The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-10-27


out IN the West Street house.
Al Columbia and Vest streets. about
4 o'clock hi. morning, and at the hour Of
whiting had not been gotten under control.
The flame. broke oat so Suddenly and so
ferceiy that the occupants were taken by
surprise, and there was aid panic. men
and women jumping from the windows La
I'll manner Of attire
A sharu erpsosion vas heard In kitchen
on the rear part Of the second floor By $.
y. Batter, q son Of the proprietor. and
Immediately flames began 10 spread
rapidly through the dry inner timber
of the corrugated iron building. which lie
one OF a range OF two-story structures
Owned by J. NJ. Coiman, on the east side
of West street Butler raised 3 cry Of ire,
which aroused the guests, with whom the
house was crowded, aud rush for life ioi-
lowed.
IL was not any too soon. for the flames
were rushing through the long. narrow
halls like invading soldiers sacking
city. The terrible word Fire" uas no
sooner heard than every person In the
house was wide awake and men, women
and children. vasplng ont occasional cries,
ran ia bare feet to the windows or along
the halls and began leaping u the ground.
In the meantime Officer Il. 4. Bryant
had discovered the flames. and dashed TO
boz II, AZ tbs corner Of Columbia and
West streets, and turned In an alarm
which brought the fire department 10 the
scene. Then he turn ned his attention to
saving the terrified people. who peered
from every window, with the flames fast
creeping up behind them.
lie found Mrs. Susie Allen and her ?
year-old child as a window on the West
street side. the woman crying; MY
child"
Drop the child" shouted the officer.
She did so and he caught IL safely In his
arms.
Depositing II In the mud. he snstched q
plank and set IL against window. The
woman slid down on IL and suffered no
further injury than . few scratches
W r. Bntier. proprietor of the hotel.
wss In bed when the fire was discovered,
and escaped In scanty attire. He
was finally given an overcoat TO
protect him from the chilly night
air and took bis stand in front of hotel
Office and directed the movements of the
men engaged In saving small articles of
baggage.
Ills son. 8. r. Butler. was night clerk
at the hotel. Hs says the FIRE undoubt-
eddy originated from a kerosene lamp
In the kitchen. which was located on
the upper door near the rear WALL
few minuts before the alarm was sounded
Mr.. Butler heard . muffied report, o. Of
. smothered gunshot. and . little
later bs was thunderstruck TO
find that the hotel was on fire and ev;-
IDENTIFY doomed. The flames made such
rapid progress that before the inmates
could possibly be aroused the fire was
upon them.
Then the people began TO drop from the
windows on both the Columbia and West
strees sides of tho building, lurid forked
flames closely following them.
G.. X. Lewis. who Was I'm room A at the
corner. dropped twenty feet to the ground
and escaped unhurt. Joseph A. Day, who
was In room "a, tied the sheets together
and used them as a rope to slide down on.
ID, II. Glass jumped out Of q window rs
he saw the flames erowding aim on every
side. but not tili his hair was singed.
IL was death 10 remain. He struck
on the Small of his back, and lay
struggling on the ground. He Was picked
up aud carried to the Northern Pacific
passenger station and Or. +. T.. Heliker
called. who examined his injuries
hurriedly aud found them 60
le painful but not so serious
Is seemed a. frat, when IL was thonght his
back Was broken. lie vas taken to Provi-
denee hospital, along with two com
ramona, one OF whom had the hair
singsd frosn his head as he fought
through the flames and place of safety
Glass was taken away In the patrol wagon,
aud as the team pulled away from the sta
ton be groaned in pain.
Edward Havelin occupied room at the
head Of the stairs, just back of the Kitchen.
lie went 20 bed a. 10 O'Clock. and Wa.
awakened by someone pounding on the
door. st the same time he heard screams
of women aud the roar of flames, aud a
rush OF smoke came into the room. lie
sprang from bed aud threw open the door.
but vas too late TO escape by the stairway.
Thea be heard the occupsnt of room
J throw open the window, aud,
after vaisly trying 20 make a
rope from she hedclothes. he did
the same and dropped down the narrow
alley TO the north. The shock hurt him
severely. and be was takea 10 the police
station. where DIR. Palmer examined him.
No bones were broken. Haysia Was taken
10 Providence hospital
One poor fellow whoss ideutity /. an.
known Vas eAugat ia the rush Of the con-
fsgrstioa near she Top OF the wess street
ssairw AZ. And sank down, oyereoms with
the smoke and flames. The nrernen
fought 90 keep the ere away from
hts body. bat we're driven hack. and
when last seen the victims rlxhs arm
had hesn burned 10 a hIackenea cInd.r.
Two streams wsre Kept trained on this
place. and the water felt IN torrents, in the
stairway. ana was hot enough almost %
sesld.
IL was onfy after Ae fra deasrtmen,
had gotten well 30 work that the fal hay.
ror Of tho affair began - reveal itself
aaa By that time the balaius vas
mere shell. Thers was some aaaccount-
asls delay in gstsiag the water on. owiax
70 the siosuess Of the nrebeat IN xstsiag
up steam. Whea at last the pressure A.d
cama. the building was raging
furnace and al tAat eaald be done xas 20
ean8ue gae danes 10 thu atesk shsse taey
started. a htea Vas divided from she next
enc hogth es = nasFos alley.
Pas lrst dead man VAS taken ogi fvcn
9 F0om over tae INl SyFap Compzny's
sseFe. ana Was found vita oae lss "a bis
trousers and his shoes bal laced. lie vas
discovered By the arsmsn psaaed under
tie ted. NIa his head covered villa the
e<deloshss, asviag apparently hsdsen
fFosa the Games The boiy vas badly
barnsd, as acre h.s features. b1s not 80 as
% - nnrSeoxnsxAels.
When tas eosy vas brought cat, the
news spread ike wldare sasoaga the
sresd, though many could act zee ~ and