Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1894-08-09
GRAND STANDS ABLA7E
Heavy Losses by Fire at tho PHI,
delphia ana the Chicago
Rail Parks.

Philadelphia, Pa, Aug. G.-The PHI NJ
1elphia baseball park, enc of the fines,
IFS kind in the country, is smots #
wreck of crumbling walls, charred IL, fiji
hers and twisted iron; the large steti
of the omnibus company adjoining to Il Ms
west were burned, and the car stables
the Thirteenth and Fifteenth streets a
vision of the Philadelphia traction GOV, g
many and adjoining property are LoT.
damaged. The conhagration started /,
tween the partitions in the ladies' tcID
room at the west end of the main pay;6. NJ
of the ball park. The Philadelphia an
Baltimore teams had been scheduled y
nlav two games ct the park this ai,m
noon. and all Of the players Were ciiI}
pra cticing on the field or in their drcssG,
rooms. One of the bystandcrs noticeIS E
narrow tongue of flame shooting IN !, L
tween the boards OF the partition at tn +
west end of the stand. The players On
the field did not think the fire serm,
and several of the bystanders started +,
nut it out. In an instant the entire stmc
IRE was a roaring furnace. The stable al
the omnibus company, which operated \
line of omnibusses on Broad street, way
cDposite the main pavilion on tifteenN
street at the corner of Huntington M'
omnibusses and horses were all saved
but the upper floor contained large Quag,
tity of hay and straw. winch at this HON
is still burning fercely and threatens /,
wreck the entire structure. While h.
to save the adjoining property the Ions
lines of bleaching boards opposite Wsl
and left field in the ball park had faNy
nrey TO the flames and the seats and na
yilions were burned. The loss is estimated
at 100000.
Chicago, ILL.,, Aug. G.-The discovery d
fra in the grand stand of the west side bal
park, yesterday afternoon, caused PAM
among the spectators III winch seve0
met with serious injury and large mum
her of others were slightly cut and bruise
i'm irving to make their exit. The most st
riously injured are:
r. w. Bartlett, As years old, leg fractured
Edward Ahern of Fire insurance Pair
No. 6, severely burned about the mead an
face.
Following are those treated at tn
county hospital, whose injuries consiste
of lacerated hands and fingers, from sea
ing the barb wire: George j. kempe
Simon Armstrong. Dewitt Smith, Hem
Parkey, j. B. Martin, Nj. Rawley,
Lawrence, George Smith.
The Chicago and Cincinnati baseba
clubs were bathing WIN each oluef dl
Il crowd of not less than 10000 croWde
into the grounds at Polk and Linco
streets to witness the game. Every avai
able seat in the grand stand and bleac
ers was occupied and a large crowd
men and boys contented themselves
not finding seats, in taking up their pos
tons on the ball field.
The game had advanced to the seven
inning with the Chicagos leading the RI
Stockings by seven runs, when sudden
a cry of fire was heard from the 5leache
and thin veil of smoke was seen cree
ing through the cracks of the grand stan
The cry of fire was taken up on all sid
and in very short time terrible pan
ensued.
The four exits leading from the groul
were damned with anxious men and be
and also a sprinkling Of women. The {
it's were not large enough to permit t
throng to go through, and hundreds
men sought places of safety by jump
over the barbed wire tcsce and into t
ball ground. The four rows of barb
wire which encircle the grand sta
proved very disastrous to the people W
attempted to make their way throu
them to the grounds. A jam Of men a
boys crowded to the barbed Wire fenC
but they were not able to get throug
owing to the closeness Of the wires.
The property loss is $1,000.