The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-10-29

beeg Vinegar Works were destroyed togsther
wiEh inuumerabe small buildings, saloons and
regsdences
Tie valuable property of the Milwaukee Gas
Company was almost entirely saved. When the
fire began to head that way the tanks were sunk
oeIsw the level. leaving nothing eombustible
aooye the surface. The flames almost encireied
the works without communicating to them. The
IRE spent itself on the extreme eastern side,
wh8n 1t destroyed Hsnsen's elevator. At mid
nignt 1t was thought to have done
its worst, but flames were still raging
amszng the acres of burning and smoking
ruina Hansens malt house. within a few rods
OF esie border of Lake Michigan, with the ad.
loiiang elevator. made a brilliant display when
theg caught A. l2;3o Leidertorfrs block and
mos OF the shops ia the block between Buffalo
anu Erie streets, were on ire.
II: Is runiored that some lives were lost in
Bu5o & hipp's factory, many employees were
at eork when the flames descended SO sud
deny on the big building. Up to l a.
m sSo dead firemen had been brought TO the
mofgue. woman about 40 years of age sought
refuge in the Third ward school house and died
from heart disease. Her name and address were
not learned.
Fifteen long trains of freight cars stood on
the Southwestern tracks. When the bilow of
fire esped across VanBuren stree. and touched
the south end OF the freight house, 81 .0o0 coo
worsn OF railroad property was doomed. The
soutzl end OF the freight house was filed with
Oil. Soon the smell OF burning petroleum filed
the Eir aud volley OF explosions shook the earth.
Inc COW brick freight house stayed the onward
swets' OF the flames. bat only for u moment.
Thrslgh the square windows the red
giow. could be seen and an instant
later shower of burning cinders foa,ed
away toward the lake, covering hun
dreds OF freight ears filled with merchandise.
Jnstz.s the fire reached the ireighthouse half
oozes men dashe through the police lines and
broks open a double le-decked car. 1t was filed
With geese belonging TO Capt Fred Pabst.
lhe geese were released anu driven along
IN great flock down the track TO the north.
Betose block had been traversed the
geess had scattered end a mob was pur-
suing them among the freight cars hundreds of
men,7witn a live goose under each arm, stood
and satched the scene, and no one questioned
theirrignt to carry the fowls.
Saturday, 2:3o a. m.-Fire Chief Foley an
nounces that the fire is fully under control.
The most brilliant feature was the burning of
the elevator and malt houses of the Hansen
Malt company. The elevator, after smoking rom
the upper windows, suddenly burst into fame,
aud isom the lower windows to the top OF the
high ventilating house, is all abiaze. As
heavy blast OF wind struck il the flames were
sweps clear the street and in an
1nstanf the malthouce proper. with the
tall *ower, broke out in shafts of flick
ering fire The elevator was so strongly
built thst it maint tanned its form long after the
hottest period was past and from the lower por-
ton Earning grain poured into the street like
downpour of Niagara Then from the
windaws OF the large malt house
and srom the caves came jets of bright
green hame, gas from the heated salt 1t was
not losig before the entire building was ablazs
and tise roar was tremendous. The large ventil-
ating Wheel in the face of the upper story was
burned and went whirling away like large PIN
wheel
The territory burned out is in the shape of an
obtuse triangle, with apex at Blade & Co.'S, on
the ssver; the upper side Detroit street;
the lower, Menominee street to the
river and the base. Lake Michigan. 1t
may 20 roughly stated that it is a space two
thirdsof a mile wide and three quarters of
mile lang. The militia did good service dur
ing t5e night, aiding the police TO perform
guard duty. Capt Davis, OF the United States
revenee cutter Johnson, rendered his crew to
Chief Foley for use in fighting the fire. They
were gratefully accepted and did gallant and
effectfre work.
LeaHng insurance men say about half the
loss IL covered by insurance. They estimate
the losses as follows: