The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-02-09
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he hro teud laughed 81 Chjef Kellogg
pad 6so department. last evening. and
licked up three tsnis On Second street and
destroyed most a their contents. valued g
sgyeEsl thousand dollars, before N engine
gong was heard o. hiua-unifosmed and
freshiy-badged fireman appeared on The
ground.
At o'clock, while W. T. Kelleher was
writing letter In the rear Of his dry goods
stose. on the west side Of Second street, two
doors north Of The 9. Norris HalIer block.
The lamp he vas using exploded and at
once set the tsnt on Ore. The sky Was In
stantiy lighted up and In less than two
minutes thsfe were on the spot 30 Or 800
people, who began to remove the goods
from the stoFo 10 the sidewalk In front Of
The Colonial block opposite.
Almost - soon - the flames burst ont
Clerk IN Hyams. Pausen 4 Co.'s store. at
the rear and fronting on Front street.
tnfned in m alarm from telephone TO the
hremen's headquarters.
The flames spread on both sides with
Great rapidity and soon enveioped the
Banner saloon tent on the right and the
California Mercantile Company's tent on
the left side. and at tbs, when the first
stream vas thrown into the Banner saloon
tent by No engine. there was no hope Of
saving the tents or any more OF their con-
tents. About one~third Of the goods in
kelleher q Co. = tent had been saved and
like amount from l.. v. stewards saloon
and the California Mercantile Company's
tents-
The hook and ladder team was first on
the ground, but there wss no use for II.
No engine arrived close behind. stretched
line Of hose from the plug at the corner
Of Second and Columbia. and sent the first
stream into the Banner saloon, and after
ward turned IL into Kellchers tent and the
one 70 the left, striking through both. Hose
carts Nos. and were on the ground ct
the same time, and IT Ills No. engine
had arrived from North Seattle and
stretched line Of hose from the plug at
the corner Of Second and Madison streets.
At tn the chemical engine was on the
ground and began Z moment later pIayine
on the IRE In Kelleher's tent and through
Was practically out, but the chemical en-
q, T.
for some time in case the IRE should be re-
The three burned tents were situated ON
the west side Of Second street. between Col
umbia and Marion streets, Haller's new
brick on the left and Epler's on the right
both partially built.
The tent adjoining the Halter building
was occupied by the Banner saloon, owned
z " ca
ut $90: and In the right front by the
American District Telegraph Company,
whose effects were almost entirely de-
stroyed. the loss being 81 900. without in
surAnce. Mr.. Stewards loss was $50, and
he had no insurance
The tent next to the saloon. In which the
6se started. was occupied by Kelleher h
Co. - Z dry goods store. The stock in the
store Wos inyodced q So 600, and only
about third Of Il was saved in damaged
months ago In seven or eight companies
for about III 600 BY s. Ephraim, who went
70 San Francisco by steamer Friday night.
Mr.. keIleher vas unable to say by what
companies the policies were drawn. The
books OF the hrna, with one exception. were
also destroyed. The loss 10 the firm is
tuAy $A-svSV ~uowtHS siot FcsuSV Wultu Oh
goods were saved.
The tent Joining Epler's building was
occupied by h. Hirshberg, whose stock
was valued at $1,000. the goods being
valued BY stock-taking only . few days
ago. About third OF the goods WAS saved
IN damaged condition. On this stock
there was $3.50 insurance, drawn by two
or three companies, but Mr.. Hirshberg was
unable to find his papers or state the
names OF the companies last night
Tue net loss on tents and goods. after de-
Quoting Insurance.. will amount to 1880.
The surprisingly long time il took for
the department to get on the ground and
make night against the flames; the man.
ner in which the IRE was handled under
direction OF Chief Kellogg; the shameful
waste OF water that was several times
turned on the crowd. when both time and
water were valuable TO prevent the possible
spread OF the IRE. and the treatment Of the
owners OF the goods by members of the fire
department. were strongly deprecated by
many who Witnessed the IRE.
Mr.. keiieher. while trying 70 save goods
from his store. was first dTeRched by
streams directed by the firemen and
roughly forced out OF the premises. No
sooner was be outside than ne was roughly
had 40 rxntf urh v.<tt