The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-02-05

Marks millinery store, Dills dental par
lors and Deere Bros. Five and Ten Cent
store BY II O'Clock all the walls of PEN
ny & Gentles' and schaper Bros. with
the exception OF that on the west, had
fallen. The wall between Schaper Bros.
and the Famous fell, but the flames were
quenched before doing much destruction
in the latter establishment.
Caught in Falling walls.
II was not long before the upper floors
and walls Of the building opposite Penny &
Gentles, on Broadway. began to fall. Cas-
ualties to firemen were numerous. When
the walls OF Deere Bros end l0-cent store
collapsed. several members OF engine COM
pany No. IL were in the building. Four
firemen were covered by the debris, and II
was several hours before they could be
taken out.
Charles Mappes. a pipeman, had been
crushed to death and several injured. John
Judge. foreman OF No. IL. was wedged in
with debris. Across his foot lay the body
of Mappes, but with cool head he di-
rected the efforts OF his comrades in their
work OF rescue. When he was finally re-
moved he was taken to the hospital in an
ambulance, where several others Of the in
jured men had been removed.
Buildings Quilted by Fire.
From Broadway tho flames ate their
way through to number of three and four
story structures occupied by numerous
firms in various lines of business. These
were soon on fire from top to bottom, and
were Quilted Heroic efforts TO KEEP the
flames from the building on the corner of
Fourth and Franklin avenues. occupied by
the German American bank, were success
full. This and two buildings adjoining on
the south were saved.
Across Fourth avenue, and extending
through to Third avenue, were a row of
old buildings occupied by the Schisler-
Cornella Seed Company, the PIaN Seed
Company .krennings Glassware and Crock
cry Company Bassett Plumbing Company.
Mueller Block Commission Company, Nell
son Distilliny Company McI.ain a. Alcott
Commission Company, Hake a. Sons Com
sior bn,s eolpanr p Sen.on GO. commits l
Books saloon.
Here the fremen were finally able 10
stop the spread of the fire. TO the east, but
not until the interiors and stocks of mer-
chandise of all these buildings were de-
stroyed.
Finally Under Control.
Before this, occupants of buildings east,
on Third and Second streets, fearing a fur
ther spread OF the fire, commenced to re-
move their stock, hut at O'Clock II became
evident that the fire has been put under
control
Checked in Good Time.
At this point Third street widens out
and this helped the fremen to keep the
flames in check. If the FIRE had broken
beyond bounds the loss would have been
enormous. This Is the middle of the CON-
mission district, where the streets are mar
row and the buildings old and their con-
tents OF com5ustible nature. Nothing
could have prevented the fire from sweep
ing everything to the river.
Trolley Wires a Danger.
In the meantime stores and buildings on
the north side OF Franklin avenue for half
block east and west of broadway
caught fire from flying embers blazes be-
ing started in half a dozen different
points. Good work by the firemen. how
ever, prevented much loss at this point.
Two ordinary stores and a few small
shops. partially destroyed. were the heav-
lest losses. The trolley wires along