Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1896-10-20
FOOD FOR FLAMES.
Fire In the Business District Of
Montreal Causes a Heavy Loss.
THREE FlREnEN LOSE THEIR LIVES.
Reveral Others Are Injured-Falling Of q
Floor Causes the Disaster-Big Furni-
ture Factory at Holland, Mich.
Is Destroyed.

Montreal, Que, Oct. 1.-THE most
disastrous fire in this city for long
4me occurred Friday afternoon, having
rs beginning in the building at 81 st.
Peter street, occupied by Gilmore &
Co., importers of chemicals. AS re-
suit three firemen are dead and dozen
more or less seriously injured. The
dead are: Fireman Charpentier, of Sta
ton No. /; King, of Station No. 6, and
La Porte of No. 2. The injured are:
Capt. Guthrie, of Station No. i; Capt.
NORM, of No. 8; Firemen Benoit and
Renolds, OF No. 8; Gordon, of No. .;
Mirault and Carest, of No. IL.
The fire is attributed to the combusti-
bic nature of the stock handled in the
building, and once under way the blaze
spread with amazing rapidity. The
building is four-story stone struc-
lure and was completely enveloped in
fire before the department began eff
tective work. The flames spread to
Goldstein's cigar factory and then
smoke was seen coming out of the win
dows of Kearney Bros tea warehouse
and the building occupied by john
stones Fluid Beef Extract company.
Fall Of Floor.
At half-past two o'clock the floor Of
the upper loft in the Gilmour building
gave way without warning and fell
with great crash. Sixteen men in all
are said to have been in the place at the
time, and as the smoke cleared for q
oh al, l.
When the rescuers who entered the
building at once had completed their
work, 1t was found that three men were
dead. For the first 20 minutes of the
fire explosion after explosion occurred
among the chemicals in the Gilmour
building. The loss will reach $3.50, Ooo.
The buildings are all owned by the
Grey Nuns and are insured.
Furniture Factory Burns.
Holland, Mich, Oct. 1.-THE West
Michigan Furniture company's factory,
owned principally by George P. Hum
mer, democrat-union silver candidate
for congress in the Fifth district, was
Turned to the ground Friday night and
Is total loss. The fire is a clear case
VI ulA ~ ID SuPpASto lllbV
it was started by one of Mr.. Runners
political enemies. The loss, which is
total, will amount to about $125, 900,
with 100000 insurance.
The fire was set in passageway un-
der the dry kiln, and was discovered Mt
$3.50 and an alarm turned in that
brought out Hollands small fire de-
mn ri ,,,opt uub;oh woo %o+ol1,, ~, 5oo,,,&o
for the service demanded of it, and aid
was requested from Grand Rapids and
Muskegon, but before they could reach
here the factory was RACED to the
ground. Only by concerted actions Of
a bucket brigade and factory fire COM
panies was several other factories near
by saved from destruction. The fac
tory was one Of the largest in western
Michigan and gave employment to
about 400 men and had been running
full time. Many of the men lost their
tools. There is no clew to the frebugs.
Mr.. Hummer, the owner of the factory,
is touring the state with Mr.. Bryan,
and has been notified of the fire.
Threw Wine on the Flames.
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big winery, at Korbel's Station, few
miles from Guerleville, was badly dam
aged by fire Wednesday night. One Of
the large wine presses was destroyed
and about 100000 gallons of new wine
turned loose. Water being scarce,
pumps were applied to the wine casks,
the wine being thrown on the flames
with good effect. The cellars in which
100000 gallons of old wine were stored
were saved. The fire ragged for three
hours.
Fire at Cleveland.
Cleveland, o., Oct. 17.-For nearly
five hours Friday night the lumber dis
trict Of Cleveland was threatened with
conflagration. About eight o'clock
fire broke out in dryhouse OF the Cleve-
land Sawmill & Lumber company, and
famed by heavy wind, it soon spread
over large section. After three hours
the fire department succeeded in SUBJ
DUNG the flames, and saved a loss Of
several millions in the lumber district.
The loss is placed at $4,000. Fully in