Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1895-06-28

most disastrous fire which ever visited
Minneapolis accomplished its work of
destruction and death tonight. With
in an hou- after the alarm rang in at II
o'clock, six fremen paid the penalty Of
death for their faithfulness in trying
to save property. The dead are:
Joseph Hay, Truck No. %
Walter Richardson, Hose No. 6.
Frank Lulaine, Lieutenat Of Hose
Company No. 6.
John Horner, Truck No. 3.
Bert Thomas, Hose No. 10, died on
the way to the hospital.
Unidentified, new member of Engine
Company No. IA.
Several others were seriously injured
and it is thought there may be still
more dead who have not yet been ex-
tricated from under the ruins of the
walls, which fell and crushed them.
The seriously injured, SO far as
known, are: Ed Thielen, Lieut.. of
Hook and Ladder Company No. 2.
Captain Caldwell, Engine Company
No. G.
The property loss consisted Of the en-
tire demolition of the building occupied
by Mcdonald Bros, dealers in crock
cry, chinaware, glassware, silyerware
and gas fixtures.
The building was one of four stories,
brick walls and wooden interior frame
work, and was we'll stocked. The fire
originated in the boxes and packing
stored in the rear of the building and
was beyond the power of the fire de-
partment to control At few minu-
tes before midnigt the walls fell, one
,side falling nand the other falling out
into the alley, where the firemen were
at work. The total loss will aggregate
over 100000; insurance unknown.
San Francisco, June 27.-At o'clock
this evening an alarm was sounded
from Fourth and Brennan streets for q
fire in the box factory of Wright, Car
rick & Williams. The fire spread rap
idly and in a few minutes the Fifth
Street Furniture Company's building
was a mass Of flames. AS soon as the
fire chief arrived another alarm was
sounded, but despite the work of the
fremen, 1t was not long before the
the whole block bounded by Fourth,
Fifth, Bryant and Brennan, was mass
of flames. A third alarm, calling all
the fire apparatus of the city into use,
was sounded, but still the fire spread,
and at this writing q o'clock the build
ings on the other side of Brennan street
have commenced to burn with a strong
breeze blowing, and it looked as IL the
fire would work its way through the
Water front. The flremen seem al
most powerless.
Several explosions have occurred, but
so far as known no one is injured. This
section is the wood manufacturing cen
tre of the city, being devoted to all
branches of the lumber trade. This
same section was completely gutted
nine years ago.
7:4O p. M.-The fire is now beyond
control and the prospects are that it
will sweep to the watr front, half
mile away. No exact estimate as to
the loss can now be made, but it is be-
lieved to be already $2,OOO,O0O.
There are a large number of brick
wineries in the vicinity and if the fire
reaches them the loss will be enormous.
The fire has already reached Fourth
street. and if it crosses that thorough
fare the whole south of Market street
from Fifth street to the water front is
doomed.
n. m.-The fire has now been rag
ing five hours and is burning as fiercely
! as ever. Now that darkness has fallen
the MAGNITUDE of the cOn1agratlon i
beginning to be appreciated by the peo-
nile The whole southern sky is a-blaz'
and thousands of people are fiockinl
from all parts of the city. The police
are having hard work to keep the multi
fude ont of danger and give the tiremeI
room to work. Every fireman and en-
cine is at work and special policemen
are being pressed into service.
9.15 D. m.-The fire at Lschman'
winery. containing 100000 gallons o
vine appears to be checked, but it Il
eating it's way on all sides of the bi:
brick building. Kopler & Vonberger'
winery is only half a block from TIT
r.achman building and there is pros
meet that that also may be carried b.
the flames. If the fire does not aDat
shortly the fire departments Of Oakland
Berkeley and surrounding towns VII
he called on for assistance.
One death is reported. A Miss Gil
rov while attempting 70 save some o
her belongings, was covered with burn
ing oil and burned to death. A numbe
of neople have received injuries iron
falling walls and flying timbers. Tn
neonle in the neighborhood are terror
stricken. Most of them are Of tn
poorer classes and are making grea
efforts 10 save their small belonging;
Express wagons and drays are at pre-
MUM and people are moving from tn
fire Probably 100000 people are gath
cred at the fire. the police being power
less to keep them away. The fire is