The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-09-12
HIS HOME Is A RUIN.
II. c. Henry's Handsome Resi-
dence DESTROYED by Fire.
TIE FaMlLY's MARROW ESCAPE
Delay I'm Getting water and Reaching
FIrernen Give FLAMES Chance
Loss ard Insurance.

every kind. which the owner had accn-
nuiated from ali lands
Al BIS yesterday morning 1r. hehfy
was awakened BY the burglar alarm ~
fhe head OF his bed. his room being IN tne
southwest corner Of the second f0or. Tie
sprzng out OF red Instantly and turning
on the electric light. began boxing ~ Inc
Indicator 70 see which % the NUMEROUS
doors or windows OF the house was nelns
famperea with. lie stood for some mr.
utea throwing the connection on and on,
without coming 10 any conclusion.
Meanwn1a the noise woke MS sons
whose room vas on the north side Just
across the hall Hearing cracking noise
in the rear OF the house. they called 70
their father 70 20 OUT that way. selz-
ing a stout stick 70 attack the supposed
burglar Mr. Henry made his way along
the hall and opened the door leading into
the back hall Here he was met by
volume Of smoke which ~ once explained
10 him the sounding Of the burglar alarm
Accusing the Occupants.
His first thought was 10 awaken the
other members Of the family. His daugh-
ter's room sdioIned his own. and soon the
whole family was aroused Mrs. Henry
thought Of the servant girl. who was
sleeping in the attic. and she made her
way up the stairs with difficulty. She
pounded vigorously on the door OF the
room 10 which the girl was asleep. but
not being able 20 waken her, burst open
the door and through the thick smoke
dragged the girl from the room half suf-
located.
Meanwhile Mr.. Henry rad tried 70 get
water bat though he tried every available
hydrant. he could find none. He discovered
that smoke and flames were surging up
the dumb waiter chute, which extended
from basement to attic. He got a pitcher
or two Of water from some or the rooms
and poured II where he thought Il would
J. =
no avail He went outside the house and
made hts way down 20 the basement.
where a Chinamaa an a Colored man
were sleeping. At that time there was no
FIRE Ia the basement and the conclusion
is inevitable that the flames first broke
on; near the kitchen on the first floor.
IN the rear OF the house
How the FIRE originated is n mystery.
There had been no fire In the house ex-
cept in the kitchen at dinner time Tues
day night and u is next TO impossible 10
suppose n FIRE originating from that room.
for IL bad tiled floor and wainscoting. Not
far from the kitchen and close TO the
dumb waiter chute stood a small close.
which was used a battery room for
the wires in the house. and it il highly
probable that this little closet was the
source OF the flames.
Long Delay Gave the Flames Time.
For a while the flames spread slowly.
and Mr.. Henry thinks that If a half-inch
stream OF water could have been secured
promptly very little damage would have
been done One OF hts sons. Don. had
made his way with difficulty TO the tele-
phone. and called for the fire department.
There was difficulty in making the call
and II was 1 - o'clock before the alarm
was turned in. The first engine 10 go out
had trouble in getting water. and had 10
telephone back for help. Water was
finally tapped at Hope and Diagonal
arfr p a..
and by putting one engine at the hydrant
and another midway the line. "a good
stream was obtained.
Bu, It came 100 late. By the time the
first engine reached the house the whole
OF the east wirg or rear was I'm flames
Soon afterward the flames broke through
into the dining room on the first floor and
thence spread upward The main efforts
OF the fremen were directed towards say
iHg the valuable furniture. but very tit
lie OF this could be rescued. only that in
the front part Of the first floor could be
reached. and soon all three stories were "A
column Of smoke and flame. slight
breeze that spraug up from tho north
bore the flame away from the barn. which
thus escaped witho-t even "a scorchinr
in an hour more little was left but the
foundation OF what had heen NJ O'Clock
a luxurious home
The beautiful Ruined Home.
end costly one. specially when the furul-
fure and contents are considered II was
three stories high of gray Puget Sound
sandstone and wood i'm tho mixed Span-
ish and French STYLES ~ architecture IL
stood on an almost level spot on the sum-
init o. the ridge traVersed hv broadway
close 10 the edge OF tho bluE overlooking,
lake Union. commanding a View Of that
body of water. Ballard Fremont ana
queen Anne hlll ON One side. and az She
u
Sound and the Olympic mountains In the
distance further southwark II froufed
20 the west and on that sidc had a wide
semi-circular stone porch ou each ~ the
two lower stories. with tile floors ans "A
Coionnade az white stone pillars haNiut.
richly carved capitals. ON the south
side. which WAS approached hv "a wide
carriage drive. WAS another porch with n
stone arch stretching clear across tho
drive. and STONE STEPS leading uT each
Of the three sides 10 the doorway This
doorway opened into q Wide han with
benches OR each side the whole being
finished Ere polished oak and having vain
Stotlng uf thar wood reaching fas up the
walls. ON tho lefi were two drawing
rooms u3ade practically ONO by Wide
arch bounded hy pliars az sycamore with
carved capitals Those were hath nuiShrf
in polished sycamore wien wainscotsne
FAR up the wallis. ana rkr tho hsU ana ali
tho other reonts on thn ctcuul foor haH
the upper walls ana .r.iI0E btlttt frl.,-
and ara - 'celiy freS-0tI ia ~artlel tsrf~.
Opening from fh,-r apartments was thr
library. similarly naiShtd ln uahocsuv.
With q Hlgif shriVe3 uautel tastcri'Iv
carved 80 the riEht ~ the hal was t-e
reception room. Eem of artistic hsr-
raorF Finished ~ "a hate aud gold
IN the mar ~ She han was the dining
room. similarly Finished tu oak with "a
window - thtre 0s>S le.kinc 90 t.r
r"rtA. tarfa8 oa& f'sllt~@ GfNl.ttuE tht Doe !.