The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1893-06-04
DOUBLE VISITATION. &
Omaha Dsiugsd BY Rats, nsvassated hy
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OMAHA, Neb., June 8.--This city ssosiveA
a dual visitation from III clements this
evening. All day rain bad fallen inses-
mittingly, the storm blowinR from ~
sousheast. Shortly before aeven 0sicek
the wind chopped about 70 - north and
In few moments The city M sabmeraed
by ono OF ths ,noat dIsast10us foods ever
experienced. Tho rain Yae accompanied
by heavy electrical dmplay and hiRh
winds, and In tho midst OF tho 60Od came
a fire that entailsd = loss Of neatly = Quar-
ter OF q million, with the addttiOual nofrnY
q fss, % a.sns norn .na many ". osess. Gs
ter. u. j. Morris. Cox and Mofytss0y, AZ hsss
men.
When the storm was ~ ~ height flames
burst from tho hfth A0os Ol 1ne building
occupied BY the shiveriek Eurnslass ccm-
pany. on Farnum stree. IA isen0nse 70 T.
general alarm all the compAn!Se 0x me city
department responded. bus the 6Ee was ~. Z
yond control, II entailed : loss of 80. 900
| fully insured.
West Of the shiveriok building ~ two
story structure occupied BY Ed. 1aursrs
saloon and restaurant. On the TOP ~ thie
building six firemen gathered 10 bettef light
the flames. While they were there ~ west
| wall Of the Shiveriok block fell 0ptWAsd.
from the crowd and leapsd from ~ build
ing only TO be buried by tho bricks on tho
sidewalk. They were quickly Se1eue0 from
their petilous predicament. Ihe falling
walls crushed u two-atory building Ike an,
| egRshsli, and four fremen on the SOot we're
carried down TO awful death.
Geo. Coulter. supsrintsndent OF u hSe
and police telegraph system. has bssn OK
tricated from the ruins csu.hed 70 pulp
BY tho weight OF the bricks. Capt. Cox, OF
hose company No. 2. was still Hlivs when
found beside Coulter. but his injnsies ra-
suited in death shortly after removal II.
j. Morris. pipeman Of No. 2. and Ptpeinau
| Morrtsaey, Of the same companys Wor0
found side by side, still Rrasping the noxxls
which they had clung to evon IN death.
It IL impossible to search the butld.
ing further because Of heat and smoke. bus
there is thought to be number Of others
| in the wreck.
Damage from the storm 10 distributed all
over the city. and while not great IN single
instances will amount to many thousands
in tho aggregate. Street car and 0ths!
communication 10 cut of and NO general
estimate can be made until daylight.
NEW YonK, June 3.-Four persons were
burned to death at fire at midnight in the
five story fiat house at 1888 EasS FOrty-thiSd
street. They were William Bents, - yseIo
old; Louise Bente. his wife, u yeAfs Oldt
Essis Bsnte, %. his sister; Helen WetmoSes
aged six, his niece.
Another body was found In The same
fiat. 1t was identified a. that Of ! man
named PuRsley, VINO boarde0 WlSn toe
Bente family and occupied the top dats
Tho fire started in the third fat which
was not occupied, and ran up the q xAhafes
bursting into and spreading over = The
sixth floor. Every inmate Of the house
was wrapped In slumber. from which they
wore aroused by sitting smoke and threat
ening flames which BY this time had gained
considerable headway.
Fir.men tried to get upstairs but found
/ the passage blocked by wall Of smoke ana
, flames. At the same tins persons App4Atsd
at she windows OF the fourth floor. occupied
by Mr.. B. Jexkell. Dane. and family, and
: their shrieks for help and gestioutaticna
served to increase the horror Of The attua-
tion. Scaling ladders wsre hastily run ~
against the blazing building and ~ ! tricS
nimble iremcn were at the work Of rescue
and the whole family was borne In satisfy
to tho street. #s
EAGLE PASS Tex, June a--Fire stayAsd
to- night in the Fuento coal mines. situated
In Mexico four miles from here. Sixty mer
were in the mine and IL il feared alt wil
lose the:= lives. Efforts are being made 4
reach them by resouing parties, but II Il
feared the imprisoned men cannot ~ roc
cued. A call for assistance WAS sent 70 thiI
city.