The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-06-27
l MILL DESTROYED.
AcAasters Single Plant and
Residence Burned.
s'o elAzE ON THE TIDE FLATS.
1tss Departments csslls's Get Near shs
Lees oo.ooo: 1nssssses $4,000.

p. H. MeMaster's shing;e mill and resi-
dence at the corner Of Railroad avenue and
Water streets. south Of the city. we're
burned iass evening between 6.4o and
O'Clock, involving loss Of about - 90,
With Insurance. OF hall that amount The
fireoost Vas the only piece Of apparatus
that could get near the Gre. and in making
the run she had 70 push the stern Of
steamer away from the mouth OF the h.e-
boats alp before getting ander Roadway.
The mill vas . one-story. irregular
building. covering the greater part OF
wharf ~ the southern extremity Of the net
work In the southern part OF the city
built over the water. The mill had .
capacity OF 100. 600 shingles . day. and Vas
running u it, full eapacity with nineteen
men. The mill shut down ~ O'Clock
last evening. after which NeNastsr came
to the city. The IRE Vas discovered 1t
about $40 o'clock BY Night Waterman
Thomas Richards. in the west drying kiln.
At that time the room Vas in blaze and
the smoke Vas pouring out under the
caves. Charles Lindstrom. the en-
ginser. and two shingie packers. who were
IN the building when the alarm was given,
made an effort 10 control the IRE with .
stream from . small hose used in the mill.
but found the task hopeless. In the mean
time . telephone alarm had been sent in
from the American Lumber companys
ONCE near BY, ana moment later box Al,
~ the dry dock, vas pulled. The tsle-
phone message gave the key TO the situa-
ton when IL va said that the firsboat
was the thing needed. ~ the other apps
ratuS could not reach the scene.
Capt McAIlep was st supper when
the order to start came in. but
Pilot Common made the start. and
that under the most trying circumstances
imaginable. The first thing he saw was
the big hull of the City Of Seattle lying
directly across the entrance to the ire
boats slip. She Was coaling at the Madi-
son street bunkers. apparently without
steam. In order to get out Of the slip 1t
was necessary to push the stern Of the big
steamer out Of the Wy. This work took
up several minutes and made that much
difference In reaching the mill, which was
. mass Of flames.
There was very little wind to fan the
embers. but with 1900 shingles 70 work
on the IRE assumed proportions that were
truly formidable. Big clouds Of smoke
commenced 70 creep along the old railroad
trestls ct the south end Of the mill, the
wharf was burning brightly and before the
Snoqualmis had been q work many min
utss her port side Was blistered. From
the time the frspoat stream Was
put on the progress Of the DIRE was checked.
but the mill was then completely wrecked
and McMaster's house. which was very
close to the bailding. envsloped in flames.
With the big stream 1t was like child's
play to send the burning shingles flying In
all directions. and on one or two occasions.
when the direction Of the nozzle was
changed, the crowd ran like . dock Of
sheep. Chief Hunt tried 20 ct on ,
good stream from the nearest water
plug. bat whom the line had been laid
most Of the way over railroad trestle II
was found that IL measured 800 feet. Il
10 doubtful II any other line ever laid In
this city equaled IL in length.
p. II. McMaster values the entire plant
at s.. 900, divided - follows: Machinery.
5000; buildings. $1,000; wharf. $1,000
The insurance, he states. 10 placed with
George q. Burch. aggregates $4,000 and il
divided proportionateiy 10 the different
values. His household goods we're nearly
all saved.