The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-07-24
BLAZE AT BALLARD,
Three Saloons, Hotel and Board.
ing Hou,9 Destroyed.
4 LACK a FIRE PROTECTION.


Ballard suffered severe loss by fire early
yesterday morning. six buildings being to-
tally destroyed with most Of their contents.
several other buildings were badly scorched.
and the flames were only prevented from
spreading by cutting down one building
and using all the water that could be OBJ
tanned upon the buildings that adjoined
the burning ones. The net loss is about
5000.
Night Watchman Charles Mann and
John Mcdonald discovered the fire first.
dense smoke issuing from the rear of the
Snug saloon on Ballard avenue. They at
once gave an alarm and the whistles of the
different mills we're footed at . lively rate.
calling out the citizens.
The fire started in the Snug saloon few
minutes before 4 o'clock and few mo-
hotel owned and occupied by d. p. CALI
gan. The guests had barely time to escape
without injury. Mr.. Caliigan's one and .
half story residence at the rear of the hotel,
next caught and the q ames rapidly spread
to A. 0sier's Acme saloon and Tweedie &
Callaghan's saloon, all Of which were de-
stroyed.
A large crowd of men fought the flames
with buckets Of water for time. but soon
found that al they could do was to pre-
vent other buildings from catching fire.
The Russell block and the McKechnie
building on the opposite side Of the avenue
caught fire once or twice. but the flames
were soon quenched by bucketsful of
water. When it was seen that the Maple
Leaf saloon. . large two-story building, was
liable to catch Ere and spread to other
buildings, the men promptly set 10 work
with axes and cut down the one-story real
estate Office of f. A. Waughtal, which
stood between the Maple Leaf saloon and
Osier's saloon. This act prevented the fire
from doing further damage to the town,
and in about an hour the fire had burned
itself out.
The losses and insurance on the build
ings destroyed and damaged are as follows:
]. p. Calaghan--D Dwelling, $500; board
ing-house, 81, 800; saloon. $3.50: fixtures and
stock, $500; total loss. $3.50. Insurance,
A,7O0
p. Madigan-Snug saloon, $3.50; stock
and bar fixtures, $3.50; total loss, $500. In
surance. 81 800
M. Bazone-Building, 500; A. Osier's
loss of stock and saloon fixtures, 81 800.
Osier's insurance in the German, of st.
Paul, $500.
r. A. Waughtal- Office torn down; loss,
$50. No insurance.
Damage done by fire to buildings on the
opposite side Of the street, $50.
The cause of the FIRE is unknown, but
several persons have minated that it
looks like incendiarism. If the wind had
been blowing strongly. or toward the busi-
ness portion OF the town, it might have
been almost totally destroyed. The fire
department worked hard with buckets
and were ably assisted by the hook and
ladder company and the citizens generally.
The only force pump in the town. belong
ing to the Samson Mill Company, could
not be used, as it was out of repair.
A meeting Of the Ballard town council
was held yesterday morning after the FIRE,
and 1t was decided to purchase a large
quantity Of hose and three force pumps. to
se stationed at different parts Of the town.
The fire department now has but 1000 feet
OF hose. and no force pump available at
present.
Several insurance agents visited Ballard
Yesterday and cancelled their policies un-
til such time as the town Is provided with
suitable fire protection.