The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1901-03-29
.[[[V[N HORSES BURNED.
LIVES NEARLY SACRIFICED
DISASTROUS Fire in Whites Stable This Notwithstanding
House Overhead Filled With peope-Soms
Narrowly Escaped Death

n a fire early this morning IN
Wastes stables at No. sis First
sssaae south. II horses were ere
nassd. valuable harness and wagon
raaseriai destroyed. and about II per-
tans eecupying rooms over the barn
bad narrow escapes from death b.
S1roeafion- The origin Of the FIRE
uhknoWn, however incendlarism
b Dot suspected.
TIE screaming Of the imprisoned
fa'xes was heartrendfng. Two broke
DER halters AMI could Be heard run
Eng up and down the blazing floor
Ise other poor frenzied hrutes fairly
ihoak the burning building In their
fanfic Efforts 70 get away from the
Ire that vas roasting them
Ihs Ere vas discovered about .
stio<k BY driver employed at the
rzbiss As soon az he saw that the
Iass was &blaxe, he rushed upstairs
tnd gave the alarm. Almost in
vanity everybody was awake
snf a wild scramble ensued. By
hls time the halls had filed with
sn0se- and the odor Of burning
haFse-fesh made II evident that no
tnae was 20 be lost In getting out Of
,se building. A number reached the
a. later than others. and found
nat escape In that direction had
YEN eut on. Ladders were placed At
" windows on the north side ~
We building. and residents % the
reiThborhood heroieaIIy rescued asv-
sfsl women IN that way. Every
sning IN the barn h a total loss, and
EanT Of the upstairs occupants lost
Ill their cfofnfrD ara ether riraf5-
sFty.
The horses belonged 20 w. II.
Nhite- They were used for teaming
Iafposes. Mr.. White has four team
s,efs IN his employ. and has been
snsaged In that line OF business ir
se@ttle for some time. When In
,sfvieued at the scene Of the IRE
.as morning. Mr.. White said.
hsssy Loss TO Ne.
=. The IRE Il a heavy loss 10 me A.
- time. The horses that were
,arnef we're all valuable ones. The
Iefn also contained a number Of
.astiy sets u harness and wagon
material. estimate my losa nj 81. =
=. With no Insurance. A. near as
n.se been able 70 ascertain. the FIRE
- Uncovered about 2 O'Clock. At
-fAt" VIZ AMt"ftbf III wv NaAt y
"a roaring mass Of flames, 10 =
apparent that the ERE had been
turning for some time before Il was
fize0Tered
W theory r. that the IRE origin
- N front - the building. The
ol1es which occupied the southwest
.p.uef ~ completely burned. have
~ ne least idea how the flames
staftfd. I DO not erIareef fuceUdIar-
iHms
;, During the excitement at the IRE,
sauoiman Roberts arrested y. J.
49, horpe-trader. Mott. accord
~ - The police. made remarks that
vas good thing 70 Was Whites
49, mat was on FIRE. A complaint
- made h. Roberts ~ Motto pecu-
~ expression and he was sent -
.saa'luarterE on n charge ~ disord-
~ conduct. When asked iu regard
ne arrest, NJ. White faid: 4
vv1se known Mott for some time.
Nv awhile he was In my employ.
setA4sratand he made several remarks
at we're unWarrantable lie n not
present working FOR me"
a sioksning Scene.
me Interior Of the barn n sick
Ing sight today Most ~ fha
fs died IN their stalls. TWa
49, their halter ropes and dashed
.,st the barn. only 10 at last falI
Rms 10 The flames and smoke
A' moor was burned through IN