The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-10-02
DESTRUCTION BY Fierce AND UNCOMFORTABLE Fires
mIION SWEPT
AWAY AT COLO
RADIO SPRINGS.
mrtERs HoTEl A TOTAL LOSS
nDo4 asd Barns for SIX Hours
-Assssw Escape sf the
Enfire Town.

/ mOnADo SPRINGS, Col. Oct L.
&an ofy aza visitation OF TIRE this after
- wasca threatened for feux hours 70
Sfroy the ssslre business district The
- uas blowing a. the rate u soxty-fivs
= AZ kezr from The southwest when
- trs started ~ tia DeayeE 4 Rio
eaa6s freight depot, at the foot Of Gu
knxx street, AZ 70 y. &C., and the flames
ufnl with great rapidly. A strip four
r.ehs asr,h 10 seszsa and two ocks wide
- nd west has been bGrne9 ever, oat
Z as hour, p H., the eoxaEazrzilcn Is
lnrsed 10 he under control TIE flames
= sf;s lszplEg high IN the air over ths
1waei d.zirsef ts9t there "a 10 doubt that
HmAwe engines that have eorne fran Den
r. acG Pueblo tn responSe TO calls VIII
II - to confsne tae flames within pres
II amits The AntleFs. one Of the largest
ttnh Il the West. three lumber yards and
- blocks or business houses nave been
|mnc5eG. IL round numbers the loss Is
uated III s.. ia go. insurance cae-hais
lat sEsoant- TIE lcssex estimated are
snlows.
- hots, $50 so
wfon Lumber Company ....-..-.. s0.gS
oMey & Fowler Lumber Company 1900
- ne Lumber Com gx1y -.@.-.s...~ q, 80
tqtnE & Sons biacksnaths .......... 700
jever & Eia Ggaude railroad. 49,. ~ 100
~ depot t-0N
- hot@l ..--:...--~----.--.------ 1sS
~ ecumera:e9 above .-.....-....... 4ss Gse
n ars started in a ptie OF rubbish tn
hersesA tie platform % the beaver Il RIO
enMfe freight depot. Within five minutes
&Rha6 communiea ted TO freight cars stand
~ u the depot, and II spread 90 rapidly
~ Il was impossible 20 move any az the
~ Haif car Of powder consigned To
q 8. Barnes & Sons exploded The saas
pss thrown 40 feet anc the wonder L.
4sf nobody vas injnl ed
Ten cams the terrible danger TO the city.
sssat chunks OF fire were scattered about.
b few moments the Crtssey 4 Fowler
1Ebsr yards, 500 feet away. were burning
N wind was sweeping a perfect hnrri-
sAaa The flames rushed through the ium-
hx yards aud burned al the light frame
hGailr0 10 the block Tren they ieaSed
sefoss me street and harncd tbs FL Paso
Laneey Com pany and the paiat establish
~ ct Sherry & Tuckernan. few min
~ Aesr the Newton lumber yards
N Tina after this II hooked as II II.
As1eFx might be saved. but the heat was
ts rea;; there was not water enough %
mo- stream up ha.f the building. A.
toesock II Was burning on the south end
xn he famous hotel was doomed. The
sssrsd employees OF the hosiery Shove
Esas fntrep.dity In climbing oat OF tho
T2sf windows In the face Of fearful heat
ts9 pcur.n& water upon the FIRE through
snsil nc -. They ieft their posts Only
sdsr II became positively uatenahie-
Dasa below tse bremen were also direct
sxtsr pressure had become so reduced that
- streams were OF little effect The
ssrsear Of the buildings. the upper stories
Il which were OF wood served 20 make
succession OF snokestacks along the
fdes, and &c was but few minutes until
1 .. flares mere ieapsng from nearly every
Fvnfew. The building bad stood for a
ng tine against TIE Tremendous beat
soon ths outlines Of the stone were seen
Nth TIA woodwork burned away. Here
Ard there little h!as flames slot up where
tie copper cornices haa caught fire II
burn, and II made a tremendously hot
Ere TIE walls began 20 fall after the
building had been burning peraaps an
scrr, and they went down with ire
ed Scr cute long time. AID soma OF them,
are standing yes
The antie-s' annex was quickly in
James ard went Up ran;dly. Two or three
explosions were heard while TIE Aatl@rs
vas h.l.rtrr. and these srs supposed 70
savs core from the boilers. All OF TIE
Aaflefs reepie from the engineers 70 the
BAL Aovz. sta.ad al their posts until they
sud az no longer AS e'e'ock al thar
nass OF blazing oehris. Thousands CARED
scon I, with sorrow and regret. "a {. vas
srfversaf.y conceded &c he ths chief erna-
nsrs " the tcwE.
rhs Artlars was a @x-1tory building
swrsd ey ne Colorado SnrSng~ Hotel
Company, in which Gen Palmer was heav-
~ tnfsre9ses, The lessee proper was r.
ssrnett TIE building was Insured for
- aA ara IRA furniture vattaei a. So sS
vas Insured fer 81 so The building and
" contents ara almost total loss. The
S-ei VIII he rebuilt.
THs-e were several guests In tire hotel.
'se'Hffax number or irvsl.sAs hrt all
we're gotten aut IN safety and ;aken to
1fnfnrtahfA quarters
Ira linton Pacific. Denver 81 Gulf rail-
oafs passengsr aspot. or Huerfan4e street.
~ burned but the other railroad gas-
saxrr seat.ens were unframed.
While sh- tx ares were burning several
szaaa 9nes broke cut throughout .ae city.
asroyfrg several rss dences, and threw
reesls sns4s eysFESterna t1sofl- The limits Ok
as Burned Ss3.rscf are he Denver & Rio
srznsie raii~saA 90 the west. Cascade ay-
ss'se CT ere EAST. pixies Peak avenue OF
seggh
Among ths business houses burned OF.
u. We following.
GsFarlanA s. Hills hlarksr>sens: Irving
sous. slseksTn.ff4s. Silver Moon rs~fa IL
sa'x; Nets Ceal COMPANY. Felix Amer
SPA eioc-u tailor. pietx blacksmith
ssar Kline rssntsr; Rarf1ees blacksmith
LyeA-ner a Jordan hkscksna.ths. Nasvc-
-ts, esssalag \. Shapiro. claSfsng. ] NJ.
ssA.w wa. sszas.fB3 xsr. : X Kline. ie~eE-
MARROW EreS Carfec. tosaevy.'" Cam =
s~~ fssei stgsye. 2e~.' r1g.-hant storA. rsHss IL
NJ Al grocery aext "a Gulf aepct. Sal
A1oS Army all Cuba Clothing Gem
kF. sec sSa warehouse. The 2
sss Fsase fT7sgY fss.l 70 s. 0ss} each. Teu
- Fatsd f-~I Ght cars on the Ienvey
sse tiFsSae er3 Ss ssss burned
TeNefas srrrets have been made .YGighss
:. F-sSeSs suspected uf starring Or At
=.
sasstsea eNbs no figss ere at re
seF 4 r. tsra1 - s9e.g}st house. was
s-~@rSsy aessaesnfa- POSSIBLY beng caused
> SssaTs freED a locomotive