The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-02-05
THREE DOWNTOWN BUSINESS BLOCKS SWEPT BY FIRE.
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| aga:a seemed n-rlIy 20 check the tir, de-
! mon and the tower was soon pouring i;~
! Hood over a .as,yl,i and ll rkru.i mass Of
| debris.
! Al t.S point she most dramatic "U' 90
he ""atitE:a,i"n wtS enacted o,' Broad
| Wy Company Ne d. which mad mad" the
| long iun from 24ln Bismarck ~tr''t dashed!
up BrHdu~aE. ami Were ordered tn Try &"
| save the stores adjoining The cid Crawford
| building ou The Suuj.-
Despite th" ieruhi" heat AMI imminent
danger. Foreman John Judge i'l his men
| IL desperate charge an the fl>" .i! I".
tht H'v'e OF DER tir@-- al N". - N"ffA
Lin.'H"a>-
th' upper stories - tho narrow tui: lInE
| i.'t ,''t-@a\ tr"n quilted. but IN" roof ~'Iii
N''CI' anu i+' Htin'S W"i" eating away
al tn" stock on the second floor. III" front
! '!"'t WaS fAmm"d ami Judge and his men
i4Nh' u ueiF way through smoke as black
a. 'iShl 'HiH+ % ma q p.t'' "h'rr i"'
"'tN", D' '"fhri L" advantage.
80 ia" pro, ty''' nn' II, 'l'"' l'iIfll
I'm '''e stree" "li'H III" i''i' L''''
- """N', say" way. anu ''"~aihS IN.
-. ".'lI II 'i' ""!'i''E h'''7 anu 'H'lt
10 N'''" ''' '''' iil'h t'''"
Va no warning ana hd1 ih'i'
- ,-i' '"' l'''u'r"' htrIhhS IN SIh"h'
''@ 81 'EILthI i"F bir"ih. could not have
'-'"i a. r. 'n!a" J"de~ and Pip'invn
-, 60 ''n[.., "'.u'' 'it w.
''''' a. VI nv IN '''t ''''-''i 'h'4' 4'''
gave WY and ihey We're buried in The gel
Ia.
N"'p ""> projected ny som" hall burned
t. ans. and was soon eXirica'ed. lie VS.
hI4'y bruised ana not a iittl" bh-t-Trd. oit
-',, J. l. me lsh'' p"rndheHtiy injured.
Al L'"E ldl,T FOREMAN Judge 49, dug
'p''i 'i' pa" "l "it'hiSr h"iEer dead than
""Te .''i h'rrl"'! TO the Iasp"I-sary. IL"
"',"'H -iO"h ne uoor oi tile STORE IL IN"
80 ii.' anu St'i ne ulHh f-rl much
l-"ii- VIZ 'H' CIV lf!Sl-.tiis hurried hin
.-'''''. I'athiE i7''i collapse when reaction
u ON Ms 'tfribi" nerve strain should set in.
Nlt's another hour 81 aliS'Ht cigIlnE ~
MS HIS'ItNs"u 'ouiT2ie-, -Ee mauEl"a.
n4a' 'k"ntd BODY OF A~ouS wIS taken from
ttit ashes, r"N"r"ntly wrar;'a! in Il blanket.
ai.a hurried away - the morgU".
ME ne Work oi r"seu" MIS- going on
al the Broadway store. heroic work was
being done on Third street. and after a
battle, which seemed 81 age long. hu;
which really lasted only thirty minutes. the
progress of :he -ir- wa- checked
When forced 10 y4oats Fourth stree
Chief Swingloy Immediately ordered every
available tower. truck. cusIu" and nos.
company 70 form line on Third street and
make a desperate stand.
Soon 4 perfect wall of water was pouring
over tho roofs of every building on fh..
west side of the block. and the water IN
most places was f-w minute, ahead Of
the racing flames
When the full force or the fire reached
Third street, the fight e.cr,?.,! homeless and
many OF the fir-rien were trrnuprartly
driven from their yrg-s
The width of Third street at this u.frt
v the freruen the ADVANTAGE hoy.ya-
and the hlaz- at no time was able to clear
the hiyhwav
Nor and nor. engines were hurried IA
the scene and as th.y 20, rIrG.r way II
WAS seen that tn progress IF tn. flames
toward the river would h- checked
This main purpnS. being ACCOMPLISHED
tho fIr-rr-rl directed their attention more to
detail work and with remarkable. eject
In many Instances An example Of the
efficiency Of this special work i the saving
,f the German \ rr-rican Hauk at rho