Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1895-07-04
CONSUMING FLAMES.

CONSUMING FLAMES.
San Francisco swept by Great ConhaEr.-
ti0n-L0ss, One Million and . Quarter-A
Dozen Ffremen Crushed Under Falling
Walls at . Fire In MfnneapOifs-MSny of
Them Taken Out Dead-Others Missing.
SAN Francisco, June a7.-The worst
fire San Francisco has had in over
thirty years started shortly before 6
o'clock tonight in the rear of the San
Francisco box factory, located at Fifth
and Harrison streets. Before the de-
partment reached the ground the
flames were sweeping through num-
Der of frame buildings on Fourth street
which backed into the factory and
leaped across the street to the South
ern Pacific hay barns The second
alarm was turned in, only to be fol-
lowed by the third and fourth in rapid
succession.
Chief Sullivan was one of the first to
reach the scene. and realized the dam
ger at a glance. Before one-half of
the department had connected their
lines it was seen that the fire was be-
yond control. Word was telegraphed
across the bay to Oakland and Ala
media for assistance. The sister cities
quickly responded with two engines
each. They were located along the
water front and used as pumps to sup
ply water from the bay.
The Southern Pacific pump lines of
hose were connected and did good
service in bringing salt water to sup
ply the fast weakening fresh-water
mains. f.
A strong wind was blowing from
the west and famed the flames across
the broad street. sweeping everything
in its path.
At GAS the fire was gotten under
control. The high brick wall of the
deserted Southern Pacific Office at
Fourth and Townsend streets acted as
a barrier over which the flames could
not work. The water furnished from
the bay by the Oakland engines and
Southern pumps soon had the outer
edge of the fire subdued.
In addition to the destruction of the
mills, factories, foundries and hotels.
over fifty dwellings are destroyed.
Three hundred families are homeless,
though some of them managed to save
a portion of their goods. Thus far no
authentic account of loss of life has
been given out. Rumors are plenty,
but it is impossible to penetrate the
burned district to ascertain whether
any bodies are in the ruins or not.
One fireman was slightly injured by
the fall of floor and at first it was re-
ported that he had been killed, but he
was gotten out with no greater dam
age than a bruised shoulder and
sprained back.
The fire was gotten under control
shortly before 10 o'clock, after con-
Stunning property to the value of 81, $780,
600. This included manv large manu-
featuring plants and the little homes
of scores of families. The fire threat
ened the entire city and was replete
with sensational and exciting episodes.
including a powder explosion which
scattered embers far and wide.
Mrs. Filroy was killed by the explo-
sion of lamp in her house while she
was trying to save her household goods
from destruction.
Fatal Flames in Minnea polls.
MINNEAPoLIs, Mimi, June 2S.-At II
o'clock last night the most disastrous
fire in this city in point of loss of life
since the Tribune fire of 1889 broke out
in the immense fve-story building at
24O and 242 First avenue, south. occu-
pied by Mcdonald Bros, wholesale
crockery. The first alarm was turned
in at II o'clock, and was shortly fol-
lowed by second and third alarms
and general call for the entire de-
partment.
The blaze Gtarted in the rear of the
upper stories, but soon communicated
itself to the front of the building and
then burst from the roof. In half an
hour the roof gave way. and two
minutes later part of the side
wall fell, crushing beneath the
ruins a group of firemen in the
alleyway. Six were taken out
dead, of which the bodies of John Hoy,
John Hornick and Wallace Richard
son were recognized. Among the
large number of injured were Ed.
Thielen, John Gray and Capt. Cald-
we'll; and other bodies are supposed to
be still in the ruins. The loss will be
about 800, 900, with heavy insurance.
1:3O a. m.-The total number of
dead at this hour is believed to be
nine. Three bodies have been identi-
fed as mentioned. Thielen, one of
the injured, died while being taken to
the hospital.
There are still five firemen missing
and all are supposed to be lying
crushed to death under the mass of
debris in the fatal alley where the
wall fell. No sounds of agonized life
can be heard issuing from the death
dealing mass of brick and mortar. but
heroic efforts are being made by the
fire fighters and police to bring the
missing men to the surface dead or
alive.
dead and injured firemen were carried
from the burning debris were distress
full in the extreme, and were intensi-
fed on the arrival of relatives and
friends.
Many of the spectators who were too
anxious to get close view of the blaz-
ing pile, and the attendant scenes of
death and suffering were injured by
flying embers and bricks. Consider
able confusion remains around the
scene. but the police and firemen are
exerting every move to get the bodies.
The exact number will not be known
before morning.
The total loss will be about S1O0, 900,
with insurance of $50, 900.
SUGGESTIVE FLOTSAM.
Two Miles of Floating Cargo and Wreck
LONDON June SS-The tup Albert