Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1884-02-15
ANOTHER PRISON FIRE.
Fire in the Missouri neutrality-suspicious.
Action and Ready Appliances Confine ths
Damage Within Narrow Limits.

Damage Wfth1n Marrow liutits. g.
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo-, Feb. 8.
This morning about 1915 O'Clock fire
broke out in the drying-room OF the laun
dry at the Penitentiary. When 1t was dis
covered it was blazing up through the hoof
of the room above, which is occupied by W.
c. Boon's chair factory. An alarm was
Immediately sounded, TO which, the city tire
department promptly responded. In ths
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 Oh
the Centennial Building were turned on the p
fire, which was now under control.
The building in which the fire originated
is a substantial stone structure, formerly
used as the Prison Hospital. The laundry
is in the ba ement story, the floor aoove
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
ire 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'
er, prepared to combat the enemy which
has heretofore given him so much trouble.
He was considerably relieved to find 1t was
not one of the large work. shops and thatby
timely discovery, with prompt action, the
fire was SO easily controlled. .g+. ),
Occurring, as it did, in the building occu.
pied by the kitchen, it nterfered somewhat
with the arrangements for dinner, but
everything was soon put in order and
working as usual. 1t being Sunday the
convicts were mostly III their cells. mum.
DER of TRUSTEES, however, worked well and
faithfully in extinguishing the flames and
removing property in the building to
place of safety. sss8E =,
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 great crowd OF people
hurried in that direction, their interest and
excitement being considerably Increased
by seeing Mr.. Jesse Tobn and several con.
victs on mules dashing wildly down Main,
street after the city engine. .
The arrangements for fighting fire at the
prison are much bettef now than they have
ever been. Two tanks, with capacity Of
10000 gallons each, on top of the Centen.
NAL Building, which are supplied BY
large double action pump, provide an
abundance of water for any emergency.
Stand-pipes within the prison Enclosure
are so arranged that hose can be attached
and several streams of water turned on
any building that may be on fire. Therei s
a liberal supply of hose ready for iInmedi'
ate use. In addition to those, the new fire
engine purchased by the Inspectors of the
Ahrens Manufacturing Company, Cincin.
natl, has been shipped and will be dehv
cred to the State this week. The man sent
by the manufacturers TO turn il over is al.
ready here. The engine was expected yes
terday, but seems to have been delayed in
transit. IL is named '.H. Clay Seton
after the veteran Chief Of the st. Louis
Fire Department ErTs