Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1854-04-28

The Ns,o York TStbuse gives list Of the
killedand wounded by the falling of the walls
of the store, at the fire in Broadway, on Tues
day evening TWELVE bodies have been re-
covered from the ruins, and one is still missing.
They were mostly. single young men of 10 to
rs years of age, but one of them leaves a wife
and child. Several of them were terribly mu-
tilated. John A. Keysers head and body
were mashed almost to jelly by the falling of
an iron safe on him. A. Mckay could be iden-
titled only by the initials of his name in India
ink on his arm. He entered the building to
warn his brother of his danger, and before
they could escape, both were crushed John
B. O'Donnell, fireman, was extricated from
the ruins at o'clock, Wednesday morning.
"He was conscious when taken out, having
held conversation with his friends for several
hours previous. His head and face were
dreadfully burned, and one hand was terribly
crushed, nearly severing it from the arm. He
was conveyed to the New York Hospital,
where he fingered during the day in great ag.
ony, and expired at 9 IL o'clock last eve
ming"
Mr.. Nieman, Brooklyn fireman, was so
! mangled as to render recognition impossible,
except by his clothing. Michael Flynn was
recognized in the same way. George Rien-
hart was found with his head off, lying beside
his body, with one side burned. The face and
body of Mr.. Wilson were terribly mutilated
aud burned.
Twenty seven persons, whose names are
known, were burnt or mutilated, most of
them severely, some so that their recovery is
doubtful, and many others received frightful
injuries. A sad story is told of their several
sufferings For instance, it is said. that one
had two fingers burnt off, bruises on his head,
and his nose split open. P. H. Waters sus-
tanned fracture of the thigh, and was burn
ed in the abdomen, recovery doubtful. VIM.
Bassett who was taken out insensible, owed
his life to having on an old fashioned freman's
cap. John Atkinson's cap saved him also.
John Moran was in the ruins about two hours,
was bruised badly, and inhaled steam. He
cannot recover.
Several thrilling incidents are related of the
sufferers.
Charles Parks a member of Hose Company
No. 20, who was buried in the ruins about
four hours, states that their was young man
lying beneath him (whose name he had for
gotten) whom he heard engaged in prayer.
Shortly afterwards the poor fellow requested
Parks to go and see his mother in Elizabeth
st. and tell her that he had died in the ruins.
The poor man must have died soon after, as
Parks did not hear him speak or groan after
ward.
John II. Steele was in the second story of
Jennings's building when the wall fell, and
jumped out of the window, with others.
Wednesday afternoon, slut and three
young pups were dug out of the ruins, wide
awake, and seemingly but little injured by
their fifteen hours of Imprisonment.
Louis Kirchner, a German belonging to En-
gine Co. No. 81, was precipltated from the
third story of the building, and strange to
say, was but slightly injured. He struck up
on his head an0 hands, crushing his fire hat.
The only injury sustained was some bruises
about the head, and one of his thumbs dislo-
Gated. About four weeks since, Kirchner fell
from the fourth story of the iron foundry No.
IS Centre St., but sustained no injury
James Leonard, foreman of Engine Com
pany No 81, went into the ruins to assist in
rescuing the sufferers. He was standing at
the side of Mckay, who was killed; he made
a spring and just cleared the falling mas. His
trumpet was caught in the ruins and rim torn
off.