The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1892-11-04

persons. 1t is now entirely under
control, but the ruins in places are
burning fiercely and it will be several
days before the last spark is extin-
guished. The victims of the ravenous
flames were:
HENRY PEDDENBROCH fireman.
CHARLES S1AHL. fireman.
MRS KALAHAN, died from the effects
OF the shock after being taken TO the Third
Ward school.
An unknown woman, 60 years old.
A Waterman for Budd & Kipp.
The injured are;
RICHARD GARDNER. machinisr, % years
Of age, injured about head, seriously
j. Ii. ROEsCH, pattern maker, 81 years of
age, broken leg and injured about the head,
serious.
WILLIAM WITTE. fnisher, % years old
injured about the head and leg broken, So
rious.
HENRY BpRGENTHALL. distiller, aged IS
years, injured about head, serious.
OF the injured Gardner and Witte
were struck by flying bricks, The 9TH
ers were hurt in endeavoring to save
property
THREE THOUSAND HOMELESS.
Fully 1900 people were made home
less by the confagratioD. The great
est portion of the loss has fallen upon
people who are unable to bear it and
who carried no insurance. Hundreds
of families have lost everything they
had in the world and do not know
where they will sleep tonight.
The weather. portion of the com
munity is, however, coming to their
support. The Germania society was
the first in the field with offers of re-
lief to the distressed. Last night while
the fire was in progress a meeting was
held and it as decided to turn over
all the money realized at its fair week
to the sufferers.
Five thousand dollars has been al
ready subscribed by the Democratic
candidates for offices in Milwaukee
county. At a meeting late last night
at which Congressman Mitchell pre-.
sided it was decided to donate that
amount and committee was at once
appointed to see to its distribution.
Illinois was also promptly IN line with
offers of aid, and j. II. Clark, chair.
man of the Republican state central
committee of that state, sent here by
telegraph $500 for the relief of the
people who have suffered from the fire.
President Bacon announced that
committee ought to be appointed at
once to see that the total of the sub.
scriptious was raised to 500 900, and
committee of twelve, with Mr.. Racon
as chairman, was at once selected.
The committee will hold meetings
every morning and afternoon until the
work is finished.
There are now so many hundred
homeless that it was decided to open
the exposition building for their &C
commodation. The Third ward school
building was the principal place of
refuge early last night, but later on
they scattered, and were for the most
part taken in by kind.hearted neigh
bors
The total loss to insurance compan.
les will be between 81, 500, 900 and
So, 900, 900, as estimated up to noon to-
day by conservative insurance men,.
This will be divided among nearly 100
companies.
SCENES AND INCTDENFs.
When it became evident that no tu.
man power could prevent the flames
from sweeping the city clear to the
lake, the Chicago and Northwestern
railroad men made desperate efforts to
save what they could of the company's
property. switch engine was coupled
to train but before move could be
the tracks aud fastening on
the cars nearest the bridge
began its relentless march onward.
The trainmen, however, were not
daunted. The engine gave IA jerk, the
bralxemen threw themselves fiat on
the tops OF the cars to avoid inhaling
the flames, and the running of the
| fiery gauntlet was made. An engine
and most of the cars passed through
safely but some of them caught fire.
The engineer endcavored to drag the
blazing train off on the south side, but
the police compelled him to push back
the burning train into the flames from
which he had drawn it, There was
nothing else to do, for to leave the cars
to the south of the river meant dam
ger and possible destruction to a por-
ton of the city hitherto untouched.
Once more the gallant men went back
into the fiery furnace and dragged out
a train and once more it caught fire.
They pushed it back to be consumed
Again and again they made the at
tempt, now and then saving q few
cars, but oftener losing them.
The response TO the call for the
militia last night was as promptas the
various fire departments, and Lieuten-
ant Colonel Fall0 made his appearance
at the armory early in the evening
and formed squad OF infantry from
all the companies. This was put under
the command of Lieutenant Manion of
the Sheridan guards, who at once hur-
ried off to the confagration. Com
panies A, D, F and G we're turned
out about . o'clock while
Colonel Falk also sent buglers
among the crowds. Altogether zoe
men, armed with baYouets, were as
signed to duty. Their work was prin-
cipally that Of guarding property in
the Third ward Privates Winters,
brothers, of the Rusk guards, however,
heard in fame building on Buffalo
street sounds of distress, and, though
the walls were almost ready to fall,
thew rushed inside and returned bear
| ing betwean them n WouAaH