Evening Republican, Volume 18, Number 59, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 10 March 1914 — MANY LOST LIVES IN ST. LOUIS FIRE [ARTICLE]

MANY LOST LIVES IN ST. LOUIS FIRE

Estimated That From 30 to 35 Perished In Burning of Missouri > * The Missouri Athletic Club in St. Louis was destroyed by. fire Monday morning and there are seven known dead, their bodies having been recovered, and it is estimated that the total lives lost will be from 30 to 35. were many guests at the club, which was operated much as a hotel and the flames had gained such headway when discovered that escape by the elevators or stairways was cut off. Many crossed to the roof of .a 4-story building by means of an improvised rope ladder made of sheets. Many jumped from windows and there are fifteen in hospital®.