The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1886-01-15
.ArAL FLAMES.


a Louisville Building Fails, Takes Fire end
sens-Fire In Oberlin Collees-A Mobile
Blase.
LOUISVILLE, January 0.-Late yesterday
afternoon. during snow storm, the front
and middle part Of a large four story ware
house occupied by b. p. Farwood 4 Co,
Trabue & Co., and j. B. Balmforth & Co.,
all cotton and commission merchants, fell
suddenly, and overturning . stove started
q destructive fire. The building was filled
with cotton, tobacco. molasses and dry
goods in storage. and the flames spread all
over the place instantly, and covered by the
debris of the building, 1t burned flerce!y.
The building is the center of fine block
of large wholesale houses, and 1t looked for
time as If there was to be grand confla-
grafton. as the fire department was unable
to get at the flames on account of the wreck.
They soon got to work, however, and kept
the flames confined to the fallen building,
and at eight O'Clock the FIRE was out. The
third floor was stored with cotton and it
was this that gave way, falling on the sec
ond floor, which in turn fell Then after
middle part of the building fell toward ard
blockaded half the street. There were
eleven persons in the building when the
third floor fell. Peter Perkins. a porter,
heard the crash and gave warning to seven
men on the second foor who escaped by
> jumping from back window onto shed.
Charles Stamforth, coiored porter, gave
the alarm on the first floor and started for
the front door. 1t is thought that he was
caught and killed by the falling walls.
ID. ID. Wright, the manager of the place.
and j. b. BaimsfOrth. one of the proprie-
tors, were in their Offices on the first floor
and started for the door, but it Is believed
that they are still in the wreck, as they
have not been seen and can not be found.
AT ten O'Clock last night there was scarcely
doubt but that Major Wright and Mr..
Baimsforth had persisted in the wreck.
Their bodies have not been recovered. but
men are at work removing the debris. Both
were leaders in commercial circles here.
The loss on the building is estimated
at $4,000 and is insured. Fifty
thousand dollars worth OF cotton be-
longing to the Louisville Banking Com
pany, Trabue & Co. and Balmsforth l. Co.
was destroyed. 1t vas insured for Sl0.-
900. Bamberger. Bloom & Co.'S loss on
dry goods is $4,000. but the firm was in
sured. The miscellaneous property of
Trabue & Co. and Ba.msforth d Go. was
valued at S20,0 900; insured. The total loss
is $4,000; the insurance So. 900. This is
the third time the building on this site has
been burned. During the war it was
Government hospital and was destroyed.
II is thought. to go get rid of some records.
The city barely escaped confiagfati0n a:
the time L: was rebuilt and burned acct
dentally few years later.
CLEVELAND, o.. January AT 1890
O'c'sss this morning fire was discovered in
..ne third story of ladies' hall. connected
with the college at OSerlin, o. The build
ing is a brick structure three stories high.
and IS owned by the college. A man named
Hatch manages il. and accommodates $50
female and 100 male students. The men
board AZ the hail. while the ladies lodge
there. The fire rapidly spread. but all
the inmates of the building es-
capped without injury. There was
great excitement, and the STU
dents rushed from their rooms into the
street, clad simply in their nigh: garments.
The night WAS very cold and i. was diff
cult to get water into the building. Two
steamers are now at WORK and it is thought
other buildings in the entity will be saved.
The hall is a wreck. The fire at this time
has consumed the two upper floors. The
building is worth S50OCo including con-
tents and is insured. The fire originated in
the attic. Last night the people On the
upper floors smelled smoke, but vigorous
search failed to locate whence il came.
MOBILE, ALA. January "a fire broke
out yesterday afternoon in the wholesale
grocery house of T. G. Bush x Co. There
was heavy wind and the department. o~
s,x.r - -,. 4 -f- IL
rear of the town before locating the fire.
The fire quickly consumed all the store
houses in the block but one. and Damaged
the store on the opposite side of Michae!
street. occupied By Little Wi.kerson & Co.,
grocers and commission merchants.