The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1898-02-11
FALLING WALLS
Cause Loss of Life at Fire In Pitts
burgh-Six Dead Bodies in the MOrgue
and Many Persons Injured-LOss About
&2.OOO.OOO.

Durgh-SIX Dead Bodies In Che MOrSue
and Many Persons Injured-LOss About
$2,OOO,OOO.
PITTSBURGH, Pa, Feb 1O.--At $50
Wednesday night fire started in the
large siX-stOry cold storage house of
the Chautauqua Lake Ice Co., and be-
fore the flames were subdued at lis
a. m. nearly two million dollars worth
of property had been destroyed, at
least six lives lost and many people
badly injured
The fire in point of fatalities, is the
most serious that Pittsburgh has had
in years. The department responded
quickly, and general alarm was sent
in. Other alarms quickly followed
and at midnight Allegheny's depart
ment was called for help.
At 11:15 p. IN. an explosion of whisky
occurred, which blew out the Mulberry
alley wall with terrible results. At
the time, the alley was filed with fire.
men, policemen, newspaper men and
others. Many were caught by the
falling wall Rumor has at least % or
80 men still under the debris.
Three dead have been taken out,
] l.
other two are at the mOrgue unrecOg-
nized as yet. Many people were in
jured by flying bricks and beams and
all the aInbulances and patrol wagons
of the city are in constant service.
Some Of the injured whose names
have been secured are:
Charles Simon, a travelling salesman
from Cincinnati, badly cut on head.
VIM. Fleming, squeezed by falling
rafter, may die.
Daniel MalOney, carried through to
the cellar, but dug his way out he is
| hurt internally.
Chas Wilson, bridge builder, badly
cut and hurt internally.
VIM. Desmuke, a puddler, head and
shoulders badly cut.
Mary Desmuke, his wife, hurt in.
ternally.
David Stewart, badly cut on head.
Capt. J. A. Brown, building inspector
both legs broken.
The telegraph, telephone and elec'
tric light wires at the corner of Thir-
teenth and Penn fell shortly after the
explosion and killed an unknown man.
The building occupied the block
| from Twelfth to Thirteenth Streets
| between Pike street and Mulberry
alley. 1t is a siX-stOry brick, with
three heavy fire walls, making in real
! ity four buildings. The ice company
has its ice-making plant and storage
the Union Storage Co. occupies the
balance of the building with mer.
chandise of all descriptions, the
property of innumerable merchants
and hOuseholderS of the city. One Of
the mpartments is used as the gov
eminent bonded warehouse and con
tanned about four hundred barrels o.
whisky and alcohol.
Fifty horses, belonging to the ice
company, were stabbed in one end o.
the building, but were all rescued il
| safety.
At o'clock Thursday morning there
were six dead at the morgue as follows
Lieut.. A. j. Berry. acting as captain
VIM Scott, jr., aged 20 years.
Mrs. Sife, aged SO years
Stanley Sife, aged Is years.
David Loveless, aged 35 years.
The following is the best list OF
losses obtainable Wednesday night:
HOveler Storage Co., building AND
contents. 5000, 600; Chautauqua Ice Co.
$50, 600; Union Storage Co., $1,000, 600
small Pennsylvania avenue houses
S25, 900, making total of ST, rs, 600, al
of which was we'll insured, mostly
through the agency of w. G. McCand'
| less & Co.
Some of the heaviest individual los
ers who had consignments in the ware
| houses are:
The Economy Distilling Co., 5000
barrels of whisky worth $3.50, 900; Mo
nongaheIa Textile Co., wool dealers
I25. 900 pounds of wool; Collins Cigar
Co., IS carloads tobacco; w. H. Viii
lams. commission merchant, 20 car
loads of sugar.