New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-11-01
GAMBLERS SCARED BY FIRE:
DRIVEN IN HASTE FROM THEIR DENs.
PATRoLMEN CAUGHT UNDER FALLING yLooas-
ONE MAN KILLED AND OTHERS HURT IN cafs


PATRoLMEN CAUGHT UNDER FALLING FLOORS
ONE MAN KILLED AND OTHERS HORT IN Cais
cAGo.
CHICAGO, Get. 31.-A fire which caused the
loss Of nearly quarter Of million OF dollars end prss'
ably several lives occurred In tho Knight LEONARD
six story budins. Nos. 100 and Ill East Madisen-sG
between 4 and o'clock this morning. The inmstss ee
the dozens Of houses In the vicinity were IN"
OF the fire at tho outset and t made such rapid
hsadway that none stirred the tables until The
lives of nearly all In peril Then Wild stampede
ensued The propretors hurried their gold and ereso'
backs sstohes others shovelled ivory chips into
baKs, few rushed down stars loaded with rouiesse
Wheels faro tables and gambling iurniturs Of ell DE-
scriptions But thess were exceptions Tho majority
Dealers oo-outs and peyers-ross togetner and came
out OF tho buildings many hstess and oostisss
and all frightened. After an hours work by the nre-
tho flames were brought under control.
At TINS time six Of the Insurance patrol were IN
the building slingng tarpsuns the stock of the
Goodyear Rubber Company. Suddenly there wac ter
rbls crash followed BY dense wave OF smoke
which pufed into tho street. The roof aud top no"r
had fallen through tho basement buryng tho men Of
tho Insurance patrol In the ruins minute after the
crash detachment OF nrsmen and insurance patrol
mon led by Chief sweenie rushed to tho rescus.
Tho cries OF the imprisoned men could -
heard above all tho din. Hardly were the
rescuers At work choppins and trarng away the fallen
beams and spntered flooring, when there was anothsr
and heavy piece OF machinery fell from the thrd
foor II far back In the building tnat No
one was hurt and the rescuers continued man
fully without q stop. George Farncld was the
nrst OF the imprisoned men to be released. He
came up through a hole which had been made In
the side walk nights over the basement lie vas only
slightly injured W,niam Darby aso managed TO crawl
out with only slight niuriea The rescuips
party found Captain Hume pinned down under . fallen
beam and wedgod In between two boxes OF goods bosh
his legs were crushed and his left foot turned com
pletey round. r. l.. Mullins was dragged from under
two heavy beams He was cut about Ihe head ana MS
body was fearfully bruised Gus " ,ergemenke was
held down by heavy piece OF printing machinery 90
that all efforts useless He cu,chsd
convulsvey The iron bars and wheels, begging hls
comrades to kill him they could not get him out tho
sewer OF the basement had become choked and tho
immense amount OF water thrown into the building was
rapidly rising, while tho flames were gradually ea"ng
their way toward him. Chief sweenie ordered an Gu
gine detached from fire plug aud set to work pumping
tho basement The waters had just reached Boerss-
menke's chin when they began To so down and tne
flames began to die out. with the ALI Ok
aokscrews machinery was at last raised and Boer-
gemenke who fo nearly threequarters OF an hour nso
given himself up for lost, carried to the hospital
One OF his legs broken and arm Is shattered, bus
II is thought he will live Papineau age thirty. could
not be found, and after long search was given up
for lost It was until eleven hours later that his
bcdy was found.
In the recovery OF the corpse another fireman was IA
| tally Injured and patrolman seriously wounded Tne
fire and the fall Of the had damaged many tsis-
nhone ard telegraph wireA Gangs OF nemcn wero
sent to the roofs adjoining TO straighten the
tangled NESS Tney requested to walt until tue
6remen found Paplneau's body but the wire WORKERS
did not comply. While pulling a neavy cable over
wall piece Of jagged iron cornice was dsioigeL !"
fell TO tie basement. The sharp iron struck Fireman
Michael McGoyern In The small Of the back. and whiie
his picked him up policemen hurried 10 tne
roof and pied the linemon. While heipng 70
GARRY ont the wounded man william Cornell or tho
insurance patrol fell through hole In the broken sue
walk and was SO seriously Injured that he had to 10
taken to the hospital. McGoyern was horribly man
| vied by the cornice, and Is dying Eighteen
ot the uemen were put under arrest but were after
ward released, the telegraph officials becoming their
surety. -. .,,.
The Goodyear Rubber Company had the Dasement sn1
first floor Nos. los and l07 Their stock was valued
AT SlOO 600 insured for $62 00O The COM any loss
ia $4,000 Salisbury Cline, agents Ior tue goodyear
MANUFACTURING Company, tue Boston Blting ComPanys
the (,ossamer Rubber Clothing Company, and tmee
Davis Company, had the bssem"nt ana hrst moor o.
No 100 Their stock Ia damaged TO the extent OF
S3 900 insured Tor 500 000 Knight Leonard print
ers In the upper hnOrs about soUUOo. Insurance
S46OOO William W,l-On ~ COMPANY, o,ok-inhers ahsa
lose $50 and have only Sl3Ooo OF inshr.
ance C. VI Magilr- printing establishment IL iainsgen
"a 600 tully insured. r. q. Badeaur K Co.. pupshers
| ami the DERBY Paper Company aso snuorea snsi
Inssos The bnildipv 10 by Judge l. &. r. Freer
whose loss is believed TO be about S3oooo' iuNy u"
| All