The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1885-03-31
ated in the southeast corner and being the
last part TO take fire.

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| FROM THE HOTEL
Much OF the office furniture and some cor
siderable OF the furniture in the rooms wa
carried out. The parlor, however, whic
was situated in the western center porto
sdjoining the dining room of the building
was closed, aud therefore forgotten ill Tn
| danes had almost reached il, hence, bu
little was saved from it, though il contain
ed the most costly furniture in the house
including very fine piano, which wa
burned.
IN THE Express OFFICE
but little was left, as the flames had {,
spread in this direction against the wind
and il was the last portien of the block {.
succumo. Nearly all the vsluabl.s, in
GLIDING goods, books and bills were saved
THE BAGGAGE ROOM
which joins the express Office on the east
and contained the baggage and mail office.
was alike, lucky in this respect and owing
to the wise energy OF the employees nearly
everything was saved.
THE GUESTS OF THE HOUSE
in many Instances rushed from their rooms
In their night clothes and lost all their e.
fects, while others who were more cool and
especially transient guests succeeded in
getting out most of their valuables. Mrs.
Brown, wife OF the proprietor, and a mum
Der OF regular lady boarders, claim to have
LOST THEIR DIAMONDS,
and other valuables amounting to large
sums, and it is probable most of them did
80, but nothing can be positively
stated on this head until the
property saved can be overhauled and
identified, as there were so many persons
rushed into The house with willing hands
and carried out property wherever they
could find ii, that in the confusion. and
among the mass of goods piled cut upon
he streets, ii would be utterly impossible
% say what was saved or what was lost.
so far as could be learned, however, il is
lot thought any one persisted in the flames
hough the house conisiued about
ONE HUNDRED INMATES,
including bosrders and help, all of whom
lad ample time Ito make their escape.
When the first alarm was given Mr. Brown,
Vho had just retired, got up, dressed him
elf and ordered the night force to awake |
he other help and arouse all the inmates
S quickly and easily as possible and not to /
larm them into a panic by any loud |
utcries, and owing 10 this wise To- ethought
t is believed that everyone succeeded in |
citing OUT in good shape, except a portion
the ladies who were too frightened to do
nything but rush out Of The house.
GALLIE's LUMBER YARD,
hich is situated across the street. inst
orth Of the place where the fire origina Ell,
as soon in flames at various points from
he flying cinders, and the picket fence
as ignited from the heat. As soon as this
ecsme known the department gave orders
turn the hose Of engine No. 10 that di-
ction, as the yards contain a large
mount of lumber and one of the
LARGEST DRY LUMBER SHEDS
the state, which, had it caught would
ave spread havoc for blocks around
noDg adjacent frame ienemenis
Id at one time it locked
If this would be inevitable, but the
perhuman efforts of the fire brigade who
'avely stood where the flames were scorch-
g hot and poured a continuous stresm
BON the incipieHt blszes, at last over
me this danger. 4;
BROWNS BLOCK
eantime smoke and flames began TO ap-
ar upon the roofs of the handsome new
SelliDgs in Browns block, Just northeast
the main building of the Garrison house {
d in spite OF every effort of the dozens of
liens who stood guard with buckets of
tier and wet blankets, so intense, constsnt j
u lob - e
rs that the destruction Of the buildings !
.med inevitable. Under these
'cumstrnces engine No. i was
1ered to transfer its efforts c
'm the Garrison house to Browns row, Z
d did so to such good purpose that every
ing in the square was soon streaming
tn water and Iurther burning was impos-
lie. By this time the Garrison house .
4 fallen o
e towering chimneys were crashing 4
the ground and the whisky II
-rels and beer kegs in the cellar u
re exploded with reports like Il
mon. This, of course, Great ed p
A STAMPEDE
ong the venturesome spectators, who '
re not slow in putting an entire block Ii
ween them and the blazing ruins, under a
impression that dynamite glycerine or Il
,powder was slowed away be- n
lth the Goals. About the same time I,
NUMBER OF CARTRIDGES. il
ich was contained in some unmoved $
,ksge in the express or baggage rooms =,
an to explode and send the bullets hiss -
about the ears OF the near spectators in -
1 vicinity, and it was not many seconds -
ii they had Withdrawn themselves to a ~
2 distance.
THE LOSSES.