Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1888-09-15
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v.,rtb,s Scenes attending "'s Distractions Of
III 7@' ,,,ssk M Isalti,aor~ Buslssss Houses.
Baltimore dispatch; At an early hour
I'D. morning a fire broke out in tho
u au ns.honse Of Price, Hilgenberg & Co.,
" IN south Sharp street Before the
s' v could get to work an explosion
u sre works wrecked the building and
.nsad the fire TO spread 10 the drug
sasa Of ]. II. Winkelman 4 Co., on
n ,o,tb mud the hat house Of $. Levy
Y ~ IN the south. Scarcely had tho
s,smsp entered the edifice occupied by
I'M drug store, when the inside Of the
sniding seemed 10 suddenly drop in.
n / terrific explosion followed and the
;nmsnss building collapsed. The en-
~ fire department had by this time
...ba1 the scene, and the attention Of
n ~ men was concentrated on the build
nader which their comrades we're
- The flames spread with fright.
al ,snidity. In short time the entire
III ~ running from LumbArd to Pratt
ssteets WIS a seething mass OIL naIne,
III Al the drug house the hremen worked
Nsyaysly. Holes we're cut through the
rsyement aud every effort made to
saseh the imprisoned men, but tlsey
] ~sye buried under the great mass Of
81 yek AMI iron, and fierce flames were
,es,Ing around Awful grOans came
gyoa the pile, which seemed 10 make
Hiba working tiremen put forth snperhu-
- efforts, and after more than an
n T8y's work il became evident that some
N M men were alive and that they
u - beins roasted ID death. John KEEL
- n truck No. =. managed 60 crawl
M irnm the rubbish. aud Of the men
A. entered the building ls was the
An one IL escape with his life He
~ eut and bruised, bat his injuries airs
/, " .asiOuS Tho names 81 men known
! \ lave been buried ia the ruins are:
81 l,B0rse Powers, Thomas Wagner, John
Comhs and Perry Ryan, 1T No. 2
issk and ladder company, and Harry
#W.IieF. George herFina and Hiram Nc,
1Ise II No / engine company. IL is
rs,saia that these men have lost their
M, and Il may bo that others were
sitb thrla nLru the crash came.
N The intense heat several times drove
#.ss hpiarn from iha bnilling where
IA bodies u their unfortunate cpin.
#,siss geFU lying nHaGr tons 81 brick ami
i,0n. but they persisted IN thr search
~ shortly after noon the first body
II ~lhal Of Wagner Mas brought 10 light
I Mas tho sjbt MAS tile body 81 Harry
lSWalker, standing erect rs II packed ia.
Ssat him uaa found what WAS lctt ~
fsosss Bowers. hut no 0tlies bodies
49, t0unI until nearly . o'clock. when
.Aa,of Geo. kCTfiHs y AZ uncovered fhe
II sodiss ssfc terribly diafisurui, slc nrhh
q benz bdrHgi un ia many piacea, Search
BEING puranrl tonight with electric
gai In ths hauluaru htOro VI Iabh
#b,9a 4 Dimm0ck there we're stored
Barge quantities 81 cartridges, and az
#,htT exploded several men were slight.
i taiarpd by flying bullets
II Ihe hrmS thai were completely
Sterned uai arc. wylra, BrnalcF 4 Co,
sa9lesAle shoe dealers; J H. Wrinkle.
Essa 1 Co, drugs; rahb Bros A Dim.
nDek. hAriaaru; Price 4 Co, toys. NJ.
~ Lesy 4 sons. hats, H. $. King a
soas harlHarr; DoblaE, Nudge 4 Co,
#gaptf, and Hiscitscrg. Mollandcr 4 Co,
iatasA and glass
Ihs ros nt buildings waH Quo Of tho |
#faest IN tho city. mono ~ tho ware. |
#kaasas being lrss than i've stories high. |
a. nsarly al Of them having boon ~.
#assaily erected. Among ihn buildings |
lastgy burned waa Tho Mai1rnits on |
iouhasd street, and ils inmates wero
8sEz9Tsi With great difficulty. The 20
IA los will probably reach 81. 5O1. 900,
- Il Is pFrtsy well covered bY inmr-
Ascs. ulcs, 81 which was in small poll.
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