The Indianapolis sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1880-1904, 1885-05-06

crowd OF people out of the way OF danger. Ii
wee repo rted at first that about 100 girls who
were employed in the Milo Hynes Baton
Works, which was on tbe top floor, where
the roof fell in. were killed, but there are
other reports that mos Of these girls made
their escape by climbing on the roofs OF the
adjoining tenement houses.
The building was occupied by twenty
small man nufactories, and there were about
500 men and women employed therein. 1t
was FIVE stories high, and erected twenty
seven years ago. The wood work burned
like tincer.
When the freman arrived they fo1nd
many Of the young women st the wiudoGs.
screaming wildly tor help. Their retrest
had been cut off aud the firemen quickly
ran up the ladders, but the girls we're
bemmed in, and many of them fell back
into the flames before help could reach
them. The infsmmable chsrscer OF the
building hindered the efforts OF the fremen.
1t YVES ascertained that the engineer of the
factory, Daniel j. Lowry, was one of the
victims. be was killed By the falling of
the west wsll Of the middle wing on Atlantic
avenue.
The cause of toe re wss the overturning
OF tina boilers OF soap fsctory on the second
floor. The west wall OF the middle wisg on
Atlantic avenue had settled. The workmen
were screwlng It up with lacks; the middle
jack had been screwed no too high and il
was lowered, when the whole weight OF the
wall cslre upon tue two jacks at the ends,
and Il fell with a crash. Police nan McCor-
mick. OF the third sub-pracinct, heard that
the building had fallen. He ran thither i'm
medotely, and tound that the boilers of the
soap factory had capsized and that the build
ing was on fire ffom the furnaces beneath
them.
The fremen injured were Bernard Stout
and Michaal J. GrogaD, of Engine IL, who
were carried 10 the Long Island Hospital;
Patrick Doherty, OF Hook and Ladder 3. aud
Fireman Hanley. Their wounds were sll
scslp wounds, caused by the falling OF
bricks
Among the employees known to be in jared
are Hen y Warner. scalp wound end irsc-
ture OF leg; Mrs. Henrietta Haas wife OF
shoemaker in an adjoining building. report
ed 10 have died on the way to the hospital;
Miss Emma Hoar and her dsughte severely
hurt.
Two unknown women were pulled from
beneath the burning timbsrs by the Chist of
the Fire Department, Mr.. Nevins, and put
into the shoe store.
When the wall that WAS jscked up fell
numoer OF men were at work at it. They
have not been seen since.
Rosa pantredae. an employe CT Melo
Aques, is among the missing; Edwin Batter
was sfen bv his brother, Q. w. Builer, &c
jump from the second story window into the
ruins. He bas not been seen since.
-Four OF the men employed by the Judd
Manufacturing Company are also missing.
Two women were taken from the seco1d
floor by fremen. who bad raised ladders TO
the State street b1idipg.
Chief Nevins said II believe that there
are at least twenty-five people in the ruins;
there may be more"
The loss is estimated at $500, ,00e; insura ice
unknown. The bailding was owned By
Nathan Gushing. OF Boston.
3 p. m.-Three bodies have been taken
from the ruins. They were burned beyond
recognition.
-KttEED,- -woUEBED AND MISSING.
Unknown man, charred beyond rscogni-
tion, supposed to be David j. Lowry, engi-
neer in button factory; unknown man, hor-
cation; trunk OF person, not known
whether male or female. The fire had
burned away all the outer coatings, leaving
the vital organs exposed, while tSe limbs
were gone, and only trunk and isshle,s
skull remained.
Missing ones: Inquiries have been made.
for the following, who are supposed to be in
the ruins: Berling. Conrad, Jr, aged venty;
Batter. Edward, aged twenty-five, New
York; Clark, William, aged forty, residence
unknown; Dense. Henry. aged fifty.six, of
New York; Eggs, Fritz. aged twenty-one,
residence unknown; Haffner, Henry,
aged aged IGSt.,, forty; of s,s.,Ss ls5 Grahsm AZ.
Lowry, Daniel, aged fifty, of So Atlantic
avenue MATHS, Adolph, aged twenty-six,
of 372 Hicks street; McGrath N. John,
aged eighteen, OF 2l4 Bond street; Moore,
Benjamin, aged thirty, OF 1872 Madison
street; Gus - boy in tin.shop, residence
unknown; Ppatf, james, residence unknown /;
Petere John, yesidence unknown; Feeley,
NJ afr Ia. Tor
Rosie, Warren street, near Hoyt;
Higgins, Annie, residence unknown:
McGraih, Mary, residence unknown; DJans,
Aggie, residence unknown; Riley, Mamie,
residence unknown: McKeon, Katie. resi-
depce unknown; Dorner, Thomas, aged II 4,
No. 2sl Navy street LuDg, Gustsve aged 20,
No. 2e5 Pacific street; Legge, Wm., aged 43.
residence unknown; Carpenter, James, aged
As, pa Graham street.
The injured: Doueherty, Patrick, of
Hook and Ladder Truck No. s. was burnt
about the face and head and received bad
cut on the head; FAY, James. fireman on
Engine No. g. fatally 10 jured Haas, Emma,
slightly injured about The head; Haas Mrs.
h. aged sixty eight. received confusion of
the scalp and bsd her arms fractured; :;
Hynes, Patrick. fireman on Engine No. 19,
received two lacerSted scalp wounds; Lynch,
James, driver of a furniture wsgon, leg
broken; Manner, Henry metal spinner, of
NO. l. fkrK Glace, seVeraI sugnt scalp IN
juries; Murray. J James. fireman No. engine,
foet crushed Rsgap, Michael T., fireman on
engine No. A. confusion of the scalp; Storp,
Bernard. hrema1 on engine No. 4 received
a confused wound on his scalp; John Burns,
pj0rsd IN hips.
There we're several Others who sustained
slight injuries such &c flesh wounds and
bruised faces and limbs bat they were not
sufficiently disabled 70 require medica at
tendance The scene At tina Police Station
where the three dead bodies which
were removed from tAs ruins
were conveyed, was SD
one. A bed-quilt was thrown over the bod
les, and msny people came 10 see il
they could not recognize the Uniis
tin guishable blackpess. Tae bodies are