The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-03-21
In BALED HAY.
Big Blaze in Lilly, Bogardus 4
Co.'s Warehouse.
MARROW ESCAPE or F,REMsN.
The Firebcat Ont cf Commission when
Needed-Damsge BY Fire and
water About o. 200.

At 30 o'clock this morning fire broke
out IN the grain, feed and hay warehouse
OF Lilly, Bogardus 4 Co.. corner of West
ana University streets. The origin Of the
nre could not be ascertained, but it was first
discovered by Officer Harding in the
northwest corner of the warehouse, and
was then burning fercely. Many bales of
ory hay were on FIRE, and the entire corner
OF the building. which is made Of CORFU
gated iron, was heated red hot.
Billy McGregor and Frank Cush, truck
men, employed in the warehouse. were
sleeping in the southeast corner of the
warehouse at the time the alarm was
turned in, and were awakened by roaring
names and the cracking of burning beams
in the roof.
They turned out with all speed, but
could give no account of how the FIRE
started.
Though the Cry hay afforded excellent
fuel for the flames, the fire was confined to
the north end of the building and several
streams continued to play on the bales of
hay, drenching them: but still the FIRE
ragged.
Thessfreboat would probably have made
short work Of the flames but she is out of
the service for day or two and could not
respond to the call. The bottom of the
boat is being coppered to guard against
the ravages of the teredo.
The alarm was turned in by Officer
Harding from box 81 and engines Nos.
l, 2, 3 and 4, chemical No. and trucks 1
and 2 were called out. The engines
dropped their suctions of the docks on
West street in the bay and pumped salt
water on the flames.
-Four members of the crew of steamer
No. had narrow escape from death by
being buried under burning bales of hay.
They had forced their way into the build
ing and were fighting the fire, which
was blazing fiercely in the hay piled
up. on either side. Suddenly the
wall on the left hand side toppled over,
burying Captain Clark, Lieutenant LIE
Brash and Pipeman Jacob Nelson and
Dick Doubleday underneath the burning
bales. Fortunately the accident was
seen by other fremen, who quickly
rushed to the rescue, and IN .
few seconds the buried men were extri-
Gated. None of them were badly hurt, al
though all were considerably bruised and
scorched abont the head. Pipeman Nelson
had to be carried out to the street, but soon
recovered, and pluckily returned to his
post of duty.
After the engines had been playing on
the fire for about three-quarters of an hour
the fresh water in the boilers gave out, and
they had to shut down and go up on Front
street to q water plug to refill them. This
caused delay Of fifteen minutes,
and meantime the fire went on and
in few moments communicated to the
Adelaide saloon next door. The saloon is
in frame building worth about 81 900.
1t contained 81 300 worth of stock, owned
by J. C. Nixon. The business was carried
on by Mike Noon. It was soon evident
that the saloon and warehouse would be q
total loss, and when the engines deserted
the scene for fresh water people COM
menced rolling the big bales of hay
that had not yet caught fire out
into the street. A large.wagon was backed
into the warehouse, loaded with hay and
then hauled out on the dock on West
street.
There was about 100 tons of grain in the
warehouse and 100 tons of hay and straw.
The grain was worth about SIS ton and
the hay and straw would average $1s ton.
Lilly, Bogardus & Co. carried s, 600 insur-
ance, winch will cover their loss.
The warehouse building Is owned by
Captain Gilmore, and was leased to H. w.
Baker, who sub-let it to Lilly, Bogardus
& Co.
The Adelaide saloon was the scene of
the sensational shooting of Frank Moran,
alias Frank Elmore.
At O'Clock tho Fl e is ,,ndar confrnI