Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1907-05-09
SIX MISSING ];
ONE DEAD
IN FIRE
MONTGOMERY WARD SHOP
in KANSAS CITY BURNS
Property Loss Estimated at
Quarter of a Million Dollars,
Artists and Musicians Pdn-
cipaI Sufferers,
Ipy Morning journal Special IOased wire.l

ny Morning journal Special Loased Wire,
Kansas city. May c.. Fire here this
afternoon destroyed the fpe-st0ry uni
vcrsity buildlug at the northwest core
uer " Locust and Ninth streets.
causing . property loss estimated at q
quarter Of q million dollars. one ne
was lost. six persons are missing ana
may be buried ia the ruins. and lif-
teen were more or less seriously hurt
The debris Is still burning tonight and
cannot be searched Until tomorrow.
The building was occupied by
Montgomery Ward a. Co as offices.
n By numerous artists and musi-
CLANS, who lost everything.
The known dead
GEORGE DEMARE. aged 81, au
art instructor
Among the missing Is Miss Maudc
Wittcbort "A piano teacher. Last seen
at the window Of her studio ON thc
fifth floor.
Tho Injured
Mise Alexandria Elumbcrk skull
fractured may die.
Maud spryor foll from ladder. sc-
tioug.
MIS- EVA s. Boyle. sheridan. Mo.
fcil from luddrrt severe.
J H. Ktauiehncld fircmani leg
broken.
William Van puaen. fireman, seri-
GUS.
Pctcr Karagard. violin teacher. ,ell
from fire ESCAPE. serious.
The total loss les estimated at $3.50
00o, with insurance of perhaps $50
600 The building was owned bN
William A.. Rule ~ Kansas city. was
valued al &l15 000. and Is "A complete
loss. The loss sustained by MontRom-
ery ward q to VIII not exceed $25-
600.
The Gre started at a few minutes
after the fire broke out The flames be
gan shooting mp the elevator shaft.
Hnd all escape save bN the ire escape
was shut of. The halls quickly filled
with % dense. EutfaCatiHg smoke. amt
ton mluutca later. wien the first nro
HppHritue arrived on the scene people
crowded almost every window appeal
ing for help. while scores of others,
mostly ume aud girls, llled the Ere
escape. ana were climbing wildly TO
Tho ground
Grurg, DE Mare. aged 81 years art
iu. jruCtul VA the Central high school.
1nd g portrait painter who came to
hi count lnur wears aEp lfom Fari'
jumped from his studio window on
tho arm foar and was picked "a
Miss Alexander Blumbcrg. "a rus-
SIAN countess. who anne 10 America
tAp years ago and who bad a studio
lu tho fourth door WHs overcome los
smoke aud carried from her room By 20
fireman who started down % ladder
her. When the two were Withip \
thirty feet of the ground, the hrcmou
below iu their excitement turned "a
stream of water ON them. Knocking
from the ladder Miss Blum
WAS picked up unconscious, sut-
foriup from "a fractured skull she is l
f'ripuHlN and perhaps fatally hurt =
ihe ircman wac painfully injured
tarl Busch q noted composer ana Z
ANA his wife, who rs "a plan.
wen known ia Europe. escaped I
tftcr exciting experiences Both lust J
I'D their musical Instruments, which y
included Two priceless Stradivariu~ ,
lulius. "a several manuscripts OF op- !
ias written hv Busch. p
Mr Busch helped Ca rescue several ]
ottus girls from the building. AT The L
iulr the tire broke out hu was iu tine 81
.tIdlo ol O. Hops. a vocal tolchur ID
Nhp NHa giving ID lesson 90 Miss Edith D
uI Topeka. daughter ot NJ. a. q
o' General counsel for the Rock l.l- p
uIiN.N After warming the other
occupants ut thcir floor. Busch ana a
lnppr aided Miss Low and some other Il
pupils IH escape. and thvu. being 4
ulDul i1 l'Htc thcmselve4 orept ou
n'lr hand. ana knees down the hall :
Nhich was ullyd with smoke a. i uru
Montgomery ward IS Go. carried uo|
."th in The building occupying 30
'uIN Hs uIiIc.e Thclr main structure
1ujliuIuH stocks of goods. is situaipd.
.'W hvr" and Oh, fire viii not inter
upt thrIr business. /,
NI-- Aurora WjtthafE Che missing u
.'l' Instructors bats been given up ue
IH Her l1IA has NOT been rprnN-
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