Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-11-18
OVER A MILLION.
IMMENSE FIRE ON BROADWAY
IN ST. LOUIS.
Large Dry Goods Houses Burn-One stock
Alone Amounts to 81, 100000.
Losses and Insurance.
Immense Fire at st. Louis.

ST. LOUIS, Mo, Nov. 17.-The Sonnen.
feldt millinery store, Penny & Gentles' dry
goods, Crawford & Co.'S dry goods, and
Famous dry goods house, the largest dry
| goods houses in the West, aud probably
the country, and Union market are burn
| ing. The loss may exceed 81 ,00O, 00G.
The fire started in the furnace-room OF
| Penny & Geu;le's dry goods house, south
west corner of Broadway and Franklin ave
nue., and the entire block of four-story
buildings on Broadway to Morgan street
| was destroyed. The heat was so intense
that the entire front of the immense Dry
| goods stores, including display windows
| and showcases, on that side was damaged
with contents to the extent of $4,000. On
| Franklin avenue the entire row from Broad
way to the alley is badly damaged.
| The occupants We're O. w. Heyer, Dr.
| Boggs, Edward Boil. halter, G. Grierson
* Co, hatters, +. II. kartkamp & Co, jew
| elers st. Louis tailoring company and c. E.
| Boomer, jeweier.
On Broadway the following stores were
| Quilted: Mcdonald Bros, hatters; G.. H.
| Clements, shoes; Charles Silk, gents fur,
nishers; Mrs. NJ TObin, millinery: E. WetE
del IL Co, New York millinery; L. b.
Stowe, grocers; Square Deal clothing coin
pany and ". Il. lnman'S house.
On Franklin avenue Thomas Hudson'S
dry goods store was damaged $50, 900 by
smoke and water.
Total loss over 81 600 900, but reliable fg-
ures are not yet obtainabie.
John Lynch of the salvage corps was in
jured seriously by d fall, and 1'ruckman
Simon was injured in a collision between a
hose reel and a street car. At 10 o'clock this
morning fire was spreading in a northward
direction on Broadway to some dwelling
houses, and the overworked tiremen could
do but little to check the spread of the
flames. While the fire was burning Capt
John \. Scudder's fine residence on Vande-
Vneter place was discovered ablaZe and wass
totally destroyed. Loss over Seyenty-tive
thousand dollars.
The fire burned itself out. No additional
losses. and the fire is confined to the build
ingS mentioned in dispatches. The dwell
ings We're all saved.
Later.-The fire at 10 o'clock had burned
itself out and two or three engines were
throwing water on the ruins to quench the
flames that here and there were famed into
activity by the strong northwest wind.
The fremen deserve great credit for their
noble work. considering the intensely cold
weather which was increased tenfold by a
heavy wind.
Night Waterman James. employed by the
Sonnenfeld millinery company, who was on
du;y last night, has not yet turned up, and
fears are entertained that he was burned
to death.
The losses and insurance are as follows:
Loss on stock and fixtures of the Famous
shoe and clothing company Sl,1O0,OO0; on
building $50, 900: on stock of Penny &
Geatles 100000; building $4,000 On
Sonnenfeld's stock $4,000; on building
$500
The insurance is: On stock owned by
Famous 900; on building $40, 900. On
stock owned by Penny & Gentles Sl5O.000;
on building $4,000. On Sonnenfeld'S stock
$l30,GO0: on bui ding SIS, go Minor losses
will aggregate So, 600.