The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1889-04-18
SENSATIONAL REPO RTs.
FIGHTING FLAMES.
Brave Work of Firemen at a Milwau.
keeg Blaze Killed in a Railroad
Wreck "A Michigan Town De-
strOyed by Fire.

Brave Work of Firemen at a Milwau.
keef Blaze Killed in a Railroad
Wreck "A Michigan Town De-
stroyed by Fire.
MILWAUKEE, Special Telegram, April 1O.-The
engaged in was that which lasted for four hours
tonight at Sanger, Rockwell & Co.'S large sash,
door and blind factory. The fire broke out in
the warehouse, on the ground floor, and as soon
as the chief reached the place and saw there was
q prospect of y large fire he turned In a general
alarm md the entire department. was called
"a the scene. For one hour they worked
with fifteen streams of water without
seeming to have any effect. The
large warehouse was stocked full Of doors and
sash, and a. fast as the fire in one place was ex-
tinRuished it broke out in another. Several OF
the hremen in The basement were overcome by
the smoke, and for three hours one by one the
men succumbed and were dragged out. until az
10 o'clock not over fifteen men of the entire
force were able to work, and an OF these had
been carried out from one to three times. Chief
Foley and his assistant chief were carried out
four times each, and when the fire was finally
overcome. shorty after ~ b. oflo es.d sn e ch hra syiT
able to give orders. Never was such a scene wit
messed at o fire here. Ga the broad sidewalk in
f.Gas q q tie lie of neasae ~ t fao factory Sa : svs Wsre sS men i laid
out, with doctors. policemen and factory en-
pioyes. at work over them. 1t became rulnored
ABOUT Tue Guy tlat
MANY FIREMEN HAD E KILLED
and the wives, mothers aud other relations OF
the fremen crowded the adjacent streets, max
ing fearful inquiries after the fate of their
friends. Thousands Of people gathered In the
large vacant block opposite the factory. and as
every procession Of policemen moved from the
smoky FIRE center with their burden of disabled
fremen tho crowd would surge toward them like
agreat wave. only to be driven back by the
sdnad of policemen that was kept patrolltng
the street. Soon after the genera!
alarm was given Mayor Brown and Chief
OF Police Gannesen appeared on the scene ana
worked stsadily until the fire was out. resuscl.
tating and relieving the disabled firemep: All
Of the police patrol wagons were called into
reuuisition, and as rapidly as six or eight OF the
disabled men could be treated. they were taken
TO the hospital or to their homes. When hre-
men were carrying a line of hose up a ladder
the ladder fell. and two of the men were seri-
sonsiy injured: one. It is believed. fatally. Strange
to say. that though upward OF sixty men were
disabled, no one was killed Inc loss on
stock and building was comparatively llghG. NOE
exceeding 3 600 onW arehouse No. 2.to which
the Are was confined. There was but ST. 900
insurance on building and stock. Had not Inc
Hremen worked SO nobly in the smoke the Hre
would have been one Of the most destructiye OF
the year. The factory employs upward OF 1OO
.yn0en, and with Its adjoining buildings covers q
sssiaFlge territory in the lumber district. Up to
smidnight the disabled men. with ths exception
.pf William Curran. were all doing well.