The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-02-24
Firemen Battle With Flames IN
Squire-Latimer Block.
EFFECTIVE WORK YESTERDAY
Checking CopfiaEration Which
Might Have Done tncaicuiabte
DamaGe-Io.s Only $500. Three
Fourths From Wafer-Lieut. Hoy
er of Chemical q. Badly Injured
Physician Refuses TO Attend Him.

Fire and water damaged the Ingleside,
in the north half Of the sqaire-Latimer
block. corner q First avenue south and
Main street; yesterday afternoon TO the
extern. OF SSa. Water dripped down into
the stores occupied By the Western Ma
chlnery Company and -. 3. Adalr &
Co.. doing some damage.
The IRE started - a back room on the
fourth floor. where refuse matter has
been stored. Miss Nettis Austin. young
lady who lives with her parents on the
same floor. noticed the James through
the glass IN the upper part OF the door
She yelled fire and Proprietor W r. Hoo
leg, who was on the floor below. sent n
an alarm through the auxiliary TO box
y. Luck was against the nremen, a.
though they made an excellent run.
Chemical Engine No. l was sent into the
alley with the Intention Of running the
hose UP the ire escape. \ line was let
down from the top story and as the reel
WAS being glwound a coupling gave way.
Only for this accident not drop 81 va
ter wogld have been used in the building.
This was only the first experience. how
ever. Lines OF hos from Engine Com
pauy No. 5 and Hose Company No. ]
We're hauled UP he serpentne-hke course
necessary 10 reach the top OF the build
ing. by the stairs from the front OF the
building There were - many twists and
curves that the hose g0t stuck and even
Leroy stevens. the strongest man in the
department could not move il. What
made the matter more aggTavating was
the fact that the nrenen needed only
three feet leeway 10 set full swing at
tho FIRE With the assistance Of citizens
the hose was moved and then work com
menced. but not before J. W. H0yer.
lieutenant Of Chemical No. !, was severe
~ cut by glass falling out Of . door OF
the room IN which the fire was confined,
He was compelled TO retire and this left
the department short-handed.
chief Kellogg estimates the damage 10
the building at about !Sa9 three-fourths
OF which was from water. There was
nothing Of value In the room where the
fire started Mr.. Hooley had jdst taken
the hotel and had no insurance. The
building is owned 10y Senator Squire and
is insured.
After the fire was over Lieut.. Hoyer re-
ported 20 chief Kellogg that ne went 10
Closson 4 kelly's drug store and asked
them 10 telephone for a physician A
physician was called up. Then the per
son who telephoned asked him If he had
any money and he said No" Tho man
tolephoned back 10 tho doctor Don't
come. he's no good amt got any money"
Hoyer said he asked 20 have City Physi-
clan Smith called UP and The man refused
tto request and ordered him out OF the
store.
Chief kellogg accompanied Hoyer to
the store and asked Tor an explanation
II was admitted. the CHIEF says that thu
physician was told not 70 cor-c as Hover
had 10 money hut that Hoycr asked
whore the city physician could De found
lu~tead 81 asking 70 have him called
Hover Insisted that he asked for the city
physician ana in return was ordered
out e jhe store chief kellogg said thar
they told him az the store that they did
goo, know Hover Was "a fireman
Hover found a physician himself and
wac cared for Ills hand Was badly cut
TIE arteries being severed lie will he
out IF service for several weeks