People's Pilot, Volume 3, Number 20, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 3 November 1893 — A BAD FIRE. [ARTICLE]

A BAD FIRE.

It Causes * Loss of 8500,000 at Pitts-burgh-Eight Persons Injured. Pittsburgh, Pa., Oct 30.—The large warehouse of the Chautauqua Lake Ice company, on Pike street, between Twelfth and Thirteenth, a six-story brick structure, 100 feet long, was destroyed by fire, caused by an explosion which occurred about noon. The warehouse was stored with valuable goods, and an insurance of >1,000,000 is carried. At 2:10 o’clock a man named Wissmann was struck by falling timbers and his skull fractured. The explosion occurred on the fifth floor, where a large lot of whisky was stored. Four men were in the room at the time, and, the flames cutting off their retreat, they were forced to jump to the grouud, and all were seriously injured. Their names are J. Heilman, Wiliam Smith, John Griffen and William Parke. Heilman was also badly burned. A fifth man was on the fifth floor of the building at the time of the and he was also badly injured in jumping. His name was Edward Steyss. John Reissica, a boy, was also hurt by falling timbers. This makes eight men injured. At 2:50 p. m, the southeastern wall of the cold-storage building fell, eon»pletely demolishing four dwelling houses located on Mulberry alley. The inmates were absent at the time and thus escaped injury. On account of the varied interests and large number of people involved a definite statement concerning the loss and insurance is- impossible- at this time. Reliable sources place the total loss at from >500,000 to >700,000, with an insurance of about >1,000,000,