The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1889-02-15
Buried Under Bricks.
TheWind Works Terrible Havoc
in Nebraska.
FRIGHTFUL DISASTER IN OMAHA.

Half Score of Persons Crushed by a FALL
ing Wall and Several of Them Die Hor-
rible Deaths-school House Wrecked I'm
Hastings-scven Victims Lose Their
Lives, Some Of Them Children.
OMAHA, Neb., Feb. Max Meyers three
story building at Farnam and Eleventh
streets, occupied by barrow & Logan, Max
Meyer & Co.'S branch store, and s. Seligman,
was burned out about a fortnight ago. The
roofless walls remained standing, and it was
intended to repair them and add fourth
story. Yesterday the wind was blowing
gale, and at o'clock in the afternoon it
caught the east wall and blew down portion
Of it ON the buildings adjoining, with ire
mendous crash.
The structure which caught the brunt of
the wreck was Max Meyers two-story brick,
No. 101S Farnam street 1t was occupied on
the main floor by p Boyers safe store, and
on the second story by ID. c. Dunbar's en-
craving and printing house. Adjoining on
the east was an old one-story frame, occupied
as a clothing store by E. Olsen.
There was no warming A white puff of
crumbling mortar, the rafting of few bits
of plaster, and the crash of the wall followed
m quick succession. When the cloud of dust
blew away it revealed Dunbar's office crushed
Hat The roof, walls and stock of Olsens
store were crushed to the ground A shanty
in the rear, occupied by Mrs Hengen, was
also wrecked.
When the rescuers first arrived at the scene
the cries of Olsen were heard in the northeast
corner of the ruins The rescuers went to
IN Itpfp
cry from the dying man brought new hands
to the work of rescue. 1t required too much
time, and gradually the cries subsidized When
they reached him Olsen was dead The body
of Mike Martin, Dunbar's fireman, was taken
out from the ruins in the vicinity of the boiler.
The body was roasted and mutilated, and
presented shocking appearance. Miss Emma
Oliver, the stenographer for Dunbar, was
found about 2:30, half an hour after the
wreck, lying between the safe and the walls.
One leg was broken and she was severely
bruised and had sustained serious conclusion
of the brain. She will die Tom Huston, of
Dunbar's stereotyping department. was found
lying up near the boiler. His body was hor-
ribly burned from head to foot, and his screams
could be heard for blocks. He will probably
die. John jackson, aged II years was res
cued with broken leg and other injuries.
Daniels, the driver for Halls safe agency,
was taken out badly bruised and injured in
ternally, but will recover. Two girls en-
ployed by Dunbar fell from the second floor
and were severely bruised. Mrs. Hengen,
who lived in the cottage in the rear of Olsen's
store, was buried under her own roof, but
was extricated after sustaining Il broken rib.
Charles Caesar, engraver, sustained a broken
leg just below the right knee.
A list of the killed is as follows so far as
known: Mike Martin, fireman ut Dunbar's;
p. Boyer, agent for Halls Safe and Lock
company; L. Olsen, clothier; - Lombard,
bookkeeper; Rudolph Mitchell, agent Equita-
bic Insurance company. 1t is expected that
other bodies will be brought to light
The loss in property as far as can be ascer
tanned is: Max Mayors building, $1,000; Boy
er's safe agency, $1,000; Dunbar's engraving
establishment, 5000; Owens clothing house,
5000 Mrs. Hengens personal effects, ETC.,
$1,000. AS the fire insurance does not cover
cyclones, the loss will fall OH the parties
whose business was destroyed.