The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-04-08

ownas by the Columbia l. Puget Sound
Railroad Company, The Insurance
amounted TO sBgs. The Salvation Army
lost ab1gt slz9 worth OK property. net In
sssred- A large amount OF the goods In
both houses wa@ saved
There has never ben another FIRE Ia Sc
attic IN which tragedy and saxescal COM
eay we're 50 closely combined Even the
tragic Incidents got Fntxsd up In hope
less manner with low comedy. This Is
well illustrated m ire case Of ex-FSrer1an
Nike Breslsn. he appeared OF the scene
whsE the flames aid smoke were having
a great froasc and. ike an old ws~-hcrse.
easaIa nor refrain from pitching i'm. IL IL
a raootesi question whether he was IN a
condition TO do rnuch good. bur his inten-
ton was all rlghg. la fact. much better
than MS execution. he rushed into the
building ard was lost. What ha4 become
of hirns Anxious Inquiries went nytag
around, he could net bs found. and IL was
feared that ne Was al ex-lreman tude-t-
Not 50: Mike VAS having q hot time Of
it. bur there was still HE left In him. and
ha will De all right IN . day or two. He
either jumped or fell out Of window.
and landed on the ground between the
Overland house and Salvation Army food
and shelter building. Then ne commenced
90 yell and IL was lucky that he dad.
George Webb. who Is employed AZ the Sal
walton Army shelter, heard his cries, and
finally located the place whence they
came lie figured out The situation. and
saw that the shortest cut 10 where the
man lay WAS By a hole through the side
Of the building. He grabbed an ak and
attacked the walls lie sent wood flying
in all directions. The AK broke through.
lie chopped lie hole bigger and then got
sight OF Breslin. lie pulled him out.
Breslin was insensible. The patrol wagon
vas again summoned and he was taken
away His injuries were not serious.
A man rushed UP TO Officer Powers and
yelled out: For Gods sake. take the
man out OF my carpenter shop. he viii
be burned TO death" Powers rushed TO
the building Just vest OF the Overland.
which had commenced to burn. and dived
into the shop. He found man there in
the middle Of the floor. dancing and yell
ing. Powers grabbed him and rushed him
through the lire for a touchdown and for
got 10 kick goal
The first incident Of the fire would have
furnished great opportunity for sketch
artist Officers Grant and Powers were
together On First avenue south. They In
tended TO make 8 roundup or the "hobos
who lived in the Overland. Suddenly they
heard a yelling that caused them 10
stretch their legs. As the bIuecoafs ran
they were wondering what had caused
hobo" TO break forth in such sIeep-dis-
turbing yells at that hour OF the morning
They rushed up to the Overland house.
and 10 their amaZement saw q man
ia the altogether yelling, Fire,
fire. fire." In tones that bespoke sewer Sas
and beer. As the man danced around on
the steps he made numerous Intellectual
efforts TO shove one leg into pair OF
summer brake-beam trousers. and
when his success was half way completed
he rushed down the street and was lost
TO sight.
The officers rushed into the building ard
went from door 70 door. forcing an en-
trance and hustling the sleepy inmates
out Of their beds Some took In the stu
alton at once and got out. while others
acted in half stupeaed manner and had
to be helped out When once the exodus
had commenced IL was a sight worth see
ing Not only did they pour out OF the
building in all sorts OF attire. but furni-
ture and all kinds OF personal effects
commenced plllng Up in the street
officer Grant started Up the stairs On
the lump 20 rout out a woman on the top
floor When bali way up the first flight
o. stairs he was suddenly struck by .
bundle q bedding. Bedding and officer
went 10 the bottom In confused mass.
TSen Officer Powers tried his luck. and
the first thing he knew someone slid
trunk down. Powers legs went out from
under him. and he slid down with the
trunk
All the thieves IN the city were ~ the
FIRE ard they eyed every collection Of
household goods With longing eyes The
police got the better OF them by putting
reliable men on watch 81 every pile
II cannot understand" said Powers
last night. why people will be so slow 10
realize danger IN case % fire. We found
many people wandering around the halls
In an ainIsss manner after we had told
them 20 get out They appeared 10 be
eaxea. and would go back into danger"
Andrew Payne, who Was nearly burned
10 death would have escaped Injury IL he
had raSratred from going hack 10 his
room for his pack and money. The poor
fellow Ia IN terrible condition cow. and
IL would not Re surprising x he died. A
s~fnteiiigencer reporter visited him
yesterday afternoon IN HIS room a. Provi-
dence hospital. On al sides were evi-
6ences that he IS receiving the best OF
care. Ills face, hands and chest were
roasted and IL "a feared ne inhaled the
flames II was encouraging. however. to
learn that re was able 10 talk From his
parched and b'aekene1 Hps came the FOL
loving story % his experfen . in the burn
Ing furnace:
y r0crnea on the top foor OF ths Over
land house I was awakened by people
yelling that the house was on fire. / got
cut % bed and put Or stockings. shoes
ard trousers. when I went down stairs
the building was On are, bat there did
rot appear 10 be much danger. I met
Na ioF SChrack and he asked me 20 get
cut trunk that belonged 70 an old worn-
an did 50, and then thought I might
IS well so back 20 ny rocn for my pack.
TIE moment 7 got into mr. room * seemed
- All with dense smoke. could not
breathe Hastily grabbing CD my pack
ard coat and vest J vert out into me han.
AT - a sudden a big tongue ~ Ere burst
oct IN front % a1e. c92ld not reach TIRE
head % the stairs AMI every moment TIA
flames were spreading around RE. I got
over the rail ard dropped. striking on TIRE
stairs below. Tnen ! crawls1 out OF the
house
Payne = a native % F3a-nansa. aged q
years. and has lived 3n Seattle thirteen
years He haw 20 relatives n this coanfrv.
TIe 3 4 ste szsaso4 tasan and was employed
l2st - TIA rug Biz
Mary Nav. th4 woman vho uas rescued
Nv Policeman Powers ~vas faken 70 sna
home ~ Her re.a1iySs. near TIRE Bay View
srewery. yesterday. 81 10 -atrnl wagon.
Sc appeared % haye cc-ae cat al rtgag
freru The excitement.
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stsIl r1anlnE Quarters were fsmn1 sa- tha
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sal Yesterday aftsraoon faat acs~fntensf-
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