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CACGHE ~ A. FIEE-TRAP
Sr L0UIs June z.--'rne b-llding. I. es3
Franklin avenue. tle second hoor of
whieh - occupied a. = tenement by sew
efal families. and the lover 6oor Is .
pasn shop. vas discovered ~ oe on are
a. about 3 ocl1ez this morning Iae
IRE started On The second nOor 4Et
burned for about half IA hour before
IL was discovered When The alarm
sas turned 10 the Ere s4s Nell under
way As SOOn as the hremen az
rived a stream OF water Vas turned
on the burning building. Bat no effort
S2s made 70 rescue the occupants untu
loud screams from ths second nOOg
indicated that there were helpless
ps0pls inside. Tne nFemen en-
tered and found the family OF George
Wolf struggling ia the smoke aad flames
In tho front rooms Mr. Wolf was
frightfully burned. and VAS lying help
less on the floor. His wife and TWO
children were also burned. and his
father, an old man nearly seventy years
OF age, had been smotA.red 70 death in
bis bed.
Charles Hauss. who occupied the rear
apartments with his wife and child.
had just left 70 20 70 work, and
MS wife and little son were
caught IN the flames Mrs Hauss
could have escaped. but her little
boy was so frightened that be ran
under the bed, and in the frantic
mothers efforts 70 save her child she
vas dangerously burned The child
was found N an unconscious condition,
but the mother Is able 70 speak. The
injured were all taken 10 the dispen-
sary
Wolf is not expected 20 live. The re-
coyery Of his two children is also doubt
ful. though Mrs Wolf may pull through.
After rescuing tue inmates the fremen
turned their attention toward ex-
tingurshing the flames, which succUmb b.
ed in short time. The damage will
amount to $40, 600; insured
A TowS II RUINS.
MrDDLEsBOROUGu Ky, June 1.-TWO
thousand people are homeless, the re-
sui, of an ince endiary fire which started
a. II o'clock Saturday morning an! con-
sumed four squares of the finest build
ings in its path before It's destructive
progress was checked. Panic held full
sway in the hearts of the citizens as
they saw structure after structure eaten
up by the flames. Several persons were
badly burned, but it is thought that
none received fatal injuries.
Most OF the buildings were frame and
grouped as they were = solid order lit
tie resistance could be offered TO the
onward march of the flames. Within a
few minutes after the discovery of a
blaze in the feed-store back of Il.
/ HOyland's grocery store on Cum
berland avenue raging fire
was rapidly destroying every thing
before it For two hours the
combined efforts OF the firemen and the
despairing citizens were of little avail
/ against the flames, and when the fire
/ was finally under control the ruins Of
! fully seventy-fve dwellings told how
| destructive had been its ravages in that
/ space of time.
! The loss will amount to at least $780,
| 600 and there is only about sl25, 900 in
/ surance 10 cover the damage.
That the confsgration was the.work
/ OF fre-bugs there is hardly doubt Be
/ sides the indications at the feed store
pointing 70 incendiarism it was discov-
I cred whsn the alarm was sounded that
/ the town fire-engine had been tampered
/ with and rendered useless for effective
/ service. Vengeance undoubtedly y would
/ be meted out were the unknown author
I or authors cf the widespread ruin in the
I hands OF the 1000 persons whose house
I hold effects have been sacrificed 10 fire.
/ The fire has caused numerous offers
/ OF assistance 70 be rendered by other
/ cities 70 the ., 900 people rendered home
/ less. but complete arrangements have
( been made BY the town company and
/ the city council, assisted by citizens, to
/ provide for all sufferers and assist them
70 make good their financial losses.
/ Provisions have teen received in abund-
snce and rebuilding will commence al
once.
DEATH AT FIRE.
PHTrAprLPHIA June @ A FIRE in