The Farmington times. [volume] (Farmington, Mo.) 1874-1902, 1900-02-08
FIERCE C(NFLARAIN|N.
Nearly Two Million Dollars Worth
Of St. Louis Business
Property Burned.
OEE FIREMAN KILLED, SEVERAL INJURED.
-hs North broadway Retsn DiatFics ths
henas of the Firp- Eig htesn Large Stores
Eithsr burned a. or rr4stira iT Hainsd
List of the DanaisRa purusd sad ths
Victims.

henas of the Firp- Eig htesn Large Stores
Eiihrr burned u, or I'rastira ~ Isaisss
-Lat of the BanaisRa Durusd rhd ths
Victims.
81. l.ouis. Feb. 6.--Firc Sunday de.
stroycd tae four blocks extending
itum The raE, side Of Third street and
betwccn franklin avenue and Morgan
streets.
The hrr started In the store Of Pen.
ny d GentlrH. and the alarm Was
sounded by the patrolman on the beat
at a:js q. m,
The Retail Business section.
The loss will be between si,sO0, 900
and Sg,OaO.Ooo.
The fire was AZ the north end Of the
retail business section. some Of the
largest aud brst.known dry goods
houses IN the city bring destroyed or
damaged. The fire was checked AZ the
,usi side Of Third street only after
every engine company In the city had
becu called into service for the first
time In the history Of the department.
Due TO an Explosion.
According 90 the testimony OF all
persons In the vicinity Of the outbreak
Of the blaxr, the fire was due 10 some
hind Of explosion.
kiiIea and Fataitr IaIared.
Johu Harp was fatally injured and
Charles Mocbry, member Of engine
compan, No. II, was killed by She col
laps Of the four.s,oTy building Occur
pied by JuJrr Bros, who conduct y
fl,s ard tcnceutstore. JohnJ Judge. fore.
man Of the company, WIS also buried
bcnrath the debris, bat was released
after several hourS of most difficult
work, aud is not believed TO be fatal
IS injured.
FiAm-s sumpcd Across the street.
Az persons IN the vicinity a, the
outbreak of the blaze agree that the
hrr was either due to or followed by
IN explosion. The doctor who wns en-
gagged In the Dlll dental rooms. i'm
nrdiaiely opposite the store Of Penny
q tirutlcs. and the gentleman who was
IN the chair nEuae IN the statement
ihrt the FIRE broke out oB the second
story of the biP dry goods house, and
that the FIRST intimation Of the con-
iiagE,tiOE was the sound Of an cN-
pl0siun. The two men say that the
whole front Of the Penny & Gcntles
building on thu second floor was blown
cut, and ihut Tire flames jumped ncruss
the street lu the old Crawford build.
ing in an instant. almost as n man
would leap.
CorroBerHtrh hy a Policeman.
4 police officer makes o statement
tnai agrgrs with these reports. Tie says
that he had just passed the Penny Il
CcutIc@' Store when the fire broke out.
lie saw no sign Cf blaze when he
went hy the store. Ne had scdrcely
rcnch Union market, hnlf block kaway.
when hr heard au explosion. He, too.
saws that he had scarcely turned his
head toward the sound before the
fumes had shot across the street aud
cnwrnppcd the old Crawford store and
;he Peoples HOUSE Furnishing Go.
The RaIldInEs Baraed.
Following Is list Of the brildings
burned:
Penny & Gcntlcs.
Schhpcr Brus. Try goodr store.
Peoples house furnishing store.
johnson BrUs.' Drug Co., partially.
Sclhisler-CorncliR Seed Co.
Plant Seed Go.
Krcuuiug Glass Co.
liusscti Plumbing Go,
Docrr Bros five and ten cent store.
Famous, partially.
Mueller-nlOck Commission Go.
I!li Brus dental parlors, partially.
Nelson nistilling Go.
Mclean & AlcorB Commission Co.
IIaLe & sons commission hoGse.
benton & Co.'s commission house.
lsaur Flour Co.
William I;ock, saloon.
The Dead aua isiated.
The following Is list of the casual
flies reported:
Charles Mocbey. fireman, killed.
John kaTp, fireman; probabty Iarai.
Is; taken to the hospital.
George ". Durnnd, Fourth and Luz
cas-. right hip injured, slipped ON side
walk.
John Kenmore. 5sa Gnaiiot. driver
engine Nu. 9, dislocsted spine and
both lrgs broken.
!. Adams, OF No. 9 truck, lanerated
hand, causing partial paralysis.
Mike iiannun, 2202 North Tenth,
fireman OF truck No. z, injured In
back
John judge, fireman, shock from
falling roOf.
Joseph Schwaigrr, iirrn'an, OF 4od
south Third street, badly injured and
taken lnmt.
Harry llrisige, foreman No. II com.
pnny. shocked by electric wire; nc:
seriously injured; taken home.
August Rocier. : Locnst street; leg
br,keD AZ Ffr4f ard Olive