The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-11-18


ST. LOUIS, Mo-. Nov. 17.-[Speciail-
The most disastrous fire which has
visitediSt. Louis in many years started
In the furnace room of the large dry
goods house of Penny s. Gentles, on the
southwest corner Of Broadway and
Frankltnavenue, this morning. Before
the engines arrived Penny & Gentlcs,
Sonnefeid Millinery Co., the mammoth
establishment of tho Famous Store and
Clothing Company, occupying four
enrire blocks of four-story buildings on
Broadway, between Franklin avenue
ana Morgan street, were in flames, and
withinStwo hours Iall tho walls had
fallen, and nothing. was left, but ashes
and bent and twisted iron girders.
opposite Penny & Gentles and
Sonnefeld is the immense dry goods
store Old, @. Crawford & Co. Intense
heat damaged the entire front of Craw-
ford's store, including display windows
and all the show cases in the front part
OF the store, causing loss probably of
S3O.oO0.g On FranlSl avenue, opposite
Penny y Gentles, the, whole row from
broadway to the alley was worry badly
damaged.
The firms occupying these buildings
were: O..Iv. Heyer. drugs; r. Il. Bonie.
halter; Grierson & Co., hats; e. r.
Korthatn s. Co., jewelers.; st. Louis
Tailoring Company and c. S. Bonner,
lewelrys Adjoining Crawford's, on
Broadway, the following business houses
were gusted: Mcdonald Bros, hats; c.
IL. Clements, shoes; Charles Silk, gen
tlemen's furnishings and cloaks; Mrs.
NJ. Tobin, millinery; e. Wendell 81 Co.,
New York Millinery Company, e. Il.
Stowe y Co., groceries; the Square Deal
Clothing Company and the Weinman
House, ahe guests of which had safely
evacuated the building. On Franklin
avenuoI1us west of Penny.& Gentle's,
the general dry goods store of Thomas
Hodsofr was damaged by smoke and
water to the extent Of SaO,Oi0; insured.
The total loss will no doubt exceed
one million dollars, but reliable figures
are not obtainable now. JohI. Lynch.
Of Salvage Corps No. l, fell from tho
Weinman house and serious y hurt his
hip. Truckman Simon was thrown from
hose reel in o collision with q Broad
way street car and badly Injured inter
pally.
While down town was burning the
handsome residence of Capt. John A.
Scudder, of Vandeventer Place, one of
the aristocratic residence portions of
the city, caught fire and was completely
Quilted. The loss here will exceed S75,-
600, with insurance about the same.
$4,000 BLAZE IN CHATTANOOGA
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn, Nov. 17-ISpe.
cial six four-story brick business
houses on the Carter street property
OF w. A. Posey, were destroyed by fire
h G 80 Ga,
in one of the buildings. The grain
store of j. IL. Check and the Chatta-
nooga Medicine Company occupied the
other buildings and were totally do
stroyed. The total loss is about $50
600. Posey's loss is $4,000, insurance
ST., 00c The medicine company's loss
is about $4,000, covered by insurance
Cheeks loss Is about So, 900, covered bv
insurance.
BROOKLYN TENEMENT FIRE.
NEW YORK, Nov. IT. Special Fire
broke out at two o'clock this morning in
row OF wooden tenement houses, be-
ginning at No. 100 Nostrand avenue.
Brooklyn. The flames was discovered
by Officer John Stewart, who first
alarmed the inmates, and then turned
in the alarm at the nearest box. His
prompt action doubtless saved many
llves,as eight buildings were soon ablaze,
al! of which were occupied but one.
Fireman Owen Smith, Of truck No >,
made heroic rescue of Mrs. Anne
Bowea and John and Edward Ash
worth, sons of Thomas Ashworth. They
were found in their beds unconscious
from smoke, and were carried by the
brave fireman from the fourth story of
No. l2O to The ground. They were re-
moved to ST.. GATHERINGS Hospital,
where they recovered consciousness.
They will recover unless pneumonia
sets in, which is thought likely
"Only and Original Knin-muker."
TOPEKA, Kans., Nov. 17.-Governor
Humphrey to-day received letter from
Michael Cahill, M. d., of Stockton,
Cal who claims to be tho only and
original rain-maker, in which he saws
he Will not prosecute Melbourne and
Dyrenforth for attempting to make
rain. lie now considers that results of
their experiments will he the best posi-
bic way of advancing his own claims
before the public. lie will go to WASH
ington this winter and urge his claims
before Congress-.
Foreign Notes.
The London Standards Paris cores
pondent says he hears from unquestion
able authority that Lord Salisbury has
intimated to Rustem Pasha, Turki.h
ambassador in England. that England
Is ready to reopen negotiations for
convention to regulate the affairs Of
Egypt.
Nathaniel Cursor has been appointed
successor TO Sir Edward Garst as under
secretary.
1t is expected that Austria will in