The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1889-02-06
UNDER FALLING WALLS.
Five Persons Crushed to Death
and Many Injured
BY tho Failing of the Walls OF n Three
Story Brick Building ut Omaha,
Neb.-,a auses OF the Fright
full Accident.
nEARrRESpING SCENES.

OMAHA, Neb.,, Feb. 5.--Max Nc 'er's three.
story building at Farnum and Eleventh
streets, occupied by barrow & Logan, Max
Meyer x Co.'s branch store andS. Seligmau.
was burned out about Fortnight ago. The
roofiess walls remained standing and It was
intended TO repair them and add fourth
story Yesterday the wind blew gale and
at two o'clock In the afternoon it caught the
east wall and blew down portion OF 1t on
the buildings adjoining with tremendous
crash. The structure which caught the
brunt OF the wreck was Max Meyers two
story brick, No. 1,0l8 Farnum street II was
occupied on the main floor by p Boyer's
safe store, AMI the second story by ID. .
Dunbr's engraving and printing house.
Ado nilg on the east was an old one.story
frame, occupied as clothing store by Z.
Olsen.
There was warning, white pun Of
crumbling mortar the rattllng OF few bits
Of mortar and the crash Of the wall fol-
lowed In quick succession. When the cloud
of dust blew away it revealed Dunbar's
Office crushed fat. The roof, walls and stock
OF Ol ems store were crushed TO the ground.
A shanty in the rear, occupied by Mrs. Hen.
zen, was also wrecked. A fire alarm was
sent In and the force was called TO the scene.
The firemen with r'pes sought to pull down
the walls Oh the other side and give access
TO those who were imprisoned.
The street filled with curl us people who
did not realize that any one was hurt until
they saw men and women crawling out oi
the debris and others, cut and limping,
brought out by the 6remen. The scenes
were heartrending, and those who had
friends In the wreck could hardly be kept
back. Means and tears were heard and seen
as the bodies OF the dead and wounded were
brought out. The ruins were crowded with
men in all conditions OF life, who worked
earnestly 10 save the lives Of the unfortu
mates. When the rescuers first arrived al
the scene the cries OF Olsen w're heard In
the northeast corner Of the ruins. The res
cuors went TO work TO save the unfortunate
man. Every cry from the dying man brought
new hands to the work OF rescue. 1t re.
quired too much time and gradually the cries
subsided. When they reached him, Olsen
was deaf.
The body OF Mike Martin, Dunbar's fire.
man, was taken out from the ruins In the
vicinity OF the boiler. The body was roasted
anu iJllhJou huu DTcN6nJou u buOCklny dp-
pearance. Miss Emma Oliver, the stenog.
rapher for d nbar, was found half an houI
after the wreck lying between the safe and
walls. One leg was broken and she was Sc
verely bruised and sustained q serious con.
cussion OF the brain. She will die. Tom
Houston. Of Dunbar's stereotyping depart
ment, was found lying up near the boiler.
His body was horribly burned from head To
foot and his screams could be heard for
blocks. He will probably die.
John Jackson. aged seventeen years, was
rescued wi broken leg and other injuries.
Daniels, the driver for Halls safe agency,
was taken out badly bruised and injured In
! terually but will survive. 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 suffering q
broken rib. Charles Caesar, engraver, sus-
tained broken leg just below the right
knee. The following is list OF the killed /:
Mike Martin. fireman OF Dunbar's.
p Boyer, agent Halls Safe and Lock Com
pany.
Z. Olsen, clothier.
- Lombard, book-keeper.
Rudolph Mitchell, agent Equitable Insur.
ance Company.
The work is still going on aud II Is OK.
pected that other bodies will be brought tc
light.