The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-05-02
EXCITEMENT At A HOT FIRE.
IDAHO LODGING HOUSE A SCENE OF
WILD CONFUSION.
People Tumble Down Stairs in an
Indexcribabie Football Mix-Up-
Good Work Of the Fire DEPART
ment-TEriliiDg Scene on streets.

Wild excitement reigned last night in
the Idaho lodging hodse at the corner OF
Jackson street and Fifth avenue north.
Fire had been discovered in the third
sfory and the thirty odd men and women
who We're reading Bibles or dime novels
tried TO get out first.
The Immense crowd that had gathered
on the streets thought that they We're Wit
Messing an obstacle race and cheered the
contestants TO renewed eXertions. Then
the fire apparatus came laundering up and
In less than a jiffy there was more water
in that section of the street than has
been seen there since the water main
burst two or three years ago.
The Idaho lodging house is a three-story
wooden building. owned by Frank Buty,
one of the weaithiest of the Italian coll
ony in this city. The ground floor is
saloon, but the two upper floors are used
for a lodging house. Buty owns every
thing in the building. Recently he rented
the lodging house to a Mrs. Goldberg.
There are sixteen rooms and Mrs. Gold
berg had 10 trouble In filling all OF them.
Most OF the roomers are colored.
Last evening at $40 o'clock the house
was quiet and there was not the slightes.
indication that razor would be drawn
or a gun fired before morning. Officer
Siepier was standing on the corner oppo-
site the building wondering what he
would do If a highwayman came along.
Suddenly he saw smoke coming from room
II OH the west side OF the house. third
story. At the same time Bert Washing
ton. "A cclored man, discovered the fire.
Ssenler and Washington inyoluntarily
engaged III a sprintiag match 10 box 66.
az the corner Of King street and Sixth
avenue south. two blocks away. It was
a great race and the question OF victory
Is stH IN doubt. Stepier got the box open
and Washington sc&red a point by pulling
down The alarm arm. The old fire song
at headquarters commenced 70 Sound and
the apparatus came flying down the hills
from all directions White they were fly
ing TO the fire another Kind Of flying was
golug on in the Idaho house. Il was ru-
mored around among the thirty odd peo-
pile H. those two upper stories that some
thing Was wrong Then they got a taste
OF smoke and that settled IL l. was not
a question OF dress In nine out OF ten
cases. Every one grabbed the article next
Al hand and made for the hallway. There
there was Il congestion OF human freight
and Il moved down the front and back
stairs with q disregard FOR discipline that
would have made an awkward squad
ashamed OF itself One big coi0red man
appeared on the sidewalk with tiny
poodle dog under his arm and two small
towes IN his hands Another man had
feather d1ster I'm his pocket and \ razor
dcwn fine stairs with = bundle OF clothes
and a water pitcher in her hands She
/ I0e' her footing and rolled 10 the bottom
followed by i've OF SIX women and men
IT was a regular football mix-up and
mother hubbars,s We're a. a discount
In the mids; ~ the excitemea; there was
an @proar in The house on account OF the
efforts 81 Frank Starry. cf Everett. 10 put
Cut TIE fire. lie had Only one arm hat he
was uol afraid q frs or smoke. and dIda';
/ i1tead 20 retreat un,il The enemy had fore
"a hin 80 he wCls. The rsmsn grabbed
| Inn ara pushed him down stairs Just
| thea some other Greme0 were coming IN
ae stairs. ard in less than second the
Gre hose got wound around Surry and Il
required the combined efforts Of sevsn fire
raen and Officer Stspler 20 rescue poor
Surry. Even then be wanted 10 60 back
ard see the ching Through.
Il VAS greal lighs Geo aTameu under
Director of Chief kellogg mads. In lezs
han thirty uiluteS after re arst stream,
/ VS. CT he tire vas under control Chief
Kerogs says tha; TIE damage h IRE
vi nor exceed s281. Il jill not sv below
| she top story - any extern, huf me water
e8nse down in tosra1;s through the cell
inE - Buys salooa. tn buUdjag eos.
$25s9 ara ghe contents 81 az Neither
h2ildlus nor contents were insured. The
Inmates lass considerable " airing ap-
parcl
" 70 answering The alarm. Hose Wagon
No had narrow escape from serious
resident, The Acrses. nig. noble. Rhlta
! fellows. we~e coming doNn Second ave-
/ rue WITH Dan Mcinnis at the rs}as and
/ t9pc Clark on the seat beside him. About
! SKY feet Hofsh Of tl2e post-Inte}ll seucer
! oftsec cne az the horses s,rpe5 srd went
/ d"wn forward The immense crowd a. -
/ cred A. iae hus!etu boards saw the ,Fauhle
| AND thought that tire horses aad men
| would 20 Sized. The horse slid along
| SKY Fee'- ms esu1Raaon aeveT losing foot
| 3nE. a0i H-iver McInnis finally effected a
| step N;'eF1 o0e foot 81 r telegraph roe.
! IN les Shan fGree minutes The hor@s wa
/ ST ana a@sr weat the team 20 She fire.
The hat5e aes hardly scratched.
/ AZ fh@ same ts10a - fhe Idaho houA>
/ Gre 40 easidrEH VINO bad been eft alone
/ ih oe1 hF -1e'T reFsH5s So; Yrs 81 ,he
! Bal They E2ve sAe sarin. ard TIA rs. gh-
! h7f~ Estsa~f ir a@3 exisnglg's7es] t1e
| flames IT," chi,t~eus parents are NJ
| aad Mis-. FherHsog ard shey i've on an
alley e}saE kSeu street and I7fSh AVA