The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1886-11-01
WORK OF THE FLAMES.
Over $3.50, 900 Worth of Property
Destroyed In Chicago.
Several Lives Lost and a Number of
Persons Injured.
Marrow Escape of Gamblers from
Death by Fire.

CHICAGO, Oct 31.-A fire in Knight &
Leonard S six story building, 100 and IL East
Madison street, between and o'clock this
morning destroyed nearly $250,0O0 worth of
property and probably several lives. The
names spread so rapidly that the inmates of
many gambling houses in the vicinity were
surprised at the tables and many narrowly
escaped. After an hours work by the fire.
i men the fames were under comparative con-
trol. AT this time six men of the insurance
patrol were in the building singing tau
paullns over the stock of the Goodyear Rub
Der Company. Suddenly there was a terrible
crash, followed by dense cloud of smoke
ana ana sparks. The roof and top floor had
lalien through to the basement, burying the
men OF the patrol in the ruins. A detach-
ment OF iiremen and insurance patrol men,
leu Dy Cnlef Sweenie, at once rushed to the
rescue. Inc cries of the imprisoned men
could be heard above the din. Geo. Furneld
was the nrst man out. He came up through
q hole made IN the sidewalk lights over the
basement. He was only slightly Injured
Wm. Darby also managed to crawl out of the
ruins with only slight Injuries. THE rescuing
party found Capt. Hume pinned down under
fallen beam and wedged in between two
poxeS OF goods. He was carried out both
legs crushed and his left foot turned com
pletely. Z. l.. Mullins was dragged from
under TWO heavy beams. He was cut about
the head and his body fearfully bruised.
Gus bargeman was held down by heavy
PANNS VI plAnbiilS lldtulHtTY so IndL all e1-
iorts to release him seemed useless The
imprisoned man clutched convuIsiyely at
IRON bars and wheels begging his comrades
20 60 Kill him as they could not get him out.
IN, Inc sewer OF the basement had become
choked up and the immense amount of water
thrown into the building was rapidly rising
under Boergenne, while the flames
were gradually eating their way toward him
Chief Sweenie ordered the engine detached
from the fire plug and went to work pump
of fhr4 l..
glnes, whose efforts were redoubled against
the nre. The water had just reached Boer-
genne's chin when it began to 90 down and
tnv fialneS commenced to recede. With the
alqiei JackscreWs the machinery was at last
raised and Boergenne, who for nearly three
quarters Of an hour had given himselfup for
lost, was carried to the hospital One of his
legs was broken and his arm shattered, but
II is thought he will live. G. Papeneans.
aged 81, could net be found and after long
search was given up for lost. 1t was not un-
III eleven hours after that his body was
found In the recovery of the corps e anOth-
CT fireman was fatally injured, and patrol
man seriously wounded. Many telephone
ana telegraph wires were badly damaged.
Grangs OF llnemen were sent to the office
ADJOINING to straighten out the tangled mass.
Ihey, were requested to wait until the fire.
men found Papenan's body, but the wire
workers did not comply. While pulling a
nieaVy caple over the wall piece of jagged
basement and struck Fireman Michael Me
Govern. The sharp iron hit him in the
small OF the back and while his companions
picked him up policemen hurried to the roof
ana intercepted the linemen. While helping
TO carry out the wounded man VIM. Carroll.
OF the Insurance Potrolf fell through hole
IN the sidewalk and was so seriously injured
that he had to be taken to the hospital. Nc
Govern was horribly mangled by the cornice
and is dying. Each one of the linemen were
put under arrest but were afterward re-
leased, the telegraph officials becoming their
surety. The building was occupied by a
number of large firms. Goodyear Rubber
Co., had the basement and first floor of num-
Ders 10 and 107. Their stock was valued at
100000; insured for $62, 600 The company's
loss Is S5o,OOO. Salisbury & Cline, agents for
the Goodyear Manufacturing Co., Boston
Betting. Co., Gossamer Rubber Clothing CO..
and James Davis & Co., had the
basement of the first floor of
100, their $150.00O stock is damaged $780,
600; Insurance, $4,000. Knight q Leonord,
printers, upper floors, lose about $4,000; in
surance, $4,000. VIM. Wilson & Co., book
binders and publishers, lose $4,000; insur-
ance, .S1300e There were also numerous
small losses. The building was owned by
Judge l.. 9. Freer, whose loss is believed to
be about $S5,00O, which is fully insured