The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-04-14

and groans were heard from one or two places,
and to these spots people rushed. Firemen,
and all available ambulances were summoned.
People from all parts of the city fockcd to the
spot
The Roosevelt Hospital ambulances were first
on the ground, and carried away nine of the
wounded. Commissioner Brennan, of the char
tiles department, undertook to direct the work
of rescue, and Building Inspector Doench and
the fire commissioners did work in the same di-
rection. Four hook and ladder companies, and
the crews of three engine companies set to work
to remove the debris. A large gang of work
men were pressed into service, and in fifteen
minutes the labor of rescue was well under way.
Night had set in before the efforts Were relaxed
at all. Two of the workers fancied they heard
a cry for help, but no person was
found at either time Near o'clock Fire Chief
Reeves thought he heard groans under the heap
at the rear of the second building. The gangs
went to work, front and rear, and at 7:30 hole
large enough for a fireman and two others to
grope their way to the cellar was made. A
search was made with lamp, but nothing but
ruins was discovered.
Nearly two hours later, in the same place,
groans came from man caught in an upright
position between many crossing timbers and held
fast. He was extricated with difficulty. He
was Louis Walters. aged forty, q framer of lSo
Ridge street. one of the men who had been en-
gagged in bolstering up the building He was re-
moved to hospital.
1t was said that the missing builder had been
hurt by a flying brick when the buildings fell.
The work of searching is being prosecuted with
the aid of large calcium light Charles
Schwazer, brick layer, was standing by him
at the time. Schwazer had refused, week be-
fore, to work longer on such building. AS the
dust arose, SchwaZer turned to Buddensick, and,
shaking his clenched fist in the builders face,
exclaimed: "You ought to be hung for what
you have done here" Buddensick made no re-
ply, but limped away There were many threats
of lynching the man, afterward, and it was
lucky for him he stayed away.
Buddensick is notorious builder of cheap
edifices. He has, generally. of recent years,
built under another name than his own, and
thus been able to shirk responsibility. He was
once indicted for violating the building laws,
but escaped punishment Four years ago he
went through bankruptcy, but has since done
plenty of business under another name. Frank
says he spoke to Buddensick couple of times
about the quality of the mortar, and the builder
replied that it would be all right 1t is said that
the building examiner made protest at the
method Of building these houses, and was soon
removed to another district.
Inspector Doench made hasty examination
of other buildings being erected by Buddensick,
and remarked that he thought he would order
extensive alterations in them.
There were many narrow escapes. Andrew
Love and John Gainor were painting on the
third-story windows of one of the houses when
1T fell. Love landed in the celler and Gainor on
the sidewalk, almost unhurt.
At midnight it was thought that fourpersons-
two stair builders and two plumbers, are still in
the ruins. The wounded and missing by the
falling building are:
Injured-Arnt, Otto, slight injuries; Bonder
ick, Robert, seventeen years, lather, slightly
injured; Brandt, Henry, thirty-six years, slight
injuries; Cavanaueh, John, lather. slightly in
jured; Dexter John, eighteen years, lather,
slightly hurt; Flynn, John, twenty nine years,
slightly hurt; Flynn, Tom, scalp wound; King,
Thomas, thirty three years, roofer, hand
and arm burned by solder. hospitals Laverty,
John, scalp wound and back hurt went home;
McInerny, Jno., forty-four years. roofer leg and
thigh broken, injuries very serious, hospital;
Nolan, Thos., slightly hurt; Sauertrie, r., car
penter, side injured, hospital; Schuckt Job,
aged twenty roofer. confusion of side and
-iRternal injuries. hospital; Trainor JAS. thirty
one. years, lathcr, foot crushed, hospitals
Ward Frank, twenty years, bficklayer,
back sprained, hospital Walters, Louis,
forty years, framer, dug out of ruins
after six hours, insensible, badly
crushed, hospital Ziverman, Adam, thirty
seven years. mason, head and thigh badly
bruised.
Missing -Halton, b., roofer coat found in
ruins; Knott, John, roofer, coat found in ruins;
Watson, James, carpenter, working on third
building from Eleventh avenue, as were two
unknown lathers and an unknown carpenter,
who had not been accounted for up to midnight.