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The Grand Trunk Pacific Dock Fire of July 30, 1914. (Last Resort Fire Department) Thousands of spectators were drawn to the late afternoon fire on July 30, 1914. (Last Resort Fire Department) Smoke billowed from the pier, warehouse and distinctive tower at the foot of Marion Street on July 30, 1914. (Last Resort Fire Department) One of these fire trucks – known as a “motorized hose wagon” was lost in the Grand Trunk Pacific fire and ended up in Elliott Bay; photo taken at old Fire Station 25 at Harvard Avenue and East Union Street. (Last Resort Fire Department) A motorized hose wagon made by Waterous Engine Works of St. Paul, Minnesota and purchased by the Seattle Fire Department in 1911. (Last Resort Fire Department) 1911 Waterous Hose Wagon, modified with chemical fire suppression gear, and owned and operated by the Seattle Fire Department. (Last Resort Fire Department) A 1916 photo of one of Seattle Fire Department’s Waterous-made motorized vehicles. (Last Resort Fire Department) A page from the Waterous Engine Works catalog, with an illustration of the model of motorized hose wagon lost in Elliott Bay in 1914. (Waterous Company) Details and specifications for the Model 15 Motorized Hose Wagon from a catalog. (Waterous Company) The Grand Trunk Pacific Dock was located at the foot of Marion Street between an earlier iteration of Fire Station 5 on the north, and Colman Dock on the south. (Feliks Banel/KIRO Radio) The modern-day Fire Station 5; the old Grand Trunk Pacific dock was located to the left. (Feliks Banel/KIRO Radio) Colman Dock and the Washington State Ferry Terminal are in the midst of a major renovation; the Grand Trunk Pacific Dock was damaged by a 1914 fire, but was rebuilt and stood in this spot until 1964. (Feliks Banel/KIRO Radio) Detail from a 1914 map of Seattle shows location of GTP, Grand Truck Pacific Dock. (Rob Ketcherside)
Lost fire truck of Elliott Bay