The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1888-09-11
A FURIOUS FIRE.
Many SAN Francisco Factories
Destroyed.
Three Compact Blocks Burned
Loss. One fIIisen Dollars
Men Lose Employ msnt.

StN FRANC tsGa, sept seldom IN the
history of san Francisco has The hre de-
parimeut been called upon q naAke war
with stsch uamauegeahlo danes aS tlzosc
which caused 4 general alarm q 10
sounded shortly after o'clock this after
ueon. The TIRE started IN the sasis, blind
aud dear factory oi Day, Huber \ eroker.
A. leo Main street, near Howard, ON the
ground floor 0f the factory. When the
nremen arrived on the spot the tlaaacs had
STACKED the indammable material stored
ia the factory, and tg thc ilmc thr water
from the huse had commenced pouring
into the building the rcef had cayed in
aud the iiames wers ssacklirg aboyciI
south oi Day, Huber & Cuokcfs factory
was thc thrsc. story frame eulldinE eccns
pied by the National frun Works. owned
bg Marshuz & cauiscll The danes
quickly oaHghi the iron works
and quickly ate up the building.
The heal was SO intense that the water
was warm before It lef; the hose, while the
rear and crArkle Ui the names were almost
deafcnlng Prom the iron warks the fro
swept on is devastating course across Main
stfcet - Nos ii7 aud lls, which were oc-
Cnpiyd hy the Novelty Iron Works. OF
whieh Geo. II. Mixer j. proprietor. and the
Union Fence Co, of which y. y. Meyers is
chief owner. Changing winds swerved
the ire 10 the northeast OF the lumber
yards. and after threaioning the resr OF
some saloons aud tenement houses On
Howard street. between Main aud spear
streets. i travelled Ia the southwest corner
ol Mission and spear streets. destroying
on its way Joseph wagncr's mllIwright
aud machinery factory, the Americau
Tool Works. and the 4Etna iron Works and
the Eureka Boiler Works.
The intense heat caused a frame three.
story building on the northwest corner OF
spear and Mission streets 70 catch ife
next II was occupied as a saloon, reslau.
ran, and lodging house. and in few min
uses was swept from existence, the occu.
pants barely escaping with their lives aud
saving bat little worldly goods. ON Aiss1e1
street. east Of spear, the flames sprang
tom house 20 house until they rearhed
the WcFi side 81 East street, where the
further prayrSes Of The Ore was steynd b :
The empioyes ui the narrow guagc ras><E&@
vino WeTc out ia force with iNH K
hose. playing heavy stream r.
The blazing tilabera Ea14,sI.l IS
on its cnutsc from Spcar 81
The flames rnnsulaed all the
tbc south side pf Mission a. atxf
way down 10 Howard street II e.
iuEs on The north side Of n
from Spear io the water front N
victims 81 the ccsiOy lag elei
The cennasratioa was ono
furious The Department. has {<<
Had 70 not been for the II
rendered by The oakland
french, the loss would hafsr
greatcr. The enormous eros
v hieh blecksded every pass
gave police much srenhic aid
impeuing the firemen TN theif
terrible heat. which was vel s3
able block from the ceule1sH{ W
caused several persons 20 sue y
was a common sight - sce
and spectators heing borne
safety. 3
Hair.hrcallh escapes Wera ~ 1H1 -
Next door "a the factory ia Y
started was the fariory of A.
Cos eleya atof works. The en- l14
destroyed in a remarkably shQft. al
time several fFeuen who y
oa a balcony bulk nut from
warned before ~ u hy the , Hz{93 u 4.
terror from the thousands 81
street who ssw The daugsr, aud the men
managed 20 save themselves from an awful
death bs jumping if0in ne heieoiy e we
street, a distance af about ~ feet They
eaCaped with nothing more serious fhan
severe shaking mp.
Among the principal losers afo: The
National Iron Works, si'9,ooo. iusnrhnre
$4,000, g. H. Mixer. Novelty Iron Works.
sis 0ge' Insurance SsnO0: Deacon Machine
Works, 5000. Pray & Mayer, sftna Iron
Works, $1,000; W. J. Oni0n'H pattern khpp.
1860: Joseph Wagner & Cos fnachliie
works, $4,000. insufanee $1,000; Jaspa
Springer 4 Co. sash ard door, s70.Q 600. ir-
surance si5.0e0; blythe 4 Troi. lumber
dealers. stp.0u0. Isues's cooper shor. sla.-
Na: Joseph Wagnef's fourstofy building.
s7s.aa0 insurance. sf.lovs Llcweiiyns
GniMmtie fOtn4ff ~ ~ fdN0fhuct. tlHA
The total loss Il now estimated a. q mil
lion dollars insurance S.d9,De0.
Tire fire swept the three blocks running
east from MAin street 10 the hay, aud
bounded on the north By Mission and souik
by Howard streets. The blocks on the upper
sffe side Of Howard aud Mission streets
were also partially consumed. The Ere il
supposed 90 have started from spark
iforn a faraaee.
Ahout ZOO men were thrown out Of sn
pl0gmenf Very many % the buiidsngt
ssefe old aud deemed Of too little value -
fnkurs one man suffered aeaah from fhs
aames aad two more were severely
burned
AMoSa THE ENtNE.
stN FEkScIsoO. sept. te.-fesfefiayE
Gre has ieit TIE vicinity swept b. nasnes in
a iofi0ru c0uditiea All that now meets
Ihe eye On the ground where hives ~ in.
Insfry stood are great plies 81 ebnrFed
lumber and ashes. heaps u ftiil aIHokias
strals and eoai. high brick chlmueys slanf
iug against tbe biaak background, aud
m asses II twisted lroEsork. Many tcet 0f
E0eafen sidewalk hays been burned. aud
uuGcr tha ctafres piaBks large pools o.
water hsye formed. Al day tn-dEy thon-
sands II people viewed The barnfd dis
iriess fn5tn different eDigns of rnufaee.
while the paiieesne8 keFt q w@fy eye
efuuud them 70 detect Pefty thieves. Here
sfsd there could te f0nad sha fnius Of irua
safes, most ~ ghesa, however, haping stood
fi,s ttsi II Ire - well thafthe Papers and
books c0nfazned ihereih we're iAsen out
intact