The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1885-02-24
THE FIERY FIEND
Visits Philadelphia to the
Amount of Two Hundred
Thousand Dollars.
Several Men Missing, Sup
posed to be Burned,
Blazss in Other Localities do
Serious Damage.

Philadelphia, Pa, Feb. 19.-lOa NJ
A destructive fire is now burning 6ercely
on Ches, nut street, between Second and
From, street. The locality is devoted en-
tirely TO large warehouses and business
houses. The buildings are now in flames.
Several persons are believed to be killed
and injured.
The lire on Chestnut street is spreading
and now ex' ends from corn exch ,nga TO
Letitis street, about half block Of very
valuable bulldogs. Corn Exchange ma
tional bank, On corner Secondj aod Chest
| nut streets, caught fire and is buraing in
the upper stories. The a mes have crossed
Chestnut street and many large business
houses ON the opposite side are in imminent
danger. The hire originated In an unknown
manner IN the hve-siOry brick, 125 Chest.
nut street, occupied by Stephenson & Co.,
Getty rtrattOp, Richard A. BLYTHE.
and GarSede u Co., de- lers In cotton and
wool. After he FIRE was discovered and
the flames burst from the windows. the
front oil three upper stories tell out and
crashed down into the street The loud
UOIse thus made caused a rumcr that an
explosion also occurred, but il is not vet
kGown whether or not there were any ex-
plOsives in the building. When the wall
.eil labOrer. John Mckay, was engaged in
removing safe from the adjoining build
ins. He was buried by fall .ng bricks and
Instantly killed. The horse at acbei to the
hose cart, standing In front OF the building,
was killed. The flames spread rapid D the
buildings on the east, and numbers 123 and
LII Chestnut street., were developed in
flames. Tie fJrmer building was occupied
by Irvine Z. Reatty Il Co., detlers in worst
ed yarns; the latter by Geo. II. McFadden
u Co., cotton dealers.
lO:35-The fourth alarm 5 just sound
ed. So far as known now two men are
killed at the scene Of the fire. Jno. Nc
Kay or Mccormick, driver of the hose cart
and J. G. Blyer, aged IS.
Ills a. m.-The hremen are crn6dent
that they have the fire fully under coutroi
end II cannot spread further. The losses
are very heavy. A rough estimate is that
Il will not be less than S200, 900.
Nine lsrge business houses were almost
conn., letel5 burned.
Four others incurred losses which manv
thousand dollars will not repair. The
burned buildings are as follows Steph-
epson u Co., Irvire c. Beattie & &C.. Z.
L-hlbach & Co, Thelins & Co.. Camden
WOODEN Works and q. n. McFzdden& Co.
This includes al the buildings on the moth
side OF Chestnut SIR e. between Second
and Letitia, excepting he corn exchange
AMI the nation i bank, which at this hour
are not injured except in the rear, but as
the fire is still burning they are in great
danger. The fire spread from the rear of
these buildings to the right and left. and
two buildings on Second street were badly
sffected
NJ. Hiner & Sons building, AZ South
Second street, was Totally DESTROYED and
Pitkin Il Thomas, As Sou.h Second street,
was damaged. The FIRST building to take
ire Oh Letitia street was H. K. Bennett *
Co, No. 81. The flames spread to Bediil &
Weiss, No. 80, Joseph w. Scull, No. %,
Leti'a street and an empty warehouse. No.
70. The corser building then became ig-
nited, completing the square.
LATER.
The losses will aggrc gate about S25O,O0O.
distributed among shout twenty firms, gen.
sr lily covered by insurance. McCourt, the
fireman still lives.