The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1889-12-12

A Two-Story Hease Destroyed by Chi
dren Playing With Sfafshrk-

a Two-StoFy Hease Destroyed by Chill
dren Playing With Matches
The twottoFy frame dwelling a. ~ Moltke
street. WAS destroyed BY ere yesterday after
noon- The Gre Was caused by lighted mKtehes
thrown on the second nas,E by q small child be-
longing % Pail Hobg0od, wko occupied the
lover Cat, and was frst noticed BY Minnie
White. aged ~. daughter OF Mrs Waite, q
widow who oeeEpied the second soog
An alarm vas t1rnsd IN By 4 woman who
rnng 10 ia By telephone 81 O'Clock No.
engine company, hose carr and hook and ladder
team started for the corner ~ sixth and Bell
stseeiss where the dremen we're told the blaze
was. and IN this wss lost some time ia Kesting
on the grounds. When there IL wRs found that
the en- xaae aud hose could nos b. used, as there
was 30 plug anyHhefv near there, and thas The
building coa net he saved.
Tie fremen and others drew buckets Of water
from veil At she rear 81 The house on ths cor
ner Of aastke aud John streets, occupied hy
Charles X. hooeson ans faa.fig. This house
was very close 10 toe burning building. and TIE
water vas all used 20 save NJ Robekon's resi-
denee. Wet blankets and quilts we're also used,
but as the flames decreased Il became evident
that this house would ~ also destroyed II other
assistance could cot be had.
Ia the meantae Alber Bryant, fireman OF
No engine company, rushed on hoFseb& %
headquarters sad cot the chemical engine out
II was on the ground ~ 4 O'clock and By the
time the eighty -gaIlon tanks al oeen twice ex.
hAassed Mr. Rebsson's boase was safe, a. the
other building had been totally eaten up by tie
a3mes
The burned building WINS owned ~ p b.
Hosbrook. manager al tae Seattle, Laks shore &
East ra railway. who vacst Il jane G, the dsy
OF the ire. The house add barn were insured
for 1850 with the san Francisco Insurance
Company. The less os the house - estimated al
y20o0
The honse ives rentes about month $50 By
phil Hebgood. tho Is an ilisufaace agent Ia the
etfy Rnd vas away from hcme. Mrs H0hgood
was also absent. attending 10 her duties = .
music teacher. Her Eve ehildFeu. the oldest Of
whom Is Years OF age, we're left with Minnie,
danRhfeF Of Mr.. s Whit. who rented the upper
story from Mr. Hobgood asoat three weeks ago.
Mrs. White, white outside, saw smoke coming
out from q der the caves aud rhshsd upstairs
O. see VIII r. the fise was she ftlana the lfnnt
coon fun 81 snoke. bat b Foira b took mp
tFunk ard carried Il down stsirs,ana ons Ice the
door, she tainted aad remAiaed unconscious for
sofas time.
HAIRY johnson saw the fgo ard rushed In the
house. lie iouad hat shs Orr Was well under
was IN she sou hsast e0rner on tae second Heos,
he and Ches'er FFair were sble 10 save al the
furniture 10 the burning building excepting
bureau. tw0 betisteadS and carpet on tne see-
ond iiooS
Tue furniture ard effects saved including the
piano, we're placed Ia the open los en- tue oppo-
site side Of Moltke street. where they we're
guarded ~ = policeman antl removed ia the
rtsidene Of nssEhbers.
In the ran 70 the Ore the wheel of the hose
cart was broken 81 the corner Of Front sad Bal
tefy streets
Chlef kellogg directed the srefaen 1t the ere
in tearing aoNn the walls oi the burning build
ing and - 10 the best meaus 30 save thc adj in
ing residence ~ e X. Rehe>nn-