The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1895-07-05

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SIX brave krcnlen paid the PENALTY OF
their lives for their faithfulness in
gtriyinv to savc the nronrtv az otl.era
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No. g. $1,000 75t..
fTrank Euhlein, Lieut.. Hose No. g.
John FIorncr, Truck No. 3.
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Inc nre, WMcn resulted IN the great
est fatality to tiremeN ever known to
have occurred Mt any one time In the
history or the Northwest. broke ont
at 1910 O'Clock In the rear Of the four
story brick structure ut 24O and 242
First avenue south, which was occu.
pied by the firm Of Mcdonald Bros,
and heavily stocked with crockery.
glassware, chinaware, and silverware.
The fire is supposed to have Origipa-
ted among the packing and boxes kept
In the rear portion of the building. and
had made great headway before the
firemen were on the ground. although
they appeared in nm Incredibly short
time after the alarm was turned in,
several of the engine houses being
within q few blocks Of the scene Of
the fire. The Mcdonald Brothers
block was a five story brick, There
was no hope ut any time after the fire
was discovered to save 1t from com.
plete destruction. All the firemen
seemed to have In mind wss to Dre-
vent the FIRE from spreading to the nd.
Joining buildings. The Rreater part OF
the apparatus turned out to the
alarm. The extension hook and Ind
der was hoisted promptly and a num-
ber Of the firemcn were ON the ton Of
the building before the flames burst
through.
The falling of the wall nearest to
Washington avenue, after the flames
had burned briskly for a ouarter Of
an hour. was the first intimntion Of
Immediate danper. The first fail VIVA
followed NV another nile Of tmmhiiny
brick. Under fills the firemen WIN
were killed were caught. Reside the
six killed. thirteen neonle were in
tured. some l,ndlv. The loss ia sion.
OOO. I'm to the moment the wall feil
the Thought of the llremen Ind heen
to saye the valuable pronertv from ID.
struction. From that moment on. nj.
though they worked with the energy
of demons Mt war with demons their
thoughts were with the brave fellows
whom they had seen dragged. linn.
lifeless md fearfnllv manrie,l from
amid the hcaD of hot and smoking
the alley between the crockcry house
and saloon. Soon three streams Of
water were playing on the fire from
TINT position, when without a mo.
ments warning the entire wall on that
side collapsed with q great crnsh
burying q number of firemcn in the
ruins. on Washington avenue nil wns
confusion, and a great many neonla
were moving their possessions into
the street as RAPIDLY as thew could
haul them down stairs. The entire
street waHsNSOii Uttered with trnnks.
bird cages and all other mOveable mr..
ticles. The glass front Of the North
Star Clothing company blew ont with
q great crash, and clothing was scat
tered in all directions. A woman who
had just passed the store before the
explosion occurred uttered scream
and fell to the ground in dead faint,
She was carried into Barge's restau.
rant, but no sooner had she been
placed In chair than the cry was
raised that the building was about to
collapse. She was quickly placed in
cab, hut the runlor proved to be un-
founded. All the stores in the ilnme-
diate vicinity closed their doors md
the street was given uD to the fire.
men, They were greatly hamnere,l IN
their work by the crowd. who pressed
around them in q solid mass. At first
the police seemed powerless to keen