The evening world., 1894-07-25
BURIED IN
FIERY RUINS.
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.
i've MEN BADLY INJURED.
rave Fire.Fighters and Policemen
Overcome by the Intense
Heat.
I'VE MEN BADLY INJURED.
tBy Associated PrcssD

crashing walls, agonizins shrieks of
horse3 that were perishing in the fiery
. furnace-such was the scene that was
presented to eye and ear at KnoX's sta
oles at Il 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 Il conflagraton. Worst of
all was the fate of five brave .iremen,
who were crushed under the falling
walls. -Four men were injured by falling
walls and tiinbers and these were
promptly removed to the Emergency
Hospital for treatment. Three of the
remen lost their lives.
over 200 heavy draught horses nearly
all of the Companys express wagons
fnd the contents of the large storage
building were burned. The Adams t.x-
press Company's stables, adjoining the
Knox Building to the north. were almost
Entirely consumed. About $50 horses
were in the Adams Express Companys
Ftables. but all were taken out by the
hardest kind of work on the part of citi-
lens and policemen.
Eight two-story houses in the alley
horth of the Knox Building and two
mali frame houses back of the Adams
tables were destroyed. Six or eight
(ther residence houses were more or less
damaged. Mitchells blacksmith shop,
p Second street, was crushed by falling
ialls The total loss will exceed quar-
err of q million dollars. The bodies of
he following named. all firemen of No.
Company. have been recovered:
SAMUEL L. NfASTiN.
MICHAEL FENTON.
DENNIS DONOHUE.
One OF the Knox stable employees was
burned and may die. Fully dozen
rement and policemen We're overcome
~ heat and had to be carried to
laces OF safety.
]. G. WILSON. SIS Eleventh street,
outheast, broken leg.
JAMES KELHAL 462 Virginia ave-
ue, southwest. sprained back. seriously
LEE BELL. 1902 street. northwest,
urned about hands and face.
JAMES A. HOOPER. truck A. LAGER
EDWARD CAHILL. citizen. shoulder
roken.
As the fire ragged persons could not
ense heat. The firemen were obliged to
arrow water on each other repeatedly
efore they could approach within work
bg distance Of the buildings. The men
no had to hold lines of hose on the b
rect front of the Knox Building were
bliged to lie on their stomachs and
81 IL was te the heat Policemen, O who no had had
help drag the hose about. We're
bliged to remove. their outer clothing
md to be frequently drenched with wa
About ten minutes before three por-
on of the wall of the rear of the
dams Building fell into the alley and
rowd set up cry. THE fremen are
;as true. The members Of Hose Com
ompanies had been caught inside of
he building. Flames We're all about
hem. They could not escape without
Fire Chief Paris rushed to the rescue.
half a dozen lines of hose We're turned
pom the burning mass. which had
allen in front of the exit AS the bricks
ooled slightly twenty iiremen and as
many policemen rushed into the build
ng. 1t was an awful risk. The walls
the Knox Building Were lettering.
rush the smaller Adams Building under
hem.
In moment the rescuers emerged
rom what ,bs was thoush hev to be dea an
bodies of three injured iiremen They
ad been hurt by, falling bricks, and
ubjected to such heat that they We're
lmost baked alive. Their comparatively
ninjured comrades were also scorched
nd singed. All We're dragged back to
he opposite sidewalk,
Two minutes after the party came out
he upper floors of the Knox Building
ank the walls trembled. then fell with
crash. The scene Of ruin and de;
truction was indeScriba BILE. The charred
W
YES. the burng CarcasSes of horses, the
shes and smouldering remains of the
ntire household effects of many fami'
les, the silverware and valuable pic,
res of others, and the sealskins and
Winter garments of many ladies OF
ashton, and the ruins OF the buildings
we're mingled in mass of debris.
With the fall of the walls the fire was
practically under control, but the heat
va greater than ever, and firemen and
policemen began to succumb. 1t was
ne residence houses in the vicinity, and
ne hrenen, now completely exhausted
u nsd to be relieved every four or i've
}nlnutes.
The eight two-story frame houses OF
alter and hose could not b. wasted
nee left them, and for fifteen min
les bricks had been crashing throuIr
as roofs Mitchelrs blacksmith shol
duSht fire. No firemsn could go nea:
-
tlre started from the roofs of all tht
WUaedr dwellings Ladders We're brought
mo use, and citizens and policemen
ook the places of the exhausted fire
men and kept the fire from spreading
ne hay and light material with which
y ne stable dwellings were filled mad,
n nerce fire. The flames darted higi
/, NO The air and made the Capitol sey
1lti blocks away, stand out on the hill
stlnst the black sky. like building
painted in flames.
ne police reported that some laborine
n'h were also iost In the building, be
= ~ overcome by smoke while cndcavor
&S TO save some OF the property ans
N from tho Office, but this report
M. mot be verified.
w war !fuuse and stables ocCu!!c,
block. The fire was discovered
- ESQ O'Clock. A number of mcr
feping IN the Knox building ant
yak ned by smoke. They founC
IN r rear Of the second floor OF Tho
IN names and had hardly time Il