Show FIREMEN WRITHED IN AGONY AS HOT CAUGHT THEM ON I FIRE ESCAPE PITTSBURG July 2 29 Three Three buildings build build- ings destroyed half halt a million dollars dollar damage damasa done and nd the five firemen Injured was the sum t total tal of ot a n. destructive e blaze blue Jn rG at aLan nn ari- ari arly hour this morning The The buildings destroyed were Wen thoe of or Stewart Drag Bros Co liberty venue Avenue th the h De Do Noon loon Paint and Varnish Varnish company l' l Liberty aye o 1 nue and nd f Stewart t rt Ci Cp Liberty avenue T The Injured firemen arc nrc Buckley Buck Buck- Ic ley William Dalzell William Reese and Daniel Gallagher Gallas None one wee was se- se e- e Injured I The tire fire on the fourth floor toor of QC the story eIght tor building occupied pled pied pied theDe the b theDe by Dc Noon When the r reached the scene smoke was I Issuing from every window of at tho the structure In In th the cellar and lower floor were stored large largo quantities of or paints varnishes var var- turpentine oils etc An explosion sion slon of ot this material while the firemen were on the thc fire escapes sent a blast of or fire out upon the tha men The flames struck the full lull In the face Tho The men dropped the hose and writhed and l struggled t to set get out of ot the thc reach rench of or withering he heat heet t. Some almost fell tell d down wn the tho lire escape others slid down tho the side railings and a couple hung by their hands until rescued by their companions companion The Injured men were ere taken talen to hospitals hospitals hos hoe where their Injuries were pronounced pronounced pro pro- not nt fatal I I At 30 2 o'clock o occurred another ex ex- ex cx- cx e oven even n more terrific than tho first although h no one was injured byth by bythe bytho th the tho flames names which ate their Wa way after consuming the Do Noon place luto the rubber goods establishment of or Stewart Bros which was also practically de- de stroe strayed S S. Ewart Co wholesale grocers suffered Buffered II hea heavily from and water The furniture firm of 01 Spear Holler and tho the wholesale millinery firm of or 1 J. J J J. J Porter Co on Pennsylvania Pennsylvania Penn Penn- sylvania a avenue In the rear roar of or the thc burning burning- buildings buildinG's separated but bran byan alley olley also suffered hea heavily vII The flames were vere confined to tho the buildings build build- ings inge mentioned but the firemen worked till 6 G o'clock this morning lighting fighting the stubborn The loss 1051 will probably not fall tall farbelow far tar farbelow below the million half mark |