Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1884-02-14
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The San Francisco Chronicl. describes
a. follows $1,000 FIRE in the lumber
yards Of San Francisco on the 5th inst.
The fire crit mated in the tuo- story
frame structure on the southeast corner
Of Mission and Spear atreets, occupied
by Jason Springer 4 Co., dealers in win
dow glass and lumber and manufac-
turers Of doors and sashes. The flames
burst forth in fury and were drst dis
covered by Officer Dillon Of the harbor
police. He turned in the alarm from
box "a at 1910 o'clock. Before the first
tap OF the bell sounded the fire burst
through the roof of the binding and
lsaped high into the sky, throwing out
a dense, black smoke and filling the air
With burning cinders. Before the de-
partment arrived . strong wind sprung
up from the southwest and carried the
flames down toward Stuart street, set
ting fire TO the lumber piled in the yards
Of Preston d Mckiunon, adjoining. The
lumber rapidly caught fire, and the in
terstices between the piles only served
a. bellows to urge on the flames. The
wind then veersd 20 the east, and soon
the lumber yard Of Moore d Smith vas
engulfed in the flames. The wind then
subsidized for o moment, and but for a
moment, for the flames rapidly crossed
Spear street and cot fire 10 the buildings.
The department quickly arrived at the
scene Of the condaQratiOn, and a glance
showed that IL vas necessary to have all
tho force there 70 conquer the fire. A
general alarm vas turned in 10 minutes
from the sounding Of the frst.
HOse lines were run in through Pres
ton d Mckinnon's lumber yard to keep
the flames from spreading toward Steu-
art street. Springer d Co.'s building
was then attacked from both the Mis-
sion and Stsuart street sides. bat With
out avail, for the building was burned
TO the ground. They have lately been
constructing an addition to the building
in the shape of an l.. running towards
the lumber yard adjoining. The struc-
turs was not completed, and formed An
air passage, through which the fire
6srcely burned. They had also lately
been adding improved machinery to
their manufacturing establishment, all
OF which is DESTROYED. The fire in
Preston h McKinnon's lumber yard was
confined TO the lower portion to the
rear of Springer d Co.'S building, and
their loss will not exceed $4,000.
Tho FIRE also ravaged the lumber yard
of Moore d Smith, in the rear of
SprinRer's, and il was with difficulty
that the flames we're kept from spread
ing to Partridge's lumber yards at 128
Steuart street. The damage sustained
by Jason Springer h Co. 10 estimsted at
$4,000, principally in machinery.
About ll:45 the fire in Preston 4 Mo
Kiunon's and Moore d Smiths lumber
yards was under control and the estab-
lishment Of Springer d Co. VAS leveled
to the ground, the ruins Of the building
tOttering and falling to the ground with
q crash.
Had not the wind subsidized at An sp-
perfume moment, undoubtedly the whole
block bounded by Mission, Howard,
Steuart and Spear streets would have
been totally destroyed, for the ground
Ii entirely covered with lumber yards
and number Of wooden houses, form
ing veritable fire trap. For a time
kentOn, Holmes d Co.'S yards, on the
northeast corner of Mission and Spear
streets, we're threatened with destroc-
ton, AZ the heat from the are directly
opposite WAS very intense, quickly dry
ing mp the dampened lumber piled on
the sidewalks, and burning cinders we're
hyi & in all directions. A large crowd
gathered in the vicinity of the fire and |
seriously impeded the progress Of the |
firemen by blocking mp the streets, thus
them in getting out their
hose, and number of spectators mar
rowly escaped being run oyer by the
hose carts and engines. A squad of Of
hcers soon arrived, a fire line VAS ex-
Tended, and the hOotin0, yelling mob
Was kept back. Several of the men at
work in the lumb,r yards Of Preston 4
were strHek and bruised by
falling soantlings from ths burning
Of Jason Springer Il Co. The
Of the houses on the north
vest corner Of Mission and Spear streets
moved their effects into the streets, rs il
vas feared that tho flames would GROSS
ne street. Garden hose were called
INTO requisition and the houses wetted
1own. The heat was 80 intense that the
paint on the houses peeled of and the
windows broke into fragments,