A fire which started from causes which as yet have not been determined wrecked the second floor of the Silver Building at the corner of N. Market and W. Union at 11 o’clock Tuesday evening.

The beautiful new Sternberg’s store which occupies the corner room on the main floor and which was to be formally opened at 9 o’clock Wed. morning was damaged by water and the grand opening has been delayed for a week or ten days. The fire originated in or near the bath room of the vacant apartment on the second floor.

The building is owned by C.I. Silver of University City, Missouri and had recently been remodeled. The keys had been left with two of his friends so they might show the rooms to any prospective tenants but neither had been in the apartment for several days and do not know whether it had been broken into or not.

Mr. Sternberg had finished arranging his big new stock of ladies ready to wear and millinery and had his show window illuminated early in the evening to show some of the features of the Wed. opening. This opening will probably be held in a week or ten days.

(Extracted from local newspapers by Harry Boyd)