The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-11-18
WIND FANS THE FIRE.
ufsat Destruction in Business
Section Of st. Louis.
pTHER EASTERN CITIES SUFFER,
= DakssAs ninHsssts sad wisssss,.
1rsnbiins Unasr the Lssh Of sn.
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LouI4 Nov. n.--Ths cold vavs vhtcn
aoasa ne eisy last evening wss the cause 81
1870 - w moet DISASTROUS Ares which have
sssa ~ Louis In many years. one narso.
49, 49, probably killed. four men badly hust ana
80 sss's.w Mofth " property gone up In smoke.
s.'..saN 1910 spfssd with sinost inaoncaiyahis
= sss. sesinr tasir way through brick blocks
ssseen thsy wsfs pine. A Gold westerly gala
~. e.oWing during She time the Gre WAS at fts
ssSqss 1911 fsnosflnE The work Of tile hrsmsn en-.
~. s1nsiy uimault aud for = time u seemed an
aimost hopeiess tax.
uassf pcufsd On the flames ssemad TO feed
mssead Of sxtinguishlng them. store after
49, 49, usnt apwh before the nsfcs flames, and
1870 WsFs sHfsFtainsa for time that second
1hicsee disAster was imminent The flrs
xsssa ifom tso TO 10 o'clock before 10 could DO
sa'1 te ~ fsifly under control. aud tonight the
nfsnss are STU pouring water on the smoking
The srs started in tbs furnace room Of the
ssfts orr goods house Of rsnny q 6sntles, on
We southwest corner of broadway aud FRANK
III avenue The watohman Immediately turned
= en alarm, and thea second and third
vlthin ten minutes. The flames spread 40 RAP.
s4V that general alarm VISA given, which
nreukht out the entire department.. but bafasa
~ sngtnes arrived the establishments OF Penny
usntisa, sonaenfsial's Millinery Company assa
We Famous ehoa q 0ipthina Company, oeeupy.
z Va
estwesn Franklin avenue aud Morgan street,
wsts 10 asmes Within two hours all the wslia
Ra1 taiieu and nothing was left but
eshse aud bent and twisted Iron EsrdeFa
uppusite u the immsnss dry goods store
ct u q Crawford q Co The heat was "a
INTENSE that the whole frant Of gfawforl's store
including the dssplay windows sud all the show.
essts In the trout part of the tore, from top 20
b0ttein, were badly damaged + y the heat. csus.
tnR probable loss of kao.poO 90 Franklin
evsnus, opposite Penny a 0sntlss'. the whole
row from broadway o. the alley were badly
dAmsKed. Adjoining cfawfords. On Eroadwas.
tHs following business housss we're burned out;
Mcdonald ures. hats. @. II. Cismants. sheea.
Charles rsis, mems furnishings and cloaks:
EfA Iobin. millinery. =. Wendell n Co.. New
1ofk Millinery Company. Square Dealing
Clothing compsny, aud the weinman house.
The enests Of which eataty evacuated the build
Inc on ffsnklin avenue. just west ef Penny q
0entles' the dfs roods store Ell Themas Hodson
NM damaged by smoke aud water.
The IRE thtaws about i,auo people out Of en-.
flepsnena . majority ef them being In the serv.
lee III the Famous Company, one Of the largest
boot and shoe houses Ia she west
One life was probably lost, Night watchmsa
Jasper. employed by the ssansntela Millinery
Company, net having hess seen today, Fire.
man john Lynch and Alonzn simon were badly
injured ny falling Debris Michael canaoss. at
Che weinnan hoase. beeeming alarmed at the
sight af the Ore. Jumped from window aud
broke HE leg A. 4. Taylor newspaper man,
received sevsfs shoos IFoa electric wirsa
The lesses are about ~ Eoi.owss Fsmens Shoe
ond CicthiaE Company, titAuae. Penny n
GENTLE, t'an,fnol sonnsnfald's, ssas.Voo Ths
miner leases viii aggregate taAna The insur.
a0ce II about twe.tAfis Of the iessea
while this IRE ives hafaing tho handsome
residence OF Captsia John A. sehaddef. In an
aristeeratic rerten OF The city. was destroyed
BY Gre with = house full OF costly farnitara
Ths captains loss will exceed tss.uoo, fully
insured. Fire this Afternoon damaged the large
stationary establishment 81 t.evssnn n blythe.
ON Third street. between olive and rina