Kansas City daily journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1892-1897, 1896-04-30
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could be used to any advantage, nut inc
and above the city was lowered TO within
q few feet Of the bottom by the drain.
which flooded the streets. though its effect
upon the fire was small Dynamite was the
most powerful ally Of the firemen, but even
Il failed to check the spread Of the hre at
The reservoir was In open ground. Many
Hooked to Il from the residence portion TO
II was one that begears description. Re
low ths hon FIRE " wa, hnTnins oysr t"y sw s,Nsn
house. could he watched. smoke, rolled
from fringe OF flames that leaped above
their, prey. Herr, and there about the
lie slope from Mineral and Carbonate
hills, In little groups. families settled with
ing homes below. 4 thousand of these dis
tinct little piles dotted the open ground In
plain view The trunk. a mattress, some ON,
members of the family to the open. where
and by them stood guard the homeless
wife. and children. while the stronger heads
thai caidron Of fire trying 10 add to the
pile. Now and then some mattress that had
csvrbi yPppn Inc bsa, or a brnnd carried
by the wind and the little saving of house
hold treasures was wiped out
Wagons were everywhere. The price for
the service OF a wagon ranged from moth
ing 70 500 cash load according to the
heartedness of the owner.
While the fire burned over the territory
saved from Saturdays fire, carpenters were
busly engaged eetting up many light
frame structures In the area then burned.
T9,dnys lc2r1rs Te dd no. snsroaeh upon ,hS
II looked as II the new building At Third
and Bennett streets would go, and with
temporary postofiice. but they were saved
with wet blankets and a stream OF water
The small row on Third street between
Bennett and, Meyers. rebuilt since, satur-
ap' ap Of The Tut ifPfa fPenrosS @ bloeK fronins
1t. saved the fire from reaching there
Insurance Is Heavy.
The Insurance will he fully three times as
much as Saturdays losses, one agent cs-
every agency In town was loaded up with
risks. II must be remembered that the
day, and fully double the area was burned
over, Also into to-day's district were
crowded the refugees from the previous
ilre, and with them most OF the goods that
one million dollars seems a large amount
10 ascribe 20 loss In a hufriedly and
cheaply built mining camp, But there
can he no question but that to-day's loss
viii more than reach these figures. The
insurance loss Of sl5s,opo on Saturday must
be fully $4,000 to-day. Every insurance
office In town - burned, ana figures cannot
be obtained The adtusters Of the COM
panies that suffered in the previous fire
are all In camp, and had practically set
tied all the former claims, only 10 have a
new set 10 take up.
~ s:l5 this evening a car of provisions
was brought in 10y W. 5, Stratton. who
turned Il over 20 the relief committee for
distribution tomorrow morning. This car
i furnished ny Mr.. Stratton exclusively.
while a number OF other Colorado Springs
citizens made up another ear, The relief
committee had not a great many applica-
uons for aid, but in the morning. when the
excitement wears on and the pangs OF
hunger take hold, the committee may have
its hands full.
Special trains are being run out of camp
by both railroads, and are going out load
Anaconda and neighboring towns Tonight.
nany Many VIII rk 20 out 70 COLORADO SPRINGS and
cared for in some way through the night.
The fire Is finishing its work, ana the
not yet exiinguished The people are on
the streets. walking from ruin To ruin,
alsSHsslHg ,,iS i me catastrophe wondering and
waiting Tor whatever may happen next.
Tents for the Homeless.
General Frank Reardon OF Victor. has |
teleeraphed 10 Governor Mcintyre for 80 !
tents for the use OF the homeless. A relief |
committee has been organized at Victor |
been made by the citizens OF thai town |
10 the relief committee.
The Victor fire department was called |
upon for aid and arrived on the scene !
ndteen minutes from The time Of leaving the |
Florence = s Cripple Greek railroad dspo,
them. The special train came in With a
rush. Ii was greeted with cheers.
With the talk Of incendiarism, rumors |
spread fast, ana lost nothing in the re- |
telling 1t was reported that the lis1 OF |
dead and injured runs into the scores |
and this and that officer were credited with |
having shot men in the act Of setting hrs |
TO buildings. Lawlessness seemed In the |
air Men lost their heads and were ready |
for anything CO Marshal James Marshall |
has sworn in about $50 special policemen, I
and Company g, Second regiment Colorado |
National Guards. has also been utilized. |
Many of the men are mounted and the |
burned district Is being thO:oughly pa |
trolled. About twenty arrests have been |
made for theft and other causes but the /
police now feel confident that they viii be /
able 10 prevent any further depredations /
By Vandals.
stolen liquor was plentiful Many sa-
Icons were looted for private drink and a /
hrm hand was necessary 10 restrain the |
crowds.
The Florence < Cripple Creek railroad /
had hatcars al the disposal OF merchants /
and were kept busy hauling goods beyond i
the reach Of the hre and 10 safe shelter.
Cars hlled at Cripple Greek We're hauled TO !
sidetIacks at other points, The Times. /
burned down. leaving Cripple Greek With
out newspaper The Times vas burned /
out In Saturdays IRE. but saved some of 4
its material and had started 10 rebuild IN
the Old burned district. Ii lost everything |
In to-day's confiagration. Proprietor Tom
Howell will issue his paper IN the morning
from the Office Of the Victor Weekly News.
The Journal. 10 cents a week.
At your door every morning.
$500 a year by mail