Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-10-28
HOT FIRE IN LOUISVILLE.
One Man Killed" Close Call" for the
"Courier-Journal."

One Man Killed" Close CAN" for the
"Courier-Journal."
LOUISVILLE. kY., October 26.--By a
boiler explosion here this afternoon one
man was killed, several persons were in
jured. and nearly half million dollars
worth Of property was destroyed.
At o'clock William K. Adams, fire.
man at the electric-light plant OF the
Louisville Gas Company, was throwing
coal in the furnace when one of the nest
of seven boilers let g. The shock in
the vicinity was like that Of an earth
Quake. Adams was thrown to the
ground with terrific force, and received
such internal injuries that be will die.
The shed in which the boilers were To-
Gated was completely demolished. and
pieces Of iron and timber and showers
OF red-hot Goals were thrown III
every direction. A great mass OF
iron and deluge OF burning
Goals was thrown across a narrow
alley into the rear of Kaufman d
Strause's big retail dry-goods store, and
the wall Of the store was carried away.
Half a dozen clerks were gathered about
the book-keeper at the back of the store.
With the book keeper, Solomon Drey-
fus. they were caught il the wreckage,
but il is believed they all escaped alive.
Drevfus was seriously injured, but not
DANGEROUSLY. Carrie Dinkelspeil, Hattie
Funis. and Lena Syckles were slightly
injured. In II moment, apparently, the
whole building was in flames lie
weather has been very dry for two
weeks. and the wreckage and goods
burned like finder.
An alarm was turned in from the au-
tomato fre-alarm box in the Courier
.Iouraol building and the department
was quickly at work The wrecked
binding was at once beyond control.
Attention Was turned to saving the
C0urier-J0mnal building, two doors
north. and the Polytechnic Library
building. two numbers south. The
water-tower was manned and the nose
in the Comitr-JOWnGI building WAS
attached and turned through the side
and rear of the building, and fourteen
fre-engines put in position and SET 10
PLAYING upon the flames WITH all TINS
force il was half an hour before the
flames gave way and an hour before
they were under control.
At one time il seemed that the
Courfer.JotTnat building would GER
tainly be burned. The few printers VINO
were in the poslng-rooms lett ana
tbe reporters and editors who we're on
dptv gathered their valuables and pre-
pared 10 escape, most OF them actually
leaving. But the wind was from the
north and carried the heat IN the oppo-
site direction. D-...L
binding on the south was saved win
heavy damage from water to the po0hs'
r;ctnres. and other art collections. The
fire caught in and burned out the TWO
MINER floors Of J. V. Escott * Sons
dealers IN pictures, fine pictures, wall,
psper. and photographers supplies ana
tbe two floors were flooded with water
IN hardly ANYTHING was saved. On the
south Leverone's confectionery ana 10
ters millinery store were siighuy oAin
aged. , .. oo,
now be learned, are as follows: Raul
mann. Strauss & Co. retail dry-goodS'
s.ock S30. 600. nearly covered by insu-
rance Ramberger, Bloom Z Co.. OWL
eTs OF the building, $50, 900, insured !;
J. V. Escott X Sons, fine wood,x9rk
and supplies, $4,000, insured Poly
techpic Library building. books. &c,
$40 600. partly insured Louisville Gas
COMPANY, $500, covered by insurance