The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-02-05
INCIDENTS At THE FIRE.
biiIng of Spectators--Firrman
Crushed hy Il Car.

t'riamin Miller 4 halter az Na. g.
Franklin avsrU, saws that ho turned in
: n" hrst alarm from Sixth and Franklin
! 3'~1H". lie T. U'r!-r III. IMPRESSION that L..
! Wa ~" first one 10 discover the fir. ~,
F'nnF d G"ntlcS's Stora H.. said II at-
i""T"- - tim that tn. entire building Uas
. f.tdy 20 burst into flames Th-. body If
IN" +rP'ared :" H. w"ll Up in the building
/ The minute D." saw tn. tIr. H. ran -. ~,
a'a'm t"N al sixth ami Franklin a,..r,,.
''d 'uFh'd In an alarm. When tho FIRST fir.
. company arrived second and third alarm
( were turned IN. and foI'owin-, ih,-. :. r.r-
. 'lf' alarm. and presently every engine. in
HI city was called
'i mas not happened IN many wears -lt-
al H." fire .nEiuc~ in N. city v.r, c.II..f
out a. 90" time. Tairty--iEht Of Them r.
sr"nd"d 2" the iir. Yesterday. as ,yau ,s
!. 'W'IV" ,ru'k~ a.3 about is ;ir,rn.n. At
IN" tim" they W.r. called pu, il s..n,,.f
/. blai everything between sixth street and
IN" rE'F would fall prey 10 the rapidly
increasing flames
III u-i'.ds ha~t.r"i to ;ho scene ef rh..
:'.' when thy learned .J~ serious u,r,,-.
IN" Srr"e' cars came Ia.irn,I with hI,,+,..
right "n! IL required 'Hr pr,s,nc.. IF :,
.'iN' f"r'" Of I"iiC.. 20 keep rh,- ,r1,w-I o-.t
~ 'h' way O.: danger Ruuzs w.r,. S-r.f.-..l
ai"1hh Ia" burning district a. r.rI.!I, g-
f"FSihi. and meantime the liz. Gcb..-s
VT" being reinforced rapidly. An -.
'.'''IN 81 The Fir Department Tho N3yar
,"' or 'hr"- Police Commissioners
"p'ains ki"Iy. Phillips. R-yunId~ Yon,.,,
and o'Naii.y. .n say nn'tir.a .C ,,....,.,'9
nv "f thirty Ssr.'atu:- I.s-',i5".! 10 tl.. tir.
''.' police .id -u' ASSUME O.. utr,L - min
"'" To-" soon. f." in a remarkably sL,-i
-h''" "i time al tG,. streets which .fr,r,I..J
81 '-'" "i IN" ir' VIZ" d"us'-.ly packed win
a'i Juggling mrn. women ani children J,b,
weather WAS .N,,rdirl. IL had ,,rIn,,-.1
''r'' ia the morning. and heavy. mis-.
clouds "v"rhunr 'l. cry an dav Jl,,.
h'iNy atmosphere tended go k".p th.. srroI...
''""'. l." 'h- ground. and between the. f,r..
'iNoh" ana bursting hJ~" pipes uu, c.,llI
,''' dH5f irH u.I. ANY o.! the blrflr,
'.-Hi'%S and escape ID w"'tiu.: ana I.ir.,
''"t'H with .H, smoke. To add 10 Other
''Ii''S'nt features. chilly wiui y.as
'.'"'H- rom thr Eurihw' 81;
crowd ni>rranrd"d NarpInps
In spit" Of th. police a rr.,t many
N''h'd it"ir way through the ruuss and
managed To- secure positions VII. r. thn,-
""!' constantly in danger Of falling walls
anu fyiug debris. All the wires I'm The
'hIrt'"n"i ana burnt dlstrir; were rut
a. f1~t ~ liuem"u could DO ~. Tho warped
Wir's W"r" thrown To- thu ground wh-r.
ih'E became tanEI.l up with the network az
Nos" pipes. which w"!" soon occupying the
streets b'"asirna!ly. when w.rl tumhlr,l
-.,rp,. III 81 - ed, -, y, ",.''l
Later
A. tIrr,. CON-. ..I,.. ,..,.,..f.. -,....,, 80
d.. sumo i''''' '''''i" N''ii or
r...- tbar, , '' -. - '''
zones ,rt,.-,-.i-,',. Ill ,x..',,,. ,,i,
''I'N' ana patr"'m'E N"dit 'A''Nl' MS
"''-'. hH' enough persons Were 'hpi"N'I
!" M instruct and HAD hU~li'Ss al IN" if'
10 max" E'rE" crowd ana 'h'S' were
'l,i,. li,.i,l'H 10 i.main. i"' III |"'InE
,'1.,,HH M hhii''ihE "',''H'H 10y ,", VI
=, ~ - ,r"'" yiul,IHS 4, I.I'd i i.'n
Fourth streets and franklin avenue Was
discovered b. large number "f individuals
tiI'af'htiy about n" sam" nm It ar