The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1889-12-11
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Destruction CT "A Newspaper oGice at Mia-
ncnpolis-A telegraph Operators Last
Message On tho Wires.
The Minneapolis Tribune Office was
burned the other night, and from ten to
twenty people lost their lives. Shortly
after II o'clock portion of the wall on
Fourth street fell and g number of per-
sons are believed to have been buried
underneath. -...
rye mena moresRs lssssmssis 4 saaasas
been taken iEto a drug store in the
vicinity of the fire, and three others
have Just been carried into restaurants
near by.
The Tribune building is on the north.
east corner Of First avenue and Fourth
street.
There were nearly one hundred per-
sons employed on the seventh floor,
where the fire broke out,
Among the killed was Mr.. James F.
Igoe, the Associated Press telegraph
operator, who was on the seventh floor.
On this floor was situated many OF the
Tribune staff, editors, reporters and
composi.ors.
The only body yet identified is that
of John Olsen, a merchant, who had
gone to the composing rooms to see
about position TOR an "ad.n He
jumped from the top floor and was
killed instantly, his body being shock
irgly mangled. Seven bodies have
been already taken out, but no more
names are yet known. The Pioneer
preas !lIiEnespolisI force were On the
5;zt:, 6oGr, sad soua fsecE ere enter
5aiEed regardi1g their safety. How.
ever to n,cst g. tie lcss OF life seems
50 Eave 5oaa il as:othsS part Of this:
building.
The ire started in a law Office on the
third story of the building, about 1880.
The elevator man noticed the smell OF
smoke and called the attention of some
Of the persons around the building to 1t.
The cry Of fire was raised, and several
persons went down stairs from the
seventh story to investigate and then
returned. Before long the smoke be>
gan to Eli the narrow stairway, the
only one in the building, and every.
body began to make leisurely preparae
tions to depart.
No immediate danger was fesrea,
and the only exits from the building,
which were supposed to be trepr3oif,
were narrow staircase vide enough
for two persons to come down abreast,
the elevator, and q single fre-escape at
the north end Of the structure. Several
persons had made their escape in the
meantime, but in less than ten minutes
the flames sought the elevator shaft,
which, acting as mammoth tue, con-
veyed tue flames TO the top story, and
soon the editorial rooms on the same
side Of he building where the fire
originated, were o seetiling mass OF
flames. In few minutes the sre.
reached the other side, where the Goa
posing room was situated.
4 general alarm was turned in and
al the engines il the city responded to
the call. The imprisoned printers
gathered at the windows in the south
eud and shrieked wildly and despair
ingly for aid.
Hurry the laddersm was the awful
cry.
Hurry the ladders, for Gods sakew
shrieked the men with all the yehes
mence they could muster.
The vast crowd Witnessing the awful
sight shouted back words of encourage
ment. The long ladders seemed TO
move up at Q snaii's pace, but was
finally rested in position. and the terri
Fed men began to descend, the flames
making steady encroachments upon
the corner into which they had been
driven. The life nets were brought
into use, and some were saved in this
way.
The sparks were flying in all direc-
tons, d&djoining buildings, occupied
Dy the Ideal Restaurant, Steara & Van
Wrinkles saioon, and McCrystle's
tailor store, were destroyed.
The Tribune building was eight
years cid, seven story brick struc-
tvre, valued at$200,000.
Milton Pickett, in charge Of the
Minneapolis Office Of the Pioneer Press,
is supposed to have been lost.
v. L. Myles, the agent Of the Asso4
ciated Press, was among the killed.
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