Daily Iowa State Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1859, 1857-10-21
Their finer wares were secure in their larg,

AH'Ii were secure IN their larK
safe
Messrs. J A. Smith d Co. at lis LAX
street. extensive dealers in hats and f,.rs
were heavy losers by removal winter, theft
dc, and estimate their loss ut SIS 900, full,
insured.
. TIE DEAD.
Foremost among these on the roof Of tn.
I store Of the Messrs Barnum, was Johr
Hlgh, Jr.. OF the firm Of High d Magee. wei
known citizens Of wealth and standing il
our community. Just before the fall OF the
wall he came down, entered the store of Tn,
Messrs. Tappen, exchanged his coat which
had been drenched through. for thicker
one, and returned to be buried in the wall.
and ruins of his building, from which hi.
remains up to the hour of present writing
10 2. NJ, had not been recovered All hop,
that he may have escaped the cal lamity has
been abandoned.
Mr. High was gentleman widely
known aud esteemed, and his loss creates a
gap III our community not easily filled. lie
leaves a family OF several children, forum
ateiy as far as this worlds goods is con
cerned, lar above fear Of want
T. III. Barnum, the younger of the broth
ers, was seen busy about midway Of the
store when the crash came lie is among
the lost, though up to a late hour last even
ing his remains were still lying beneath the
confused heap OF masonry and charred tim
bers- lie leaves wife. He was about IS
years Of age.
Mr. Barnum, the elder brother, only a
week since in the State street fire suffered n
heavy loss in the burning of his residence
This second blow has taken from his side a
brother, and laid their store in ruins.
r. X. Clarke, of the firm of Metz, Clarke
d Co, hardware dealers, 90 and 81 state
street, was with the last named, a boarder
at Mr.. Phillips on Michigan avenue. On
sabbath evening Mr. Barnum and Mr Clarke
both attended church together with their
young wives, and sat side by side in the
same pew. At the fire alarm they left the
house together and the rising sun rose on
two young widowed wives.
John V. Dickey, son of James V Dickey.
Esq, residing ut ll6 Monroe street. aud
foreman OF the Liberty Hose company, was
instantly Killed by the falling wall OF lIem',-
stead store portion of which crushed in
the rear of the Messrs Newhall's, near
which he was standing Several other fire
men were injured, some very seriously.
Young Diekcy was taken ont lifeless and
taken 10 the sherman House. and thence to
his parents residence. whence the remains
are 10 be forwarded to the grave to-day He
was 23 years Of age.
Dudley {. White clerk, in the employ of
Snow IL Co., hardware dealers, 81 Lake st.
was killed in Barnun's store, and his re
mains discovered about 3 O'Clock Yesterday
r. " lie was - Years of age and formerly
from Sandusky Ohio. He has brother
residing i'll this city. The identification was
complete though the remains were much
distigurcd
Gen. II. >. bradley formerly of Utica, n
and well known throughout that region.
had, n has been meationcd stock Of lew
eIry IN the store OF Messrs Barruin lie
WAS overwhelmed. and perished in the at
tempt to remove his property.
Timothy Buckley, belonging to Hook
and Ladder No |, was on the roof Of the
store and carried through to the base
mtni
Anru,e Wolfe, German, a member of
Eml ire Hose No ). residing at SIS Jefferson
ST. was among the lost
10 ho added 10 these are the unknown.
and not recovered in the store Of Messrs
i'"' i"'I' '"'i 'iooc WHo are SUPPOSED L"
have persisted in the building where the
fire originated OF the latter is
Henry Is. Russell, mailing clerk at the
Times office
The store Of the Messrs. Barnum. was as
we have said, nearly full. and small warn
ing was given, the ruin was almost instan-
tancous.
ISeIDINTs, 6c.
Incidents We're numberless There were
several narrow escapes. One seems almost
miraculous. \ fireman named Conner who
was ON the roof of Messrs. Barnums store.
was carried through into the basement and
found himself on recovering his senses, com
paratively free and near the grated window
opening on the alley. To this he nude his
way and was cXtricated.
y fireman named Cooper, .of Milwaukee,
was dug out from under the ruins slightly
injured
female from the upper stories Of CORN
lex, Cross Il Cos. store, made her way along
the root Of adjoining stores west, in raiment
thin, and lighteI in hue than her character
and found an escape through the scutrle.-
Another lcapcd from an upper window and
was caught uninjured, by,a fireman.
yesterday Was one Of enguish, of woe and
of terror. of ccaseless anxiety, and to those
who labored in the ruins, of heavy toll -
and the hour of rest, when sleep fell like a
mantle, all eyes which did not wake to
weep, were closed wearily upon a day me
moriable in the history OF Chicago