Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-03-20

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the Rest Fiooded-Former Experiences
with the Flames and Story of the Struc-
ture-Fire at Madrid Costs Over a
Score of Lives-A Girl Cremated at Phii-
adeIphia-Other Costly Riazes.
Boston, March 20-Fira broke out
about O'Clock yesterday morning in Ire
mont temple. on Fremont street, opposite
the fremont house, aud before noon the
entire structure was Quilted enrajling n loss
roughly estimated at $4,000 Fireman
Patrick Dunn, of engine 26. had a leg
broken and another man, name unknown,
is reported 10 have been seriously injured
Box se9 was rung in about 7:10 O'Clock
This is the special box of the Parker house
and the people pictured with the ringing a
big hotel conflagration and all lis attend
ing horrors 1t was not the Parker house
ablaze. but the fremont temple adjoining
The fire in the temple had been discovered
by one of the guests on the fourth floor OF
the Parker house.
80 Excite m Dt ia the Parker House.
He had first been aroused by the smoke
and on going to his window was startled
by seeing flames darting from the window
fronting him. He thought it was the no.
tel, and smashing the glass on one OF the
signal boxes on his floor sent in the first
alarm. Pedestrians on fremont street had
noticed the smoke issuing from the upper
story of the temple and they sent in an
alarm from box IS, quickly following it
with a second. When the Parker house
box number was rung in an employe OF the
Parker house sounded the gongs of the diff
ferent floors TO arouse the guests and
quickly the occupants OF the rooms hur-
rieG out in great excitement
a,
When IL was seen that there was no
immediate danger of the fire reaching the
hotel the guests proceeded TO remove their
trunks. No mishaps are reported TO the
Parker house guests. The protective de-
partment turned it attention 70 the saving
of carpets and furniture. Before the fire
department arrived six streams were
turned on the fire from stand pipes in the
Parker house. and Landlord Whipple feels
quite elated at the work OF his employees in
the assistance rendered. Through open
windows in the upper floors great volumes
of smoke poured in from the burning
building, which was a fiery furnace twenty
minutes after the first alarm.
Hotels Damaged by Water.
The blaze poured from all the upper win
dows, threatening the Burnham building
and W. :. Batler's building adjoining on
fremont street, placing the Parker house
and the Park hotel in danger in the rear.
and alarming the firenlea lest it should
get down among the rookeries on Province
court. The flremen ran lines of hose up
through the Parker house and the Park |
hotel and both buildings were damaged by
water. At $50 O'Clock the fire was well |
under control The loss on the temple is
variously estimated at from $3.50 to
$50, 900, while the Parker house is believed |
TO hare been damaged by water to the ex-
tent of S50,0 900.
Origin of the Confia grafton.
The fire originated in the organ loft. The |
definite cause Is unknown, but it is at |
tributed to either defective electric light |
wires or overheated steam pipes. y later |
est nate of the loss brings the total down |
to s225, 600 fremont temple was not en- |
tirely burned. The flames extended TO the |
roof, destroying the same together with |
the organ loft. gallery and generally |
wrecking the interior, while the remainder |
of the building was flooded.