The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-04-30
FIRE F|END RETURNS
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which in a very few minutes was
mass of flames To the north, across
Meyers avenue, was the big furniture
establishment of the Booth company
TO the east the four-story brick Ma
sonic hall block. The alarm, the arrlV-
al of the hose carts and the work OF
cleaning out the Booth concern were
almost instantaneous.
The disaster of Saturday was fresh in
the minds of ali and the first inc,ina-
ton was 10 remove everytn'1g possible
beyond the reach OF the rapidly increas-
ing flames. Wagons darted through
the mobs of yelling men and hysterlcaI
women. Bennett avenue became again
a mob Of crazed men who saw the earn
ings of a lifetime in peril II was
evident that the old burnt district was
the one division of the city where the
fire fend could be Knocked with safety
and to that rendezvous the wagons
were sent as fast as they could be load
ed and driven of.
FOUGHT WITH DYNAMITE.
In fifteen minutes from the time the
alarm sounded flames were showing
from the cornice Of the Booth establish
ment The fire had spread to the West
on Meyers avenue, taking the Chicago
Cafe restaurant adjoining the Port
land. Cartridges in the Wright hard
ware store in the Portland block were
firing a fusilade and Meyers avenue was
a furnace To fight the fire from that
point was beyond human power. To
the west of the Booth building the i'm
mense lumber stock in the Ell Paso lum-
Der yards was catching and the fire
men had the block bounded by First
and Second streets and Bennett and
Meyers avenues for a field.
Buildings in advance of the fire were
blown up in a futile attempt to check
its spread. All about the burning blocks
the streets were damned. Charges of
fifty pounds and more of powder were
put in The explosion threw debris
high into air and its falling felled men
right and left.
When the smoke cleared away, the
streets were covered with men unable to
rise. Others rushed to their assistance.
Before the unfortunate could be drag
ged back the second charge went off,
and half a dozen other men were added
to the list. The crowd surged forward
and all were taken away as the flames
began to consume the building. DR..
Liggett and DR.. Crane, of Pixies Peak
hospital, took charge Of the injured.
KILLED AND INJURED.
George Grifith's head was blown
nearly off and he died in half an hour.
The others, while seriously hurt, may
all recover. Those injured are:
George Youngstron, Georgetown head
and face cut, badly confused.
A. H. Kinkley, cut on the foot.
George Layton, Georgetown; hands
broken and lacerated, head and face
badly cut
E. E. Broadway, Nebraska City; head.
face and hands badly cut.
c. Ragsdale. Washington. Ind; skull
badly fractured and left leg broken.
H. 3. Ordway; may die.
Charles McCan, actor; bad fracture
over left eye.
]. W. Creiger, Aspen; head and face
badly cut, hands injured.
T. w. Geurber, Kansas City; head
badly cut
J. W. Lynch, Loveland, Colo; arm
blown off.
c. Staten, Aspen; seriously bruised.
]. Z. Rose, druggist; arm broken.
Larry MarOney; slightly injured.
f. II. Smith, superintendent of the
waterworks: face injured.
Willis Walker. mining engineer; seri-
ously injured
Tom Dickinson, carpenter; slightly in
jured.
Dick Cochran; arm broken.
John Evans; cut on face and head.
Chris Coffmer, fireman; severely in
jured.
Captain Tom Sewell, Denver; leg frac-
tured.
MOYNAHAN IN DENVER.
Denver. Colo, April 29.-T. ]. Moyna-
han, owner of the Portland hotel in
which the fire at Cripple Creek broke
out, was yesterday at the office OF
Superintendent Walpole of the state in
surance department in this city and
made a statement which, in the light of
today's events, is regarded as tending
10 show that the fire was Of incendiary
origin. fMr. MOynahan stated tina.
$4,000 insurance was carried on one-half
of the furniture and that the furniture
had cost but $500.
Mr.. Moynahan came to Denver TO
have the insurance cancelled. He says
that an attempt was made to burn the
hotel last Saturday. The lease Of the
hotel TO Benjamin Brewer expires May
l. The hotel cost Mr. NIoynahan s., 500
and the insurance carried on the build
ing was $1,000. Mr.. Walpole is investi-
eating the charges preferred by Mr..
Moynahan.
Mr.. Moyrahan today stated that h
had called on the underwriters assoc!a-
ton, and made similar statements 10
those made at the insurance commits
sioner's office. He believes the fire 10
have been set by some one in the hotel.
In response TO requests from Cripple
Creek for assistance, received While the
fire was still raging this afternoon. ar
rangements were made 10 run special
train from this city carrying firemen,
policemen, fire apparatus and tents and
other supplies for the stricken people
or Coiorado's great gold camp.
At ':3O p m. the president OF the cham
Der Of commerce received the following
message from Cripple Creek:
Thousands Of our people are home
less tonight Can you have tents sent
US? We have enough bedding. The
fire burned itself out We have no
use for firemen or policemen. Hugh
Steele, Mayor"
Accordingly, all the tents and cooking
utensils at the state armory were pr5-
cured and sent TO Cripple Creek on to.
nights tram W. a. Hoover and Sec-
rotary OF the chamber OF commerce
were dispa tchei TO the camp as a COM
mittee 10 ascertain the needs OF the ue,,-
pie in this emergency.
Many business men Of Denver also
left for Cripple Creek tonight. supplied
with funds and prepared 20 amel.orate
the distress existing among the home
less people
Colorado Springs. Colo. April 29-W.
) Stratton, owner OF the famous In
dependence mine. chartered a special
train and with a party OF friends left
for Cripple Creek this evening. Il a
understood that he VIII contribute lfb-
orally 20 aid The sufferers