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Show BiC FIRE AT ST. LOUIS. ' NlcliuUon's Wholesale Uroc.ry Establish-nt Establish-nt Destroy.d-Los. JOO,OOl). . Sr. Louis, Juna 2!L The wholesale and retail grocery establishment of David Nicholson was completely burned this morning. Tho tire was discovered on the fourth floor and spread so rap-; idly that all the firemeu could do was to save the adjoining property. The north wall of tbe Nicholson building toppled over on to a one story building adjoining, demolishing , it. Soeral buildings adjacent to that of the grocery gro-cery firm were damaged by the tire. The lire occurred ot 4 o'clock and the guests at tho Ivy house . adjoining rushed from their rooms and climbed down the tire escapes in their night clothes, many of them having , narrow escapes from being trampled to death. Tho heaviest loser Is David Nicholson,, whoso stuck and building, valued at over $.'00,000, are almost totally destroyed. de-stroyed. Tho insurance is $173,000. The other louses amount to about $10, 000, which is partially covered by insurance. in-surance. The cause of the liro is unknown. un-known. , ... 1 ... i |