Jasper County Democrat, Volume 14, Number 13, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 20 May 1911 — FIRE IN KANSAS CITY YARDS [ARTICLE]

FIRE IN KANSAS CITY YARDS

Flames, Driven by High Winds, Threaten Packing Properties. Kansas City, Mo., May 19. Fire broke out in the sheep pens at the Kansas City stockyards. The flames were driven before a high wind and threatened a large section of the yards. The fire soon spread into the immense horse and mule barns between the sheep oens and the Live Stock Exchange building. The barns were thrown open and 7,000 mules stampeded through the streets.