The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1889-03-07
BETTER FIRE PROTECTION.
The Fire Escape Ordinance TO Be
Strictly Enforced.
An Electric Alarm system sux-
gessed--A Hsse Cart for the Hin
Department Notes.


str1cfe9 10 furnish the city attorney witt
q list of owners Of hotels and Iodxsnl
houses that had not complied with IL
city ordinances requiring fire escapes 60 b
Easce6 upon sreh busbiings. since fha
tine Fire Marshal James Mu-phy la
given all the develiet property owners an
other warning snd yesterday afternoon b.
submitted Anal rep-rt of these who hays
neglected 20 provide suitable escapes
FROM iae repovf IL i learned that escape.
hare been placed Hp0n the fosIowius
named buildings
I. II. Grifsshss building. corner eff sec
ofzd std Pine streets: MsAndrew's fo5xinr
house., corner Of second and Washington,
nnne e koseneerg's store buildsng, on
" Washington san Francisco hotel. corner
Of Main and Commercial. New Eaxsand
hotel. corner OF Main and Comm erci Al
Bureau house. Main street. near the depot,
hensier's lodging house, corner OF Third
aud Madison.
Tbs New arlington hotel, on south sec.
oad street, has two wooden escapes a, the
reaE end aud the Psco house. between
Front ard Pike streets. has one wooden
escape As these do not comply with the
provisions OF the ordinance the owners al
me property have been notified to place
iron ones in their stead.
he escape 81 the San Francisco house
complies with the ordinance so far as rs
construction is concerned. but II is r,raeess
IN suen position that ii is practically
useless Ia case OF fire.
The owners Of the following named
buildings have ordered escapes made and
viii erect them IS soon as possible: Bow
otoe@. commercial street between Main
and jackson. Columbia house, corner OF
Third and Colu1nbi&: Transfer stable. cor.
ner OF second and Main; New Eureka
a. f..S@x 81 a
Jackson, McCiaBnahan's lodging house.
Main street near the depot: Our house,
near the foot OF Iesler avenue. Arlington
hotel, corner of numerical aud Main.
The owners al the following named
buildings, according TO the report, have
failed 10 provide, or even give orders for
escapes They VIII 81 be prosecuted To-
day according TO the provisions Of the or
dinance.
Occidental hotel: Mrs. Russell's lodging
house, Fourth and Cherry streets; Concord
house, Front, between Union and Pike;
- uires brick, corner Of second and Main
Wills house. Main and South second
brunswick hotel, Commercial; Palmer
mousse, corner OF Front aud Union GoIa-
mereial hotel, Commercial and Jackson;
Briggs l0dglng-house, Columbia near
SIKH. Bellevue house, corner Front and
Battery; Russ house, seventh street be-
tween Yesler aud Washington: Southern
hotel, foot of Jackson; Oakland. CONNER
clai near Main: Pat Hymns lodging house
Main street near Railroad.
The last-named building is reported TO
be specially dangerous ana the fire warden
Is OF the opinion that IL should be closed
st once II en- escape is not provided.
Zone OF the great needs of the Seattle
Fire Department is an electric alarm sys-
ten." said Fire Marshal Murphy 70 a re-
porter yesterday. ssyhen an alarm is
turned in now the bell is rung. aud amid
the general confusion the location OF the
FIRE is not ascertsined in many instances
without serious delay.
The city ought also 20 have a hose ca +
Rage, with from 500 TO 1000 feet OF hose, on
top OF the Hill. | have found IL much
easier TO run down Hill than up, and
whenever fire occurs on the hill this fact
becomes painfully apparent TO everyone.
Some say il would do no good TO have
cart there, because there isn't pressure
enough in the plags 10 throw a stream TO
the top OF a building. Now, know better
than that. We have made tests aud found
from IS pounds pressure upwards all over
the hill. At Ninth and Columbia streets
we threw two streams from the engine at
the rate Of 100 pounds pressure. with only
.0 pounds OF steam, and At
no trouble about throwing stream 10
the height of the cross on top of Proyi-
cence hospital. An auxiliary department
on top Of the hill would be great con-
and woald doubtless check many
an ineipient blaze that might become a
serious tire before our eHmbrous engines
could be dragged up the steep grades
Each of the companies IN the Seattle
Ere department, with the exception of
peluge Hose Company. No. 7, on or before
the first Monday OF March, fled certified
list OF It's members at that date. tdDbe used
IN the election liz May for chief OF the fire
department. The members of Deluge Hose
Company, No. 2, through the failure of
their secretary 70 Gle the list OF mem
oers, win be deprived Of their Votes in the
election.
According to the lists fled Seattle En-
CINE Company No. l. Washington Engine
Company No. 2, Seattle Engine Company
No. and Hook and Ladder Company No.
each have IS members, the maximum
Number allowed by the ordinance. Hyack
Hose Company has q membership OF Is
aud Union Engine Company No. has 81
active members.
The laws and regulations for the govern
nent OF the fire department adopted by
he Common Council about two weeks ago,
have been printed ia pamphlet form.
These rules prescribe the duties and pre-
negatives Of officers and members of the
department. and provide for the govern
ment Of the several companies.