The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-07-02

o0npany No. 4 YVES kept at the corner of
The a1ieyWay and did splendid work In
keopfng the fire confined. So certain was 1t that
tho other building must go that nearly ell OF the
STOCK Of the Northwest Fruit Company was re-
moved from the store ane eerted 10 q place OF
safety BY : volunteer brigade, under Captain
Joeeph Green, OF the company.
The heat from the FIRE was ell but sunbearsbie,
pet the hFemsn fought the flames with pluck
deserving Of crest credit. Those stationed on
West street suffered the most II was so hot
there that many times 1t was thought
that the flames would communicate to
the other Colmen block on the
cast side of the street For safety the entire
stock in Nhe store OF ]. p. Agen, produce and
commission merchant, was removed and stored
on Marion street. The awnin 60 on the entire
block were torn down and from number OF
stores in the block streams from garden hose
were kept playing on tho front of the building.
The flames at the rear, center AID north end
OF the building were now pouring out furiously,
the roof having fallen in IS S:55 O'Clock, even
with the best directed work Of the 6remen and
the eight streams sending deluges into the
flames from front. ends and rear.
At O'Clock the fire wss at lis worst and ex-
cifement was at It's highest, as IL was feared
that the fire would spread 10 the row of build
1ngs on the east side CT West street.
from which the goods were rapidly
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ctal MIL company building. on the opposite side
Of Marion street. in the end occupied BY Rice 4
Gardiner, was smoking lively and started into a
blaze. but the lire was instantly put out by two
streams well directed by the watchful hremen.
long line Of far, coal and box cars, partly
laden with lumber, on the track near the burn
ing building, was In imminent danger, and
when the lumber caught fire superintendent
Dunn, Of the Seattle, Lake Shore Il Eastern, had
IN engine remove them up the street. The
10us passenger cars on the siding next
the harbor could not be moved,
- the hose lay across thu tracks and No. 2
Ahren's ere engine blocked the way. For few
minutes It was thought the passenger cars
would be burned, but at s:12 O'Clock II was seen
that the fire was under control and there was no
further danger OF 1t spreading to other buildings
or property.
The Oregon improvement Company's fire en-
CINE and company arrived at the rear OF the
IRE st e:i5. from the King street engine house.
the engine being hauled by large dray team.
The men loosened their hose and were all reany
for action, but were not needed They were
asked BY the city department TO wait in case
their services were needed, and stayed until the
Are was practically all out. which was at s:55
o'clock
When the IRE was al ont the building was
complete wreck, though it did not show the
large amount Of damage done by reason Of the
corrugated iron covering standing in plsce for
aconsiderable distance from the south end of
the building. At the center the iron was
pretty much burned away aud driven
cut Of place by the strong streams OF water
played on the building for more than an hour.
The north end was also badly wrecked, but the
ground door was not very much damaged
Three streams were played on the smoking parts
for long time after the fire was out to prevent
the possibility OF FIRE catching under the wharf
and breaking out in some other direction.