The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1894-07-28
In A FIERY FURNACE.
Three Lives Lost In a Big Fire at
Washington.
Flames Destroy Property Valued at More
Than se5c.oco-Two Hundred Horses
Burned To Death-severaI Per-
sons Hurt.
PERIaIIEn RY FiRr.

lnJuIt0 dnA NOo nOTtcb were
burned in the fire that destroyed Knox's
stables and dozen or more adjacent
buildings at a. m. Wednesday.
The Victims
DEAD Samuel Y. Maslin Michael Fenton
and Dennis Donoghue.
INJURED-J. G.. Wilson 500 Eleventh stree
southeast. broken leg; James Keihal. 4o2 Vir-
ginia avenue southwest, sprained back seri-
ously injured Lee Bell. 320o l street north
west, burned about hands and face: James A.
Hooper, truck A, lacerated forehead. Edward
Cahill. citizen. shoulder broken.
The three men who were killed were
all members of fire engine company
No. /.
Nearly all OF the company's express
wagons and the contents OF the large
storage building were burned The
Adams Express company's stable, ad-
joining the Knox building 10 the
north, was almost entirely consumed.
Eight two-story houses on 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. Mitchell's blacksmith
shop on Second street was crushed by
falling walls. The total loss will ex-
coed S250.000.
The fire was discovered about 2.80
o'clock number of men were
sleeping in the Knox building and
were awakened by smoke They
found the entire rear OF the second
floor OF the building in flames and had
hardly time 20 escape with their lives.
Before they had left the building the
blaze had communicated To the three
story reSr part OF the Adams stables,
and was darting out of the windows
of the second and first floors of both
buildings in the rear A hum
dred men ran into the Adams stables
and cut loose the $50 horses they con-
tanned The animals were then turned
into the street.
The horses of the Knox company
could not be reached. There were POS
OF them, and they were on the second
story OF the building, which was a
seething mass of flames from the very
start The Knox building was
four-story structure OF brick.
On the first floor were the heavy
wagons of the concern, on the
second floor the horses. on the third
and fourth floors hay in lnrge quanti-
ties and merchandise of all kinds,
which had been stored with the conn
pany. Another four-story building OF
the Knox company, facing on Second
street and connected with the stables,
separated only by thin brick wall,
was used entirely for storage pur-
poses 1t was packed from base
ment to roof with furniture and
merchandise. IL is in this building the
greatest loss occurred. The heat was
so intense that firemen were obliged 10
throw water on each other repeatedly
in order that they might continue at
their posts. The men who had 20 hold
lines OF hose on the Is street front OF
the Knox building were obliged 20 lie
fat and hold their faces To the ground,
40 awful was the heat.
A portion OF the wall in the rear of
the Adams building fell into the alley
and across the back exit. The mem
beers OF hose company No. I and several
men of other companies were caught
inside OF the building. Fire Chief
Paris rushed TO the rescue. Half a
dozen leads OF hose were turned
upon the burning mass. which had
Iullt0 III lIOnN III AHt tAAb- 10 Aho
bricks cooled slightly twenty firemcn
and as many policemen rushed into
the building. II was an awful risk.
The walls OF the Knox building were
lettering. Atany moment they might
hive fallen and crushed the smaller
Adams building under them. In
moment the rescuers emerged
from what was thought 10 be
a death pit In their arms they
dragged the bodies OF three fire.
men who had been hurt by falling
bricks While they were Inside the
heat had been so intense that they
were almost baked alive Their COM
rades were also scorched and sinRed.
All were dragged back to the opposite
sidewalk. Two minutes after the party
came out the upper floors of the Knox
building fell. Only the semi-tower
which formed the office corner OF tae
building was left standing.
With the fall Of the walls the fire
was practically under control, but the
flames were hotter than ever. twas
now SO hot that firemcn and police
men began 10 sCccumb. IL was neces-
sary 20 keep the hose playing on the
resident houses all about, and the fire.
men. now completely exhausted had to
be relieved every four or five min
utes. Eight two-story frame houses
on the north alley caught fire. They
were allowed Co burn Water and hose
could not be wasted upon them. Their
occnpants had long since left them
and for fifteen minutes bricks had been
crashing through the roofs. Fire
darted from the roof OF all the
near dwellings Ladders were
brought into use and citizens
and policemen took the places
OF the exhausted frcmen and kept the
fire from spreading. The hay and
light material with which the build
inc were filled made fierce blaze.
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