Connecticut western news., 1895-11-28
DESTRUCTIVE FIRES.
FIVE PEOPLE LOSE THEIR LIVES IN 4
 CHICAGO CONFEDERATION.


 A Million Dollars Worth of Property Dc
 stroyed In the Western Metropoiis-Ex
 penaive Fires In Brooklyn, Danbury and
 Eisewhers.
 CHICAGO, Nov. 22.-Fire broke out on Ihe sixth floor of the Excelsior block. at i75 Canal street, occupied by Emerich <& Co, feather renovators.
 Two hundred girls and 50 men and boys were employed In the building, but aru believed to have escaped alive. Within ten minutes all the upper floors of the big structure were ablaze, and the flames spread rapidly, .-1.-.
 Five minutes later the fire ate its way through the fire wall into the eight story building occupied by the Epworth Plano company and the Shober & Carqueville Lithographing company. The fire then spread to the building north, 171 Canal street. This building was occupied by the Gibson gas fixture works, the Russell Piano company, Chambers Brick Ma chinery company and number of other concerns. aa
 The flames then shot across the alley toward Clinton street and ignited the eight story building at 166 to 174 Clinton street belonging to Warren Springer 1t was occupied by the Cleveland Varnish company, Lynn Shoe and Slipper compa- ny, Sohwab Bros Shoe company, Tupper & Robinson, bookbinders and printers, and a number of other firms
 Part of the roof and north wall of the Excelsior building fell on the roof of the Heusner Bakery oompany's building at 165-167 Canal street, causing considerable ,1 hs. yf,,.r the street near the latter structure mar rowly escaped being injured by falling debris
 The Heusner bakery building, four story structure, was next reached by the flames The firemen abandoned the Ex- celsior building and endeavored to save the Springer building. A gasoline tank in the Heusner building exploded, blow ing the building to pieces. No one was hurt The total loss is placed at s620, o0o
 Five Killed and Several Injured.
 CHICAGO, Nov. 23.-The interior of the Exhange building, seven story struc- ture, at the corner of Van Buren and Franklin streets, was destroyed by fire, entailing loss of s375, 900 upon the own CTS and tenants of the building and oaus- ing the loss of five lives. the fatal injury of two and the slight Injury of six other people, who are expected to recover.
 The dead are Lieutenant Patrick J. O'Donnell of Engine Company No 9 and Pipemen Martin Sherriok, John Downs and Peter Pendergast.
 The flremen were crushed by falling debris. Kittie Landgruf jumped from the fourth story window. She was injured internally and died at the County hospital
 The fatally injured are Harry Neil, jumped from the fourth story window, internally injured and left arm broken Nellie Turner. jumped from the third story window, internally injured. Both will die.
 The following were overcome by smoke, but will recover: Aggie Clain, Olga Kel- lar, Hattie Brennan, Edna Rittert Mary Pink. Daniel McNally, driver of No. en. | zine, buried beneath the debris. There were 47 tenants In the building, but many of them were agents of eastern manufacturers. and their losses will be small. The heaviest losers are: Kuhn, Nathan & Fisher, owners of the building, s100.000; D. H. Arnold Go, olothiers' supplies, SEQ. 900; $. Rosenberg | SS Go, tailors' supplies, SEQ, 900; Stern Beiers wholesale clothing, $50, 900; Broad. hurst, Lee & O., cotton and woolen goods, | $25, GOO; s. D Stryker, dry goods, SEQ, 000. The balance of the loss was divided | among the many small establishments in the building, the losses running from a few hundred to Sl0,0