insurance.
N. p. Beer Hall-DamaRe by breakag'
in moving, 500. No insurance.
h. Bodie, tsilOr-Danage 70 stock
go. No insurance.
Young d Mckeon, plumbers and gas
fitters-Damage by breakaQe and loss O.
goods and tools, $500. No insurance.
VIM. Meydenbauer, bakery and res
taurant-Breakags and loss in moving
$500. Fully insured.
J. NJ. Lyon, books and holiday good,
Loss by damage to stock BY water
$500. No insurance.
Fred Gasoh-Damage to building
800. No insurance.
Mrs. I. h. Oann, nillinery-Damag'
to stock, 800. No insurance.
Trecn Il Raymond-Damage to stool
by moving, 500. Fully insured.
Many others sustained more or los
damage BY moving goods, as the street.
were very muddy and rain fell durint
the IRE and all day afterwards.
The volunteer fire companies worket
we'll, under the circumstances, and SOM
Of the hook and ladder boys did goo(
service, but. unfortunately, they hav'
no apparatus 70 work with. Tho citi
zsns generally did all they could to pro
toct and save property.
Some petty thievin9 was done durin@
the excitement, but not to any great Ok
tent.