The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1896-10-21
NsPIGIOUs BLAZE
!. excitement on South
srosdway, st. Louis
I'm slLa0H-EEfPfa ARRESTED
|..,ips tn. Fire at the Rear OF HIS
Va - and Eneangering a Large
s..,,bst of Human Lives
Narrow Escapes.

,.-,. Oct. i9-Amysterious fire,
l0. ..tsd nearly half a block OF
~ buildings, broke out in the
,'la ssos South Broadway shortly
s.ssired Eve hours OF heroic work
n Ire department. to eNtineuiSA
hmes Ia = ..loor
u a.srv store at 1901 and 1908
R,oadway, Is locked up on sus'
Shsviur set fire to the build
pnl;rs II Otiicer Nugent declaring
Aw him do il.
INA. m. officer Nugent was at
.srtbwest III corner of ieyer avenue
sosduay, opposite schwab's sa'
"a saw a light in the saloon.
a. started across the street to
vas in the saloon, as he knew
A usually closed about one
AZ he crossed the street the
Iksppeared,
4 fugent looked into the gro
III south OF the saloon. He
SAuab walking about the dining
S,ck of the store with a Lantern
n right hand. Ills lef
was in his trousers pocket
~ who was IN his shirt sleeves,
md to be looking for something
hw minutes he went into the bacl
Five minutes later the office
bright light in the direction o
ysrd. ,
,Ivab re.entered the dining-roon
MT on his coat. The light in tn
ward grew brighter. Office
|,,ut ran around on Geyer avenu
Iouud the rear of Schwab's saloot
grocery store in flames. He turne
a alarm. BY the time the engine
j,ed the fire had gained great heae
Il lames had spread to 9. j. Mel
4 music store, at 1905 South BroaC
and were rapidly eating the
iuio benjamin Klauber's rag an
warehouse, further south.
~ alarm was turned in ut APO.
N neighborhood is thiclsly settle'
hs Are caused panic among II
spsnts Of the crowded tenement
shivering and terror-strickel
kihe work Of the firemen doub
kult BY the time the engines g.
work the flames were spreadir
IA and west at an alarming rate.
ns sheds across the alley, back
burning buildings, caught fir
ming the widest excitement amor
tenants Of the houses facing Sc
lhstreet. Many of them were t.
M frightened to escape and fran
cried for help. The iirem
~ ladders to the back porches al
Md the women and children
A1s Of safety.
hsn ii was thought that ever
NJ had been rescued q woman
Egms were heard over t
Elhg grocery-store. Officer \
II thd two tiremen raised a Ii
and entered the second story ba
p through q window, Katie Rue
His Sayer and Emma Miller, thl
n Employed in Schwab's boardi
pc, were found almost overco
tmoke. Rosie was the only {
y 70 walk The other two were
au the floor. They had tried
eth the door but were overcome.
The girls we're carried down the ]
Md none too soon, for a few N
later the room from which Il
sst rescued was full of flames.
few minutes later a fireman v
making his way to the roof, he
pans in the back room over the
m, He entered the room and fol
hnk Dietze sick in bed and unabl
e'e He carried the sick man to
Net
" this time it looked as If the en-
sk would go. The fire had spr
Ahuber's rag and paper establ
sah lsO9-ll-l3-15 South Broadwa
aHenty streams played on
me, but it was $40 when the
under control.
ine lire smouldered In the rag
kr warehouse for four hours.
= Wis when the last spark was
nguished.