The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1889-02-13
WuhA U1 The FLAMES.
Philadelphia Visited by a Most
Disastrous Fire.
Jne Fireman Killed and Several Seriously
Injured by Falling Wail'-The Total
Loss Estim tied mt Over
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structive fire which has visited this city for
long tins broke out shortly before no n
Sunday In tho b.'em us Of the lar % built
ing Nos. l,4l? and l4ll Walnut street and
the whole pa;e wls is'tr)Sel, no thing but
the front ahd rearwIll3 bin left stand n {.
While the firemen we're at work portion
of the front wlll fell inHIrl, killing on,
man an / s,rlol' 'ly inllrli; tw) others. Tie
following are the names OF the killed aud
injured:
George Showers thirty-six years old,
ho'eman of ElSiI3 cDnuly NJ / in
the debris.
Abraham LIc1y, ho33uln OF Engine Go n
pany No 10 blly bruiDl about the boIy
and limbs, but no b,ris broken.
William Blzzlri, of 81 yino C)nDany No.
T. bud y bruised about the 81 and leg.
The fire broke ont under the drug store b [
T. B. Morgan, Locate on the first foo I
the Walnut street front, and In a very short
time h I'd burn3l tlr1l n u The roof. The
first floor aud bISe neut ware occup'e b.
the dru storean thsr4 linl3r BY VI sWs.
Wyeth & B %. as Il llb)rlt)ry for the IN n :
fdcture of drl3 allrl'n.DLs. Tie Fl o
had gli ied A. n tI)ilJl IN the upDir or
tion Of the promises b3.prl the hrem n
could b, ~ n)nel tll owing TO the IN
Il lmm lole co 1t intsoi 'o'yt)pnth lan3
gained upon them with f'igh;ful rdpldi Y.
Near tn front Of thl iillin a ixt the rjDi
was largo water tank ~ yllng o1er folr-
teen toli. This was sl'Ji'tsl by largo
simbers resting on the nlil walls, aul a.
Tn 50 b ,ams w3rs welosn3l by the flames,
the whol5 thinycln) dow win crlsl.
BY this time the 4 cmon had worked their
way tnroug h the large doorway on the first
floor and two line, Of no &c had been taken
inside. They were manned by six men, all
Of whom were stan ding inside the fro /
wall. AS the large tank fell a portion Of
the top OF the front Ill was torn loo AMI
fell inwarl with crash. The IA was so
sud len and unexpected that the men ins d :
could not be warned OF their danger. 1hi
whole of tn, first floor was at once envel.
oped in smoke from the burning timhers and
cloud OF dust. There was sudden da "a
from those on the outside and dozen bra 9
men, led by Director StOkoly and Lie 10 !.
ant Ussilton, rushed 10 the rescue. One b.
one the i'm Dris)ned mon made their csc p1
or were dragged out by their rescuer. and,
as the smoke lifted. Lacey was found pinned
down TO the floor by heavy timbers
A stream OF water was turned onto the
men as they worked to save them from tue
intense heat. and after several minutes
which seem ID like hours to those on the
outside, Lacey was released and carried to
the street. A dash was made for the spot
where Showers had been seen but momsnt
before the wall fell bnt the spot was ,ov.
cred by m )untain OF bricks, mortar and
heavy tlmbers. An attempt was made to
reach his body. but after working for some
time and not being able TO obtain sight OF
him he was given up for dead and as those
at work were 10 nom ,ntAry Danger OF be-
Ing killed. the search vas abando1e for ths
time. His body was recovered about Ave
o'clock.
In the Hotel Stratford, In the same block,
nearly all the rooms were vacated. and
ladies In their wraps and gentlemen In their
overcoats gathered In the lower rooms ready
10 make their escape as soon as II was found
70 be necessary for their safety. Among
the guests In the house were q number OF
sick persons and they were speedily con
veyed 10 places Of safety.
AZ soon as The body Of the dead fireman
was recovered from the burning building
Prof. DaCosta started q subscription for
his family. One hund ed dollars was placed
opposite the Professors name which was
quickly followed by similar amount by
Mayor Filter. The mayor then took the list
and circulated personally among his many
friends upon the ground and when he
landed II over TO Police Surgeon Andrews
IL footed up q very hsndsme sum.
While engine No. IL was da hing up to the
FIRE II struck hands me hor 20 Of truck r,
breaking its ley. The total loss from the
FIRE Is estimated at fully 5000 OOO, OF which
Mes.rs. Wy"th & Bro. loss 10000. The
tre Is supposed to have been caused by sui
phur ignltinR in the cellar.
ClRo Ill Feb. 1.-THE lumber towboai
Pearl was totally destroyed oy fire at Mound
City Sunday afternoon. She had ju come
of the ways, completely overhauled for
heavy business In the Ohio river. She was
built four years ago and valued at $4,000.