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The Yesler – Leary Building

April 10, 2013 by at 9:06 pm

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Fire Chief Collins hoped to stop
the fire at the Yesler-Leary
building on Front Street, tall atop
what is now Pioneer Square. Weary
with fear and exhaustion, townsmen
gathered close to watch a column
of hot air carry showers of sparks
and burning boards, like fireworks.
The holocaust was slow winning
new territory, but debris
rained down upon roofs as a tree
drops its cones—a new beginning
for more fires, and an explosion
in the sky like a second sun.

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  1. Big Jon, Bully says
    April 11, 2013 at 7:20 am

    Is Quest Field safe?

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  2. Big Jon, Bully says
    April 11, 2013 at 7:21 am

    Or rather, Century Link Field.

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  3. job says
    April 11, 2013 at 7:29 am

    Excellent pyrotechnics – in the form and the matter!

    Love this:

    but debris
    rained down upon roofs as a tree
    drops its cones—a new beginning
    for more fires…

    Yahoo!

    JOB

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