Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-12-07
A BREWERY IN RUINS.
1t Falls to Pieces, but Kills Only One of
the Emn Inyes.


the Employees.
BUFFALO, n. Y, Dec IA loud crash,
followed by numbering roar of falling
walls, alarmed the citizens living in the vi
cinity OF Niagara and Maryland streets at 3
p. m. yesterday. People rushed to the scene,
and were Mortified to see terrified workmen
OF DiehPs malt house rushing from the huge
brick building on the corner. Ths brick
walls had fallen in, and it was hard to tell
how many people were buried, The falling
of the walls was accompanied by the break
ing down of six big mailing tanks. In four
of the tanks were thousands of bushels of
barley soaking for mailing The grain and
water began TO pour out in rivers and in an
incredibly short space of time Niagara street
for some distance was of a dirty, yellowish
color.
The frightened workmen tried to find out
who were missing Fortunately the number
was small Flod Meyer, maltster, and
Stephen Anse were all that were found TO be
missing After several minutes had been
spent in digging out the debris, Anse
crawled out of the ruins, covered with malt,
plaster, and dirt. A few minutes later be
told a reporter he was Swimming vat on
the sixth floor when be suddenly heard
terrible crash The tank which he was
skimming began to fall downward and he
held On for dear life. He went down until
be lost his senses The first thing he knew
was when he was pulled out. A search
was made for Meyer, who was working on
the same floor, but in spite of the work done
by the fire department, who removed tons of
malt and debris, he could not be found. He
Al, Iztt Fel,1 ia
ing. There were Ito, 900 bushels OF malt on
the top floor alone. Yesterday was the first
time the m lting operations were started,
and the conveying of large quantities of
water to the upper floors possibly caused the
collapse.
Last night a force of thirty or forty men
were set to work with shovels to clear away
the barley and brick under which the body
Of Meyer was supposed to be. At about s
| o'clock they succeeded in removing one of
the big tanks which was buried under the
barley. Under this tank was found an
other Inside Of this, in sitting posture,
covered with dirt, was found the lifeless
body OF Fred Meyer. His hands cutched
an edge of the tank, and his appearance in-
Dictated that he died of suffocation. He was
not bruised and it is thought no bones were
broken. He leaves widow and two child.
| rem Another workman named Michael
Wynett had his leg broken by rafter which
fell upon him.
MET to Have a Good Time just So.
NEW YORK, Dec. Several gentlemen
engaged in the cutlery trade throughout the
country assembled at the Grand hotel yester
day. When the assemblage dispersed re-
porter approached one of the prominent
members of the party and asked: "Have yor
adjourned sine dies"
eve couldn't adjourn, for we never for
mally met
"Did not the association convene to trans
act business"
"There is no association among u.s."
"Then you do not intend to form a trusti
"No, sir"
"Will you kindly state what the meetin,
was fori'
awe met to have good time and a goo
dinner, and we have just paid for all Goo
night"