The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-07-09
WEST STREET ABLAZE.
Row of Corrugated Iron Build
ings Burned.
SEVERAL STORES ARE Quilted.
Fire Starts In . Candy Factory and
Spreads Along the Whole Range
Loss About $4,000.

miscellaneous assortment OF merchaI-
disc in the corrugated iron buildings on
the east side of West street, between Co
lumbia and Marion. was destroyed by fire
and water last night between the hours
of IL and L o'clock. The loss at a con-
servative estimate will amount to about
$4,000, with an insurance of about two
thirds that amount.
The fire is supposed to have started at
about 10 o'clock in the candy factory
OF Gordon, Bowen & Thurlow. at Sl4 West
street, and had gained such Roadway that
the smoke was seen coming out of VIM
dows on the second story before 1t was
discovered.
The alarm was turned in from box 16, at
Columbia and Front, by Nightwatchman
Hill. OF the Colman block. which is just
east of the row OF buildings where the
fire ragged. The fire apparatus responded
promptly. and soon had several streams
OF water playing on the fire. The private
fire pump and hose from the Colman
block was also brought into use, and did
excellent service.
These buildings being corrugated iron.
the heat generated Is confined within the
walls. rendering them a sort of furnace.
Trouble was had in breaking the windows
to get water where II was most needed.
Although the flremen worked well. the
flames worked slowly toward the north
smoke and making II hard work for them.
The lower story OF the Seattle Harness
Company and of the Cash Buyers Asso-
citation stock was Quilted, and consd-
cradle stock burned. The wholesale but
ter house OF John r. Agen and the Cor
don Commission Company were flooded.
and each Will sustain a water loss. IL the
fire and smoke did any damage. II could
not be ascertained last night.
The Seattle hardware Company had a
lot of agricultural tools and miscellaneous
goods stored In the second story of the
burned building, and estimates its damage
at about 5000. partly insured.
While fighting the fire. George Clancy
OF truck company No. 9. met with a pain
full accident. While ne was climbing a
ladder to reach a fire that he saw In the
second story OF the candy factory, the nnts
which held the ladder gave way. In TALL
Ing to the ground Clancy's left arm went
through a window and was cut TO the
bone I'm several places at the wrist. He
tried to reach a drug store close at hand,
but tainted and was taken to police head
quarters In the patrol wagon Dr. Titus
dressed his wounds
Some OF the people who sust aimed losses
were fortunate in not having. received
consignments OF goods which are at the
Ocean dock having arrived vest erday
from San Francisco on the Umatflla. The
goods consisted of fruit and vegetables
butter and cheese and a large lot or
sugar.
George Gordon, OF the candy company,
is at a loss to understand how the fire
could have started in his place, as he
has not had a fire down stairs since last
December. and the one used yesterday
TO manufacture candy is very secure
How the fire started will probably always
remain a mystery.
The stock, fixtures and machinery OF
Gordon. Bowen e. T'hurlow, candy manu-
facturers are a total loss and were valu-
ed at $3.50 and were insured for 5000
The Seattle Hardware Company had a
stock of goods stored in the second story
which was worth s3.oco The stock OF the
Seattle Hardware Company Is a total
loss and as none of the owners could be
found the amount of insurance could not
be ascertained. Gordon & Co, the com
mission merchants ON the Marion street
side. lose their whole stock by water dam
age, though the fire did not touch IL.
The loss TO the butter egg and cheese
store OF John b. Agen could not be esti-
mated. probably considerable was n,
waterproof cases ana no fire reached it
The losses and insurance obtainat,le AT
the time of going TO press were as fol-
lows: