The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1884-02-09
ANOTHER PRISON FIRE.
Fire In the Missouri neutrality-suspicious.
Action and Ready Appliances Confine tho
Damage Within Narrow Limits.

Action and Ready Appliances Confine tho
Damage within Narrow Limits.
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo-, Feb. z.
This morning about 1915 O'Clock a fire
broke out in the drying.room of the lauu--
dry at the Penitentiary. When it was dis
covered it was blazing up through the floor
of the room above, which is occupied by w.
G. Boon's chair factory. An alarm was
immediately sounded, to whichthe city fire
department promptly responded. In the
meantime the hose at the prison was at
tached to the stand pipes and two streams
OF water from the large tanks on the top OF
the Centennial Building were turned on the
fire, which was now under control.
The building in which the fire originated
Is substantial stone structure, formerly
used as the Prison Hospital. The laundry
is in the ba .ement story, the floor above
being used by the kitchen and Mr.. Boon's
rustic chair factory. In the upper stories
are the Prison Library and tailor shop.
The total damage from fire and water
amounts to about 81 900. At the time the
fire was discovered Warden Willis was in
the barber's chair half shaved. He instant
ly jumped up, put on his coat and went
with one side of his face covered with lath-
has heretofore given him so much trouble
He was considerably relieved to find it was
not one of the large work shops and that by
timely discovery, with prompt action, the
fire was so easily controlled.
Occurring, as it did, in the building occu.
pied by the kitchen, it interfered somewhat
with the arrangements for dinner, but.
everything was soon put in order and
working az usual 1t being Sunday the
convicts were mostly in their cells. A num-
Der OF TRUSTEES, however, worked well and
faithfully in extinguishing the flames and
removing property in the building to a
place Of safety.
There was little or no excitement among
the convicts, but as soon as the news
spread over the city that there was another
fire at the prison a great crowd OF people
hurried in that direction, their interest and
excitement being considerably increased
by seeing Mr. Jesse Tobin and several con-
vIcts on mules dashing wildly down Main
street after the city engine.
The arrangements Tor fighting fire at the
prison are much better now than they have
ever been. Two tanks, with a capacity of
10000 gallons each, ON top OF the Centen-
NAL Building, which are supplied by a.
large double action pump, provide an
abundance of water for any emergency.
Stand-pipes within the prison inclosure-
are SO arranged that hose can be attached
and several streams OF water turned on
any building that may be on fire. There is
n liberal supply of hose ready for immedi-
ate use. In addition 10 those, the new fire
engine purchased by the Inspectors of the
Ahrens Manufacturing Company, Cincin-
natl, has been shipped and will be deliv-
cred to the State this week. The man sent
by the manufacturers to turn it over is al
ready here. The engine was expected yes
terday, but seems 10 have been delayed in
transit. 1t is named III. Clay Sexton"
after the veteran Chief OF the st. Lovis
Fire Department