The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-02-05
lB0VE THE MILLION MARK.
,,ar IN ST. LOUIS WIPED OUT MUCH
PROPERTY.

portion of Three Blocks Destroyed
one Fireman KiIIed-SeVeraI
,-t~,.men Injured by the Falling of
,loor~ and WnIlS-ThOusands o.
p.onIe ThrOnGed the Streets to
500. the CONFERENCE.-The Burned
p,,itdings-The Approximate Loss.
o. r,tlis. Feb. 4.-Property estimated in
..,o. ait between 81 100000 and 100000
49, Iestroyed to-day by fire that burn
aver portions of three blocks and re
g,.l fn the death of one fireman and
II. i-iuring of eight others. one of the
,.,,o, is probably fatally hurt. The fol-
a,u. buildings We're wholly or partially
Destroyed:
Penny & Gentels, dry goods; Schaper
~ lry goods; Peoples House Furnish
~, .ore. Johnson Bros. Drug Company,
n4rt..v; Schlsler, Cornela Seed Compa-
- Pnat Seed Company krinningglass
ra,,f5uv. Bassett Plumbing Company,
1..r Bros Famous Dry Goods Store. par
er,. Mueller Block Commission Compa-
y, l5el Bros Dental Parlors, partially;
N.e,n Disabling Company, McLaiu x
V..rn Commission Company, Hake &
sa Commission House, G. Benton &
~ commission house; Bauer Flour Com
many. N Imam DOCK, SdiOOH.s
r dead man is Charles e. Mappos,
q.r. injured are John Karp, fireman,
r,ol,lflv fatally; George w. Duraud, right
tt injured: John Hanamer, driver engine
N deslocated spine and both legs
tral,au. j. Adams, truck No. g. lacerated
bn3 causing partial paralysis; Mike
Iiarnou. fireman. truck No T. injured in
t,-f Iohn Judge, fireman, shock from
enior roof: Joseph Schwaiger, fireman,
baatv injured and taken home; Harry
bridge. foreman, shocked by electric
ore and August Roeber, fireman, les
broken
Every engine and fire company in the
city was called 10 the scene for the first
ne in the history of ST. Louis depart
where the Fire Started.
The fire broke out at 9:55 a. m. in the
e,e-storv brick building a Broadway and
Franklin avenue, occupied by Penny and
| Gentes and in a few minutes enveloped
the entire structure. Sparks ana brahds
wer, blown in every direction by strong
northwest wind. The burning area in
1 creased minute by minute the flames
gaining great Roadway and leaping across
TO the east side of Broadway. In short
4 time "a large empty store building on the
1 corner of Franklin avenue was destroy
n ed with those directly south. Before this
d o,cupants of buildings east on Third and
4 Second streets, fearing further spread
Of the fire, commenced 10 remove their
stocks. but at clock it became evident
that the fire had been put under control.
Az this point Third street Widens out
A and this helped the fremen to keep the
flames i'm check. If the fire had broken
A beyond bounds here the loss would have
been enormous. This is the middle of the
4 commission district where the streets are
! narrow and the buildings old and their
4 contents OF a combustible nature Nothing
could have prevented the fire from sweep
Il ing everything TO the river.
In the meantime, stores and buildings
on the north side of Franklin avenue, for
half a block east and west of Broadway
were suffering. the great heat from the
4 burning buildings opposite broke the win
q dows and soon flying embers had started
Nazes in half dozen different places.
Casualties to Firemen.
Upper floors and walls began falling and
cesua0es to firemeu were numerous.
number lay under debris for several hours
before they could be taken out.
Charles +. Mappes, a pipeman, was crush
ell TO death and several others injured.
john Judge was wedged in with debris.
Across his feet lay fhe body of Mappes,
but with a cool head he directed the ef-
forts of his comrades in their work of res
cue When he was finally removed he
VS. taken 10 the hospital, where several
others of The injured had been removed
District Superintendent BaumhOff of the
United Railway Company and a corps of
mcu set about rescuing a derailed car at
Fourth and Morgan streets. Stretching
long chain from Fourth street grip car,
the power of the cable was used to haul
. il OUT of the way of the firemen. The
sripman started his car, but did not re-
/ lease il soon enough. The deraled car
bumped along over the granite, crashed
into FIRE engine, which was stationed
| on he corner, and crushed Fireman Han
| moro.
For hours after the scene of the fire
| was thronged with thousands of people
Nao had been drawn from churches and
homes by the report that the city was
burning up. Every policeman available
was hurried to the scene, and rope bar
rers We're erected around the section in
Wnel the flames were raging. Ambu-
Iaqces Were called and We're early on the
sceue
M all. the greater part of four blocks
OF buildings and their contents, between
IAiid and Sixth streets and Franklin ave
uNe and Morgan streets, in the heart of
Ue retall section, were destroyed.
he>lde the fremen, five or six citizens
Were slightly hurt.
Inc 1ul dings were old three and four
|o'5 structures, some occupied as tene-
HsNl houses above. with stores below.