The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-09-01
FIRES DURING AUGUST.
Chief Hunts Monthly Report, showing
Ioss of $4,000.

Chief Hunts monthly Hepofts SAo"-s
Loss OF $4,000.
Following is Chief Hunts report OF the
fires. losses and insurance during the
month of August. representing total loss
of about si4 900 from twenty-seven hres;
August BOX 46. at II 40 a. M; FIRE in
two-story frame on John and Willow
streets, owned and occupied by A. b An
derson. Cause unknown. Loss $500, In
surance 81. 100
Box SO, at 1910 p. m. fire in pile OF var
nish and oil barrels on Ninth and Charles
streets. Cause. sparks from locomotive.
Box %. at Ais p. M; ire in two and
one-half-story frame on Fourth aud Column
bia streets, owned by Mary j. Atkins and
occupied by Mrs. James Peck Cause,
spontaneous combustion. Loss 800
Box IS, at is p. m; fire in two-story
frame residence on Ninth and Lenora
streets, owned by J. ID. Andrews. Uuoc-
cupied. Loss $3.50, insurance $500.
August BOX IS. at Cos p. M; FIRE in
three-story frame lodging-house on Fifth
aud Main streets, owned by Wa Chong
and occupied by George Tramati. Cause,
carelessness with kerosene. Loss s., 800.
Box II. at 1920 p. na. fire in one-story
brick on Second and Washington streets.
Owned by E. r. Durkee and occupied by
the Parker Mercantile Company as a sec
ond-hand store Cause unknown. Loss
$673. insurance 50 200.
August BOX 3d. at 2:45 p. m; fire in
three-s,ory frame dwelling on Temperance
aud Powell streets. owned and occupied by
c. NJ Sheafe. Canse. sparks from chimney.
Loss $l98. insurance S. $50.
Telephone alarm at $3.50 p. m. brush
fire on Willow and High streets.
August 5--Teiephone alarm at 1925
a. M; fire in one-story frame dwelling on
Eighth and Stewart streets, owned by q.
III. Copeland and occupied by &. G. Rich.
Cause, gasoline stove explosion. Loss S..
August 6-Telephone alarm at :05 p. m,
followed by box IL, for fire on Railroad
avenue and Spring street. in one-story
frame occupied as ship chambers store
by A. Teek, owned by Amos Brown.
81, 900.
August BOX rs, at CPS a. m, false
alarm from auxiliary pulled in New York
block.
August s-Telephone at 11:25 a. m, for
fire in one-story frame dwelling on Ninth
and Cherry streets, occupied by Mrs. Rut-
ter. Also found the roof of the Coppins
water works on fire in six places. Cause,
sparks from smokestaek. Loss S.
Telephone at $50 D. M, ship reported
on fire in bay. Proved to be lire across
the Sound
August Telephone at $40 p. M, fire
in two-story frame on Eleventh and
UNITY (WHICH auu OCCupicu ny uSOEgc II.
Hebron. Cause, candle caught curt ain
in children's sleeping room. Loss $l4S. so.
insurance $1,000.
August 15-Box IL, at 40 p. m, false
alarm from auxiliary pulled on Railroad
avenue and Marion street.
August l6-Still alarm, at 6 80 a. m, fire
in three-story frame lodging house on
Fifth and Madison streets, owned by +. b.
Briggs and occupied by p. ]. Kehoe.
Cause, hot ashes Insurance $780,
August iS-Box 26, at 80 q. M. false
alarm from auxiliary in Seattle block
August l9-Telephone ut 6 p. m., fire in
three-story frame at Fremont. owned by
d. L; kellogg and occupied as tannery
by Hubbard & Norton. Cause, sparks from
smokestack. Insurance. $4,000.
August 2l-Box 54 at 2:l0 a. m, fire in
small candy store on Rollin and Mercer
| streets. owned by C. II. Hammond. Cause
unknown. Insurance, $500.
Box 81, at 2 80 p. m. fire in small stable
on Front and Cedar streets, owned by NJ.
A. White. Cause, children and matches.
Loss, S35.
August 24-Telephone at 3:15 p. M. fire
in one-and-one-half story frame on Depot
and Mulford streets, owned and occupied
by Christian Eggan. Cause. gasoline
stove explosion. Insurance, 81, 400.
Box 70. at 4: 30 p. IN, false alarm from
auxiliary in Seattle block.
August 25-Teiephone at II a. m. brush
fire at foot of Depot street.
August 26-Telephone at $50 p. m.
brush hre on Colfax and Denny streets.
August 2s-Box So at 1 20 p. m, fire in
two-story frame dwelling on Orange avenue
and Benjamin street, owned and occupied
by &. T.. Bowman. Cause, detective hue.
Insurance, $500.
August D-Teiephone at 6 a. m. for fire
on Drexel avenue and California street IN
one-and-one-haf-story frame dwelling,
owned and occupied by DIR. G. A. Rawson.
House furnished and unoccupied. Cause
unknown. Insurance, s., 500
August 30-Still alarm at p. m. for
grass fire on Seventh and Jefferson streets.
Cause, children playing with matches.