The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-03-09
FLAMES RACE
THROUGH BUILDING
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Although spent some time tryinl
to recover the book, was not success
ful. | think there were between fit.
and s-venty-fiye in the hotel wher
the fire broke out. I don't know how
many OF them got out
Although Hickey, one OF those kill
ed, had made his home in Chicago
he registered from St. Paul because
he was on the eve OF moving there
All OF his household goods were pack
ed and his wife was in Chicago avail.
ing his return from ST. Louis. TIL.
news of her husbands death was re
ported first to her brother and wa.
kept from her until her brother couls
go to her.
At 8 a. M, officials Of the Missouri
Athletic club had accounted for al
but the following men and they arr
believed to have persisted In the fire
William E. Becker, president Beck
er-Moore Paint company.
Thomas Wright, auditor LEM
Brewery company.
William Erd, real estate broker
East st. Louis.
Allen r. Hancock, Underwood Type
| writer company and well known anna
tsur baseball and foot ball star.
j. T. Haehien.
John Ratz, president OF the Ryffe
Ratz Plumbing company.
!; John A. Kinder, president Of tn
Kinder Construction company.
Thomas same, Underwood Type
writer company.
! William Shields, rsSs!dent SMeld
/ Lye company.
Geo. Goerner, president Holstet
Commission company.
Ben Weathsrly, salesman Hards
gin McKittrick Dry Goods company.
i Allen Dow, salesman, 500 Mort
Broadway.
McGinnis, OF B. Nugent and c.
Ludwig Esman, manager Of til
New Orleans branch OF the X. I
Neuman company OF st. Louis.
Joseph e. Chasnoff, publicity agen
| IOT SI Louis HepuDlc.
Bert Crouch, salesman Wester
Electric and Supply Co.
John @. Day, insurance agent fo
Sun company of London.
| Ed. Wells, resident Of M. X G.
L. P. Ruff, buyer, Simmons Hare
wars company.
| The list of missing does not includ
several employed unaecounted for.
Firemen who were working on til
Lucas avenue side OF the club bull,
ing we're called off at 8 o'clock. Tn
north wall gave evidence OF fallins
and Chief Swingley refused to allo'
this men to endanger their lives Il
the sake OF work they might do !
saving property.
The fire was practically out at ]
a. M, but the ruins were too hot 1
permit a search for bodies.
Levy was rescued from the leds
Iof window, where he was hangin
by firemen. He declared he had s1t
1000 in bonds in his room when IL
fire started, and that they had bee
destroyed. He went to the Hot
! Jefferson for treatment.
W. r. Hawkins, night engineer
the club, declared he attempted
rescue OCCUPANTS of the upper foo,
but was prevented by his inability
run the elevator through the fire ar
smoke.
: Hawkins said he was In the has
ment when he sme1led smoke. +
investigated, going to the first fio'
and running the elevator to the THU
floor. He could not run it higher, ]
said, and was compelled to descen
Hawkins declared the elevator mig
: have been run later and fallen, eau
ling the noise which was heard |
Manager McGill and which was b
lieved at first to have been an e
plosion. The Shapleigh Hardwa
company building was damaged
7 the west side. Ali the window pan
!. were broken by the heat Among Il
r other establishments which will 81
} fer losses are the st. Louis Sc,
company, which occupies four sto
/, building just to the west Of the eli,
i building. Every window was brok,