The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-10-04
A MIDNIGHT BLAZE.
Odd Fellows Building, on Depot
Street, Quilted.
A STUBBORN FIRE TO FIGHT.
Ihree-story Structure, Once ON North
Front Street, Makes Food for
Fiames-Loss About 81, 900.

The threestory building that for many years
served as Odd Fellows hall on Front
street, between Bell and Battery, and
which was sold to make room
Tor more imposing temple over year ago, and
moved TO Depot street, between Farm and
Dexter, was almost entirely destroyed by fire
between and O'Clock this morning
When the Odd Fellows decided to erect brick
temple on the site OF their old hail. they sold
tue Old building to ". A. FIindali
real estate dealer, living at 1.l06 Depot street,
Tor szOo. Mr.. Fiindall moved the building TO
the lot on which his residence is situated, at
cost OF about $1,000. The building was i'm
proved, and Mr.. Fiindall considered it
worth at least 5000. He conducted
grocery store on the ground floor for time
out recently closed it up, having a stock of
ABOUT s2OJ left over. This stock was
stored ON the second floor and was
burned Tosh Beattie, a young man, had
hls lodgings IN the rear on the ground
noor, and everything he had, excepting
suit of clothes, was DESTROYED. He
was spending the night at the house
OF MI. Flindail adjoining, and knew nothing Of
the fire until aroused by the cracking of the
names ana their reflection through the window
OF the room where ne was sleeping.
The top fioor formerly used as lodge room.
had been converted into a dance hall. Last
night the North Side dancing club held its regu-
lar fortnightly hop there, and it is supposed
that the tire originated in this room from the
explosion OF a lamp left burning after the merry
makers had gone home. In the hall was a fine
piano and considerable furniture.
Three horses and two buggies were kept on
the ground floor temporarily, and were gotten
out before the flames had LETT the upper story.
The fire was first discovered by persons living
In the neighborhood, but before they
took any action the flames had
burst through the roof and were
seen by Officer Fayban on Front street near
Bell There being no alarm box near at hand
ne ran to the Battery street engine house and a
sui alarm was turned III, To which steamers
NO = and No. responded, chemical
NO. lafterward coming from headq quarters, when
the residence OF Mr.. Flindall was threatened.
No. 2 was stationed at Fourth and Wall streets
and No. near the intersection of Farm and
Depot, each sending four strong streams. Chief
Kellogg was early at the scene and directed the
Efforts OF the fremen in q desperate struggle
that lasted over an hour.
The air was heavy and murky and the glare of
the flames Lit up the whole northern sky.
from the business portion of the city
the hre appeared to be q long dis
lance away, and many who saw the
brilliantly illuminated heavens from Pike
street thought that the town of FIRE.
mont was burning. At 1:So the light
died down but a few momeuts later
sprang up again. 1t was not until 2:SO that the
hre was under control and it was O'Clock be-
fore it was completely out. The building, al
though not entirely destroyed, is Quilted rs to
be practically valueless.
Mr.. Flindsll estimates his losses as follows:
Building. So 900; stock of groceries, 500; furni
ture OF hail, s4o0; total, $500. He has policy
OF 1900 with w. J. Clarke d. Co. in the Rhode
Island Insurance Company.
Conservative estimates place the actual loss at
between &, 900 and 5000.