The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-07-11

that claimed nearly two score victims and
for . time threatened the destruction of
the White City. The disaster was most
dreadful because Of its sudden transforma-
tion from an innocent fame into DEATH
dealing catastrophe. The structure that
burned was cold-storage warehouse, ono
Of the smallest buildings 1t the fair, but
not belonging to the exposition, and was
an exhibit Of tho Hercules Iron Works
and an ice and refrigerating machine man.
ufactory. The building contained . skat-
ing rink, three lotion ice machines, some
forty barrels of linseed oil, which added
fuel to the fame, and in it there were
stored large quantities Of meat, fruit, etc.
That the fire was not communicated to the
other Worlds fair buildings il due to IA
vorable winds. The scene Of horror was
witnessed by many thousands of people
who fiocked to the locality when the alarm
sounded and strong men wept and women
tainted q one life after another was
snufted out within full view of the multi
tude, but beyond the reach Of human aid.
The dead are:
WILLIAM DAVIS, killed By Jumping.
wILLIAx II. DxxISo. terribly burned and
crushed by jumping.
PHILIP BRExN. on the cupola when II fell
JAMES GREEN. Tell with the eupola.
CAPT. BURTON Z. PAGE, killed BY jumping.
CAPT. JANIS A. GARvEY. burned 70 death.
JoHx MCBRIDE, died In the hospital from his
injuriea
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