The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1906-05-07
WHARF GOES
Up IN SMOKE
Flames Break Out at $3.50 This Morning a. d
Army Transport Sherman Is Saved With
Great DifficuIy--- Cartridges Awaiting Ship
ment Explode -.Fire Boat Slow.

Fire which broke out az 30
O'Clock this morning practically
destroyed fhr superHfucturo on the
wharf NJ the Arlington dock. foot
cartridges stored on tho dock IL
believed "a have been the cause.
For several minutes after the fire
was discovered The entire water
front seemed threatened. aud Il
VAS an hour before tho flames
werv under control
Turns In Alarm.
4 l0neahoreman. leaving a aa.
loon at the foot OF University. aaN
the flames and Immediately turned
IA an alarm A. that time the flames
we're bursting from three sides 81
the wharf warehouse and the roof
VAS n sheet 81 flames
The army transport sherman.
l3ing IN the slip south 81 the dock.
caught fire and was only saved b.
prompt work and the excellent Dis
elpiine 81 the iackiea aboard A
soon aa the flames were seen shoot
ing frofu the warehouse the night
Raichman uf the sherman turned
Ia bis fire alarm aud the crew came
sNarmiue from their quarters. 4
line ~ hose was laid end a. 3s33
a stream Of water WaH shooting
from the transport
As the fire developed the rigging
on the sherman caught fire and
Police Sergeant Mike Powers euf
the lines Nfth an axe On account
~ the Low pressure % steam the
sherman swung W slowly awas
from the dock that Il seemed for
4 time as n she would be com
pisiely destroyed. but streams q
water were sent 10 her fteamiaE
sides aud ia the flames ia the rig.
rings and abe finally swung clear
Of the doek In the harbor The
flames we're fought and exiin-
guished and abe went to one of the
bouyE
Army stores Explode.
Army stores OF ammunition we're
ca The dock and twice = series Of
explosions broke out. lasting sef.
arai minutes. makins the disaster
resemble . sham battle and al t'se
Same tine endAngering the ltscs
~ the trem.n
Besides the explosives on the
dock there were hundreds Of toas
% flour and hay. besides aout 5oe
tons ~ general merchandise. which
was FOR the cargo Of the sherman
for the Orient This Is a complete
loss.
The ship Daniel. In the slip
south Of Pier 6 was lowed into the
stream with her shrondH all ablaEe.
The French crew Immediately
formed bucket blaze and extin.
gulshed the blaze. the loss being
very small.
Formed Bucket Brigade.
south OF the transport sherman,
IN the same slip. was the steamer
Victoria 81 the Northwestern
Steamship 60. The crew used
buckets aud kept the flames from
catching The only damage 70 the
Victoria vas a hliatering to her
paint GA the bridge. and several
ufoboats, hanging amidahips, were
damaged b. the heat
-Four loaded Great Northern box
rafs on the north side Of the At.
ilnetnn dosk were partially de-
stroycd. the loads being ruined b.
water On The south side three
cars we're damared In a similar
manner
q. Boriieh. who conducts fruit
stand in the southeast corncrot the
dock. saved nearly aii 81 his stock.
little OF It being damaged by VI
ter
To Great Northern Docks.
The transport sherman steamed
10 The Great Northern docks this
forenoon and a train IF cars We're
shuntcd onto the dock and loading
was commenced Mayor Wood 20