The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1886-11-18

PHILADELPHIA Nov. u.-AR exc
plosion occurred In the cigar box manu-
factory Of Henry sheip & Co., l704 and
1905 Bardoiph street this afternoon
which blew out the rear wall, badly In
iuring number Of young men, women
ana girls and impeFiling the lives Of
over one hundred more. The manu-
factory is . three story brick structure
with depth OF 150 feet. At the back
sre located q number Of sheds for storing
OF lumber uaed in the manufacture OF
cigar boxes. The first and second noors
are used as planning mill and carpenter
shop and on the third floor were em-
Ployed twenty-five girls in pasting
paper Innings In the boxes. Just before
the explosion the engineer started up
steam by throwing Q large amount Of
seWdust on the IRE under the boiler from
the sAwduss bin, which was short dis
tance Oh, and then started 70 the Bar
dolph street front OF the building. He
states that he had been there but Q few
minutes when he was Startled by the re-
port Of 3 loud noise, which was followed
by the upper portion Of
TIE REAR WALL FALLING
And by the screams OF women In the
upper story. Bricks were flying In all
directions, and In less than . minute
after the whole rear portion appeared 70
be in flames. The greatest excitement
existed among the hands about the build
ing, especially among the females.
Some Uf them ran for the stairway lead
Ing to the street, while Others ran 70 the
windows. and few started 70 climb
out, but they were prevented from jump
ing to the ground by their companions.
During all of the time the flames were
spreading from one fOcr 20 another,
and crowds, attracted by the smoke and
SCREAMS OF THE WOMEN,
blocked the street, but the excitement
among them was 30 great that they ap-
peared powerless at the time to assist
building and succeeded In getting them
all out. The excitement among the
people was increased when the girls and
young women appeared In the street,
come bleeding and others badly burned.
The fire burned etubbOrnly despite the
efforts of the firemen to check the flames
and In Q remarkably short period, ewing
to the infiammable character of 1.-THE COM
tents, the two upper stories Of the factory
and the shedding in the rear was ablsz-.
One girl, Carrie Bruner, aged Is, is miss
ing. The following is q
LIST OF THE IHJURED.
Ella StOcker, sged a, badly injured
about the face and hands; Carrie Miller,
aged Is, burned about the body; Elma
Muller, 16 years. burned about the face
Mary r. Necht, 10 years. face and body
burned; Amanda Cook, 19 years, burned
about the fAce. back and hands; John
Pollock, IL years, injured about the head
by falling bricks; Joseph Reihmer, Ia
years, hands badly burned; Joseph
Kiengelhaffer, q years. head cut and
hands injured; George Kimbali, 10 years,
head and face cut; Daniel Freiz, an old
man, head ana face burned and arm cut.
TIE FIRE UNDER CONTRoL.
The IRE was gotten into control after
having destroyed almost the entire build
ing. The livery stables Of j. b. Tully
aud A. @. CresWen adjoining the rear OF
the cigar box factory were blown by the
force of the explosion. In Mr. 1ully e
place some fiftyI sleighs and carriages
were crushed TO atoms and q number OF
carriages were also ruined in CresWell'e
building. About TWO hours after the fire
had been extinguished the body OF Carrie
Bruner, aged thirty and an employe,
factory burned under steam pipes
and heavy iimbers. Her body and cloth
ing were but slightly burned, and heI
death was In ell probability caused by
the hesvy timbers falling upon her WheY
the explosion occurred. Fifteen persons
were more or less seriously injured, bal
it is thought that none OF the injuries
will prove fatal, with the probable ex-
ception OF Annie Wol1nger, aged twenty.
three, who received severe burns abou
the face and body and also sustained In
juries fIom flying timbers. The injuries
Of others were burns and bruised sus-
tanned in jumping or falling from
the upper stories. The girls were takeI
to their homes and the men and boy
to hospitals. A few Of the latter were abb
to go TO their homes after their injusiel
had been dressed. The accepted theory
Of the origin Of the explosion IL that af.
Ter the engineer had banked mp the mr.
In the engine q back draft had blewn thl
flames out, that they had Ct aunicateC
With the sawdues IN the BIN and tht
flames shooting upwards through largt
dust hus which was air tight, caused "a,
explosion. The loss Is estimated as e17,'
600, insured.