The Washington weekly post. (Washington, D.C.) 1878-1916, 1900-02-06

St Louis. Feb. Apr lperty 10 the esti-
mated value Of S1.5GJ,01o was burned to-
day, the greater part of four blocks of
buildings and their contents. between
Third and Sixth streets ard Franklin ave
nue. and Morgan street, in the heart OF
the retail section, being destroyed.
One fireman was killed. two fatally hurt
end others injured more or less seriously.
besides five or six citizens. who were
slightly hurt
The dead:
CHARLES MAPPEs. fireman.
Fatally injured:
John Hsnmore. driver engine No 5, dislocsted
spine and both legs broken.
John Karp. fireman; crushed By falling debris.
Seriously injured:
George ". Durand. right hip injured.
= Adams truck No. s; lacerated hand, causing
partial paralysis
Nike Harmon, fireman, truck No z. injured in
back
John Judge. fireman; shock from falling roof.
Joseph schEaiger. fireman; badly injured and
taken home.
Harry Bridge foreman; shocked by electric wire
August Roeber, fireman. leg broken.
Losses VIII Aggregate 81. SOC, 000.
The loss of both buildings and stocks
Of goods is approximately 100000 Deli
mite figures are hard to obtain. The fact
that ii was Sunday and that neither pro-
prietors nor insurance adjustOrs were at
their places of business contributed much
to this. Six retail concerns were heavy
: losers. The balance of the loss is divid C
in varying proportions among a score or
more small shcpkeepers or firms.
Only two concerns suffered losses over
500, 000-Penny & Gentles and Schaper
Bros The buildings in which these two
concerns were located were owned by the
Mary E. Knox estate, and were erected at
a cost of $4,000 Penny & Gentles loss,
which was covered by insurance, IS esti
mated at Sl35OO0. Schaper Bros loss is
estimated at 100000 These two concerns
occupied about half the block on the west
side Of Broadway south from the corner
Of Franklin avenue. and the buildings
were entirely destroyed, the walls cav
ing in and the floors being most complete
ruins.
The rest of the block on the west side
of the street is taken up by the building
occupied by The Famous store.
On Franklin avenue, just back of Pen
ny & Gentles', was the building occupied
/ by the Fuch Millinery and Cloak Com
/ pdnl. III IS eSIlIDdlPO lIltt TIE lOSS OIl lNe
stock there is $4,000.
! The store formerly occupied by D. Craw-
! ford & Co.. at the southeast corner of
Broadway and Franklin avenue, was en-
/ tirely burned. Mr. Crawford said the loss
( on the building, which was owned by him,
/ is s2O,O0O. He says the stored stock was
| valued a 5000
/ The Peoples House Furnishing Com
/ Of InC n
/ of the Crawford building is a complete
wreck. Mr.. H. ]. Nathan, representing
| the company, said the loss to the company
| will be between s25 900 and $4,000. The
estimated damage to the building is
| $4,000. Next door to that concern was
/ that of Derr Bros, 2l2 North Broadway.
! 1t was filled with stock of 5 and Decent
goods The loss on the stock is estimated
/ at $4,000, and the loss on the building is
5000.
The fire swept through the block from
Broadway to Fourth street, and burned all
the buildings from 81 to 500 North Fourth
| street.
100000 Loss on One Block,
The buildings were old three and four
story structures, some occupied as tene-
| ment houses above and stores below.
Dressed Beef and Provision Company.
Yued & Prabst. commission merchants; a.
Stauffer, barber: j. H. Rohde, retail liquor
dealer; Herboth Mercantile Company
and the Schisler-COrnelized Company oc-
cupied those buildings. Their losses ag-
gregate $4,000, while the losses on the
| buildings amount TO fully $4,000.
Fire broke out at $50 a. m. in the FIVE
story brick building at Broadway and
Franklin avenue, occupied by the dry
goods firm of Penny & Gentles. and in a
few minutes enveloped the entire struc-
ture. Sparks and brands were blown in
every direction by a strong northwest
wind, and a general alarm was turned IN
Soon every engine in the city was at the
scene or on the way there.
On the south of Penny & Gentles' build
ing the flames communicated with the
buildings occupied by Schaper Brothers
dry goods and the Famous. dry goods.
The burning area increased minute By
minute. the flames gaining great mead
yay and Ieaping across to the east SIDE
of broadway. In a short time large
.mptv store building on the corner OF
ErankIin avenue was destroyed. with
those directly south, occupied by the Peo-
nla's House Furnishing Company, the
Marks millinery store. Delrs dental par
!. Iors. and Derr Brothers f1ye and ten-cent
store.
Gentles' and Schaper Brothers buildings
with the exception OF that on the west
had fallen, and with the gale then blow
ing IL menaced the f1remen. The wall be
tween Schaper Brothers ana the Famou!
fell. but the flames were quenched befor,
doing much destruction in the latter es
/. | Establishment.
IN was not long before the upper fioOrs
and walls OF the building opposite Penny
& Gentles' place. on Broadway, began Z
fan. Casualties to fremen were numer
Gus. When the walls of Derr Brothers
five and ten-cent store collapsed, severa
firemen were in the building. -Four wer'
covered by the debris. and IL was severa
hours before they could be taken out.
Pipeman Crushed 10 Death.
Charles Mappes. piperaan, was crushed
10 death, and several others injured. JohT
Judge was wedged in with debris. Across
his feet lay the body OF Mappes. but witt
cool head he directed the efforts Of hi
comrades in their work al yescue- whel
finally dug 1ut he was taken - the hos
pitaI. where several ofhsss II the inJUre'
had previously been taken.
From Broadway the rares ate thci
way through 10 q nImfHE Of three an
n four-Story STRUCTURES OI-s.Dieu Q! buHe4
Gus firms in various Aus Of business
These we're .soen on fire from top 10 bot
tom. and were Quilted Heroic EFFORT
were made 20 keen - flames from tn
building on the eorrer 81 FORTH stree
and Frankie avenue. occ --fed BY IN
i German-Amsric an B4ak, &C. they Wer
! successfully This and iEo bLil1gg5 al
joining on the south were neTed.
i Across or Fourth street. a II extendin
i through &c Third street. was row 0
q old buildings. occupied By the Schisier
j cornelia Seed Company, the Plant See
4 Company, KTennings' Glassware an
Croekery Company, Bassett Plumoia
| Company Muller-Biock Commission Com
pany, Nelson Distiiling Company, Ac