The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-05-04
Big FIRE IN PITTSBURG
Three Million Dollars Destroyed by
Flames Within Three Hours.
PROPERTY WELL INSURED.
several MAEnihoent Structures Burr
Despite the EGorts Of the Tirs
Conn Taniss-Ons Fireman Miss
lnE aud Several Hurt

inE aud Several Hurt
PIltsburg. May 3-The greatest hr,
that has visited this city since the |
memorable one OF lSi5 started shortly |
after midnight last night In the i'm
mense Wholesale grocery establish
mont Of Thomas c. jenkins, on Penn
fylyanla avenue and Liberty streets.
and was not mastered until O'Clock
this morning.
Three large blocks extending from
Liberty street 20 Pennsylvania avenue
and from Fifth 10 Sixth streets we're
reduced 10 smouldering ruins The loss
will exceed 5000 900 and is we'll COW
cred By insurance
Among the buildings destroyed are
jenkins Wholesale grocery establish
meut. Horne's Office building. the Du-
quosne thsat's and The Methodist Book
Concern
The fire started in the cellar Of the
jenkins building ia a pile Of barrels
filled with waste paper The flames
were discovered by WatChman William
Hunter while making bis rounds on
third f00r Ho had smelled the smoke
earlier 10 the evening but believed that
. 10 came from the outside and had paid
no attention 90 o. The flames leaped
rapidly up the elevator shaft and he
made o. vain attempt % eNtInguish the
Ore with buckets of water An air shaft
used 20 ycntllate the great building
famed the flames and he found II i'm.
. possible 90 do anything he made bis
escape from the building with great
dlmculty because OF the immense vol
ume Of the smoke The alarm was
turned 10 about the same time by or
hcer Milton Bailey who noticed smoke
issuing through the building windows
The Are made rapid headway
Al ne fre departments % the city
aud Allegheny were summoned and the
nntmen fought brayely 10 check the
progress of the conhagrution. The FIRE.
h0veycr. attacked the immense guam
.tty oi barrels Of OIL -four and molasses
that this building contained and In IS
minutes the Pennsylvania and Liberty
street fronts were one mass q flames.
The Ere ate o. way 10 rapidly that the
fremen narrowly escaped the falling
debris. The danes dlled Pennsylvania
avenue completely and shot into the
air 200 feet or more, presenting the
most magnificent sights seen ior year,.
The splendid buildings OF Joseph
Horne a Company opposite caught and
The nlemen worked desperately 10 pre-
vent lts loss A. o'clock the Horne
building was burning from cellar 70
roof and the flames had communicated
% HoTnss immense otice building ad.
Joining Tho structure vas Of stone
and also siN stories IN height Il was
occupied by W 2. Grier & Co. china
dealers. Bon Marche Glove company
Snamans Carpet house and scores Of
physicians Hucks cigar factory and
Hall Brothers building next fell vic.
tins 10 the are hend and they were
quickly followed by the DuQuesns the
atre Methodist Book Concern building
and the Surprise Clothing store The
A.. latter was an immense hve-story build.
ms running back a depth ot 200 feet
In the Han building was the Ameri.
! can Press association ofAees and every
thing was consumed In the hre
when the jenkins and Horn build.
lngs had become enyeloped In the con
b nagrauon. Pennsylvania avenue val
one mass Of flames and sheets Of hr,
with heavy volumes ot smoke. The
glare Of the flames could be seen tol
miles and the streets Tor blocks arount
we're brilliantly illuminated A. sooI
a. the hre attacked these building
, several streams Of water were turne,
on hcn but the water had no NOR,
eject than II it was not an tNtingulsh
able article. he flames from the burn
ing oil 10 us Jenkins building role
out agalnF, them and In Eve minute
the tWo beautiful Horne buildings Wer
= burning briskly. The hremen then lei
the Jenkins building to its fate an
used their united and desperate effort
10 save the Horne buildings All n
streams OF watsr that could BE- tpm
monsd we're turned on these building
but they we're soon one mass Of ar
The Gre department lhsn turned theI
; attention 20 the surrounding building
but the raging flames rapidly ate theI
way TO an sides.
AZ o'clock the Ore vas anally mat
tered but sull burning with lntenI
fury within the limits oi the block
} bounded by FIFTH and Sixth streets eai
and west aud Liberty street and PenI
sylysnia avenue north and south.
A number Of hremen we're injured B
falling walls and live wires but none
them are seriously hurt FiremS
George Atehlson who was one " thr,
men In Cecil alley when the JsnkiI
wall fell. Is missing and Is suppos'
TO be under the debris