Telegram-herald., 1891-11-18
SWEPT By lHI FLAMES
A Raging Confsgrstion Visits es.
LOUIS
DESTROYING xlyY LARGE BLOCKS
AID Bssaiiisg . Lsss EssinassS ss over
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ST. Lorrs. No. New. live mil.
lion dollars asve gone up IN smoke.
and three of the largest business
houses in the city and hall dozen
smailer buildings are . nsss 1T rainA
The IRE started at S:so o'clock In the
millinery store Of Penny q Gsntles.
corner sf Franklin avenue ana broad
way.
The flames spread st . rapid rate.
the material which they fed upon be-
ing OF highly infammabis character.
A stroag west wind WAS blowing al tho
time. which mad. the work Of the nre-
men perilsus and for . time fruitlsss
Within half an hour the large dry goods
store OF Sonnenfelds which sdjeined
Penny Il Gentles'. Was afire. and
tho flames were working their way TO
the Famous mammoth shoe house on
the corner Of Broadway and Morgan
street -Four dremea were caught In
the Famous building and were over.
come by smoke. They were rescued
BY their companions
a whole Hioek Dsvsiss.
Ats o'clock the ent tire block on the
west side Of Broadway, between
Franklin avenue and Morgan street,
was . mass Of dausA which
were being famed by . strong
wind and. being carried scross
the street. threatened destrue-
tion TO the immense dry goods
house OF d. Crawford 4 Co. and the
furniture store Of Kopplcman 4 Co.
The firsmen poured their streams OF
water into the dre blindly. - tha
smoke was so dense and the odor OF
burning ribbons, feathers, cleth and
shoes SO strong that they could not re-
main ON the windwnrd side. The are
ragged for two hours and II was only by
the almost superhuman work OF the
fremen that q tremendous connsgra-
tion was sycrted.
Firensn Hurt
During one Of the many collapsee Of
burning floors in the different build
ings two dremen named Lynch and
Simon were earght by the falling Of
loose bricks and timbcrs. Both men
were badly hurt and were carried to
the hospital in m ambulance. The
watchman at Sonncnfelds' establish
ment is missing. and II is feared that
he may be in the rains
Damaged ~ Smoke saA Watsr.
Across from Penny q Gentlcs' ON
Franklin avenue were the establish
ments Of Grierson a Co.. hatters; Ed.
i. Boh ana drug store on the corner
Of Broadway and FRANKLIN avenue.
These places werc badly damaged
by smoke and water. Tho wind
had died away considerably and the
fremeu were able to do battle with
greater success. The whole block on
the east side Of Broadway. between
Franklin avenue and Morgan street,
including the establishment of ID.
Crawford & Co. WA damaged BY fre
and smoke.
BY o'clock the block Of buildings,
which on Monday was filled with holi.
day goods, was mass Of eharred tim
bers. and the main part of tho walls
had fallen. The stores of Son.
nenfelds, Penny 4 Gentles and
the Famous shoe house 1.-THE
largest shoe house in the west) were
wiped out by the Gamea On Franklin
avenue, opposite Penny 4 Gentles' es-
tablishment was block of retail
stores. These were seriously damaged.
The occupants were o. W. heyer. dry
goods; Grierson & Co.. hatters; Ed F.
BOIL. halter; p. II. Coullxsmp & Co.,
clothiers; St Louis Tailoring Com
pany. C. Beemer & Co, clothing
Charles T. Lange. clothing; L. vollc
ing. boots and shoes; George r.
Stsmper. dry goods; Franklin sa
loon and Hslser 4 Co, dry gooda The
FIRE was not got under control until II
o'clock.
close estimate places the loss o.
the Famous Company a. follows: Or
stock. $500, 900; insurance. Sloo. 900
Penny a Gentles' loss. SITS. 900; insur
ancc, S10o. 900. Sonnenfeld's loss sl2S.
600; insurance, $4,000. The other losses
will make the aggregate losses reacl
nearly g., 100000
On the east side of Broadway thu
Weinman house, . four-story brick
hotel. was completely destroyed. Ths
square Deal Clothing Company" z
B. Stow 4 Co., grocen; NJ. Toblin
F, millinery; O. Thai q Co. clothing; ths
New York Millinery Company and ths
Koppelman Furniture Company wer,
| 90 badly damaged by smoke and waite,
/ that their loss viii be total
| The origin Of the IRE is unknown
but Il IL supposed tn have been causet
by IN overheatec stove or defective
due. Four frcmcn were compelled :.
slide down the hose pipe from th,
fourth story of the "famcus" stors
during ths Ore, hst ell escaped unin
jursd
OIY BURNED TO DBAru.
Terrible nssolt ~ . FIRE n Dreehiy'
TsusUent Hoaee