The record-union., 1894-10-06
snecial to the REconn.ux1on.

DETROIT, Oct. 5.-A fire was discovered
in the basement of the furniture store of
keenan, IL jain at 7:3O o'clock this morn
ing. When the engines arrived the fire
had run up the elevator shaft, and the en-
tire upper floors were a1iame when the
first stream was thrown. There were
sixty employees, most of whom had great
difficulty in escaping. The building-an
OLD hve-story structure-was soon gutted
and the stock ruined. At o'clock the
front wall tum bled into Woodw ward ave-
nue.. The iremen were warned and re-
treated as rapidly as possible. Some got
from under, but dozen or more were
unable to do SO. y yell of horror went up
simultaneously from the throats of the
thousands in the streets, and then there
was a crash like an earthquake. The air
was filed with dust and sheets of flame
and smoke.
The falling walls broke the heavy cleo
trio and trolley wires. A flash of sputter-
ing electric fluid lighted up the scene,
ana the people crowded and surged to get
into stores and down the side streets.
A number of men, women and children
were tranpIed under the feet of the
frightened spectators, but none were seri-
ously hurt
Five men are dead, ten are more or less
injured, and $4,000 worth of property
destroyed is the result of the fire.
The names of the dead are: Michael
Donohue, Lieutenant of Chemical En-
glne Company; j. r. DAILY; John w.
Paget, plpeman; julius Cummings, pipe
man; Frederick Bussey, electrician.
Inc list OF injured, most of whom are
not badly hurt, is as follows: Z. T..
| Stocks, head and face frightfully cut:
Michael Z. Gray, John B. Newell; Thos
Carr, Patrick j. O'Rourke, Leslie T. Me-
Namara, Henry Kim berly, Henry Herig.
Fred Draheim, injured internally and
| condition is critical. All are firemen.
The fire originated at the bottom of the
elevator shaft, and swept upward with
tremendous swittness. About sixty-fiye
persons were at work in the upper stories.
but all escaped unhurt. The water sup
ply seemed at first inadequate, and the
building was soon ruined. After the in
terror lad partially burned out it became
apparent that the front and rear walls
were Ia danger OF falling, but Fire Chief
Elliott allowed his men to advance to-
ward them both from the front and rear.
Suddenly the front wall sagged forward.
and the great mass of hot bricks, timber
and iron crashed downward. Almost at
the same instant the rear wall crumble
and Oao alley IN the rear.
Amid the tumult of the panic-stricken
crowd rose the shrlekS OF the wounded
and imprisoned firemen. Sixteen In ali
were in the path of the tum bling walls.
but ten escaped alive after few seconds
OF thrilling experience. Their comrades
worked to rescue the dying, and the re-
| mains OF the dead and ali were recovered.
Their limp and crushed remains were in
some cases almost unrecOgniZabIe
Chlef Elliott IS being roundly scored
| for endangering the lives of his men. An
Investigation will doubtless follow.
GREAT LOSSES AT BUCHANAN VA.
BUCHANAN (Va.), Oct. Dust after
midnight fire broke out in the Kiddv
furniture bailding on Main street. 1t
spread rapidly and at o'clock the Kiddy
furniture building, the Stocker feed store
Whitescarver IL Bros hardware store
and building and half a dozen frame
dwellings along Main street were in
ruins. The origin OF the fire is thought
to be incendiary. The loss is $4,000; in
| sured for less than halt. While the fire
was in progress, Frank Kelley was shot
by some one in an alley and seriously
wounded.
FIRE AT NASHVILLE.
NASHVILLE, Oct. 5.-The Young Mems
! Christian Association building was burn
ed to-day. The Banner building. adioin-
ing, was damaged by water. The Assoc
ciated Press room in the Young Mems
Christian Association building was de-
stroyed. The loss Of the Y. NJ. c. A. is
| 500, 900; insurance S25, 600.
NEW HAvEN's BUSINESS HOUSES.
| NEW HAVEN, Oct 5.-A fire about mid
night in the business part of the citv
caused loss of $50, 900; halfinsured. The
principal loss are: Ten Brock Brothers
general store, $4,000; Sherman Brothers
building, $4,000; the Norman building.
| $4,000; Hebbeler's store and building,
| $50 600