The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1886-11-06

A co, fla2ration causing the less az
nearly $3.50, ,0J0 anG prCbably several
Iiges, occurred IN the knight & Leon.
ard six story building log aud III
East Madison Street, Cnicas o, bet twean
and O'Clock on tus morning OF the
3lst. The inmates OF the doz rs oI
gambling houses IN the vicinity were
unaware OF the ige 81 the outset, and
1t made such rapid -eadwaY that none
had stirred from the tables until the
lives Of most Of them were imperlled.
Then q wild stampede ensued. The
pcoprietOr8 hurried their gold and
greenbacks into satchels, othsrs shov-
eled ivory chips into bags, n iewrus1 ed
down stairs loaded with roulette
wheels, faro tables and gambling para
phernalia OF al descriptions But
these were the exceptions. The ma
lorlty-dealers, look-outs and players
rose together and came tearing out
of the building, many h4tlsss aud
cOarless, and all frightened
After an hours work by the tiremen
the flames were under compare tive
control. At this time six men OF the
Insurance petrol were ii the building,
singing tarpaulIDs over the stock OF
the Goodyear Rubber Company. Sud
denly there was d terrible crash, fol
lowed by a dense wave OF smoke and
sparks, which pulled out into the
street. The roof and top floor had
fallen through to the basement, bury
ing the men OF the insurance patrol in
the ruins. A moment after the crash
10 n of I
patrolmen, led by Chief Swesnie,
rushed to the rescue The cries OF the
imprisoned men could be heard above
all the din. Hardly we're the rescuers
at work chopping AMI tearing away
the fallen beams and splintersd floor
ing, when there wss another crash
and heavy piece OF machinery fell
from the third floor It was so far
back in the building that no one was
hurt, and the rescuars continued man
fully without a stop.
Gsorge Furnell was the first man out.
He came up through a hole which had
been made in the sidewalk lights over
the basement. He was only slightly
iniared. VIM Darby also managed 10
crawl our over the ruins with only
slight iujurles Toe reseping party
found Ca ut. Hume pinned down under
a fallen beam and wedged in between
two boxes OF goods He was carried
out-bOth legs crushed and left foot
turned completely round. 2 l. Mul-
Inns was dragged from under two heavy
beams. He was cut about the head
aud his body fearfully bruised. Gus
Boergemenke was being held down by
heavy piece OF printing machinery,
so that all efforts to release him seemed
useless. The imprisoned man clutched
convulsively at the iron bars and
wheels, begging his comrades to Kill
him, rs they could not get him out.
The sewer OF the basement had become
choked up, and the immense amount
OF water thrown into the building was
rapidly rising under Boergemenke's
eyes, while the flames were grad
ually eating their way toward
him. Chief SPeenie ordered an en-.
glne detached from fire PLUG
and set to work pumping
the basement OF the floods from the
other engines, whose efforts were re-
doubled against the fire. The waters
had Just reached Boergemenke's chin
when they began to go down, and the
flames commenced to rece9e. With
the aid OF Jackscrews, the machinery
was at last raised and Roergemeuke,
who for nearly three quarters OF an
hour had given himself upfor lost, was
carried to the hospital. One OF his
legs Is broken and his arm is shattered,
but It Is thought he will live.
c. Papineau. aged 80, could not be
found, and after q long search was
given up for lost. 1t was not until
eleven hours after that his body was
found. In the recovery OF the corpse
another fireman was fatally injured
and d patro nan seriously wounded.
The fire and the fall of tle roof had
damaged many telephone and tele-
graph wires. Gangs of liuemen were
sent to the roofs adjoining to straight.
en- the tangled mass. They we're re.
quested to wait until the tiremen found
Papineau's body, but the wire-wo
ers did not comply. While pulling a
heavy cable over a wall q piece oi
Jagged iron cOrniCe was dislOdged. II
fell to the basement and struck Fire.
man Michael McGovern. The share
iron struck him in the small OF the
htSSAs au1 "ittc ms t3fn ldIlOIS JlCk6t
him up, policemen hurried TO theroofs
and intercepted the inemen. While
helping to carry cut the wounded
man, VIM. Cornell, OF the insurance
patrol, fell through a hole in the
broken sidewalk and was so seriously
injured that ne had to be taken 30
the hospital, MCGovern was horribly
manged by the cornice, and is dying.
Eighteen OF the linemen were put un-
der arrest, but afterward released,
telegraph officials becoming their
surety.