Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1886-11-02
SERIOUS CONFEDERATION.
Six Fire Patrolmen Burned iu 1.-THE
RuIns--A Quarter of a Million Loss.

Six Fire Patrolmen Burned iu 1.-THE
RuIns--A Quarter OF a Million Loss.
Chicago, Oct. 3l.-A conhagration
causing a loss of nearly q quarter of q
million dollars and probably several
lives occurred in the six-story building
at 100 and III East Madison, between 4
and 5 O'clock this morning. The inmates
OF a dozen gambling houses in the vici-
nifty were navarro of the fire until the
lives OF most of them were in peril.
Then q wild stampede ensued. The pro-
prletors hurried the gold and greenbacks
into sarchels, n some others rushed
down stairs loaded down with gambling
implements. The majority, however,
employees and players, came tearing out
of the buildings hatless and coatless,
badly frightened. After an hours work
the flames were comparatively under
control. At this time six men of the fire
insurance patrol were in the building
covering the stock of the Goodyear
Rubber company. Suddenly there was
q terrible crash, followed by a dense
wave of smoke and sparks. The roof
and top floor fell through to the base
ment, burying the patrolRen in the
ruins. Immediately q detachment OF
firemen and patrolmen, led by Marshal
s veenie, rushed to the rescue. The
cries Of the imprisoned men could be
heard above all the din. George
came up through a hole made inside the
walk lights and was only slightly in
jured; William Darby also managed to
crawl out with slight injuries. Patrol
Captain Hume was pinneu down under
n f,llipr hao and ua1r,1 in bafuaao
two boxes. He was carried out, both
legs crushed and left foot turned com
pletely around. P. L. Mullins was
dragged from under two heavy beams.
badly cut about the head
and body fearfully bruised. Gus
Bergemenke was being held down by 8
heavy piece OF printing machinery, 80
all efforts to release him were useless,
> The imprisoned man begged his com.
rades to kill him. The sewer and base.
{ ment had become ologged, and the
! immense amount of water which poured
into the building was rapidly rising
unde. Bergemenke's eyes, while thu
8 flames we're eating their way TOWARD
HIM. Marshal Sweenie ordered ar
r engine detached from the fire plug tx
pump from the basement, while efforts
of the other engines were %re0oubleC
9 against the fire. The waters had jus
reached Bergemenke's chin when they
began to go down and the flames began
to recede. With the aid of jack screws
the machinery Yves at last raised ant
9 after three quarters of an hour Berge
menke was taken out and carried to tn,
9 hospital. One of his legs and arms wer,
. broken, but he may live. O. Capineal
y could not be found and was given ur
for lost, his body not being found 70,
eleven hours. In the recovery of tn,
g corpse another fireman was fatal,
injured and an insurance patrol maj
seriously wounded. The fire and fall o
Q the roof had damaged many wires an,
gangs Of linemen commenced work OIL
. adjoining roofs, although requested b,
the fremen to wait until the body wa
found. While pulling a heavy eabi,
over the wall a piece of iron cornics wa
dislodged which fell to the basemen
e and struck Fireman Michael McGoyerl
on the back, mangling him horribly
He will die. Eighteen linemen wer,
y. arrested but released on bonds. Insui
ance Patrolman Cornsll fell through
hole IN the broken eide walk and was 8
;, seriously injured that he had to be take
Il to the hospital.
% The building was occupied by
number of large firms, The damage I
it is about $4,000. The Goodyea
!, Rubber Co.'s loss is SAC. 000. Salisbury
q. Cline. 10000; Knight & Leonard
er $50, 900; Wilson & Co., $4,000; Magill'
q printing establishments, $500; and othe
losses probably $40, 900 more, all fairl
we'll covered by insurance.