Disastrous Fire
A CITY BLOCK DESTROYED. OVER A JII'XDIiKD PKOI'I.K I'KKHIHC].). By Cable-Press Association • -C»p\ vijj-iit Received 111, l-J.2.1 a.m. ' New York, March i). A lire at St. Louis practically de*truv ed the whole of a city hloek. Though every available fireiuaii was on the scene shortly after the start, the lit" j"ot beyond eoiUrol and was soon :i seething mass of Haines. The roof caved in, carrying down several Honrs. Twenty out of 13.) people who I..id rooms in the building are accounted for. Tub bodies of seven who jumped from the fourth lloor were found in the street. It is believed that over a hundred perished.
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Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVI, Issue 214, 10 March 1914, Page 5
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108Disastrous Fire Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVI, Issue 214, 10 March 1914, Page 5
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