Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1884-08-05
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n'.ea as.r,sr to o'clock yesterda!
4 ~ moke and flames were dis
sfall1 issuing from the rear OF tn
s'sa a...aurap. on Front street. mex
rs' a,,n Of Clayton Brothers lars'
' - wooden block, corner From
| ! cslaa0i' streets .s,,s
! ,,aed from both engine houses
~ time elapsed before many per
: s.ds their appearance.
- s.v minutes the forked FIRE
we're Iesping high in air. anc
s'e. .,o,s n looked as though nothins
~ . :, ,be intervention of the divine
:. prOviisncs could save build
'''a : |" mat or the next block. How
% =. Gre boys were at work all tai'
s'sa Gamer No. / was taken from
tns by two men, who placed her
bss hos an Colum 1ls street incline
nF,s''...., os the 4 ..nes had commnnI-
B.i,is ~ and set on fire she clayton
~ w. The oue side and ths =" A A."
! sssk on .,,s other. At tnIs iancture
xrcrrKxESr BAN HIGH.
.vds h.d assembled, and
Dsfr .i,,os. restaurs ats, Oft1j 8 and
aa'sa r,l..,.,s o: business WITHIN a
81 Hae, suns distance around ser''
nais Satsrd. Excited wensn rashed
ssis. srlax,ug thelr hands. ~niie otn-
ssH ia and assisted the men IN
~ ".is.yors % avs pr,p-rsv, by
ihea aools. wares and merchandise
zsfyiss n safsty. The d ,tnes ieap-d
y higher, and the danger of =
hes ,aayratioa grew more AID more
p.,, vasa ali Vt a ~ Id~n 4 shoa,
!. - v,ns ~ ffo-h tue crow =, osht
= ,gins No. c'mnenoed throsinR
W ssretn.of salt water upon toe
pes 49,. hu,ldlngs. For some tame the
ea.snx .,,1oosd. Occ 4sIonally 1t would
pass', "a - Tue eff irts Of the nre,nen were
ssN - ~ of No avail, when a great
eo'n. aams would break out In aa-
ca.rt,r. Thus tue night went on
~. - : oar No. 2 arrived. his engine
as,..s.d a coon ~ tue al 'rm sounded,
- = no team was at baud the few
- gsre ready To assist coald not
-, asr over tho heavy grade. sse
1s..d ana remained there until n sutfi
80 soror of men could DO drummsd
- !. hsnl her down to the Columbia
80 ain. In the mean tune the Hook
- fsadsf bays had arrived, aud went
!, NEE to work where the most good
.ss % b accomplished.
Whsn No. 2got to work there we're
.,., I.ree streams of water at tie com
.ssnd Of the department, and the Chief
- an hard directing them placed
.asre they would do tue most good.
HsIf an hour after both engines
.snmsuced pumping the fire was prae-
ss.lly uudsr control. That is, 1t could
: ui.inly seen that the department
md prevent the further spread OF tue
ssnss: bat as the buildings adjoining
- ali ef good, this was not oonsid-
I'D an easy Job by any means. IL ,rd
sua psreiasently the IRE b pys work d
uutiI o'clock. when she order was gwen
d shut dawn the engines and reel mp
ths hose.
PROPERTY DESTROYED.
The buildings destroyed we're the
Mint Chop House. where the fire origin
s,sd. the "A. A." Saloon, the Steen resi-
sspee in the rear of the saloon, and the
CLAYTON block. The Kenney block was
asraeed 70 some slight extent.
ORION on THE FIRE.
The Mint Chop House had been open
uuIil an hour before the flames wers
discovered, and il is supposed that the
Ch,usse cook left the door of the range
susn 90 that Goals role out ON the
aoor and set the building on fire,
sikouQh there are other theories a. To
hi origin. All agree, however. that the
iis started flom the range IN the rear
II the Mint.
LIST OF THE LOSERS.
The Clayton Block was completed on
As Let Of last May, at an expense OF
tsa0 IL IL n total loss, although the
as!l still stands. IL WAS in ured for
$50 by the Clayton Brothers, who
stewards bad the policy made over ~
their creditors.
On the first fioor Of this building was
ths Quincy Hall clothing establishment,
ssnsd by Raphael Brothers. IL WAS one
Of he ncatesl aud hand some3t furnia b
lac houses in the Territory; bat in a
shoft time after the alarm sounded its
spprarauce changed. The goods were
ssrrisd down on to the slip aud piled mp
until morning. when they we're hauled
% ssora room in the Opera Hpus :.
kaphsel Bru,bers' 10 cannot as ,es be
estimated. they were fully insured.
Next 10 Quucy Hail, on the same
door, vas Clayton Bros millinery est ab-
hsbmcns. nsw IN the hands af the cred
iiorA Tbs stock WAS valued At $1,000
and sss insured last Saturday by the
sssienees for th. benefit of the cred
ilsfA The goods wsrs nelrly all re-
msycd Ia more or less d ,uagsd coA-
aaien.
On the second hoor, DE-. Price, the
Dentist, had his ofhos. His chair. fur
nstars aud tools acre removed. Some
Of his inaplrments we're ibj red, and OILS
dsmsae xill amount TO $lOO. No in
spranee.
hiss L. Z. Shogrsn. the craven arts.
whose studio was loo .ted ou this II nr,
- many pictures, farniture, etc. Lpss
teu. No insurance..
hs Niece had her dressmakins
psfioFs on this hat. Sue lat every.
!1inks probably in value 500, inc .ul
ing patterns, material. work under w4v
ekfpsts, furniture, etc. M insuranc I.
70 the thiid hoor WAS the l,w offs,
q nsssrs. Kslloch, Murphy * HolcoIsb
lhls hrsa msved iu on S.turd.y. rncir
nosar5. valued AZ $3.50, was totally de
afsyed. Individual mem aers Of the
afn lost valuable papers.
ins Washington Land Company, T.
8 Eden, manager, lost furnlture anc
wgsrs Loss 700. No Insurance..
ihe Washington Coal Mining Com
psny lsst books. papers, furniture anc
sA.psss. valssd at $50. No insurance
haosrt Munich, the civil engineer
snoss oihce was on the third fiat, lost /
.'N collection of valuable drawings, .
aesy prepared map of King County
90 many other valuabls papers. Ia i
spoasioie TO place an estimate on sacl
He as this. One collection of thes.
Iassfosoopie drawings has been exhibit
z various parts of the world, aas
~. honeh would not have parted viii
80 Tor q thousand dollars, so b,
sssies. No insurance.
Afpeater's Business College was ais
seatsd on this lat. Mr.. Carpenter los
- aafaiture, carpets, fixtures. etc. N,
me Mint Chop House, 10 which I'd,
~ ofieinated, was owned by Fred
sxason. and was q total loss. Th
ss,nes belonged 20 Hill & Steen, wh,
nssa toe lot from wm. Walker, o
- ~ oamoiss SONS eight months age
- pm several cheap huiiSlinee un.,n i,