The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1904-02-08

Cind.rs ignited the roof Of the
Front Street theatre, half mile away,
and for a time it looked as though tn,
structure would be des royed.
The blaze was extinguished by FIRE
men and citizens.
Much alarm was felt at the City hos.
pi;a1 when the rain Of cinders was at
its fiercest The Sisters Of Mercy. in
charge of the institution were all at
their posts and an effort was made to
keep the fact Of the hre a secret from
the patients A few cinders fell on the
roof Of the hospital but xere extin-
gulshed by the physicians Of the house
staG.
Eighteen womev two babies and
seven nurses were taken from the
Ma enity hospital on West Lombard
street in police ambulances and given
quarters at the City hospital
Explosions We're Fearful.
at o'clock a tremendous explosion
of l59 barrels of whisky stored in the
upper floors OF "a Hanover street hurl-
led tons of burning matter across the
street onto he roof Of The building op.
boeiie which the fremen were drsH1i-
ing with water in vain hope TO make
Hanover street the eastern boundary
lline OF the fre The flames quivered
for few moments under the water
bur soon ate into the building on the
east side
a fire engine was buried by a fall.
I Ing Wall the fremen fleeing for their
Lives. The whole city was notified OF
the fire by terrific explosion some
minutes after IL o'clock a sharp,
splitting roar went up with reverberat.
ing thunder This was followed by a
lpoculiar whistling noise, like that
made by the shrill wind The church,
es Ia the central section Of the city
we're He'd with worshipers, many of
whom became frightened and though
no panic ensued hundreds of men and
women left their seats and went out
side to see what had happened. In a
= few moments the streets all over the
city were crowded with excited peo-
pie Another deafening crash occur
red and dense columns OF cinders en-
smoke shot up over the central sec
ton Of the city and in huge brown
column moved rapidly toward the
northeast Borne on the strong south
cas- wind. the column of smoke, blaz-
Ing cinders and even pieces Of tin
roofing spread over the center Of the
city and a rain of cinders fell, com
Ipelling pedestrians TO dodge the GOALS.
Two more explosions and thousand.
of people hurried to the scene Of the
1re. Pieces of tin six by eight feet
square were llflel into the air by the
terrific hea sailed upward like paper
kites. and when they reached a point
beyond the zone of the most intense
heat. fell gathering to the street.
Crash after crash could be heard
within the burning district but even
lthe fremen could not tell from what
building they proceeded. Walls and
flooring fell in thunderous roars that
echoed for blocks away
hundreds Of merchants and business
Fmen with offices nthe threatened dis
trlct were notified by wa,chmen and
Ipolice Nearly all took steps TO have
their books removed to place ol
safety. Hundreds Of men and boys
were engaged TO move the books.
Among the buildings consumed are
The following.
RoNburg Rye Distilling company
Allen and Sons. leather; Sugar ant
Shear, clothing; Stein and company
umbrella manufacturers: NJ Friedman
and sons CroclSery and company. dry
goods: Mas and Kemper, manufac
turers OF confecrjoners tools Wise
Lowry and company dry goods S
| lNeuhurger and Brothers, dry goods
! A, Meyer and company, druggists
Carrollton Chemical company. William
.lT Dixon ana Brother wholesale pa
lper; Burger and company. wholesale
clothing Blake's saloon; Thomat
Burke and company liquors James A
Gary and Sons, (ootton millsl Office
Charles Burger and company, whole
sale clothing; American Cigar com
lpany; Cook Sandarson, clothing;
Height. Jr AM company carpets
f, Diggs. Curran and company boots ant
shoes Nolans restaurant; w Catpel
+, and company, clothing; A. Federlich
and company, woolen. goods; c.
5 Stewart and Sons, hardware; o'cor
I sneli and Bannon, restaurant; building
e occupied by the National Exchang
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