The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1886-11-09
Chicago Visited by a COnflagra-
tiOn That Ends i'm Loss of
Life.
A Z hrilling Description of the
HeriOism and Suffering
of Her Firemen.


East Madison street, between and
o'clock yesterday morning.
The inmates of the dozens of gambling
houses In the vicinity were unaware of the
fire at the outset, and it made such rapid
headway that none had stirred from fhe
tables until the lives of the most of them
were imported. Then a wild stampede
ensuvd. The proprietors hurried gold and
greenbacks into satchels, others shoveled
ivory chips into bags, a few rushed down
stairs with roulette wheels, faro tables AMI
gambling phsraphernalia of all descrip-
tiOns. But these were the exceptions. The
majority, dealers, lookouts and players,
rose together and came tearing out of the
buildings, many hatless and eOatless and
all frightened.
After an honr's work by the fremeu the
flames were under comparative control.
AT this time six men of the insurance pa
troll were In the building
SINGING TARPAULINs
over the stock of the Goodyear Rubber
company. Suddenly there was a terrible
crash, followed by dense wave of smoke
and sparks which pulled out into the street.
The roof and top floor had fallen through
to the basement, burying the patrol men
in the ruins.
A moment after the crash detachment
OF tremen and insurance patrolemen, led
by Chief Sweeny, rushed to The rescue.
The cries of the imprisoned men could be
heard above all the din. Hardly were the
rescuers at work chopping and tearing
away the fallen beams and splintered
flooring when there was another crash and
a heavy piece of machinery fell from the
third floor. liz was SD far back In the build
ing that no one was hurt, and the rescuers
continued manfully without a stop.
George Furneld was the first man out.
He came up through hole which had
been made In the sidewalk light over the
basement. He was only slightly injured.
William Barby also managed to crawl
out of the ruins with only slight injuries.
THE REscUISG PARTY
found Captain Hume pinned down under
q fallen beam and wedged in between two
boxes of goods. He vas carried out with
both legs crushed and left foot tYrned
around.
F. i. Mullins was dragged from under
two heavy beams. He was cut about the
head and his body fearfully bruised.
Gus Boergmsnke was being held down
BY a heavy piece of printing machinery,
70 that all efforts to release him seemed
useless. The imprisoned man clutched
at the iron bars and wheels,
begging his comrades to kill him, as they
could not get him out. The sewer of the
had become checked up, and the
amount of water thrown into the building
-,
Eyes, while the flames were gradually eat
ng their way toward MIN.
Chief Sweeney ordered an engine de-
ached from fire plug and set to werk |
the basement of the foods from |
he other engines, whose efforts were re-
lonbled against the fire. The waters had !
ust reached Boergmanke's chin when
THEY BEGAN TO GO DOWN
md the flames commenced to recede. |
With the aid of jack screws the machinery
vas at last raised and Boergmanke, who
or nearly three-quarters of an hour had
iven himself up for lost, was carried TO
he hospital. One of his legs is broken
nd an arm is shattered but il is thought
Ie will live.
c. Papineau, thirty years of age, could
lot be found, and after long search. was
iven up for lost. 1t was not until eleven
ours after that his body was found. In
he recovery of the corpse another fireman
Tas fatally injured and patrolman Sc
iously wounded. The fire and the fall of
he roof had damaged many telephone and
wires. Gangs OF linemen were
ent to the roofs of adjoining buildings to
.raighten the tangled mess. They were
aquested to wait until the firemen found
'spineau's body but the wireworkers did
OF comply.
WHILE PULLING A HEAVY CABLE
yer q wall piece of the jagged iron cor
ice was dislodged. 1t fell TO the base
TENT and struck fireman Michael McGov-
IN. The sharp iron struck HIM in the
mall Of the back, and while his compan
,ns picked him up policemen hurried to
ne roofs and intercepted the linemen.
While helping to carry the wounded man,
Vim. Cornell, Of the insurance patrol, fell
trough hole in the broken sidewalk and
as so seriously injured that he had to be
aken to the hospital. McGovern was hOr-
IDLY mangled by the eornice and is dying.
Eighteen of the hnemen were put under
rrest but afterwards released, telegraph
ticials becoming their surety.
The building was occupied by a number
large firms. The Goo iyear Rubber
ompany had the basement and first floor
he stock was valued at 100000; insured
n $4,000; the company's loss is $4,000.
alisbury Il Cline, agents for Goodyear
company, Boston betting
ompany, GOssamer rubber clothing COM
any and James Davis Il Company, had
lie basement and FIRST floor of 100. There
10000 stock is damaged $4,000; in
lred for $4,000. knight q Leonard,
rinters, in the upper floors, lose about
50, 900 insurance $4,000. William Viii
IN d Co, bookbinders and publishers,
,se $4,000 and have only $4,000 insu-
lnce. c. III. MagilPs printing establish
lent is damaged $4,000; fully insured.
adeau & Co., publishers, and the Der5y
aper Co., also have small losses. The !
uilding is owned by Judged. c. p. Freer,
hose loss is about $4,000; believed to be
lllv insured