The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1886-11-02
FIRE! FRET! FRET!
Destructive CONGREGATIONS at
the East.
TROUBLE DOWN IN SONORA.
Belgian socisIIsts-8ungary Threat
ened Bankruptcy-Distur
Prince-Etc.
Fire Rscora.

LITTLE Rock, Ark, October Side
ssrc was yesterday visited by q FIRE
which destroyed properly of tho total
value Of $50 O0O. About one-thIrd is
covered by insurance. The stores and
stocks Of R. c. McCauIey & Co., Walt &
Bethel, Judson 4 Ward, P. H. Stubs,
J H. McEwsn and J. J. Baugh. were
destroyed. Yates & Bros stock was
also damaged. The Office of the Desarc
Citizen, Office of the County Treasurer
and the Methodist and Baptist churches
are in ruins. The origin OF the fire is
unknown.
CHICAGO, October u A conAagara-
ton causing the loss Of nearly quarter
OF q million dollars, and probably
several lives. Occurredsin the SIX story
building, loo aud Ill East Madison.
between and 5 o'clock this morning.
The inmates of a dozen gambling
houses in the vicinity we're unaware of
the IRE until the lives of most of them
we're in peril. Then q wild stampede
ensued. The proprietors hurried the
gold and greenbacks into satchels and
some others rushed down STAIRS loaded
down with gambling implements. A
majority, however, OF the employees
and players came tearing out of the
buildings hatlesS and coatless, badly
frightened. After an hours work the
flames we're comparatively under con-
tr0l. At this time six men of the fi-e
insurance patrol were in the building
covering the stock of the Goodyear
Rubber Company. Suddenly there was
s terrible crash, followed by a dense
ware OF smoke and sparks; the roof and
Annw FaM -,
burying the patrolmen in the
ruins. Immediately a detachment
OF tremen and patrolmen, led
By Marshal Swenie, rushed to
the rescue. The cries of the impris-
Oned men could be heard above all the
din. Geo. FuIneid was the first MA
out. He came up through a hole made
II the sidewalk lights and was only
slightly Injured. VIM. Darby also
managed TO crawl out with slight in.
juries. Patrol Captain Hume was
PINNED down under q falling beam and
wedged in between two boxes. He was
crrrisd out both legs crushed and his
left loot turned completely around.
2. L. Mullens was dragged from under
two heavy beams, badly cut about the
head and body, and fearfully bruised.
Gus Bergemenke was being held down Y
a heavy piece of printing machinery,
80 al efforts TO release him were useless.
The imprisoned man begged his Co, -
rades 10 Kill him. The sewer in the
basement had become clogged and the
immense quantity of Yater which
poured into the building was rapidly
rising under Bergemenke's eyes. while
the flames Terc eating their way toward
him. Marshal Sevence ordered an eE-
CINE detached from the fire plug TO
pump from the Easement while the
efforts OF other engines were redoublsd
sgai-st the fire. The water had Just
reached Bergemenke WIN it began to
20 down and the flames began to re-
cede. With the aid of jack screws, the
machinery was at last raised and after
three GUAR ers of an hour Bergemenke
was taken out and carried to q hospital.
One of his EGGS and arms are broken,
bu the MAJ live. c. Papineau could not
De found. He was given up for lost. the
body not being found for eleven hours.
In the recovery of the corpse another
fireman was fatally injured aud sn in
suralCe patrolman seriously wounded.
The fire and fall of the roof had dam
aged many wires and gangs of inemen
commenced work on adjoining roofs.
although requested by the hremen to
wait until the body was found. While
pulling a heavy cable lover the
wall a piece OF ironA cornice was
dislodged. which fell to the basement
and struck Fireman Michael McGovern
in the back, mangling him horribly.
He viii die. Eighteen Iinemen were
arrested bit released on bonds. Insur-
ance PatroIman Cornell fell through a
hole IN the broken sidewalk, and was so
seriously injured that he had to be
taken 10 the hospital.
CoNEgLLsvILLE, Penna., October 81
A FIRE at the Standard NJ mes,
Mount Pleasant, which originated
yesterday afternoon. is still raging,
and IS hourly gaining Roadway. The
flames, driven BY strong currents OF
air, leaped fr m the mouth of the shaft
to a height Of loo feet above the ground.
All efforts to. check the fire have been
Of 60 avail. A fire engine from Pitts
burg arrived tonight, and the work OF
flooding the mine will be begun at once.
This will require several months. II Is
thought that nearly three acres OF coal
are now ablaze. The amount OF the
loss cannot now be estimated, Tor the
entire plant will have to suspend opera
tons for several months, thus throw
ing over 39y men out OF 6mploymmsnt-
The daily output of theS hiatt was 90
tons. and IN consequence or Its being
idle, 1t will result in the closing down
o. SO coke ovens, OF One-twenuetn OF
all IN the Connellsville region.
LIVERPOOL, November 1.-The sned
on Wellington dock. which burned yes
terday. contained 500 bales otlcotton'
Loss g1nt0 brO