The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1903-06-23

Great heaps 81 chaffed and
snouiderinE debris. twisted ma
chinery and masses Of iron is all
that IL left OF the Hoifr = Schroeder
moulding works and the Hoffman
carriase Factory. on FIRST avenue
south. The building occupied by tie
Tavorite bar and lodging house il a
quilted shell Tus Branch and nfen.
/ orton iodking house buildings were
also hedly damaged bY a fire which
broke out in thu moulding works
! IN some uukuosn way a. e @ clock
3 this morning The fire for a time
looked ~ n u would completely
wipe out the hole southern FHd Of
the city south Of Jackson street I he
efforts 81 the fire fightesv kept tire
/ flames in check and ONLY hair
| hleek HaH burned cut The losses
we're fully covered BY Insurance. 80
/ far az has been aaceftainsd.
~ Was first fhougui that the
Il flames started from 81 explosion IN
the dust ~ the Rolf a Schroeder mill
/ There was eH explosion bat thht
| morning the lnesndiarY theory ~
gaining general crs8eucs That the
| building sss set an fire ~ some OF
the dsnissas ~ the saisd spit nearby
10 the belief % some Of tbs owners
Of the property and they eistm TO
have good reason Tot the belief
several days ago Il VAS discovered
that several mon living o. the sand
spit had stolen quantity % luD=
/ b~r frosr the mill Mr. * Hoffman
% the carriage works aud Patrol
man Hibbich went 20 investigate
IN. es.s No cuiprits were founs.
hat enough evidence was gained &c
jastlfy the belief that some Of the
! iurnbsr had been stolen By sefae Of
the men vho lived IN the south end
shscktown Ar ennaifY spfuuF M
bsts cen the men ssupseisd aud the
NH aud carriage factory owners.
aud the latter are half persuaded
that the fire was = deed Of ven
Gesnce.
~ -, 81 u ., "a
! Isfif- Jss-5 s'@ssss+sssa.3i s's+.ss k-4s4
and . pslieH fnsTuhants aAiraimAH - -
the h,szs almost 81 the same tine
The flames appeared 90 shoot eut from
in under the Hsifs q sehsdsf mill -
u froru sr snpiusirn. TIE sisfm as
immediately turned ia. Three enrrpss
nls1 Responded. but when they sfrir-
I'd The buiidinss wsrf huruius fisfVsiYs
rhs min snd carriage faeters ssss
ms..ss % fisuaes and the firs had -
tended 70 he hulialas acoupfed ~ the
Fs~urss= szlas4 AnetheR eAu as seat
In fer ruerr apparatus ND soot Esns
~tsi si.rm ~as sounded
tn. fsssi worA ~ The fire fighters
vas 70 cave the Fsvosit~ lodging
house bsiiidlng The HAiii ans esffsass
factory we're even Thea b~s 9nd help.
Before ths errupanis IT the Fasaftss
iedsiug house w~fr awakened the hr@
had spread 20 she hallding The front
stair. 81 me house are OF tho stds
nearest shs mill and fire cat Oft TIE
axit Of tho frAufie ropmsrs ir th4f a.
r~rston MEG. women ard children at
tsrnpssd n come down the stairs. nut
wsrc forced bach ~ the heat Down
q fliaht Of stairs a. the rear thsf ran
a, last and climbed a. .lshs-feet
beard fence % escape from the flames
The bsiiidins was then practically
doomse
Tho firsmsn next turned their eff
forts 20 ssv1n9 the buildings tlst north
/ q the Tsvsfits bar and seFaas mr.
row alley FARTHER and farthsf uofth
ne firssnsu wcrs compelled - retreat
rhs two bnilainss just north Of the
.uey we're saved however The ruafs
were badly burned.
within tslf az hour after the ar
rival Of the fire apparatus the
flames were under coufrol Several
fremen we're slightly hurt By the
falling 81 live wires, but none aefts
ously. Isoss ~ estimated - 5000.
Frederick r. Kay. a ships ofhcef
eel kuawn all along the coast. had
20 Jump out the top foot OF tire
Favorits saloon building IN the flHe
that destroyed Rnlfs a Rchodets
mill. last night His right foot
struck on spike and he WIS taken
10 the WAyHidc Mission hospital 20