The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-06-28
VOL 9-NEW SERIES NO i,9

connected and did good work in bringing
salt water 20 supply the fast weakening
fresh water mains. a strong VINO Wd9
blowing from the west and famed ihe
Names across the broad sireets, s"eepins
everything I'm It's path.
shortly after the second alarm was
turned I'm a heavy explosion shook inc
city and ~ IS said that four kegs OF
powder stored In one OF the big waten-
houses OF the Southern Pacific blew up.
Heavy cmbcrs were whirled through the
air for blocks These landed on the hsht
frame buildings further east. ana IN
snort time The hremen were pracucaiiy
hcmmcd in.
For a time II looked as though the
fire would bc gotten under control. Inc
wind gradually died down, but tho sue
ton Of the now roaring arcres OF IN
hammable material continued 70 carry
cfnDers three and four feet long through
the air. Shortly after Z O'Clock the Wlnes
suddenly changed 20 the east ana drove
the flames back over the burning uis-
trict.
THE PROPERTY DESTROYED.
The following are some Of the buildings
Heuler Furniture Mandatory; George
W. Ghcian, wagon and truck manuiac~
turcrs Capital box factory. Fremont no
tei' /. II. Small, iron foundry; Wander
berg and Lewis. stair builders; CONNER
ciai Feed Mills, Independent Feed Mhi.
irwin j.. Ncihaun, hardware, AUGUST
Stoinmetz. Becker and Hillman, furniture
factory Custom Feed Mills. Galrick VIII
llams and Wrights box factory.
At g4l the fire was gotten under con-
trol. The hgh brick wall OF the de-
serted southern Pacific offices at Fourth
ana Townsend streets acted as barrier
over which The flames could not W. TX. lne
water from the bay, from the Oakland
engines. and the Southern Pacific pumps
soon had the outer odae Of the names
subduod.
During tho progress Of the fire all sorts
OF rumOrs were current II was reported
that when the powder exploded several
persons had been killed, but this Is hard
j. true.
REponTrD Loss oF IlFs.
About o'clock It was reported that
several tramps. who had been seen 20
enter one of the bi2 hummer yards carly
iu tho evening, had been cremated when
the fire swept through the piles OF lun-
hcr. Several frcmcu were inJufef ny
falling timbers, but none are reported
Killed. Three nremen were overcome Dy
the heat aud taken % the hospital
ln addition to the destruction OF mills,
factories. and fOundres. and hotels, over
nifty dwellings were destroyed. Three
hundred families are homeless. though
some OF them managed 70 save portion
of their goods. Thus far no authentic
account OF loss Of life has been gwen
out. RumOrs are plenty. but II IS Inn
possible 10 penetrate the burned district
20 ascertain whether any bodies are in
the ruins or not one fireman was slight
ly injured by the fall Of a floor, and at
first 70 was reported he had been ksiieI,
but he was gotten out with no greater
injury than a praised sho llder and
sprainol back. One of the bull lin 10
&c down before the flames was ST. Rose
church. "a new structure, upon which
thousands Of dollars have been expended.
10 had not been quite finished. con-
aeryatve estimate of the loss is Sl.500,-
0o There is alcIt $4,000 Insurance.
SIX KILLED AND MANY lNJuR D.
MINNEAPOLIS. MINI. June 1.-THE
most disastrous fire i'm this city IN point
of loss of life since the Tribune fire or
$50 broke out at II o'clock tonight ln
the flyc-stOry building at 30 and 2I2 First
avenue, south, occupied by Mcdonald
Bros, wholesale crcckery. Six nremeh
were killed and many injured.
The first alarm was shortly followed
by "a second and third and a general
cali for the entire department lne
blaze started In the rear of the upper
stores but soon communicated to The
front of the building, and then burst forth
from tie roof. In half an hour the rCct
gave way. and two minutes later part
Of thc side fell. crushing down on group
Of nromen IN the alleyway. Six were
taken Out dead Three were Identified
as followa' John Hoy. John Hornick. and
Wallace Richardson. Other bodies are
supposed 10 be stnl in the ruins. The
less is S'npoo. with large insurance.