The Indianapolis leader. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1879-1890, 1881-11-12

the rear or the nat, where % Grand street
stood, to recover tile body IF German. He
was customer of the beer saloon in the
basement, and went into the yard, where he
was caught by falling walls. He lived for
an hour or two, rs some men who were
working to rescue him talked with him; but
he died before the ruins covering him could
be removed
1t is said this morning that number of
customers were in the lager beer saloon, 55
Grand street, and were caught in the falling
building. AT hrst II was said there were
two or three men in the saloon, but
the story grew by repetition until
the number reached ten or twelve.
One of the occupants of the building on the
opposite side of the street said he saw three
or four people in the saloon few minutes
N'f r" the 'nilding fell. Ths saloon is kept
by Mrs Ward, and she had very narrow
Docape. The hoor above the basement is oc-
cupied as tailor store, but there was no
one there at the time. On the door above
was John Randolph with his wife and four
children. His wife-IouiSa r. Randolph
about thirty-five years Old-was taken out
dead, and Randolph and his four children
were taken 10 the Chambers Street Hospital,
suffering from very severe bruises. On tn
next floor a man named Shipiey lived with
his wife. They both escaped by jumping
from rear window. On tue top floor Sa-
Vile, an artificial flower maker, lived with
his wife and two children. He
and his wife were taken out uninjured,
but his oldest child, girl of seven years
of age, was killed, and young child, very
severely injured
On the floor of the building, 50 Grand
street, at the corner of South and Fifth
avenue, was the liquor store OF Holland &
OBrien. There were no customers in the
store at the time, and the bartender had
hni n linn
fell. He made his escape through the
building on South Fifth avenue. On the
floors above. John Hill and wife lived with
their two children. Both children were
killed, and Hill and his wife were severely
injured. On the third floor Mrs G. Badel
lived with her two sons, one son was absen
at the time, Mrs. Bader and her son Joseph
twenty-fOur years old were caught in the
building, Joseph was taken out with leg
broken and other severe injuries. Mrs
Bader had her skull fractured.
On the top floor Ferdinand BOlds lived
with his wife Mary and their son Joseph
and with them lived Mrs. Bolds, mother of
Francis Kuont forty-ive years old. her son
John. fourteen years and daughter Teresa
Mrs huont and John kuont were taken out
dead.
The people living In the neighborhood of
the fallen buildings say they have been con-
sidered unsafe long time. c. r. HYDE, in
spector of the building department of this
district, said I'VE had no record of the
erection of these buildings, but they were
probably fifty years old. The corner build
ing was altered two years ago from a three
and half-story building with a peaked
roof to four-story fiat roof building The
other building was three and half stories |
high. The party wall was an eight-inch
wall. The buildings were reported unsafe
last week, and made an examination, and
recommended the walls be braced up and
new foundation built for the party wall.
did not think there was any present danger
though the foundations were rotten, and the |
party wall has settled badly" O'Brien,
owner of the corner building, signified his |
willingness to do all there was required. |
julius Levy was the owner of the other |
Edward Key, fireman, was injured while |
at work and taken home in an ambulance. |
TIE LIST OF THE DEAD AND INJURED.
Up to a late hour firemen were working |
ON the ruins of the fallen building in search |
Of additional dead supposed to be there |
The flowing is a complete list of the xii ed |
thus far received: Mrs Kraub, John Kraub. |
Mrs. Louisa X. Rudolph, Francis Hill |
and infant brother; Mary Saville, Minnie
Saville (mother and daughter); John
Thompson, and an unknown man. The in |
lured are: Miss Baeder, Joseph Baeder, John
Gillespie, John X. Hill, Mrs. Minnie Hill, |
Martin Charles, John Rudolph and Mary |
Saville. Some OF the injured will die.
similar Accident I'm Tennessee.
CLARKsvILLE, Tenn, Nov. 9.-Last night !
about 10 O'Clock frame building near the
Gas Works fell down with q terrible
crash, killing and burying beneath
The ruins Commodore Fentress (colored), |
lis wife and three children. A young
son. who escaped, felt the building gradu-
ally giving away, and tried to arouse the
family, but without success The building
vas an old one, but not considered danger
,us. George Snadon, owner of the premises.
paid the funeral expenses.