The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1881-12-08

slant death. The body. active and visi-
liant . moment before, Was picked
upon tho broken and spltntersd track, but Ill
trace Of life had disappeared He VAS carried
isto tie Pillsbury oeaea and ths search began
isr. hi late associates, whose bodies were
covered by tho debris or driven partially under
the platform and tho splintsred mills. Their
names 80 far ~ known have been given abo We
The damos wore gradually brought under con-
troll, but the search continued. The nu mber Of
people outside Of the fro department who had
copyrighted on tho spot zip to 8 O'Clock was
more bodies were lying under tho tir,bers
which had been driven through the platform
plsnkins. At Sis the body OF An unknown
man, not fireman. MAS re-
moved from uuderaesth tho timbers,
amass OF broken bones but slightly lasoar.ted
flesh and clothing nearly intact, aud teuderly
conveyed the imprisoned Mergue 10 G A.
Pillsbu.y / Co. y Office
.ss THE f1RR UNDER CONTROL.
"A force OF stalwart choppers L.
bored with tremendous and undageine
xeat In cutting through tho
massive imbsrs when formed Gotl. prison
and charnel house for the unfortunate dead
remaining unreleased or pinioned BY tho
terrific explosion. which had borne them
down to death, literally in tho
twinkliug OF An eye. AT $50 tho 1remeu
still retained their sorrowful posts under the
direction Of Chief Engineer Bracket, who gave
his orders with rare Judgment notxi.hs&aud-
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 Iead bodies were lying in tho
Pillsbnry L Co office and another injured
hremau taken to the Ames hospital,
had died OF his injuries. He is believed
to bs member OF Hose Company, No. /. Mr.
Frede:icks, the dead assistant engineer, WAS
ono Of the oldest members OF
tho department, and man generally
end deservtdly esteemed, being known through
out tho city. He was about thirty-fvc years
OF age. German by birth, but long = resi-
dent here, aud there is not citizen OF
Minneapolis who will not mourn the loss Of
kindly snd efficient officer. Tho OIL
Ger, At the time OF his death,
was known to have hell al accident insurance
policy for s., 600. and Is understood to have
owned considerable property. It is yet too
early to speak definitely OF the remaining
dead, bnt the loss of life by the
unexpected Casualty it is feared will reach one
third OF the loss attending the great explo-
sion in tho Washburn (A}, which At
tracted the attention Of the civilized world
The man at the Washburn A mill who sounded
the alam states that tho Ere was first discoy-
cred in the basement OF tho Pillsbury D MILL,
aud number OF spectators affirm
positively that the explosion occurred in the
Excelsior mill OF Messrs pillsbury l. Co.,
but the exact location will SOON be
positively settled. The Croker. Fisk i Co
mill had been shut down for some time
and If the explosion occurred here
it must have been caused b,
gas and not by tiour dust, hut the latter would
furnish the explanation had the tremendous
upheavalere occurred in the Excelsior. The
force Of the explosion did no.
SKATER THE WALLS
appears to have moved oltwardiy
through the front. playing indescribabls
havoc with the front Of the building, and tht
portions OF the elevated railway track lying
within range. At $50 o'clock srea
masses of citizens were hurryine
to the scene OF second disaster forming
most painful and sickening chapter in the his
tory Of milling enterprises in Minneapolis.
THE LOSS
may be summed: The Pillsbury B mill, owned
by c. 4 Pillsbury h Co., was valued Oh thu
books OF tho firm at $4,000, which
included tho site. The Empire, owned by I.
s. Watson OF ssachusetts WAS worth 1925,
600. and the Excelsior. owned by D
Morrison. 500, 600 and tho Minneapolis mil
OF Crocker, Fisk 4 Co. was worth 1928,
600 All the mills contained more o
less stock. Pillsbury l. Co. wer
90 fnlly covered by insurance on this part o
| the loss. Their total net los,
is proabbly $4,000 on tn
Pillsbury B mill. The cotton mill WAS value
| as $4O.0 900, wsa owned by D. Morrison, an
leased BY Henry Honkompl
CORNELIUS FREDRICKs. the as.is,
ant chief engineer Of the de
partmsnt was crushed under tn
falling wall Of the minneapolis mill and in
stant,y killed
John Luhy, member Of Hook + Ladder com
psuy No. &.
Alex Burk, sweeper in tho Pillsbury B mi
WAS standing on tho steps OF th
ofica OF @. a. Pillsbury i Co. when tn
explosion occurred He was struck on the hes
with stone and died from HE injuries at So
An
An unknown citizen was found killed Out
RIGHT. OF the wreck aud property cared for
| ~ TIE WOUNDED.
l. Daniel Horbach, fireman, who lives at n,
1905 North Second street, was badly bruise
and cut about the head and face BY glass IN
flying debris.
F. l. Coulter. also fireman. had bis lei
arm broken, his right ear severed, and su.
taiped other severe injuries.
Fred Rslke. fireman who resides at the &C
ner IT Fifth street and Sixteenth avenue north
was struck on the leg by flying rock and bad
ly injured. though not fatally hurt.
L Schneider, miller in the Pillsbury mil
Was cut acd bruised about the head and fAe
by flying timber.
History Of a New England Family.
These were the three sons OF hard
working old farmer, for whom the old maj
worked hard to give them an @eddicashun,
which they thought they secured at college
After which, BY their lives, they answered.
tho following conundrums:
| Why did the first young man become
doctor? Because he coveted "genteel oc
| e9pehon" more than from any genuine low
OF The healing art, 80 he became O ma
/ chine (20ttnr and a nncr 6oo<or