The Washington times., 1906-05-30

lated from other buildings and through
this alone were the fremen able 70 first
TO conflne the flames TO the Armour
structure.
Later II spread despite this The first
detachment OF appara arrived seon
after tae first alarm was sounded bv a
Natchruan who had seen the flames.
Immediately after their arrival three
eNplosions were heard in the building.
unese being explosions Of dust. the fire
Een believe
A second alarm was sounded. followed
in a few minutes by special calls q
general alarm and other calls-fve IN
aI-for additional engines. Acting Fire
Ghief McDonOUgh arrived soon after ths
nrst alarm and took charge at his nrst
big Ere after taking Chief Csmpiors
plact- Fire engines from as far north
as Laksview were summoned. and the
IRE boats Queen. Yosemite, and Illinois
land.
The first nremen had 10 haul their az
paratus by hand down the embank-
ment OF the slim and within fighting
spread through the structure. the FIRE
men were forced farther and farther
back. the heat being too great for them
TO hold their positions The nremen
were forced TO get all their water from
the slip. no fre-plugs being near.
Electric Company Threatened.
The new plant OF the Commonwealth
river At Twenty-third street and Center
avenue. was badly damaged. and for
time threatened with total destruction.
The vast lumber yard Of the GoodwllIie
Lumber Company. at Twenty-second
street and Center avenue. was deluged
for ;wo hours with clouds Of fery Gin
derS. and numerous fires We're started
with little damage having been done.
owing 10 the efforts Of the firemen TO
keep the blaze confined 10 the elevator.
The firc was fierce one. and started
az : o clock from the spontaneous com
eustion Of grain in a lower hopper
The blaze spread with tremendous
repiditS, and within few minutes the
gigantic structure was q Saething fur
mace
AS the flames mounted skyward. the
sky was illumined with brilliancy
that rendered IL visible in all parts OF
the city The glare was Of a bTilliancy
that attracted general attention and
caused a report 10 be spread that the
lumber district was ablaze and that the
entire city was threatened
Another Elevator Ablaze.
Alarm after alsrm was sounded. so
that in thirty minutes. fully rs en-
gines were on the scene. The elevator
burned fercely and ignited elevator No
:. This elevator was fully as large as
the other. and nearly filied with Fax-
seed, which is highly ccmbustIble. and
made fierce blaze. so that the fremen
peHtFdly.
In between the two elevators IS 4 ma
chinery plant, which also caught ere
This plant contained some Of the finest
machinery for separating grain in the
country.
Fire MarShai McDOnough declares the
FIRE was orc OF the worst he had ever
seen.
Shortly after 3.30 O'Clock the an
nouncement was made that the John
Spry Lumber Company's plant. at Twen-
ty-second street and Fisk avenue was
ablaze and numbsr Of the firenen
turned their attention 20 the work OF
controlling the famcs ct this point
Scores OF engines pumped water from
the river Fifteen cars loaded with grain
on the switch tracks was destroyed.
Two large -rain steamers in the river
near the ele-stors We're endangered for
tiTne. but were finally saved.