Evening star., 1897-05-03
Business Center Of Pittsburgh Swept
by Flames.
ONE FIREMAN KILLED, -FOUR INJURED
Losses Are Estimated at $3,000,-
600, Partially Insured.
FIRES ORIGIN UNKNOWN


riots of 1877. destroyed $3.0OO.OOO worth Of
probably resulted in two deaths and the
injury of four others. Not only is the loss
of property enormous, but it involves the
complete destruction of two of the great
est mercantile houses of Pittsburg, houses
of long and proud record and known far
and wide In Pennsylvania and the neigh
boring states and sister cities.
The great wholesale grocery establish
ment of Thos c. Jenkins and the NAM
moth retail store of JOS. Horne & Co. are
total ruins. There remain of the first only
ragged patches of walls here and there
towering into blackened pinnacles, and of
the latter there stands only the great
naked framework. built of structural iron,
which would not fall, but is stripped Of walls
and floors and festooned only with the
dragging shreds of blackened strips of
timber, crinkled pieces Of sheet iron and
twisted rods and wires. They are mourn
full monuments of wealth and commercial
enterprise. The burnt section extends from
5th street to Cecil alley on Penn avenue,
and from Cecil alley to 9Th street on Lib
erty street, covering an area OF several
acres.
List of Killed and Injured.
The names of the killed and injured are:
Killed-George Atkinson, No. Is Engine
Company.
Fireman Atkinson's mangled remains
were taken from the ruins this morning.
George Thomas and the other missing fire.
men have all turned up. The injured men
will all recover.
pany. struck on the head by falling bricks.
Michael Daily. No. I Engine Company,
cut and bruised, and arm broken by falling
arc lamp.
Doh DO No 4 vofr
Geo. Meekin, No. Engine Company,
struck by falling bricks and cut and
bruised.
A number of other firemen are missing,
and are supposed to be buried under the
walls at Liberty avenue and Cecil alley.
The sufferers by the fire and their esti-
mated losses are:
T. c. Jenkins. wholesale grocery. totally
DESTROYED stock valued at $4OO,OOO; insur-
ance $1jO,UOO; building valued at 100000,
insurance about $50OOO.
JOS. Horne & Co.. retail dry goods. to-
tally destroyed. Stock and building valued
at A,6O0.OOO. fully insured
Horne office building, totally destroyed.
Valued at 100000, insurance $eO,OOO.
Methodist Book Concerns LOSS 100000
Methodist Book Concern building, valued
at s125,0OO; badly damaged. Loss about
S2O,OOO; insured
Phipps building, valued at 100000,
slightly damaged. Loss about 5000; in
sured
L. H. Voight wholesale produce, Liberty
street, damaged. Loss estimated at 5000;
insured.
s. Huck. tobacco. Liberty street, de-
sfroyed. Loss estimated at 5000; partly
Insured.
J. Hall, jr.. & Co.. Liberty street, whole
sale groceries, destroyed; loss estimated at
$1,000; insured.
p Dor
damaged: loss estimated at 5000: insured
Hall Bros. building, occupied by Hall
Bros. wholesale liquor; American Press
Association, T; c; McElroy. pictures and
Sured
Diamond National Bank building, corner
9TH avenue and Liberty street, scorched;
loss. 500; insured.
Oakdale Manufacturing Companv liberty
street. windows broken and damaged by
water; loss. 5000; insured.
Beeson Paper Company, Liberty street.
5000; insured.
Harmony Creamery Company, Liberty
street slightly damaged; loss. 1000; in
J. W. Scott. 5O7 Liberty street, agricultu-
raj implements. totally destroyed loss
about $4,000; partly insured
Four three-story dwelling houses on Penn
avenue occupied by Hall & Gels. hair
Michael Blondin. The houses were wholly
or partially destroyed; loss $2O,OOO
Seven freight cars, loaded with meat be-
longing to Swift & Co. of Chicago standing
on Liberty street; loss, $1,000.
Duquesne Theatcr Saved.
The Duquesne Theater and the Surprise
Clothing Company's immense store were
on fire several times, but were saved, with
small loss.
A number Of other neighboring business
houses and tenants in various buildings
suffered greater or less individual losses,
the aggregate of which it is impossible to
give at present.
The fire broke out. no one knows how.
about midnight, in the wholesale grocery
building of T. c. Jenkins & Co., and
burned with great fury until 4 o'clock this
morning before it was finally controlled.
The insurance has not yet been figured up.
but it must surely exceed $1,5OOOOO.