Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1885-03-20
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Al fifteen minutes past three oeloek
yesterday morning an alarm was sound
ed from No. ? engine house, which was
soon taken up BY No. /, vben the alarm
became general, and citizens rushed
from their Leds 70 the streets 70 find ous
the cause, oniy 10 realize that some
large building on Washington street
was In flames. Tue building in qaes
tion proved 10 be the
HOTEL oKIESFAL,
three story structure located on the
corner OF sOath s,ecoAd and Washins
ton streets. Planes we're issuing from
the rsar Of the baiIding and gaining re-
fnarkable headvAT. The Hotel Oriental
vas cheap boarding and lodging
| house, IN central portion OF the city,
and consequently well filed up with
patrons from the laboEinR classes. The
flames gained such hsadvay, and the
house soon became 90 filed with fire
and smoke that the dodgers from the
upper story we're shut OF from escape
| By both the front and back stairNays.
The unfortunate occupants % this p0F-
tion Of the building we're aroused from
their sluulbers esiy 10 hnd death staring
| them 10 the face. Many of the poor
/ fellows rushed to the windovs crying
| piteoualy for help, and before that befb
coald arrive, several Of them took their
lives in their hands and jumped oat,
and strange as IL may seem. some of
them escaped without injury.
RENDERING ASSISTANCE.
The hook and ladder boys got their
truck TN the ground as soon as possible.
aud placed their ladders up the sides OF
the building aud assisted those who
were there. 70 escape.
At the first sound of the alarm Dan
Mekson, Chief Of the Fire Department,
Jumped from his bed, and making his
way 70 No. Ia house, started unaided
with the hose cart for the fire. he soon
| got reinf0Ecemsnts, and IN less than ten
minutes after tue first tap Of the bell
stream Of water Was playing on the fire
from the plug in the rear Of the Occi-
dental Hotel; other streams were soon
added, until i've streams were playing
on the Arc. Esch company had a line
Of hcss leading from the plag at the
corner Of second and Washington
streets. each a line of hose connected
/ to the plug on the corner OF Second and
| Mill streets, and No. had \ stream
| from the ping on the corner Of Wash
inQton and Commercial streets. The
steam fre engines we're both in readi
ness for service, bat we're not used. No.
2's stsamer was brought down to South
second street, and No. Is machine had
up steam, bat did not leave the house.
Immediately on hearing the alarm Mr..
Lsary lelephoned 10 the engineer Of the
spring Hill Water Company at Lake
Washington 20 set the p0mps IN motion,
and two minutes afierward the werd
came back
''THKI AEE AT woKK.H
The Ave streams we're PLAYED ON the
| hfa for over an hour and = half. during
which time the pressure never vent be
lov 72 poands 90 the square inch, as
demonstrated by the register. and when
q man rode out 30 the tanks Just after
the IRE 10 see about tho stage Of water,
be found them ruhning over. Every
thing worked % well that 1t soon be-
came evident that the fire c0ald be cen
fined To- ths baildIng IN which 10 oriei-
mated, bat as the interior OF the hotel
was net hard finished. and Was filled
with bedding and other eombustibles, il
seemed as though IL must be devOured.
RESCUED FRoM TIM FLAMES.
After all those parties who bad pre-
sented themselves at the windows had
oesn rescued, a report gained circulation
that there we're still Others in the burn
| ing building. Being determined ~ do
| all IN his power 10 save human life, Dan
McKeon rushed ap the burning stairs
through the suffo1ating 50 0ke and fire.
4 AUA AeaaaKaA MAT
who had bsen badly burned, and lay
helpless ia the hall Of the third story.
On reaching the street be regainsd his
reason sufficiently 10 tell. between hIs
| grsans OF agony, that there vas another
man IN the burning building. Several
brave men rushed Ia, and returned with |
man named Eric johnson. Who was
| IN dying condition, and expired within |
few mlputsa from the time he was
| taken from the building. Later on, a.
| the flames became more subdued, par.
| ties ON the street heard the grOAns Of
man 10 the building. and after few
minutes search found . man nameo
Ed. Downes still lying ON his burning
bed and literally roasting alive.
THE DRAD AND INJURED.
James W. Smith, OF the Biiou Thea
| ter, notified the authorities that he
would suspend she sale OF liqR0Fs dar-
i ing the fire and convert his bar room
| into q nscetvina hospital tor ths tempo
rary reception Of the injured and dead.
A warm IRE was built In the stove, and
lot OF bedding pr,oared In which b
wrap those Who had escaped without
| esothing. DIR. Z. l.. smith and DR.
kreiQh we're present, and prescribed for
| ina lemporary relief Of she sufferers.
| Az solon ~ teamg could be procured
| the foar injured min were sent 10 Proyi
dence hospital. and the dead man vas
carried ON . litter % Shofey's undeFtak-
ing establishment
AT THE HOsRrAL.
| AZ O'Clock In the morning Drs.
smith and kreigh proceeded 10 Provi
| dence Hospital to dress the wounds Of
| the injured uien vha bad previously
been sent there. The dFst one visited
| vas Mike Tooin, recently from San
| franeiaso, who bad fallen from third
story window, while endeavoFine 10 get
on ladder. and sustained serioas aud
| probably fatal ihtsrnai injuries. de vas
conscious. but suffering the most excra-
stating psiis. lie told the reporter he
was Q stranger here, b0s had sister.
Kate iohin, living At fiS1S kearney
/ street, san ffAnctsco.
The nsxt patient Waited vas Edward
| Dovney, who was bufnsd from head to
| foot. Hlis hair and whiskers had been
| burned 10 the skin. ard be was blisierea
and raw tn spots and hlesohes from his
ankles 10 his neck. He also vas con
scioas. oan snserin1 fearfuliy. His
many uoalads we're dressed. and DR.
smith tlsinlla he viii recover.
4 yrnaa kAss psa.nsra neaaakaK h..s4
/ Law Olaf 0stison, whc had arrived from
Port Madison eniy O few hours before
/ tls nre, And wko Was saatehe9 from ths
| flames by the chief af the department.
de vas suffering fnSu Gas poisoning.
and ssvens hurn 0a bis back.
On another bed IN the same room lay
an old man aamsd D. b. Mos. = logger. /
Who resides On razieie eight miles ffom
Pert Madison, Who also had arrived
here lata 90 she evening before the are.
/ and vhc. In jampinlS fFom the bnFnias
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