The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-01-05
C|LMAN BLOCK on FIRE.
DIsrosered~-Heavy Doors Barred
FfPe8en Ost for . Moment
Plate Glass Fell with . Crash.

For a snort tine early this rsssrning tie
Cciman block, which occupies tas sast ss1e
of the ssrset between First ard Western
avenues and Columbia and Marion stress.
was threatened vita serious i0es from IRE
The flames we're sfaneing nzerriiy tn me
rear Of tire bsztiazEx before ss1e alarm was
turned sn from Dgx + At tire corner a.
First avenue and Columbia street an9
crowd OF people was watching she pro
Kress eagerly and Specializing as 70
whether the fireaa.n ccssls stop thern trsfssTe
they broke thscuga into tire upper part u
the building.
Before the alarm had ceased 70 soJssa
there .as a magnificent rush down SAe
fteeg, xr.ow~covereG Columbia Stree ALL
and the ponaerous Ere apparatus. suing
~ IL Il would turn over and bury the nfe-
men IN it, ruins. came t1unasfsns ep "a
front Of the building
The big. heavy wooden doors. with Their
new Jocks, resisted The attack % the are
men. but finally shsF gave way. aad "a
rusaed the Tnea with Hahcock exiitSAAah-
egs or taelr backs. led 10y Chief kstsogs
himself. In few moments the E.sTe TAD
ed away and darkness reigned. A good
Job sald the crowd az IL slowly separ-
aseG. IT looked II II was going 10 De
4 scorciser."
The fire broke on: ia the Kitchen % the
Deimonlce restaurant, which II ioeated IN
that part Of the Goiman building known
az sG First avenue. A box OF ashes left
in the southwest corner Of the room waS
the cause. Before the IRE was discovered
IL rad attacked other boxes which cns4f
Kellogg aa!d were pied en rop al the fiat,
and then erept Up the casing OF the door
that opens out on the alley. large win
dow near inc ceiling OF the room was bro
ken By the heat and this gave a vent.
When Night Waterman Niles Elgelo~
discovered the fire II appeared TO be rass-
Ing havoc With things In general He
gave the alarm and Charles Rateman. WHO
s ssl Ra's an .af from box 10 e Bs a ,ha
time every enc on the streets In the bust
mess part Of the city was on rf1e run. The
crowd sgurmed in trent Of the restaurant,
but broke away when the nremen came
sailing down the slippery ard dangerous
Columbia street bill and shot around the
corner al First avenue as II they intended
10 30 through the building with their fiery
horses and heavy apparatus.
The fire had not reached the restaurant
proper. On, II could be plainly seen through
the doors that led into the kitchen. Chief
Kellogg and Capt. Marrow led the attack
on the big front doors. Before they could
break through there was a grand crash
and the heavy plate-gIass windows that
form pe-s VI thesfoitsing doors came down
with a crash, Fortunately. the firemen got
out Of The way and no oae was injured.
The hrefnsn swarmea into the Kitchen
with hand ext.nguishers, but tn make
things sure fne OF hose was run from
tho water plug at the corner 81 First ave
me and Columbia street IL did not seem
~ The kitchen that the brilliant light sud
denly Quilted aud al WAS darkness Al
O'clock the fire was ott and the bcil a;
headquarters sounded the return Of The a.
pdrattiS.
Lawrence cnlpsan arrived al the scene az
the fire a short time after II aas ont. tie
congratulated Chief Kellogg ard his nsn
on their good work The chief estimated
that the casing could be- replaced for So or
<ss The rlstc.gia windows will prufsa-
bly, cost fa5 or 30 The building Is insured
for about IS o0o