Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1885-05-22
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Ea:s NIght,. Cesfiagra,,e..

kast sAEot's N00nagfatton.
once more the fire iend has yisiteS
Seattle. aHd once more our gallant FIRE
men have achieved a victory over In.
flames. not, however, until many thou
sands Of dollars worth Of property va,
consumed.
Al ten o'elsek last night. a genera
alarm vas sounded from both engine
houses, and people rushed out. only C
see smoke and Ere issuing from a bald
ing on the west side of Front street.
Those who we're on the spot first say
the IRE originated in the basement OF
tbs French lsandry, near the middle OF
The block .bstwesn Spring and Seneca
streets. Everything being dry about
the premises. the flames spread rapidly,
Two hose carriages we're soon on the
ground, and lines of hose we're run
from the Spring street plug. but by this
time the IRE was well under vay, The
flames leaped higher and higher, and
communicated 20 the buildings Ga either
side. A heroic effort Was made 20 SAVE
tbs q lm0re blsck, VT ieh proved fail
ure. For some reason No. Is engine
was the only one put TO work for at least
half an ho1r after the alarm, although
four streams we're being played from
the Spring Hill plugs The fire was NOT
under control til q quarter to u O'Clock,
when BY tearing down a building im
mediateiy south of the Gilmore block,
q break was made, and the firenen
given an excellent opportunity to pu,
their water vhere 10 would do the most
good TIE IRE ran along under the
sidewalk, and destroyed e for several
hundred feet.
The California Market building, own.
cd by J. q. Kenyon, was q total loss.
Next to IL came the French Laundry,
run by Madam Lacasnal, and the
French spice mills. both Of which build.
ings belonged 10 q. L. Esmonin. His
loss Is $500 ; no insurance.
Next 10 the spice mills stood the large
wooden block OF Capt. ID. d. Gilmore.
In the basement was she cracker factory
which occupied tgo stori,s bslow the
level OF the street. The fat on level
With Front street vas divided into
stores, whish we're vacant. rhe upper
has was q lodging house. Fun by Mrs
welusin- This b1ildine cost 5000,
and the cracker factory machinery, etc.,
<1o0o. Total loss- House Ins1red for
$500,
Next south of the Gilmore block we're
two houses belonging 10 a man named
Ioansssen. They we're torn d0wa q
check tue progrsss OF the famss, and
save Amos Browns block.
In the rear OF these buildings stood
several warehouses, which we're Quilted
bat the buildings, with two or three az.
crptions, were saved.
A blacksmith shop, owned by Cover.
nsr Squire, was burned; a hay ware.
house demolished. and TIVE China wash.
houses destroyed.
The little carpenter shop, which stood
on Suits. near the foot OF seneca street,
was burned.
The roofs Of the Gordon Hardware
Companys warehouse, the old Seattle
Iron Works bslildinR, aud several Other
sGali buiidlngs, were frequently ID
flames. bat we're put cut in tiGae 10 sAys
them.
The buildings destroyed we're all built
Ia 1883.
The total Ioss villa reach between $50
coo and $4,000.
An immense crowd of people congrs-
gated in the stresss and vacant iss.
near by.
No serious accidents happened during
the progress Of the hames. but there
we're several miraculous escapes.
Considerable fufnitars and bedding
we're saved from the burning bslIdine'
BY eitizene.
r Aersbant saved most of his AZ
furss and stock OF confectionery.
Al midnight The IRE vas fatty under
control. bat lot sxsingaishsd until swC
o. three hours later. Farther partica-
lars oAnnot b, given at tale time.