The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1888-09-01

and msngled. Leaves a family.
JOHN We Der, a cooper, mangled about head
and arms. Leaves family,
GILL MIRACLE, foreman at Charles smitha
cooper shop, skull broken. Leaves wife snd
five children.
JAKE YErTER, coopee, skull crushed and
hight leg broken Leaves wife and five chill
IreD.
"A. BUBLIz, JR., IA year old boy; skull
crushed.
LOUIS RoEscH. cooper. left leg torn of, right
leg broken and top of head Oft. Leaves a wife
and four children.
JOSEPH EUL, laborer; skull crushed, left arm
and right leg broken. Unmarried. Parents live
at Shawano.
JosEPH EatEGGEN, laborer at Webster Manu-
featuring Company; skull crushed, both arms
broken, left leg broken. Leaves a wife and
child
Among those badly injured are;
THos JoURDAtS, an old resident; side crushed
IN. Given no to die by physicians.
NJ C. FISHER, OF the firm of Bachelder L Fish
er wholesale crockery, or The island severe
fracture of the righ. leg above the knee
An l-yeat old son of Michael krause; leg bad.
y fractured; will be amputaed
AUG. HEcKNER, laborer; badly cut about the
cad; may die, but case is considered hopeful.
CHAs. KING, laborer: cut about the head, se;t-
ously but not dangerously.
CARL SCHAFFER. right arm broken.
FRANK BURROUGHS.
JOHN FELLSER, slightly injured.
- TUcHsCTERoR, boy; burned and cut.
- EGGER, boy, cut and bruised.
- SwITzER, bruised and cut slightly,
The immense mass Of iron shot out
into an open lot POO feet away. In its
passage it struck the heads of the on
looking bystanders, as nearly all the
killed and injured were hit on the head.
The scene was indescribable The
blow, so sudden and crushing, stunned
hose it did not kill and MAIN. But
presence of mind soon prevailed, and
strong men hastened to the relief of
the wounded and cared for the dead.
A jury was impaneled by Justice
Felix McCabe, consisting of III. Barlow,
John Corcoran, l.. Phetteplace, VIM.
Torpher, John McCandless and Walter
Fields. The wounded were conveyed to
their homes and the dead to the City
Hall. AT this hour the city is silent in
its gloom. The factories are deserted
and the flag on the City Hall hangs at
half mast.
The cause of the awful calamity is
traced directly to the iron bleach. 1t
is said that this was full of steam and
rags and had become superheated.
When the cold water from
the fire engines struck it
the explosion followed instantly. AS to
the origin of the fire it looks trife bad.
Nelson, the fireman, had been absent
during the evening on an excursion.
lie says he was sleepy and sat
down to read. He wanted
some water and started after it, looking
at the steam guage-but, as he admits,
not looking around at the shaving pile
before the furnace. When he returned
and discovered the blaze it was creep
ing over the great pile of fuel in
the boiler room. The hose was small
one-lnch affair, and valueless, even had
he time to use it. Nelson then rushed
through the smoke and pulled the
whistle slightly three times, and this
WAS the first alarm given.
The NeenaE fire department did not
arrive on the scene until after ii o'clock
too late to render aid.
The coroner's jury concluded review
ing the remains Of the dead at
noon, but having a number of wit
nesses TO examine, will not return a
verdict for day or two. 1t is probable
that the formal verdict in such cases
viii issue, as there are no suspicious of
criminal negligence on any ones part.
The body of the unknown man re-
afternoon identified as that of Frank
Schiller, an unmarried young man.
The bodies of the dead were this af-
tNrnoon removed in cofliLs from the
City Hall to their respective homes, and
the city is desolate, quiet and lonely.
rhe funerals will be held within the
next two days.
The destroyed mill was built
by William Gilbert, of Chicago,
and Geo. A. Whiting, of Neenah, in
$50. 1t stands near the government
ck on the canal. The firm name
ds Gilbert & Whiting, and it
Sas understood at the time
the mill was DulIt that 1t
cost between $50 900 and $60, 900 The
members of the firm had business diff
ferences and dissolved about two years
ago, Gilbert retiring. 1t is impossible
to learn what the mill was valued at then
by either party, but it is surmised
the figure $50 900 is about right. O.
Whiting bought the mill, and as part
of the purchase price gave a mortgage
to Gilbert, who is secured by the insllr-
ance.
Col. ]. Harrison, for the past tWo
years bookkeeper for Whiting, was seen
this morning, and in answer to inc III
ries said: II do not wish to
say how much the mill cost,
although, of course, l know
from the records. 1t was insured for
SOL 900, which will cover all the debts
and more. The mill was doing a fair
business, not over good, but fair"
Mr.. Whiting is much prostrated, He
was awakened at 1890, and started for
the mill, but on hearing that loss of life
had taken place he drove home, much
depressed.