The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-08-11
BURNED In SLEEP.
Two Children Perish i'm q Fierce
Midnight Fire.
SEVERAL DWELLINGS BURNED.
Elliott Block Destroyed and Two Boys
Burned to Death-Three Other
Houses Destroyed.

The Elliott lodging house on McCiaifc street,
corner of Williams, was burned to the ground
at 2:30 O'Clock this morning.
Two children, sons of Milton Tanner, were
burned to death in IT,
Nine other occupants barely escaped, ono of
the number being badly, though not fatally,
burned.
Three residences adjoining on the north were
also burned.
The Elliott block was long, low, two-story
ramshackle block OF cheap lodgings, stretching
across q hollow on Williamson street from Nc
Claire eastward. 1t was marked by sign an
nouncing unfinished rooms to rent from 81 to
s per week, and could be easily seen from the
Yesler avenue cable line, being ono block north.
Behind the Elliott block to the north was a
small two-story frame house, owned by William
Able, but which was unoccupied unless 1t has
been sold within the last few dsys, as neighbon
report.
How the fire broke ont is not known. When
the occupants of the Elliott house awoke the
building was in flames from one end to the
other
Three families lived in the building. Frank
Elliott, the proprietor, and his wife and son,
Charles Goodalc, wife and daughter and Milton
Tanner, wife, three sons and one daughter.
Frank Elliott, the proprietor, lived with his
wife and son in the front of the building. He
was away from home last night His son,
q. young man. was aroused by flames
breaking into his room. He rushed across the
hall to his mothers room. He found her
awake. She had started out once and her feet
s were terribly burned. lie seized her In his
arms and rushed through the flames and smoke,
reaching the street in safety.
Charles Goodae lived toward the rear end of
the building He awoke to find the house in
flames He seized his 1i-year-od daughter in
his arms, and. followed by his wife, reached
safety, although blinded by smoke.
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the ground floor in the rear end of the building.
Fiames had entered his room when he awokc.
Two OF tho children, Valmy and Ralph, slept in
The room with Their parents. They were saved.
Tho two other children, Earl and Vernon, IL
and respectively, occupied another room.
They were not aroused by the fire. pr, If they
were, could not escape.
Mr.. Goodale, as soon as he had his wife and
child in place OF safety, rushed into the build
ing to help Mr.. Tanner save his boys.
They were driven back by the flames, and
hardly got out of the way before that part of the
limsy structure fell in.
1t was less than ten minutes from the time
the fire was discovered until the building was
one mass OF flames.
Tanner and his wife and two children sat on
the ground close by the ruins. and their cries of
anguish could be henrd for some distance above
the cracking OF the flames.
The family is destitute. Nothing has been
eaSeu. Tic Will tOudy re.
ceive subscriptions for their relief.
The fire department, Oh arriving at the scene,
set to work to gave the adjoining buildings, and
did splendid work with the small supply Of
water available.
small, one-story house, Immediately in the
rear Of the Elliott block and facing on McClaire
street, was burned to the ground. 1t was
occupied by B. Lynch and owned by F. f.
Klieber. The next house to the north on Nc
Clair street. which was owned and occupied BY
kiiebcs, was burned out until only a shell was
left.
Another small house, several yards from Nc
Claire street, and Just TO the rear end Of the
Elliott block. was also totally destroyed.
Tho efforts OF the fYemen and of volunteers
saved the rest OF the buildings in the ueighbor-
hood.
Klieber only saved the clothes he had on.
aud said he YVES glad to get himself out, for the
flames resc high over the house when his wife
aroused him. Lynch lost everything except
what he had on.
The Elliott block was valued at 5000 and was
insured for s., 500 Mr.. Klieber values each of
his houses ut 81 900 aud had 500 Insurance on
one and $50 on the other The Able house was
probably worth 8, 900: insurance unknown.
Goodale was burned about the neck when he
entered the house to save the Tanner children.
Roll up fund today for the relief OF those
who have not only lost their all, but have suf-
fered still greater loss in the awful death of
their children.