| Show WERE NERE DISASTROUS TO FIREMEN v Sund Suny y Fires in St louis and Chicago O OM B mUg lN IS KILI I 1 1 tutors Irr airs One lo Irol ubi ably hl St gt Lul Isu io O vb to 10 U the value ot w I br to the greater part rl of at four ot of buIldings ani and theIr contents and Sixth streets and avenue anil Morgan Iolan street In Inthe Inthe the r of this the retell sectIon beng beIng dat One w was kie killed II oUter members of er the Or fire depart insist wore Injured mo snore or less les 1 as and or six slightly hurt None Non of the injured wi will die dieC as astr C tr as known tonight The lr origin originated a t In Ue the tON store ot of W The Injured are Clef ChIef Swingley fac face blistered by heat John foreman engine company braised about legs lep internal Injuries Injun Joh driver engIne corn com comlIn lIn pany leg broken hand band and cheek I Ild MIke Hanlon out on hand handI John Jarp Internal Injuries I serious harry Bridge foreman engine corn com puny shocked hocked by electric wIre Chief Gus Ous shocked and burne burned b by lIve wire Ire 4 J 3 OReilly el city light lighting ing blown Into street Ily by concussion o of fallIng walls Jame James J freman fireman hands out cut Or Geerge e W Durand spectator hip dislocated August leg broken The he loss ION on both buildings and stocks ut of gds goods Is approxImately Definite figures are exceedingly hard to 0 obtain There were vere six retail con which were ere 10 heavy rho balance of the loss Is divided In vary orr varying Ing proportions among umon I a score re or more small shopkeepers I or firms The Ore fire broke out nt at 9 this moring morning In the brick build building In ing ot at Bradway Broadway and Franklin avenue occupied b by tIme the dr dry gods goods Irm firm or Of Penn Gentles and In I a few lew minutes the entire structure Sparks and brands wore were blown In ever every Ur lon b by n a strong northwest wind ald and the destruction of adjoining property was ras threatened A general alarm ularm was wa turne turned In olli and soon frer every engine In the cl city was wa at th the FLone scene or on the way n there Late tonight John CummIngs Cumming private an o of Penny Gentes was arrested and is II being held at the lour Four curu courts pending Investigation into the origin of the tire le He was taken laken Into custody as the result o of n a statement by bya a woman oman rooming o opposite to the 0 of feet teet that she he had seen a man answer answerIng answering Ing the description lighting matches matchel In the store to the tho tre fire CummIngs denIe denied having had anything to do wih with It and states that he was at home when the fre fire broke out out The trolley wIres along Broadway and Franklin avenue were a soure source of danger and until tie they were cut on the mayors order orders there were numerous narrow narro escapes from electrocution While trying to get a derailed car out of the way ot of the firemen nt at l Fourth and Morgan streets the car bumped Into Inlo n a lre lire engine crushing Fireman Hanmore le lie was seriously hurt hurt J For r hours after the lre tIre broke out the theone one Was thronged lh thousands of spectators who had been drown drawn b by time report part th that t the u burning nl ui I I I I i I i I Ee policeman available wa was nurle Ito the barriers to scene sene ald rope were erected around tie lie lr lIre section hut but It rag waa 11 all the they could do to te kell keep the eager ager crowd bek back When hen the all of Der Deer Dros Bros 5 and andIO I IO store several ral bels bess o of engIne company No 1 11 were In I the thie building Four firemen were fO fOer coY er b by te the debris and I it Wa was several hours before they could b be out out 1111 a pile pIpe man had crushed to death Ileath and In Injure injured jure John Jude Judge torman foreman ot of No I it iWI WI was weded wedged In with lb debris dehn ru hl fret feet lay the b body ot of Mappes but wItt ti lit litA A cl cool head he directed the f his comrades in their work of It rs uc When lie he was finally removed hi h is taken lothe to the hospital in nn an where here Ieni several othe others ot of the injured had bun n Chicago Feb firemen ani two spectAtors were injured tie ot of a 1 fire at th the basket fUltor or of John S at North Green street to teds One of at the Injured firemen may mar tile die Th The Injure Injured are Capt WIlam Bergman right leg broken and burned about abouL bo body 11 may maydie die LIUI Frank Nigg burne burned about face tace and hands hand Paul hurt about lck beck fa face and hands MArt 1 Injured about back and legs legy Mi Mrs Rosa 3 30 years ohl oh In injured juro by PorCh giving way 1 at a house bouse I opposite the burning building while wa watching the fire fre Sophie 13 years oar old Injure Injured similarly Bergman Gear and were In the lend second stor story Whets when the tor floor caved In pinning al all tour four In the tho rouse They were rt Ul with cult The was small |
