The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1886-11-01
CAUGHT IN THE DEBRIS.
a VERY DESTRUCTIVE FIRE
In Chloago-A Gamblers Den pspopulated
by tho FIames-A Number Of Men
Crushed by the Falling TImbsrs-The
ReSCulug Party Fares Badly,
DESTRUCTIVE FIRE

Crushed by the Falling TImbers-The
ReSCuIug Party Fares Badly.
CHICAGO, Oct, 3l,-A conAsgrAtlou
causing the loss Of nearly quarter Of
million dollars and probably several Lives
occurred in the knight & Leonard sil
story building, 100 and Ill East Msdieol
atreet, between and Ave o'clock thi
morning, The inmates Of the dczans o
gambling houses in the vicinity were un
aware Of the fire at the outset, and |
made such rapid headway that none stir
red from the tables until the lives OF mos
OF them were imperiled, Then a wllt
stampede eusued. The propdetor
hurried their gold and green
backs into satGhelR, others shovele(
ivory chips into bags; q few rushed dowr
stairs loaded with roulette wheels, faro
tables and gambling parapheTnalia OF al
descriptions. But these were the exCep
tons. The majority OF the dealers, look
outs, and players rose together and came
tearing out Of the buildings, many hat
leRs and coatless, and all frightened
After an hours work by the aremen the
flames were under comparative control
At this time six men OF the insurance
patrol were in the building singing tar,
Goodyear Rubber Go, Suddenly there
was a terrible crash, followed by
a donse wave Of smoke and sparks,
which pulled out into the street. The
roof and top floor had fallen through Ia
the basement, buryiug the men Of the
insurance patrol In the ruins. A moment
alter the crash detachment OF men and
Insurance patrOlmen led by Chief Sweenie
rushed to the resCue. The cries Of the
imprisoned men could be heard above all
the din.
Hardly were the resCusrs OF work chop.
ping and tearing away the fallen beams
and splintered flooring when there
WAS another crash and a heavy piece oil
machinery fell from the third floor. II
was 80 far back In the building that nc
one was hurt and the rescuers continued
without stop.
NANNY" A'oAFAs'
George Furneld wpG the first man out,
He came up through hole which had
beon made in the sidewalk lights over the
basement. He was only slightly injured.
VIM, Darby also managed to crawl out
Of tho ruins with only OIEght injuries. The
rcGcuing party found Capt Hume pinned
Sowa tSo en SoSaa aooSa Gda "easea IN
carried ont, both lcgs crushed, and tbs @
left foot was completely crushed.
p. d. MullPns, was dragged from undor
two heavy heamg. He was cut about the
heSd and body fesrfully bruised. Gus
BoergemenEe was being held down by a
piece oil heavy printing machinery, so
that all efforts TO release him seemed use.
less. The imprisoned man clutched con.
vulsivey ut The irol bars aud wheels,
begging his comrades 10 kill him, as they
could not got him out. The sewer Of the
basement bad become Choked up, and the
immense amount OF water thrown into the
building was rapidly rising under
Boergemenkes eyes while The flames WerO
gradually eating their way toward him.
Chief Sweenie ordered an engine detach.
I'd from fro plug and set to work pump.
ing the basement Of the floods from the
other engines whose efforts were re-
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