The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-08-14
HALF A MILLION LOSS
BY FIRE In FRESNO.
Packing Houses Destroyed All Along
the Southern Pacinc-Hard Fight
With Flames

FRESNO. Cal. Aug l3.-MIdnight-on
OF the most disastrous fires Fresno has
ever known is raging TOW. Packing houses
were Destroyed ali along the line. The
sonsherr Pacific depot r. on fire. The loss
viii probably reach $4,000
Tie fire swept the Southern Pacific ran-
road reservation from Marlposa 70 Nor,
street, distance Of three blocks. and In
little more than an hour 500. 90 worth Of
property went alp In smoke. Some Of the
buildings burned were packing houses and
THEIR destruction Will throw about J,o peo-
pie out OF work
The IRE started in the immense establish
niens or the Forsyihe Seeded Rsfsln Cam
pany. between Mariposa and TNllare street,
~ was built two years ago and was iarse-
~ added 10 last year. 1t was the ars,
seeded raisin establishment TO be erected
IN the state. a. li:io. when the north
pound passenger train pulled out, flames
We're seen Issuing from the roof ~ TIM
pudding. Soon the entire building was arr
teioped by flames
short time before th. departmep, .,,
Deem called 10 small fire on the eor,or
OF " ard 1ariposa streets, and /, was sim
~ "ofh 'aere When the fire broke OFT on
''e reservation. by the tina the engines
arrived at the reservation. tha Eors,-,,.
packing house was destroyed. ana the, -.
II"iieh save their attention tn ssv,rs. ~
s"enk packing Company. on the SOM,
=. 'e'@fe street A very strong wind
""A Blowing from the north hoxvn,.Sr -,
caught fire This. like tho rorsvtse 49,
YES tslSin seeding house and was eoutn
- Win expansive machinery The oan,a.
became 40 nerce as 10 drive he tlrc-,.,,
oaek and the fire soon assumed such rrn
s"FNohs as would have taxed a rnetronan-
Ran department VA
sparks from the Phoenix packing house
isn!ted the National Ice, C.omnar,.,s 80
'f&. and being small. II was so,,, .,,,,s1,u.
GO. Inc Farmers warehouse mr. :,
gram, was the next building ~ ha.n,,-, a..
hiteu. and the Finstein grain wareb,us.
caught from that. Ths Hobbs ana pa
s"aS fAAsin packing house caught rexr
80" ~, ..i' areihsh managed 10 save half OF
.ne bhIding. though what stock was ~.
destroyed by fire was ruined BY water pv
the greatest sSertious the frcpen ena,E.
&c tae progress ~ thu flames and ira
vented further destruction
re railroad company also suffered c,,-
"s<$ An9Nt twenty freight ears
some loaded ard some efup.y. being cr,
eumed. Considerable DAMAGE vas s,ra
u traekage, aesi the section house rs
burned. The Depos hotel ana the der,t
NSeh. which are opposite fearSvthe'S v,sra
or hFe several times ana were saved a,'y
by ira most strenuous Efforts OF the en-
rlOye$.
The freight depot. a block further Anufs,
owes Us escape 70 being slightly out AZ
the pain az The shower az sparks
Night Waterman Harper Step; In the
to~er % The FarTy - packing house. ana
- y ho' hhe tIaf aay tvace - hjm VII
ever BE- found, THE flre spread ;, raoi}.y
that he conld not asve escaped
Many believe tA2t Iae Gre AZ i>orsvshc's
WAS ~ iDceadary origin. hss, r5-f,s-r -.
ME In support q ,hls op.nioa Is aa
vange2
The losses car lie aseer,a5rea only a.,
''rSXfmatei> tonight. as follows;
1AgsVtha t-<u,tsa~sv 4,1,.,