Show The Dread Flames PrrrsBUBG April 26A disastrous fire broke out thft morning in the Willis Bros grocery storo in a fourstory building the upper storied of which were occupied by a number r ot roomers Tho flames wore discovered I covered Wit 1 oclock by Willis who immediately im-mediately alarmed the inmates The flames spread rapidily and before the engines arrived ar-rived had gained great headway The firemen fire-men immediately ran ladders to the various stories of the building whilo policemen broke in the doors to rescue tho inmates Some fell and had to be dragged out Wm Ederman and a Greek named Hoggitste jumped from windows before help reached them The Greek was caught by a man on the sidewalk which probably saved his life although his skull was fractured After the fire was got under control the bodies of Sophie Bales and Fred Shipltz were found in bed dead suffocated by the smoke It is feared that Eberman will not recover The fire is supposed to have been caused by an explosion of natural gas The loss which was nominal was covered by big insurance |