The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1889-11-20
A WHITECHAPEL FIRE
Fifty Soiled Doves Smoked out
Of Their Nests.
THE FREMEn DID QUICK WORK
The Flsmes 0risia.sea In Chinese wash
House ard c4Bae Near Busnfng Etg
Frame-Lsss small.

story wooden b1ildsag on Jackson street.
between South Third and S0Usn Fourth
street,. yesterday afternoon a.
O'Clock. T. ]. Kallahan saw the IRE
EEst but instead Of turning In al alarm
went % WORK with an az Isl the rear OF the
building, where IL had broken out between
the first EooF. J. f. Nolan. bartender IN
the saloon located in the building. snlelled
the smoke and went IN the next door and
told va Gen, . ianndrynan in the build
Ing. that hts place wzz on Gre. About the
same time. Lieutenant Wallace, Of the fire
department.. who was out for dinner, turned
In an alarm from Hoicomb's stables few
doors east OF the burning buildiRg.
Fssur minutes after the alarm Hose
Truck No. and Engine No. we're on the
ground and . stream OF water was turned
on the flames.
The engine was stationed at the hydrans
on the corner Of South Second and Jackson
streets and TO feet Of hose we're run up
Jackson street and through the alley, TO
the rear OF the burning building. No. 4
hose Team ges there about minutes later
and ran out q second line Of hose.
The Building was occupied on the Jack
son street side By the New state saloon,
kept b. g. T. Kain, who suffered no loss
except some slight damage by water. Wa
Gen. next door north, kept the Boston
laundry and tobacco store. North Of this
Was the entrance to the Salvation Army
barracks on the upper fio0r The basement
vas occupied By about City prostitutes. the
iAndiady IN charge being Mrs. L. v, koth-
snheuter. TO these apartments there was
general entrance on Jackson place.
ffah
Mcconnell & Company, and was built
about four months ago The size OF The
baiIding is a6s4 xip0 feet, being only one
story and basement In the rear.
When the aremsn began to play on the
flames they had broken out on the north
side at the rear Of the building and
also In two places in the ceiling Of two OF
the small dens occupied by four OF White
chapei's solled doves. The hremeH di-
rected stream upon the flames inside OF
the building and soon drowned It out,
at the same time flooding the lower floors
oil the way 10 the front and drenching the
touches and furniture OF the occupants.
The stream was then turned upon the flames
which had hrozen cur In the side of the
building. and ia ten minutes from the time
the firemen began work the flames were
out and there was nothing bot smoke and
badly flooded shack.
The damage done BY the FIRE did not
amount 10 more than sl00. but the build
ing was damaged about $40 by the holes
ent 30 rs 10 get &C the flames, and to the
furniture and building By the wster used
10 put out the fire.
The ire was caused by the oyeYkeating
Of the large brick oven in Wa Gems laun-
dry. there being only . t~o-inch layer OF
cement and . layer Of bricks between the
IRE ia the oven and the double door upon
which IL rested The fire; caught directly
under the oven and spread between the
door and ceiling. breaking out in the
northwest room and also in the side of the
building.
The building and furniture were In
sured July 70. 1889. by Whitaker. Neon
nell a Co. for $500. OF this am cunt loo
was with the City Of London Insurance
Company and 5000 in the Springfield
Mass Insurance Company. represented
by q. II. Blodgetk The remaining $500
was placed with the Pacific Fire Insurance
Company. Mr.. Biodgett visited the buiad-
ing after the fire In the interest OF the conn
panies named and ordered the damages re-
paired and charged 10 Insurance.
Messrs. Whitaker, Mcdonnell & Co. had
about arranged for sale of the building
for St 900. and the bargain would have been
closed yesterday had il not been Tor the
fire
The dremen made a fine rtsn 10 the fire.
the hase truck getting there first. The
! hook and Ladder team got there IN hne
time. considering that their regular wagon
had been taken out in the morning for re-
pairs. and large express wagon bad 20 be
used. which allowed the ladders to drag in
the mud. No. team hsd to do their
hitching without assistance. as the No. /
boys were or 10 their meals when the
alarm was taFned In.
There was bie crowd 81 the Gre. bat all
we're orderly. and there was little TO create
excitement The only cases were where
the nozzle was directed along the side OF
the hnllding. thus wetting a lot OF peopie
IN great shape. and also when the hose
got nnruly because OF the pressure, and