The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1889-01-20
THE DANGER or FIRES.
chef Collins Makes Expression
Of His Views.



rhas DO ysu ffslnk a. he rraseEt sss
ssss Of storing offs ard either corr fsnssibses
ass wkas remedy bare yus 20 ozsss@. En she
nsstssr-s asked q Reporter 81 Josiah CesEsEst 4.
A. caisf " ssse ssre sspzrssssrns yextersxy
y ssiDk that ts1e syatrssn - II now
sE&nsss f. vers Dangerous, and | 50
reported y fhe euunesI fhas hzsnx-
fog nl,sass szaesr present sesaon.
me ease il rza0sl more serspns ffan Il gen
eysfay kno.n. although Il xas quite cleasiy
s<st fsgrsl ia the pesssfcn 81 Ffkskdenf Adalr
nf he Beasa Of Tfsls and sthsrx. present
"a the city eonncsi ii sfs EaestSHx last nixtsf.
people generally nase no idea hsw infiis-
cxfusipaseiF ogi Il stirred in xar5cfss parss 9g
ne esfs. particularly along the nafer front.
gxke fer fns.znse the Standard 0ss Com
saws warehouse on Commercial street.
ftfx wooden structure asa tire w&ssr frsas
fh1<suxziiT saturated with OH from sssp to
boffum. and even the Tyound aud wxIkx
Surrounding i are sseepsnz sifh the seen
mslssed wasts 4 mssea sassiessly drop.
esrs = confssyratIon that wouid
Aessrgy the entire wsEsf f<0nt and
the stfippfnx In fhe harbgg There
are from xsx - ten c4f- f8ads az CHI In store
n sgfss warehouse al the time III the
building shoaid catch Gre, the burning
daid would ran down into the wstaY nud
sprsAd with incredible rapidify along the
water front, and fhe mills. decks. ana
sh1ppinz would be Seunsed, The city az
London was nearly Destroyed once ID this
manner, and many other cities have had
like costly experiences do MOI Wish 10
have 4 understood shst sn naxing var
this matter. for there are
many other warehouses along the water
front s:1at sfore Large quantities Of oil. xud
Il IL Stared prOmIscuousiy al over the ssuss-
ness part OF the city. and In many raesex
nsp 10. 81 adiosninw buiI1.nes a. = ~
crest iniestfce Ia many way.. notably In
the matter Of increased Insurance rates
ssNhax system of storage do you think
would be besf for seattle, Mr. cofiin<zr
sswhat have recommended gand think
g: ss. sss V" H. p. .al.as :. , ssa.ss s
- FRANCISCO. There oil 10 ausn.
t1ties Of over zoo gallons Ii required
10 be stored in Stone or brick building
not more thar one stsry IN hsiglsf- and
when stored in bulk In an iron tank en-
situated anywhere within 8 radius OF enc
bsork from any railroad depot or steam.
boat wharf, such buildings ara required 20
be licensed and the words s.IAeensed ssr
Coal OIL must be painted on Il 20 thai all
In it, proximity VIII be made aware Of ia
presence.
II shall recommend that the OH storage
warehouses in seattle be located az i<ssf
tuo or three blocks AWAY from the water
front. say somewhere about Third 81
Fourth and Washington stfcets It would
work a hardship on oil dealers 20 compel
them 10 haul tbs oil mp onto the hills, and
I think the Hat would be safe aud con,
venisus storage place for II. | am conf
dent that the council win PASS ma orsiin-
sp-=r covering the case ut ~ ..ext session
The MISTER Of lodging houses Also de-
rnants She attention which the eity csuf
ell bias given Il. The 6sercrowded c0nsii-
ton ard the large seatinx population in
have eassed = great number Of
In its rnosf shickly senantesi
parts. These are all wooden buildings and
II would be impossible In case OF sudden
fire n night for many Of their inmates 10
escape A large number at beds are
crowded togssaer In rooms having only
narrow stairway, which il The only means
Of escape IL Ii the worst class
OF peDnle Ia the community that patronize
such places. AS a rule, aud Ii is wonder
that more eases like the cue 81 q week ago
sunday. wherein d dfnukrn man lasf HE
life in the fire shiea DESTROYED the s'ssDsd
Lack lodging house. AMPLY because be
could not escape from the poorly
arranged and oycferowticd hnnse In
his Iuehyiatesi condition. are not re-
ported recommended 10 the Ore
and water committee that some Of these
placfs be closed aae that adequate means
oil escape should be provided in all, and
suppose the ordinances Passed by The coan-
ell lef- Incorporates these sugges
Hess