Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1906-10-27
MANY LIVES LOST
IN KANSAS CITY FIRE
Over Two Hundred People En-.
trapped by Blaze.
WHICH DESTROYS BIG BUILDING
Men and Women Perish Jumping
From WlndowS-Unknown infant
Hurled From Burning Building by
Frenzlsd Mother.

Hurled From Burning Building by
Frenzlsd Mother.
Kansas City, Oct. 2g.--In the
ruins OF the Chamber Of Commerce
building, Kansas City, Kan. de-
stroyed by fire early Thursday, there
are anywhere from half dozen TO
30 bodies, according TO estimates
given out Thursday morning by fire.
men who had worked at the scene all
night.
On the other hand, Assistant Fire
Chief LIND, at O'Clock Thursday
morning, insisted that the dead would
not reach over eight.
At s o'clock Thursday moraing the
body of e. o. Young, laborer, was
removed from the ruins. Young had
lived on the fourth floor with his
family. The fate OF his family Is not
known.
The actual loss OF life will not be
known until thorough search OF the
ruins can be made, probably not then,
as some OF the firemeR assert that
many bodies must have been burned
10 ashes.
The building, used as tenement
house and containing 100 rooms, held
as near as can be learned between
200 and 300 persons at the time the
fire broke out, az 1880 Thursday
morning.
Most OF these composed families,
many others were trahslents, whose
names are unknown. The only per-
son who knows the actual number OF
occupants OF the building Is the ian
itor, who IL missing
II was the custom for many Of the
translents. who came mostly from
the nearby railroad yards, not to
register, and thus all trace OF them
II lost for the time being.
oAly thorough search 81 the ruins,
that may take days. will hRally re-
veal the exact extent OF the atas-
trophe.
At o'clock Thursday morning the
known dead numbered four.
John Lynch, driver OF a sand wag-
on. lost his Me trying 10 save the
sparks baby.
An unknown babe was fatally hurt,
dropped from the second floor to a
policeman, who failed 10 catch her.
Twenty-Five others were Injured
while trying to escape from the build
Ing,
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trail streets. IN the Riveryiow dls-
trio, 90 Kansas City. Kan u was
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SIS 900. to be used a. a board OF
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however. and q was aever used for
its oriEihai purpose. bat f0F many
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