The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-03-22

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Supposed 4sse Killed Or iss8rea - the
cellar wfssn they tad siseE gg TIE ss@fen
Capt EGI8s4sa. ~lso had ess&rgs Of the
poasGs ssaaAx SD VITO was nos yst salts
fed sks8 10 en@ was 20 fsls cellar Ssfss
doxa ssssfsi policemen 20 search further
IL IL possible. though sos pTobassss, sizat
there IN aSgsfser sgsaxs dead lss the ras8sss
q the ssgsar I7owe tnge~g iaataen waz
made s4~s ns2ssa ~ gfssr9r saH LIE T.sa-
ssY I,etertExe fs4rs<ee4 fsfysear Fam Ham,
fiton and T,a~e Hlsks. TIE proprietor bat
ussshlax e1sssG e@ ssEssa Iaefe Esxs "a
traces 81 bleed noT efsstssns though quits
On wsseFs saA sssssang Bsss Mas aerus-
TONED 10 e1eeg wsse fozsna- II = likely
that be Isfs sfse 4eszar without having hs@sa
sen 10 60 cat Jimmy az he IL known
On Washington street., vac usually asas
picyed BY Btaxe 70 essag p8f tire salssgss.
Whfn rsss ~ work ne slsps near the ooissr.
where Il WAS warm RE Was seem there
twenty minutes before tbs explosion, ard
II IL said by those wfo sam hin that ss
was tAsm enSer rfa lasasfsee OF morphine
Jirsfny was a8s s4sn 70 gs aat.
TIE explosion Was terrific. II Nssaos
kuiiasngs ARA smashed 1sFagwn for blocks
eresaS sTi.ntesa from sfs sIsse1alE 6eN
tnse the air Ard fen hundreds Of feet
away. Tbs snake and steam barst
sEfaugf tsosss In the sidewalk Eli ste
Whole s2enn w&a olseGred. Fcs a sew
msmeHfs nothing eoutd 80 seer If the
vrrgk. So great had been tte shock, 80
sudden ard terrifying. that few az thSse
In the vicinity remained 10 iook They
wers overcome with fear ard Esd IN ali
dskecsf1nx
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for rxsssssosss ~ eanh q stnd are 10 rare
thar The real esuse % she noise and ne ss,f-
mail DID uot eeelr 10 any oae. ard until
tie offscerr agskseasssl ard tbs xnsoke and
st-ssn had disappeared 10 ore cared 10 in
v~sasgate.
Felt for Blocks Around.
1na windows In the front part 81 the
Hoffman hoasze aera~s Seeossa as@nxae.
wefs shattered Glass ssil into TIE rooms
sBe upon the sidewalk Two or three
paAcfs 81 timber from Hsn sidewalk struck
tns briidin4 and bounded OF again into
the ssrees. The occupants we're badly
shskaf up. The building rocked ard tren-
biol fer fully three minutes. AGREES was.l-
inGsDn street ag,sfsirs. where Is located the
Owl gambling house. and above 81.
many Of tn. ~sndorw WERE broken. Men
~srv raised from tAesy seals 81 ms tah.es
and bsATIs.snx stepped for th~ rnemsnf. So
cry enc rushing oM ugson the street
The windows Of TIE Phoenix house. dag
onafly across Washington street and sec-
ord avenue south, we're broken As IA.
dawr 80 the ssaneafd gambling hoase On
Occidental avsaus ard Washington strer,
the terrific shock was felt. aB6 men left
the games % pour 0ut upon the streets 10
ind sae essss4 ~ fEs nosas.
isut AT HlsAe's place srs~if was ire scaas
81 sns wiides. turmoil ard confusion. Ev-
cry wssafow ~as smashed ana fns pieces
has fallen aown upon tie sidewalk or into
she building TIE xtruetuse shook and
rocked ~ II snoved by a vaesogs earth
quake. The heavy plate glass ~sn.soss ON
the Second avenue sSse of tbs building
werc broken in and left In fins pieces upon
the 6ppr.
"TsnseF'' III Smith. the p1gslAst. ana w
J. Murphy we're standing al che bar AZ tho
time wsIis Rlchsrd YouHx ws= behind f.
One st tbs windows f~ii upen sulasn 9
head ard tbs pieces came crashing down
ssesst issfn ard upoa the bar Murphy, ~aa
was standing some distance away. was no.
struck. II. wss eosl in sae midst Of TIA
smoke and roi-e. sis started t0r the door
turned alusss and said
Il stand pat hy ~---."
Bartender Dick Young was raised fouf
fesS straight Easo rAe air and came down
again wiissaaE injury, TIE glasses and gag
lsry ufssa sfsa sink and on the rear hag
we're broken and smashed 20 pieces
Il esssstnt realize wisss bad eeeuxFssa. =
said Young with the Dirt and snaus srsr
she explosion stEA he@gsearlag ms sslsssasns
and faex Anss haasis Flake, proprietor a
tar place, wa@ Upstairs ia sAs btsistinx @stf
several grsu when the explosion occurred
we wsfa salssd ZIP from our chairs sais
he. '~rss building sfteok ana swnyNi fron
top 80 bottom. and che glass stis iuso IN,
RON We tssonghi Ger a nosnsnt shas :
aTnanats hsstub bal eSpio3@3 ard va,
rAsstnx the hasslilnE. We rushed siawr
stairs e. onee and came through tie "a
ta4n ssta the street
s1hs 'rothse WAS eaaepa lsy the steaYT
hseter hiawfng ux, hal sold the ia;
wha cares f8r the are 10 pat in = sot al
coal, fer Thought that Il was sosnx q