Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1886-11-01
THF FIRE RECORD.
Nearly q Quarter Of Million Dollars and
several Lives Lost In Chicago.

Nearly Quarter Of Million Dollars and |
several Lives Lost IN Chicago.
CHICAGO, Oct. A coDfagration
causing tho losa Of nearly quarter Of
iaillion dollars and probably several
lives occurred IN the Knight q Leonard
siK story building, 100 and Ill Fart
Madison street. between 4 and O'Clock
this morning. The inmates OF the
dozens of gambling houses y the vi
entity were unaware OF the hre at the
on, set, and 1t made such rapid head
COY that none had stirred from the
tables until the lives Of most of them
we're imperiled. Then the proprietors
hurried their gold and grsen backs Into
satchtls, others shoveled ivory chips
iu to hass, few rushed down stairs
loaded with roulette wheels, faro
tables and gam bling paraphernslia OF
all descriptions. after an hours work
by the firemen the flames we're under
comparative oonuol.
| AT this time six men OF the insurance
patrol we're In the building, sliDeing
tay pauline over the stock OF the Good
year Rubber Company. Suddenly there
WAS terrible crash, followed BY q
dense wave of smoke and sparks, which
pulled out into the street. The roof and
top floor had fallen through to the base
ment, buying tbs mts of the insursnce
tpAtrol in tho ruins. A moment after
the crash detachment OF fremen and
iinsurapoe patrolmen iuehed TO the req
cue. George Furneld was the first man
Iou.. He was only alightly injured.
william Darby also managed TO crawl
out of the ruins with only slight inju-
ries.
The rescuing party found Captain
Hume pinned down under fallen
beam and wedged In between two boxes
OF goods. He was carried out, both legs
crushed. and the left foot turned oom-
pletely around. P. Mullins was dragged
from under two heavy beans. De was
. cut about the bt ad and his body fear
! fully bruised. Gus Fourgemenke was
being held down by q heavy piece Of
printing machinery, 30 that all efforts
! to release him seemed uss less. he
begged bis comrades to kill him.
i. Chief Sweenie ordered an engine de
tsched from FIRE plug and set TO work
pumping the basement of the foods
from the other engines, whoee efforts
were RED Dubbed against the fire. The
} waters had just reached Bourgemenke't
chin when they began TO 20 down and
, the Ham es commenced TO rechde with
the aid of jack screws the machinery
was at last raised and Bourgemenke
who for nearly three-qusrtsrs OF al
hour hoi given himself up for Loot, Wa
carried 10 the hospitSl. One of his leg,
lis broken and an arm shattered, but II
is thought he will live. The body Of O
Papineau. aged 80, rouidn't be founc
for eleven hours In It's recovery Fire
e man McGovern was fatelly injured ant
Z q patrolmau seriously wounded. Nc
i. Govern WAS horribly DsDgled by thu
J, oornios and II dying. Eighteen of thu
i linemen were put under arrest. bu
after wards releassd, telegraph officials
: becoming their surety.
III LOSSES ELSEWHERE.
Ill CoNNELLSvILLE, Pa.-The Gre a
A the StanGsgd illiaes, near MT. Pleasant
I which originated yesterday forenoon, i
still raging ard hourly gaining head
way. a fire engine from Pittsburl
!, arrived 10 night aud :be work of flood
|. ing the mine will be begun at once
1t This will require several months. It'll
e, thought that nearly three acres OF Goa
r are now ablaze. The amount of los
!. cannot be estimated, for the entire plan
IS will have TO suspend operations 70
c. several month";, thus throwing 600 mel
ar out OF employment
ID TITUsvILLE, Pa.-The Tituevill
Chemical Works. Loss, $50 900 or $50,
!, 600. The works will bs rebuilt
PITTsBURG, Pa.-MarshAll's foundr,
and construction works on Twenty
eighth street Loss, S25. 600; fully GOV
q cred by insurance.
WEsrFIELD. N 1.-The Spiritualists
Home about three miles from here, be
' longing TO George ii. Perrine, of New
York, and in which the annual Sum
mer meetings Of the Spiritualists az
held. The loss ii quite heavy.
HAMILTON, Ont The Insane Asy
lpm. Loss, 500 600.