The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-12-14
TWO BRAVE men
WENT TO DEATH
Miller Braved Veritable Sea Of
Flame and Was
+T & .o,. u
Lost.
Fellows Was Cut Off in Upper
Part of the Boutell
IL. Building.

Jacob F. Miller, one of the first to
respond to the alarm, lost his LIE IN the
Peck building. His remains have not
been recovered and as he fell into sea
Of flame, his companions have small
hope Of finding them,
surance patrol, No. l, went with his
company on the still alarm which called
them to First avenue s and Fifth street.
When the company got there, man
called that the fire was IN the rear OF
the basement Of the Peck building: NIL
lowed Captain Shelter, and another man,
ito the rear Of the building. Shelter and
the other man picked up plank ana
began battering the rear door, while
miller mounted the sill Of the window
thru which the flames We're pouring and
began turning the chemical upon them.
= Els efforts seemed not to be in vain,
for in a minute he had beaten back the
flames so that he could step inside. At
the minute he disappeared thru the
window, Shelter and his companion sue,
started to enter, but were quickly driv.
en- back by the flames, which burst
forth with renewed and terrific vio-
Hence. Shelter and his companion re-
treated to safety, being driven from the
ALLEY. Nothing more was seen. OF Mil
Ter, and whether he died on the main
stairs into the basement, will never be
II don't know what became Of
him. said Captain Shelter to L
y urnal. "The flames became 80
hot that 1t was out Of the question
for US to stay in the alley, and we never
saw the poor fellow after he sprang
thru the open window
Miller was about IS years old and
had been connected with the insurance
patrol for several years. He was mar
,ried and lived at GAG Jefferson street
NE. He leaves a wife and family.
Miller was popular in the department.
= How Fellows Met Death.
Because he would not abandon his
hose to the flames that were eating
their way about him on the fourth floor
of the Boutell building, John M. Eel
lows, pipeman of engine company NO:
1S, was killed. His remains are still in
the building, buried, perhaps, by tons
of debris.
Shortly after the fire reached the Bou-
tell building, Lieutenant Tony Wilson
of Engine Co. No. Is took John Simcoe,
Fred Kirchoff and Fellows and went to
the fourth floor of the building with a
line of hose. From their advantageous
position they poured a, stream OF wa
ter upon the flames with telling effect,
from every direction. Lieutenant Will
son saw that if they did not retreat
quickly they, would be-.cut off, and or
dered the men out. i,'-y
await till we get out the ine,'' re-
FED Fellows, Juggling vainly at the
heavy lino u. hose. =
"To HI with. the line, save your
lives" shouted the lieutenant as he
made his way to the window. Follow
ing the custom of officers Of the de-
partment, he stepped aside at the win.
dow, and allowed Simcoe and Kirchof
to precede him out Of the building. He
called again to Fellows, but receiving
no response, and seeing that the flames
were getting fierce he went out the win
dow and down the ladder. Nothing
more was seen of Fellows.
Fellows had been a member of the
department. for several years and was
married. He lived at 1902 Washington
avenue N. His wife gave birth to a
baby girl a week ago and is in crit
ical condition.