The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-10-14

by so wide and is called a ground-foor
mill. II Is one and a half stories high.
with a semi-circular corrugated iron roof.
Well up toward the top Is a row OF win
d0ws extending the length Of the mill. AS
one enters the building from the east there
Is a planning department at the left. on
the right Is the shingle mill. Straight
down through the center Is the sawmill
proper. At the further end extending on
the north side. Is a box factory and across
the mill from It is the house Ia which are
located the boilers and engines. The dust
house" IS al the south side, just east OF the
engine room. The big circular saw is not
far from the west end Of the mill.
Owing 10 a break down only the planning
department was In fun operation yester-
day afternoon About o'clock work
ceased and everything was put in shape
for the night The watchmen. r. w.
Thompson and ]. II. Bruntz, went on duty
and made their customary round. They
say that there was not the slightest indi-
cation Of fire. The second trip through
the mil failed TO reveal anything 10
alarm them. Abo I. I50 o'clock. however.
while they were In the main part OF the
min Thompson caught sight OF small
fire on the wall between the mill and the
engine room. There was fire in one Of
the pits but this was not near the point
whore the blaze was discovered.
Run Cor the alarm" yelled Bruntz.
The NIL IS well provided with auxillarias,
and Thompson reached one Of the little
boxes In a hurry, One blow from his hst
and the glass was smashed. He pulled
down the ring ana as be let go the big
bell at headquarters commenced TO ciang
out s.
In the meantime Bruntz rushed to
water pine near the big circular saw
frame. hIled a bucket with water and Z
tempted to PUT ont the FIRE. With the
swish Of the wstcr the flames gave an
angry hiss and spread Ike magic. Bruntz
saw that he could do no good single hand
ed and rushed 20 the yard gates. unlocked
the fastenlngs and threw them wide open
Just as the fire apparatus from house No.
; came up Two lines were run down
through The yard. and a moment later
engine No. was IN position at First ava
nue. south and King street. The work
wns swiftly ard silently done and In the
midst % u came the hoarse old voice 81
the fire boat SHcqual-nie as she poked her
nose un 20 the wharf AZ the south side Of
the MIL
TIE familiar cry. Where IS the FIRE
boat could be heard. but no one could
say she was not In the battle last night.
One sts-inch hose was quickly run around
Tire piles q lumber 70 the west entrance Of
tho MIL
The prelluinarics had teen executed un-
der tne orders a. chief Kellogg with COM
the FIRE lfe ard e took tho utmost advan-
taCe SEEKING upon the dust IN the west
end - the mill. the flames worked them
selves into a fsry They ran up in AL a.
rccsfc0s gaining force and throwing ont
vast clouds e smoke. II seemed but a
moment and they were through The roof
Then . magnificent sight was seen. The
lower Part q che Clrv bee anne as light as
day. The crowd became intense. I; flock
81 along FIRST avenue south. filing the
sidewalks Il took possession Of the coal
bgrkers and watched ire grand ilumins-
iiar-
TIE 6re wss under CONTROL wsLia thirty
minutes tn kiu * entirely vas simply
question % ume.
Tae loss viii reach fully So 30 Ale
the betting. wortn Al lease S5oo vas de-
siroysd FIVE large circular saw~. worth
about SeDa each were in she hottest ~
the FIRE and may have had their ta1rer
3rawr. Five auaGTei salmon boxes ma
ter.si FOR 3ee more. aud si5es fer a large
number - banana crates were damaged
TIE damage 20 che miN baitting IS con-
fires especially 20 the west erA HIT
reached -Ee rcrf 90 some extent ar. t.-
f.re lsncL0 - the uft The rrar>fr.e
.-h g. worth So so. probably escaped
cam - - rorse sequence cwf0E % The quick
work Lg Setlag ca "a tao2 - alo gallons
90 water a ml1ate- Tee entire plsrt f4
v8-Css8 81 Se3"s. insured far arou. g. DO