Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1889-12-02

cooDad in Minneapolis
Burning Pile.
lsC1RB OF MEN PERISHED
Terrible Scenes at the Burning
dthe Tribune Building.
vp BRlYg BlIILgS FOR LIFE

E Results, Which human nslP
SOD Ayut-Ssysn Bodies Re-
i--Naly More m the
1s---Bl.d1g Known
B8 Dangerous.
,e>rr..1Ls. MINI. December L.
- -rlsckened and C'umbling
v -oarrz no about a steaming
nould,ring mass Of machinery,
tuuii1s debris is ali that now
tas ig5t-s.ory brick building
..t- .so of First avenue south and
r. s u which until to-day bad
,-asi brss daily and one weekly
ard where was located the
v Tms besides numerous
.t. The alsrm of hre was
.r.r. 1890 East night There
r...... several small lre5 in the build
.l.rn yss felt Some or the
-...r.-, or tle various doors Cameout
..l -f down tte narrow stairway.
O.bsr -nacel ih'lking that All was
a
.IN oF THE FIBE.
.-.-, rrs .hs Uaion League Club
Ram where The fire started, has not
r..----l .-i .hs ire's origin is a mys-
tr This room is close 10 the elevator
.-.r ..f re attempts % put out the
.,rs.ar-loT was broken open, bring
iograt.r fresh sir The hre shot
s9,ss -s md then up the elevator
s.,.l.l snt and cut CU the escape
ofttrsss,.rs A few broke through the
-r ss and sCorching tame, but
o.tsr a-. g escape elsewhere. Being at
i5s o-.l md of the building, while the
-T s.caps WAS at the north, the
printers cl the upper door found their way
to tls stl.rsas well as down them cut on.
A 8n1uber of them climbed ont thu win
toes and clung 20 the window ledgCs
F4l1g ior the help which In several caees
ama too late.
.e8BIBLE BArTLEs WITH THE FLAMES.
The sight Of lhe sunerings OF TIE buTa-
irg. struggling men Brought tears 20 the
sges Of the hravest, and women prayed
and strong men hreathllssly watched As
sociated Press operator Ig0s's brave at
tempt TO- escape. He had got clear Of the
building and was gradually working his
way along the wires 90 safety, but the
wires eat and bis strength failed, and a
grcan went up from the upiurned faces Tar
'ow him. when be was seen 90 slip iron
h,s slight support and fall TO the ROOT OF
The boiler house where he received fatal
ir'nries. Men lifted him gently and
started with him 20 drugstore, bat on
tae way, after a last word o, loving care
jog bic family, he brea,tei bis last.
SEVEN BODIES FOUND.
seven bodies were found around the build
.1g last night, all OF which have been
Identified. They were Milton Pickett; as
sstant city editor OF the Pi0Hesr-Pres'.
James r. Igoe. Associated Press night op-
-r,tor. Walter T. Miles, night agent and
fsv operator of the Associated Press Ed
ward Olsen. President of the diversity OF
s1rth Dskota. at Yermilion; W. ii. MILL
man. commercial editor OF the Tribune
Is--r Tsnkinson aud Robert MCCutcheon,
r,,h printers. Two men who could not be
Identified. shot themselves rather than ne
burned tl death. and to-day the body Of q
man .i,obt In the ruin ia in plain sight Of
hsrowd on Fourth street.
A LONG DEATH ROLL.
liz is believed the number Of victims viii
reach twenty, and perhaps twenty-five
Init until the dehus cOols OF positive In
.ormation as TO the loss cannot be obtain
si The department Withdrew from the
runs tonight, and the search for bodies
viii bsRin lust as soon ss 10 is considered
ae
Tbs last man Of the Tribune editorial
si81 o leave the building was Charles All
Williams. the managing editor, and el-
though bimseli badly burned about the
head and hands. be gave the following
statement of how each of those above re-
ported me-. with his death, having been an
eve witness CT the deaths OF all but one:
HOW THEY ALL Did.
Miles and MlmsD, together with a
number of printers. started down the tre
escape A bias. of hot smoke and flame
struck h luan 8s be was starting and be
Lost h'5 hold and iu falling knocked Miles
OH both falling fr0m the seventh door to
the eg0lnd. and at the sixth door knock
ing OF Pickett and Prof. Olsen, who had
reached the fire escape from that door
The l01r men in falling struck against the
lowest platform and bounded away from
tle building and were dead VII Trey
struck ite ground. When Williams start
ed down .hs ladder, the fire was burning
ls baI nd neck and he narrowly escaped
hs a.e 0. those VINO hsd preceded him,
1e les. and smoke being 0yerpowering
lapluters on the ladder escaped with
at1 b-rns. Igos and Jenkinson sought
HcApE By rHE WIBEs,
o1.isl been weakened by the smoke and
- sd That both soon fell of, striking
ea ils roof of the Tribune boiler room,
ss1srso1 being dead when picked mp
4.Dl'clec1 Jumped from the window
,lae rr he extension ladder but his
.A'ls lpsd and be fell 20 the pavement.
l-. bad been stretched TO catch him,
e-. aa8 too heavy for it. ard, striking
.-e .to1li. was seriously i0jured. lie
7l ec1 a.ler Pickett, Igoe, Miles and
-.-l.cllol acre married men and Jen-
A,a1 Was ,o have been married in a
uut Milman Lost his wife by
,iAa.ol a couple of weeks ago and
$50 cs, rslmsd work.
-oaE or THE INJrRED.
AS .l as learned The injured are: Wm.
-Tn printer. burned oo the hands and
- George f. WordeB, printer, burned
-2e 1sa1s and face; Frsnk Gerber,
a,ef hrrt lh1o, Che head by falling;
C-',s- All Williams. managing editor Of
1la.y burned about the head
1-l a-e Nu h Williams, foreman Of
rooms badly burned about face
-'2ls 5. IF Jones, P0nT Press re-
.s' hands and lace slightly burned
rscs
t--AiARs DEMAND AN INVESTIGATION.
Noaeapoi. Typographical Union No.
ne' ia's evening 10 Labor Temple to
.hAe ac,.l1 oa tle calamity of Saturday
AiSl- me COMMITTEES "a resolutions re-
ported aad their report vas unanimousiy
slo2isd. After reciliag the facts Of th 81
el-'s.sf, The resolutions say that the In
.-'e and Journal c0up,sitors. and the
1iaie' and Labor Assembly Of this city
Iaa repeatedly importuned the owners or
e-e building for proper means Of escap Z
il'" are but Mr.. Hettleton, th