The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1903-07-10
Loss Is Estimated at 81, 100000, En-.
tirely Covered by Insurance.
Two Men Lose Their Lives.
The WALLS FALL WITH A CRASH.
Nelson Morris Butidins saved bs
Hard work of F~ircm-"-rhe orr.
ain ~ FIRE d. "a Nyst-ry-Wa,ch.
man by smoke-Thrrs
other Injured.

building Of the Hammond packing
plant was destroyed by fire yesterday.
The loss Is estimat Cd as high as ST.,
100000. IL Is entirely covered by in
surance. Two men lost their lives In
the flames. One Of them Is reported
10 be Charles Miller, fire marshal at
the plant. This could not be verified
Three men were injured. n OF them
seriously. For a time the entire stock
yards district was threatened. by
hard work the Nelson Morris plant,
900 feet north OF the Hammond plant
was saved, and this saved the Swift,
plant. which Is TO the north Of the
Nelson Morris building
The fire started u Iittle after tive
o'clock. by nine o'clock most Of the
building vas gone. The greater dan
ger was at six o'clock when part Of
the north wall fell and che fierce
flames were shot toward the Nelson
Morris building. Twenty loads Of
hose were out on the Nelson Morris
building. Though the dense smoke
was blown against the big buildings
the work Of the fircmcn saved the
building. Many of the lrcmcn were
volunteers. There were three Of the
city companies ut the fire, and the fire
lighters were directed 10y Chief Kane
Of the city department.
The carcasscs Of $500 hogs. 1880
cattle and 500 sheep were burned
Nearly 1907 900 pounds Of cleo were de-
stroyed. The contents Of the smoke
house were consumed. The entire
north building. measuring 100 by 400
feet, and ranging In height from five
To seven stories. was Quilted. II was
with the greatest difficulty that the
south building was saved. The origin
~ the fire II a mystery. There was
no fire In the easing department,
where the FIRE started. The flames
we're discovered about .:a3 o'clock 10y
Charles Cullen. day Waterman. lie
gave the alarm, but was 50 overcome
10y the smoke that he was almost sui.
located.
Daniel Smalcy. foreman Of the cat
department. fell from the ear sheds
ON the north of the building and sui.
fercd serious injury.
The fatalities occurred about iv,
o'clock. by that time nearly all the
building was ON fire. 4 man with u
hose, said to have been Miller, wa.
seen a. one Of the windows on the
north side In the hog department. lie
walked back into the building and ,
few seconds later those on the out.
side heard terrible cries. which lasted
perhaps half a minute. The man did
not nppcar again, and 4, believed 10
have been killed.
Two Young men who were In the
room and left n few minutes before
snid TINT two failed TO ,scape. hut
they ala not give the names Of the
men. who were said 10 be employees
OF the
m. Ara l,J n.,o,ro,od ., ,h, o,.o
dsnnr,m.,t which il n, IN. ,or,h.os,
corner az the building. nv three
o,cIocL III. ar. then hegon IN hurn
6ercely. ms, b.ef b,ds 600 d.nnr,.
ment md other deunrtments In IN.
enstern end Of the building ns Tho
bc,f bouse were non nbIn,e a
eastern mart of the building wo, OF
wood huiI, IN allow az n, .x,.n.,on
IA ,bnt direction This enstcrn ,ynI,
was soon a mass Of flames. 1, burned
slowly al first. hut by g,9O o'clock
WINS beginning 10 fan nport. .sneclol.
IL nj The north end where ,be o,.c
department WINS located.