The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-02-10

Pittsburg, Pa, Feb. Sat $50 to-
night fire started in the large three
story cold storage house of the Chau-
tauqua Lake Ice company, occupying a
block from Twelfth to Thirteenth
street, between Pike street and Null
berry, and before the flames were sub
dued, at lis a. m, nearly 100000
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 Pittsburg has had in
years. The department responded
quickly, and a general alarm was sent
in. Other alarms quickly followed, and
at midnight Allegheny's department
was called on for help.
FIRE FOOD.
The origin of the fire is unknown. The
vicinity is composed of a mixture of
huge warehouses and many private
residences, the inhabitants of which fled
in alarm, carrying with them as much
portable household goods as they pos
sessed.
There were frequent explosions, which
greatly added to the CONSERVATION and
alarm. The streets were completely
blocked with people, and their goods
interfered with the firemen, who were
already handicapped in their efforts to
control the flames. on account of wine
dows and doors of the burning build
ings being strongly barred by heavy
iron shutters.
EXPLOSION OF WHISKY
At 11:15 D. m. an explosion of whisky
stored in the warehouse occurred, blow
ing out the Mulberry alley wall with
terrible results. At the time the fire
men, policemen, newspaper men and
others crowded the street near by and
the alley. Many were caught in the
falling walls. How many will not be
known until the debris is cleared away.
MANY INJURED.
Many people were injured by flying
bricks and beams, and all the ambu-
lances and patrol wagons of the city
We're called into service.
Telegraph, telephone and electric
light wires at the corner OF Thirteenth
and Penn fell shortly after the eXplo-
sion, and killed an unknown man.
Just after the explosion the large
warehouse Of W. a. HOVerler & Co. sit
uated on Pike street, directly opposite
was ahlaZe and in short time was be-
yond hope of saving.
UNDER CONTROL.
At about 1:I5 the fire was gotten IN
der control, and no further spread is
expected The two large buildings are
a total wreck, and the loss cannot be
much less than million dollars.
At > .. m. there are six dead at the
mOrgue. only five of whom have been
identified.
THE DEAD.
The identified dead are: \. ]. Berry.
lieutenant of police; William Scott, jr.,
son Of William Scott, president of the
Chautaqua Ice company; Mrs. Sife, !
a brother Of Williams, is missing, and Is
supposed to be under the debris.
INJURED.
Among the seriously injured are:
Captain A J. Brown, building inspec- /
tor, both legs broken: owen k Fielder. [
compound fracture of the right leg; /
William Fleming, squeezed by falling
rafters; may die.
The following is the best list of losses /
obtainable tonight: HOverler Storage /
company, building and contents $780,
600; ChatuQua Ice company, $50 coo: (
Union Storage company, $I75. coo
Some of the heaviest Individual losers
who had cOnsignmenrs in the ware
house are: The Economy Distilling
company, 5000 barrels Of whisky. worth
S75G. 600: Aonongahela Textile company.
wool dealers. $4,000 pounds of wool:
Collins Cigar company, p carloads to-
bacco; w. II. Williams, commission
merchant, % carloads OF sugar