Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1889-12-14
FIRE AND LOSS OF LIFE.
The Tribune Building In Minneap-
oils, MIMI, Burned TogetherWith
Several Men.

oils, Mlnn., Burned ogetneI WHIT
Several Men.
Between 10 and IL O'Clock OH the night
OF November 30 fire broke out in the third
floor OF the Tribune newspaper building IN
Minneapolis, Mimi, and the building is
total loss with loss OF life OF over bali
dozen and possibly ten or moro. This
building was an eight story building at tne
corner OF First avenue south and Fourth
street, and was occupied by the Tribune,
the Tribune Star (evening edition OF the
Trihune), Minneapolis office OF the. floneer
Press and the Evening Journal, De
sides a large number OF offices. Inc
Tribune editorial force is on the
seventh floor aud their composing
rooms above it. Access to the building Is
by way OF an elevator around which
narrow and dark stairway wound. A9
night this stairway was the only means OF
ippress or egress. The building might be
called a veritabe fire trap, and danger TO
those located there has been often com
mented upon. he fire broke out IN the
third floor and soon the upper stories were
cut off from the street. The flames cut on
the escare of the Pioneer Press force on the
sixth floor as well as the Tribune 1olks
on the seventh and eighth. Reporter
Barnes, of the Pioneer Press, had q mar
row escape from the building and lett De-
hind him Milton Pickett, assistant city
editor, and one of the oldest men in the
service OF the paper. Pickett was
LOST IN THE BURNING BUILDING
There are also as yet uuconfirmed reports
OF The death OF others connected with the
Pioneer Press. But the Tribune force sui
fered most. They were located higher in
"A Ioa,, M thor
danger. John Olsen, president OF the Da-
kota college, was in the composing rooms
at the time the flames broke out looking
after an advertisement to be inserted IN
the morning paper. He jumped from one
OF the windows to escape the flames
and met with even q more horrible death
from shattered limbs and body. James
Igoe night operator OF the Associated
Press, met with n sad death as a result oil
faithfulness to his employers. lie was at
work on the seventh floor when the report
OF the fire was first received, and opened
his KEY, stating the TACT to the head office
at Chicago and asking for a minutes time
to investigate. Soon he returned to his
instrument apparently thinking he was sale
and told the sending operator to continue.
In a moment he said he would have to
skip and found too late that escape was
cut Off He jumped from the seventh story
window and was so badly injured he died
before reaching the hospital. He leaves
family An old man named Pierce, print
err, was also killed. One report says ten
have cen killed, but up to midnight only
six bodies had been taken from the ruins,
which were then falling in. Mr.. A. j. Bleth-
en-. proprietor OF the Tribune, says he
heard tho cry OF fire and started down
stairs to investigate. On the third
floor he found the flames bSrstr
ing out of the Union League rooms
and some man trying unsuccessfully
to subdue them. He jumped into the ele-
vator to get a fire extinguisher which he
supposed was on the fourth, and started
up after it, but before reaching the sup
posed location OF the extinguisher he was
half suffocated by the dense smoke and
compelled to leave the building, which
speedily burned down. The flames were
to the north OF the elevator and shot
up the elevator shaft and stairway with
terrible rapidly. Those on the upper
floors who had not previously got out
were
PENNED IN BY FIRE
which cut off the way in most instances to
the fire escape on the north side OF the
building Blethen is OF the opinion that
eleven lives have been lost but only five
John Oleson, Milton Pickett, Jas. Igoe, w.
E. Miles and q man named Pierce. Miles
was day operator OF the Associated Press
and night agent. A few minutes before the
fire he had been Joking with Dan O'Leary
advance agent OF Mrs. Knight. OLeary
got out OF the place shortly before the
names started, but Miles remained be.
hind attending to his regular duties
and met his death az stated. Igoe started
10 ND fall 70 lao
The loss is placed by Mr.. Blethen at $3.50.
900, with insurance Of about $125. 900.
The Tribune WAS issued as usual in the
morning, the st. Paul Globe giving it the
use OF its presses and materials.
Following is q correct list OF dead up to
this writing all bodies having been recog
nized;
James F. Igoe, Associated Press oper.
ator.
Walter f. Miles, Associated Press agent.
W. H. Millman, commercial editor,
Tribune.
Jerry Jenkinson, position, Tribune.
Robert McCutcheon, compositor Trib'
une.
Prof. Edward Oleson, Vsrmilion Oak.
Milton Picket, reporter Pioneer Press.
Others are believed TO be in the ruins.
AS far as learned up to this writing the
injured are:
William Lawn, printer burned on the
hands and face.
f. G. Andrews, printer, burned on hands
and face.
George f. Worden, printer. burned on
hands and face.
Frank Gerber, deaf mute printer,
hands and face burned.
Adam j. Weishemer, printer, hurt about
the hips by falling.
Charles Aft Williams, managing editor OF
the Tribune, badly burned about the head
and lace.
W. H. Williams, foreman OF the compos-
ing room, badly burned about the face and
hands.
S. H. Jones, Pioneer Press reporter,
hands and face slightly burned.
Frank Hoover, printer, burned about
the neck.