, 1882-11-25
From fk Da,iy Of FiSay.
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Al ten minutes to nine O'Clock last ever
! ing the irs bells Clsnged out the alarm, and
tho bcrs promptly responded. but If proved
70 bs . !alss one. But at . quarter pa..
four o'clock this morning there was another
alarm, and a. the sequel shows. there wAs =
| FIRE. The fact that the fire Was confined to
sn inside room in the Paine block, and the
atmosphere outside was very fosgy and
hsry, somewhat baf'ed the fremen to locate
il the person giving the alarm having failed
to designate the place fully. 1t was finally
discovered. and the Washington company
were the fret to tight its progress, closely
followed 10y the Tiger company. They found
the fro confined TO q rcou. on the second
floor, used - an armory storage and to tho
book -bindery Of Jasper Howe. The whole
ir terior Of the large block was enveloped in
s-,oke, and it was difficult work to gst the
stream to the flames, nut this was finally
done, and in little while. the fire placed
under control.
The origin OF tho fire is still matter Of
mystcy Whether it first caught in the
armory room below the bindery. or in tho
latter. Is question which will be difficult to
settls. The prevailing opinion is that it
caught in the book biniery. Mr. Howe
ssys he lef. his place of business at S o'1lock
and there was no fire In the stove or in the
room In the northwest corner Of the BIN
dery . hole was burned through the fosr. of
thick plank. and half through the heavy
strinfers, the fire evidently burning down
wards. The damage to the Paine block has
been estimated at about S, 200. The PANE
Bros. are insured for $4,000 with Chapman
L Boyer: &. .0G0 in the Commercial company
of San Francisco; 5000 IN the Home Mn
tual Of the same city, and S 90 in the PhG-
nix Of Brooklyn. N. v
Jasper Howe says he hai $1,000 worth OF
machinery and $500 worth of stock. On
thi. hs had $500 insurance. He Was H.
sured through agent Shaw. in the Spring
field, Massachusetts. HIS machinery Is
badly damaged and stock is almost worth
les. The Alki club rooms are considerably
damaged BY water. probably $500. They
are insured for $780, Mr. Shaw carries
$500 for the PheniI Of London, and Mr..
Whitman $500 in the Hartford. There were
several cases Of guns belonging to the terri
tory stored in the armory room, which are
no doubt rendered useless No insurance.
The lsv library Of the Messrs. Sbarpstein
VIZ, considerably damaged. The firm are
injured through Chapman & Boyer, III the
Standard of London. and the Scottish Union
National Of Edinburg for $1,000. The eI
press Office located on Main street. is badly
damaged, probably to the extent OF $500.
Mr.. Whitman's blanks and books were rem
dered entirely useless. No insurance. The
carpets and fixtures in the dental rooms Of
DIR. Mack, and in the offices Of Drs- BlalOck.
Kellogg and Boyd were considerably dam
aged by the flood of water
The National bank people found plenty of
moisture in their place of business, and
some damage to stationary. The plastering
will have to be replaced. The drug store of
Dr. Day, and the shoe store of Mr. Dolan
escaped with but little damage. The
companies handled the tire in admirable
shape End especial praise is due to Chief
Engineer Crane, Fireman McManus and
Marshal Emil Sunderson, Geo. Wallace,
Thomas Bell and Jimmy Taylor, who fought
their way up the stairs and iCcated the tire.
No water was found on Third or Nam street
or at Second snd Main, and Foreman
Marshal set the steamer at Second and Alder
The Tigers came to the same place but had
to 20 to the bridge at Second street. A few
days ago the Oregon Improvement Company
made the Washington company present o
. few r.cks Of coal and it was tried this
morning, working splendidiy. The young
members of both companies did specially
efficient service, being cool-headed aud
prompt.