The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-09-24
no1 Ffre Out In the Take r-,s,r
Residence District

ons o. the hottest sres ina. ,hs -~.s-
80 DoTSEoz q TIE city lying near .s.a
sVasn end OF Lake rrzors las &C., -
many month took Daac. lass ysxs,. -
A~ssna - and : O'clock on Eso-~r a-erssa
-, 800 UorrnsTay afo.txs street.. he.w-~n
. -. a.aa !fZcTn--s SSres-s- A cottage o.
SuSfe3 ny J. y Skrnpzins Wa cey---1~ 60,
wrecked. and rsoz one single sr.s- -.
py air- and eirs. s.znpxfas was xzvs.4 :
.Fohg vino WAC blowing during TIE s,saz.
. al " the nrsErser bad not done good xc-s
-s's fsssseefare osactsss4es1 cy Judge T.
T@t1s~ would have been 4esxe rr.s-sxs 49,
fns alarm was Fsrt sent Fl. sa-zzr 80 -
age VAS a mass OF flames. AID wk,an ~.
~a fsacTaea tie scene she entire south
go ox the PA&Ener horse xas also on ts-..
Sf.srf Kellogg Directs. his me-. e, go
the Palmer house a. al s.szarsS - -
"eh. 70 work NTH a viii X wa ae-z1e,s-
- not ~orx. for the cottage waa near "a.
ssosSe asa1 the wind carried flames ard
Hs-lSea ar against the knights % taa hss
Hlet N a Threatening manner.
y aile tns total loss viii not figure mr..
tfian 1850 or $3.50. the aarzzhso xx,rsee
% sfse s4s'sSsassss family IS as n1cs. as n
$500 ~tzsa a million sor they lost
everything tIsey had IL the xcwid save .saa
esoihe9 or shear backs
Inc cottage gas owned hv Car. Per
5stAln r. A<oSe.arsc. arz before TIE c-ssznxa
IN tae names Of the streets IL wsas A.
ScFAo@d as being located az ~ .gf,s4k.
Ss1~si- a feflsse separated II from a two
SsoIy frame house, No ~, owned by sera
Atcnnor, carpenter.
Las eFening Judge Palmer was "a. a
po'sa.saA meeting. His next door re.rht,s-.
SsHApAins, was away from homo. ais, AFTER
some Information or the political sst.sa.
sA1A- -ifS- Palmer 4EG her children u.ra
~ nome IN the early part or tie even
ing MRS J. ArDauiels. wno lives near nv
invited Mrs. Sirnpkfns oyer q, hs- fo,sa
~ hen Mrs. SIEnp6ins left her haar.a ss,,,
1877 lamp burning. and also a Nttla ar.
=. tae ssoVe. Some time after 8 O'Clock
Mrs Palmer Noticed a smell Of sxnose
Everything appeared all right over a. IA.
SsmpSins cottage. The palsners Thought
tfasaE saae neAghbors might De trying nsSv
stove. The smoke Increased however ara
IN SHORT time Mrs. Palmer saw tina. tha
mouse Eas OF FIRE. The alarm was i'm
meoAdteiy given in the nesghoorhooa. ara
Frank Palmer. Mgs Planners son fsgrxanesf
on horse and rode 10 Ninth and Olive
ana tarasd IL the alarm. In the mean
time the Are had been gaining marked
sieadDsay ard was breaking out through
tns roof and q, the north side OF the house
sorns OF the nelghbors had tried 70 gain
entrance 70 tie cottage after the Palrners
ssid given ths alarm, but they found the
Doors locked.
Tie names doomed up IN great shape.
and were made 10 look llercer by the action
OF the wind, whtch was blowing srnsrzly
from the south. The Palgners became
alarmed for the safety OF their home and
household goods. and commenced moving
out good, strong gust OF wind blew
the flames almost aSains, the Palmer
mousse. and a moment later the entire side
on the house burst Into solid mass OF fire.
The FIRE apparatus arrived and chemical
engine No. was brought into pay as
stay until lines could be laid by Companies
! and : Engine No alone was called
upon. After the two streams of water go.
To work Il did not take many minutes TO
smother the flames. but all that was left
or the cottage was backened shell. The
south side Of the Palmer house was badly
charred and tho roof was burned TO some
extent The damage VIII probably reach
SNp.