Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1885-02-13
EASTERN NEWS.
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FsS,.,se,ss we're b1rnsd % death
fsHez $50 Department 81 blocktsy
b - an tbe west side Of TIC
Nsss11 ,;ver tonight. in 3 conaaQ
-sieb nesdsd notninR 20 LIZ !
- horrible disaster Oh .us Hs s
- hiesory Of the city. ne nse
d he ving OF the oio y. nollalns
- - issspe department OF bieeklsy'
80 Inward the Schnylk nv
So 4. directly east of tbs main
q - - the alsoshosse. this wing
ea.ie..sss - l~Dq and 90 feet deep, con
-. ~ s,ath With the main build
So - inaans department, which
- .sh ID feet to 3 similar Wing 20
- = uhSeh tne disaster occurred.
ms - -,,rth baildiLg. whore the IRE
y - thers we're 20 separate cells
-. .I~rs uatients, - on each roor.
y ss..;os, L these there was large
y - sseh OF the three doors u
80 80 fog twelve men we're
- 81 Of which we're corrupted
- Are bfoke out. On the second
-. opposite tins eensfsi een OF sne
= 4 ssvsrste cells on the north side
- corridor, which runs from east TO
- gas q drying room hesisd BY
-. This loom, which Was about
80 souars, is directly alongside
.s5,sle stairway leading to the fiOors
-. I'D below. Here the flames
..s.ted bat from what cause 10 not
- AZ the time there we're insaLs
..ss.s. IA each Of the cells Of these |
-. eoors. 10 in the large room Oh the |
49, aud ~ in each OF the large
- ~ the second and third floors. |
-, ri a.. acOounts TO be obtained u |
- urstty certain that the hrst |
-. va given BY 81 insane patient |
- Ara tieor Of the main building.
-. meR. gvsspih Nadine, Occupied the
-. s1icinine the stairway and drying |
-. with about % other quist patients. /
49, an minutes 90 = o'elocl, be san
sz.oks issuing from above the noor on
800 he cells we're situated he ran
= - BE- ir1n grated door fronting on
= rain corridor building and cried
- ssr.n This fearful sound reached
~ ssrs Of Joseph Schroeder, an attend
- - lie ground floor. who was In his
- airsoiiy opposite the one from
80 Nadine bad given the alarm.
Hrs. Amstsad, who has general charge
4 nieht, said 1t was about o'clock
- the alarm reached her. She vas
: Ia etIica, about two hundred feet
l,.m the dry room, and at once hurried
4 ~ soene. She says that an attempt
- made 70 put Gus the flames With
inskets Of water, and at first il was
s1.Dossa that the flames we're only
hngaina froui the around floor near she |
~ s.airway, bat In almost an instant II |
xss foaud that the real point from |
ssieh the danger came Wis toe second
Lon q the top and above the dry room. |
Az then hsstened 10 get all the patients |
frsm he main hnilding extending back |
snm he east wing.
kt,sndant Schroeder takes up the |
OAR q tnis point and thus relates
go on the horrors OF the dreadful |
tiskt, II do net know who sounded
~ alarm. Az soon as l heard Ma
81 ery | rushed 10 tho foot of
~ nairway. and after q short
s.sn1pi 10 check the fire, went to work
Ezial out the patients. First l an
kcked The door of the room IN which /
Ksdise and his companions were,
fhsy nan ont st once. By this time the
lanes we're Rathsring In fury and
dzBss volumes OF smoke were ascend
lss 10 the upper Stories ! succeeded
u unlocking all the doors OF The cells
d The first floor, and though With difh
enliy 10 some cases, succeeded In getting /
1ls inmates cot. | had no time 20 look
zlsss them further than 20 run iEt9 ths
rlrd, for the htmes we're getting 80
ssrcs that it Wss almost impossible 10
|isashe In the 5ercely huFning balldiI q
Hhils was getting out the men belos
William Strain was doing the
Hne for tho inmates on the second
Dor. | mss Hanna, the night watch.
IN, Who was also helping, and we
ant up 10 the third story, bat were
Given back by the flames, which had
breed their way through the stairway,
nd we're creeping alsnR 10 tbs cells 81
ne doomed inmates. We ran around
b The other stairway, near the new
snil&inRs ON the west, and by that time
kess ffemen arrived. All abe inmates
ssFs then gotten out of she second
sary. 20 there remained about ~ on the
laird aoor--sU in the cells and In che
arrs common room at the weal end.
fks unfortunate occupants of the
alls ssFe being sInothered 10 death by
~ amake and EIsrhaps blistared aud
Earned by the flames. 1hsir cries were
hasstssndine. seine Of Them cursed
ND sv0re. stheIs laughed hideously
md otAera yelled with pain with such
amfal cries a. would have appalled, the
Aafsssi heart. A fireman, myself, and n
ptieat named Rafferty, eravled on our
hfHds aud knees 90 such OF the men as We
Hn.d reach and dragged out IA, eight
4 tksm alive. foar suffocated 60 death
Nd tso % horribly burned that thew
I'D before We could get them out Of
De hGildinx. We could not see any
u us nen In che cslls. of course, bat
snid mol bear their horrible cries above
1s rearing flames ~ they came 10 rea-
- ths hafrthle fate that was In store
~ shsm.r
An EnisJ asie banee.
fesf 6lurH lark. }. Feb. f2.--Apether
Moody ARRAY is reported TO have 10
aiszed a. q dance IN Indian Territory
~ Friday night. Ned Hounds gave a
AAsee q bis home IN the Ctlickasav
asaoa. u which whiskey flowed freely,
NJ neaFly every body got drunk. Two
esn ensaaed In Aaht. The friends OF
nAh intsffered, and the fiRht became
eneFai. = ?. Craig and several strAn-
80 sese killed outright, and y nnnbsr
q ssAzn wounded.
4 I'reetess Vote.
ALsfoz en-, Feb. u. This afternoon
N1esn men weHt cut 10 the residence OF
Nzts ernaior Brown Republican,, who
sssfy ", and carried him into Grays-
wa distance us six OF seven miles,
: slrsicheF. He will reInaia In
zlsysyiile honiRhh and tomorrow morn
sNsin leAvH fer Springfield in q special
~ ne u very weak, but his friends
tsak be will stand the trip. He "
Sassd sith Senator Bridges antil 70.
szfas. snd upon bis pFesenos or 40
SnM hon The Capitol the election o. a
s..sc MATES SENATOR saay depend.
szeat hlm NE Republicans are one
Rs miaasity on joint ballot.
AsPhyxissed IN a sewer.
s1nAeo. Feb. l2.-Five men were a..
tzAsed IN Q sewer this Af.srnoaa.
sslA Gays AFRO tie main sever 10 Kin
y NsssA ave feet in diameter. became
aazed and today gang 81 elessn naen
~ mi 10 clean ID, Nina went into
sstf ssth . serapef esiinll 10 the
mallon Of the sewer, dragging II
- nsn'laaie 30 man. hole. while the
49, NO rsmsine1 above ground 20
~ mad and dirt thFeoeh the