The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-07-25
LAST EDITION.
BURIED IN
Three Firemen and Over Two
Hundred Horses Perish
in Washington,
TWELVE BUILDINGS BURNED.
Blaze Started in the Knox
Stables and Spread to Many
Dwelling Houses.
FIVE MEN BADLY INJURED.
Brave Fire.Fighters and Policemen
Overcome by the Intense
Heat.
FIVE MEN BADLY INJURED.
,By Associated Press

WASHINGTON. July 25.-Clanging
bells. roaring flames, rushing engines.
crashing walls. agonizing shrieks of
horses that were perishing in the fiery
furnace-such was the scene that was
presented to eye and ear at knox's sta
niles. at p and Second streets. and the
other buildings in that block fell a prey
10 the destructive element early this
morning.
Not since the big FIRE in the Patent
once. many years ago, has the Fire De-
partment of the District had to cope
with so fierce a confagration. Worst Of
all was the fate OF five brave fremen,
who were crushed under the falling
walls. Four men were injured by falling
wallis and timbers and these were
promptly removed to the Emergency
Hospital for treatment. Three Of the
hremen lost their lives.
Over 200 heavy draught horses. nearly
al Of the Company's express wagons
and the contents OF the large storage
building we're burned The Adams Elk
press Company's stables. adjoining the
Knox Building TO the north, were almost
entirely consumed. About l60 horses
we're in the Adams Express Company
stables, but all were taken out by the
hardest kind Of work on the part of citi-
Gems and policemen.
Eight two-story houses in the alley
north of the Knox Building and two
small frame houses back of the Adams
stables were destroyed. Six or eight
other residence houses were more or less
damaged. Mitchelrs blacksmith shop.
In Second street. was crushed by falling
walls. The total loss will exceed quar-
ter of q million dollars. The bodies OF
the following named. all fremen OF No
Company, have been recovered:
SAMUEL Z. MASTIN.
MICHAEL FENTON.
DENNIS DONOHCE.
One OF the Knox stable employees was
burned and may die. Fully a dozen
fremsnt and policemen were overcome
by heat and had TO be carried "a
places Of safety.
j. g WILSON. SIS Eleventh street
southeast. broken leg.
JAMES kELHAI, 46c Virginia ave.
nue., southwest. sprained back, seriously
injured.
LEE BELL. 500 ! street. northwest
burned about hands and face.
ated forehead
EDWARD cAHILL, citizen, shoulder
broken.
AS the FIRE ragged persons could no
pass on or Second street for the in
tense heat. The firemen were obliged t.
throw water on each other repeated,
ing distance OF the buildings. The meI
who had to hold lines of hose on the
e street front Of the Knox Building wer,
iul was the heat. Policemen, who hat
TO help drag the hose about, wer'
obliged to remove their outer clothing
and to be frequently drenched with wa
About ten minutes before three a por
N of the wall of the rear of tn
Gross the back exit; Instantly tn
in there s' u I a was sss cry nc Of horror.
psny ' No. n and severa G men nOo ethe
companies had been caught inside o
Me building Flames were all abou
them. They could not escape withou
Fire Chief Paris rushed TO the rescue
Half dozen lines OF hose were turne
nson the burning mass which ne
cooled slightly twenty hremen and .
many policemen rushed INTO the built
Ing. II was an awful risk. The wal
At any moment they might fall an
crush the smaller Adams Building undo
IN moment the TescuerS emerge
from what was thought to be a deaf
pit. In their arms they dragged III
bodies OF three injured firemen. The
mad been hurt by falling bricks, an
subjected TO such heat that they wei
almost baked alive. Their comparative
uninjured comrades were also scorche
ana sinsed. All were dragged back
the opposite sidewalk.
Two minutes after the party came oil
the upper floors OF the Knox Buildir
sank: the walls trembled, then fell wit
crash. The scene of ruin and d
ssttuction was indescribable. The charrt
mesh OF the brave firemen who lost the
nNes. the burning Carcasses OF horses, Il
ashes and smoulderIng remains of Il
,htire household effects OF many fan
nes' the silNerwsre and valuable pi
Mres OF otherE, and the sealekins al
Inttr garments Of many ladies
Iasnion, and the ruins OF the building
| were mingled in a mass of debris.
| with the fall of the walls the fire WI
practically under control, but the he
Continued on iSecond Pogc.)