Durango semi-weekly herald., 1904-02-29
rElEaRAPHic NEWS
GEO. GOODMAN.
r. l.. ALEXANDER.

CHICAGO Feb 2G,-Thrteen men
were killed by the collapse of scat
fold in the nov postohice this after
noon.
The scanold extended throughout
the building and up into the dome,
distance OF 100 feet The crash of the
falling structure was heard for many
blocks away. There were fifteen
pla slerers on II at the time and OF
these thirteen are reported to be dead
or fatally injured
ROCHESTER,, N. Y. Feb. 2G.-For
dve hours a fire which threatened the
destruction of the shopping district
was placed Under control at 1915 this
morning with loss estimated at ST.
600 900.
The fire started in the elevator shaft
Of the Rochester Dry Goods company
At o'clock this morning. which is
situated in the heart of the shopping
district This was a six-story build
ing and was soon consumed. The fire
then spread to the seven-story granite
structure of Sibley, Lindsay & Carr
company, which structure was also oc.
cupied by some TWO hundred smaller
tenants. The blazing embcrs were
carried over the whole downtown dis
irlct which threatened destruction to
numerous buildings The Beadle Sher.
burne company's department store
building. which contained numerous
small tenants. the Walk Over Shoe
company's building and several small
er buildings were destroyed by gre or
crushed by the falling walls of the
higher buildings.
IN urgent call was sent TO Syracuse
md Buffalo fire departments for help.
but before its arrival the fire had been
gotten under control.
ROCHESTER,. n. Y. Feb. 26.-Only
10y the generous use OF dynamite was
the city saved from destruction. Since
daylight the excitement has been in
iense. and the exploding and the fall
OF destroyed buildings which slood in
the path OF the flames made one think
OF a wariike bombardment. At o.
clock il scomed as though nothing
could save The town as the wind was
blowing strongly. and the mayor tele-
graphed TO Buffalo and Syracuse for
aid Both cities responded promptly.
and syracuse replied that it would
send iiremen and apparatus as soon
ns Il special train could be made up
Buffalo sent similar message. and u,
10 O'Clock The specials arrived with
half dozen engines and Bremeu. and
they went 70 work with the home peo-
pie to save the apparently doomed city
AT 10 o'clock, however, the wind
veered and 1t was believed the great
fire was under control There is great
confusion, and II WIS reported that
several lives had been lost. but at
noon no bodies had been found and
II Is Thought there may have been no
fatalities.
The cnullagratian started by fuse
connected with an electrical motor
that runs the elevators OF the Roches.
Ter Dry Goods company elevators blow.
Ing OUT which set fire to the woodwork
and the il1mes rushed up the'clevator
way and very soon after the whole
building WAS blazing and the FIRE
spread across the entire block
a partial lis, of the losses are as
follows. Granite building and tenants.
s5OOO00i Sible, Lindsay 4 Carr build.
Ing, S250.000, and ON their Wholesale
aud retail building. 81 800. 900: Buel
building, 10000; Cornwall building.
s6o000. Ellwang building and Kirley
building, s20.00o each. and the tenants
of the kirley building, $4,000: Ro-
chester Dry Goods company. 100000; |
Walk over shoe company. 100000
The burned area covers thirty |
acres. The fire. will throw something |
like 5000 persons out Of employment
BUFFALO. N. Y. Feb. 26.-Henry