The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-04-06

throuEh the building the Seattle
Electric company officials and 9th
er persons In the lobby rushed psll
nell through the only two exits,
tearing away the doors IN their
mad hight While the lobby fought
to get to the hallway the city faith
sra were pcnned heiplessiy within,
while their hair Hiuged.
A. soon az no reached the hall
way the man from Missouri. In his
dream, OF course. tried TO find a
hose. After a trying search through
the smoking Railways he finally
found atandpipe. lie looked for
a hose. but there wa none % be
found. Then he trica 90 turn the
valve. hut Il was 20 ruStsd that he
could not bulge r. Councilman
xhlnden. the muscular chairman Of
the fire and waker committee. came
rushing down enc hall.
'Xbinden.s yelled Inc man from
Aisaousi. lets see II We esn turn
this tNshg" Tho Sixth ward man
lent his strength. but not a whit
would the valve give, and soon tho
fire drove both frass the pipe.
In his wild search for another
valve the man from Missouri ran
into Fire Marshal KellogHa office.
Kellogg was Iust pallinK out OF bis
desk rope ladder which he had
been Keeping for just awnah an
emergency. lie was preparing 60
bet himself down through an open
window with II.
whore IL the hoss for that
standpiper" demanded the Missouri
Ian
Il never knew there was n stand
pipe there" said the fire marshal.
let alone a hose. What good Is
the pipe anyhow"
Then he asked the marshal for the
location OF the fire escapes.
Il don't believe the law conpeia
fire escapes on the city hail or the
eour, house sither They aren't 500
feet hissi." replied KsllogsA
Later the msa from Missouri wfss
toiu trlt theFe WSz some hose in
tire wauita. but he could not find
the clerk wffo had the combination
20 the locks. Tire fire was raging
hard around the vaults and they
we're IN danger OF melting. anyway.
He thought Il Was about time 20 be
looking out little for his own life.
and he ran 90 the office Of Build
Ing Inspector Place 10 find the To-
cation OF the fire escapes.
4 don't know anything about
them replied Place. That's the
fire marshala business"
In his extremity the outraged
MlHsourian ran into the mayors Of
flee. t1fa chief Cook had arrived
on the scene aud was preparing TO
lower the chtsf executive 60 place
OF safety. Cook said he was viii
Ing To rescue the man from Missouri
also. but remarked that he would
have 60 hurry. a. IL was reported
that several q the city fathers were
already roasting 10 death The nea
fire tower had been pressed into
service. but II was powsfieaa to
save the flaming building and the
lives Of several OF the Imprisoned
solons
why are there no escapes
on the buildlnKT' asked the Ms
souri, native Of Mayor BaiiinKer aft
sf the strong armed firenen had
at last succeeded In bringing them
70 the cool earth
We have been thinking Of put
ting up fire escapes. but We did
not think u would pay. because ne
are now ready to build eur new
city hall was the cool reply.
But ~hat about the ios. Of life
II fire should occur before that
timsT-
oh. / guess there won't be any
IRE retoined the mayor.
That VAS too much foe the Mia
souriAn. and he awoks bafors learn
Ing the fate of the court house.