The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1888-11-30
FRAME BLOCK BURNED.
Frauenfhal's Building on Front
Street Destroyed.
The Most Extensive Fire Seattle
Has Experieocsd for Two
Years-The Losses

Post buildings on the west side OF
Front street, between University and
Union, and consumed the entire
structure il an hours time
The fire was discovered by some
persons who were passing, and who
saw smoke issuing from the rear
They Immediately gave the alarm. and
the occupants OF the building were
aroused and notified to save them
selves and what property they could 1t
was Immediately apparent that dis
astrous confagration was imminent.
inssmuch az the flames had gained
such strung Roadway when discovered,
and the salvation of the structure was
evidently impossible.
The scene that ensued when
the rocmers in the lodging-house
above were notified of their dan
ger battles description. A perfect
emeute of frightened women,
burrying men carrying furniture
and any valuables they could lay
hands on to places, ensued, while the
dense volumes of smoke and the roar
ing flames below poured. up and in
almost less time than it takes TO tell it
completely enveloped the structures in
their fierce embrace.
The FIRE bells had meantime rung
out their alarm. and the engines were
on their way to the scene of the con-
Migration with celebrity that was I'M
usual, considering the time of night
when they arrived, however, the lower
part OF the building was one burning
mass, and the large num-
Der of people that had
already collected had succeeded
in removing good part of the furni-
ture and carpets of the rooms above.
and were busily engaged in saving
what they could of the contents OF the
various store rooms on the street
floor. The hot flames and sitting
smoke interrupted the salvors OF the
property in the midst of their en-
deayors, and compelled them to leave
a large part of their contents to their
fate.
Considerable difficulty was expert
enced in securing water from the by
drants, and the several lines of hose
that were laid and directed at the
flames were without the quenching
element for number OF minutes.
Finally the water came, and
was thrown on the fire. But the
flames soon arose in their fierceness
and met the firemen with a heat that
was absolutely appalling, and drove
them back from the sidewalk into the
street, where pieces of board, doors
and every conceivable kind of tempo
rary protection was utilized by the
boys TO ward Off the heat i
Twenty minutes after the first alarm,
the structure was a seething mass of
flames, and ten minutes or less later,
the framework gave way and came
down with a mighty crash,
carrying part OF the side
walk with it, The sparks
from the fierce-burning flames arose
upwards in myriad numbers, and were
waited northeasterly by gentle wind
IN a vast moving storm of brilliant
meteors that rendered the scene one of
inspiring grandeur.
In the rear of the burning building
were number of other structures that
were in imminent danger of
destruction. One of the streams from
the hydrants was taken down
the steps of the sidewalk to
the lower ground, and the water
was poured upon the smoking build
ing. Shortly after the engines. which
had been taken down behind the confia-
grafton and stationed upon the wharyes
were working, and streams from them
were effective in combining the flames
to their original location. The foundry
of Almond & Phillips and the
soap factory of Chas. Il. Bus
sell were in the greatest danger.
but good work saved them without
any serious damage. The damage to
the latter was confined to the burning
OF the roof OF the boiler house. There
were located in the factory about
200 barrels of tallow and resin,
that, il they had become inflamed,
would have increased the fury of the
fire ten fold and rendered almost I'M
ayoldable the destruction OF many
AaNAN cummings.
THE LOSSES.
Following are the losses and occu-.
pants OF the buildings consumed, as
near as could be ascertaincd this
morning:
j. J. Post, four story building, $4,000:
insured
Frauenthal Bros, four story build
ing, 5000; insured.
Swyney & Maitland, steam gas fix
lures. 5000
Bretas Cox. cigar manufa ctury
$1,000.
II. Dubbs & Son, drugs, probably
$500.
Jewelry store, 500.
|. y. l.. Novelty store, 5000; no in
Surance.
Cascade Laundry $500.
Silver Noon restaurant $i0o.
Furniture and mattress factory $3.50.
Rainier clearinghouse $500.
Soap factory $500.
Foundry 500.
Plant 81 the defunct Morning Enter
urise, $500: probably insured.
Thomas F. Bradley. foreman PosT-
iNrELLIsENCER press-rooms. $3.50: no
insurance.
j. L. Lucas, 500.
!. Il. Fithian 500.
The losses OF the lodecrs in the
upper story can only be roughly
guessed at $500.
Some OF the dodgers escaped with
only their night clothes. one woman
had only 8 piano cover for clothing.
NJ. J tioodkind OF the Sunday Stand
ard who happened 10 be sleeping in
the office was awakened just in time
60 save himself. lie reports a loss Of
sos which VAS in trunk and all hi
personal effects
The fire is supposed to have origi-
mated IN the drying room OF the Cas-
clde laundry, In the lower story
Whether or not il was the act OF an
inceudi4rY cannot vet be conjectBred.
There was a report that man en-
pioyed As cook in the Silver Moon
restaurant had been burned
but il could not he authenti-
Gated 4 report Was also
current that two women emploved in
the laundry did not escape. This j.
mere report and probably not true
There were p PEOPLE lodging in the
second story.
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