Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1881-12-10

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volumes and'th officers ran down to the mills.
only to find the great mills burning briekly
and in such way Is to endanger the entire
district Tho alram had been turned
on from the Wsshburn "A mill
and the fremen we're rendering
heroic service in the face Of great odds. When
Sergeant West reached the scene the fire made
slow Roadway until about an hour
after It was discovered, whom hor-
rifying surprise occurred for eli in
the vicinity. Assistant Engineer Frederick
and few Of his fellow fremen were standing
on the Minneapolis l. St Louis elevator track,
running evenly with the second floor Of the
Croker, Fisk 4 Co. mills Two firemen were
on top of the latter building, little anticipating
the terrible experience and marvellous es
cape but moment ahead of them.
TREMENDOUS EXPLOSION
occurred in the Orocker Fisk mill, tearing the
building into fragments. hurting the two men
on the roof to the roof Of the adjoining mill,
from which point they were recovered
few minutes afterwards without
greater injury than nero scratches
The front of the exploded mill was
thrown outward in . mass Of flying
debris, travelling with the force Of cannon
ball, inficting few bodily injuries among
spectators owing to the limited number
congregated on the ground where the frightened
incident of the casualty occurred The Peas
timbers, rails and posts in the elevated
railway track were bent down or splintered
and in their fall tore through the planking of
the platform creating wreck and manning
of human bodies which words
cannot picture. Poor Neill Frederick
as good man and faithful an official as ever
lived was struck on the side Of the head by
some fragment, tearing the skull open
in shocking manner and causing in
slant death. The body, active and vigi-
liant . moment before, was picked
upon the broken and splintered track, but all
trace of life had disappeared. he was carried
into the Pillsbury Office, and the search began
for his late associates, whose bodies were
covered by the debris or driven partially under
the platform and the splintered mills. Their
names so far as known have been given abo We
The flames were gradually brought under con-
troll, but the search continued. The number of
people outside of the fire department who had
congregated on the spot up to o'clock was
surprisingly small It was known that two or
more bodies were lying under the timbers.
which had been driven through the platform
planking At 1915 the body of an unknown
man, not fireman, was re-
moved from underneath the timbers.
q mass of broken bones but slightly lascarated
flesh and clothing nearly intact, and tenderly
conveyed the imprisoned Mergue in G. A.
Pillsbury l. Co. g Office.
THE FIRE UNDER CONTROL
A force of stalwart choppers ID
bored with tremendous and unAagping
zeal in cutting through the
massive timbers which formed both prison
and charnel house for the unfortunate dead
remaining unreleased or pinioned by the
terrific explosion, which had borne them
down to death, literally in the
twinkling OF an eye At $50 the fremen
still retained their sorrowful posts under the
direction of Chief Engineer Bracket who gave
his orders with rare judgment notwithstand-
ing grief for his loved associates which
he could not conceal even in the midst
of his direct and great responsibility. At that
hour three dead bodies were lying in the
Pillsbury & Co. Office and another injured
fireman taken to the Ames hospital,
had died of his injuries. He is believed
to be member of Hose Company, No. 4. Mr..
Fredericks, the dead assistant engineer, was
one of the oldest members Of
the department, and q man generally
snd deservtdly esteemed, being known through
out the city, He was about thirty five years
OF age, German by birth, but long resi-
dent here, and there is not = citizen Of
Minneapolis who will not mourn tho loss Of
kindly and efficient officer. The Off
Ger, at the time of his death,
was known to have held an accident insurance
policy for So, 600, and is understood to have
owned considerable property. 1t is yet too
early to speak definitely of the remaining
dead, but the loss of life by the
unexpected casualty it is feared will reach one
third of the loss attending the great explo-
sion in the Washburn (A), which at
tracted the attention of the civilized world
The man at the Washburn mill who sounded
the ALAN states that the fire was first discov-
cred in the basement of the Pillsbury B mill,
and number of spectators affirm
positively that the explosion occurred in the
Excelsior mill of Messrs. Pillsbury & Co.,
but the exact location will soon be
mill had been shut down for some time
and if the explosion occurred here
it must have been ca1laed hY