The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1885-03-31
A Midnight Blaze Rouses the
Garrison House Guests
And Sweeps Away Their Com
Portable Quarters.
A Hundred Thousand Dollars
Goes Up In Smoke.
The Depot and Express Office Add
Fuel to the Flame.
Jno. B. Gallie's Lumber Yard ia
Badly Scorched.

Just as the city clocks toIled out the
solemn midnight hour and the last of the
east bound trains was pulling out from
the Garrison house depot The cry of
FIRE! FIRE! FIRE.
rang out from behind the old hetel that
has sheltered and fed SO many thou.
sands, and bright sheet
of flame was seen to burst through the
roof of the laundry situated on the west
side, and some twenty feet from the main
structure, in the center OF a continuous
row of frame buildings, which reached to
the corner of the block and crossing south.
ward Joined to the United States express
Office and baggage rooms, on the
extreme southwest corner OF the
platform. These buildings were one story
high and comprised the laundry, stables,
carriage houses, granneries and wood and
coal sheds as
ANXIOUS FACES
peered over the high board fence up which
those near climbed. 1t required but glance
TO see that nothing but miracle would
save any part of the I'M
mense wooden structure composing
the entire block from being consumed un.
der the favorable conditions OF a strong
southwest wind which was blowing almost
gale, and realizing this fact no time was
lost in rushing to the rescue OF everything
movable.
THE BAGGAGE AND EXPREssMEN
at once began moving the immense stores
of valuables from their department to
places of safety across the street. Cit
liens rushed to the stables In the
rear and took out the sleighs, buggies, har-
ness and horses, while not less than FIVE
hundred rudely aroused people, awakened
by the terrific ringing OF the fire bells and
the shrieking of twenty locomotive |
rushed through the Garrison
house and the ticket Offices srousing the |
inmates and carrying out the property.
IN TWENTY MINUTES
From the first alarm the west end of the
house was a solid sheet OF fame,
while long white line of fame extended
he entire length of the comb OF the build
ng and told palmer than words there was Z,
NO HOPE
If saving anything combustible which was
lot carried away. The play of engine
No. 2 only seemed TO render
he flames more fierce and furious, and
'hen No. arrived the west end of the
lotel was burned through to the lower floor.
About this time
JNo. B. GABLES LUMBER YARD
Vas discovered to be ignited, and knowing
II efforts to save the hotel would be
urile, engine No. was turned to
aving the lumber yard and
a. nf h. /
ed 6end. Most gallantly and effectively
id the boys work under the leadership OF
hief Baker, and soon the flames were
hecked. In the meantime, however, cry
distress came from
BROWNS BLOCK, ,
ortheast of the hotel about seYenty-five {
ards, which was covered with a perfect |
ain Of fire and cinders blown from :
ne 6ercely burning buildings, and engine I
TO- / withdrew her efforts from the hotel ,
Iso and devoted her attention to saturat. s
~ Browns block, which she succeeded in l
Ding In fine style mnch to the relief of
he frightened inmates, who were busily 7
1gaged In throwing wet blankets and /,
tickets of water upon their roofs until the +
re brigade came to their relief.
fOh TWO HOUhS C.
he flames ragged and roared, and for an
our daring citizens continued to venture
ito the burning building aud carry out .
wherever they could be found, Y
nd some even continued to enter the Sec o
I'd story windows until the building was T.
Hing in, one man having left the roof of &
le porch not more than twenty seconds q
hen the heavy cornice fell,
COVERING IT WITH FLAMES. "
i fact so reckless was the conduct OF many p
at it aroused feeling of dIsapprobation b
ID cries of get down get down jump off il
Ill him away were heard ON all sides Il
FROM THE TICKET OFFICE. U
The ticket cases, books, telegraph instru- o
ents and most of the other valuables were
silly saved as were also the seats in the c.
70 waiting rooms. The depot being stu. n