Brookings County sentinel. (Brookings, Dakota [S.D.]) 1882-1890, 1889-02-08
Sad SEQUEL TO A Fire.
The Falling Walls OF u Recently
Burned Omaha Building
Crush Two Houses.
Six Persons Already Dead from the
Catastrophe. and Others Fatally
Injured.
Twenty Four Persons Drowned by Sink.
ing Ships IN COllision--Thc Cas-
Galty List.

OMAHA, Nyb. Feb. 5.-Nlax Meyers
three story building, corner Farnum and
Eleventh streets, occupied by Darrow &
Logan, Max Meyer e Co. IS branch store,
and S. Seligman, was burned cut about
fortnight ago. The roofiess walls re-
mained standing, and it was intended tC
repair them and add fourth story The
wind has been blowing gale and at 9
O'Clock p. N. ii caught the east wall and
blew down . portion Of it on the build
ings adjoining With a tremendous crash.
The structure which caught the DEunt of
the wreck was Max Meyers two story
brick, Nc. ,olS Farnum street. 1t was
occupied On the fcor by p. Boyer's safe
store. and ia the second stc By K. c.
Dunbar's engraving and prin, ing house.
Adjoining on the east was an Old one
story franc lailding, occupied as a
clothing stcro ~ Z. Olsen. There was
warning, o white puff of crumbling
mortar, the rafting of 2 few bits of
plaster, ard the crash of the wall fol-
lowed in quick succession. When the
cloud of dust blew away it revealed
DJnbar'S office crushed flat. TIL roof,
walls and stock Of Olsen's store
were rushed to the ground.
4 a.gty in the rear, occupied
Sy Mr. Hengel, was also wrecked. i
fire alarm was sent in and the force Wa,
callel - the scene. The tiremeu with
ropes sought to pull down the walls on
the other side and givc access to those
who we're imprisoned. Tho street filled
with curious people WI dit not realiz"
that anyone was hurt until they saw
men an women crawling out-of tho de-
IRIS and others cut ard limpiRg brought
C,. 10y the firemen. The scenes were
lCa-tranding. and those who had friends
i'll the wreck could hardly he kept bac'e
Moans and tears were heard and seen Is
the bodies Of the dead and wounded wgrr
brought out. The ruins were crowded.
with business men and men in all con
ditiOgS Of life, wEo worked earne-tlT
when they found an opening, to save -
l'v@S of the unfOrtunatcS. When &
reSCurrs first arrived at the scene, t',r
cries of Olson were heard in u"
northeast corner of the ruins. The 's.
cueri went to work to save thC Uufc"t e
Ua,e man, but II requi.Gd too mu-.
time. ard when they reached hiIL
, Olson vas dead. The body Of Mix
Martin, Dunbar's fireman. was tax
out fro the ruins in the vicinity of =
boiler. The body was roasted al ! .. -.
,ilated nd presented a shocking apE-,"-
ancc. Miss Emma Oliver. the steGo, .
raphcr Cor Dunbar was fCrnd about 2:3r
half an hour after the wreck, lying h
tween the safe and the walls. One lea
was L.Oken and she was severed brUisc. ].
and sustained a serious conclusion of ths
brain. She will die. Tom Houston, ".
I Junhar's stereotypinG department, Wa
( found lying up near the boiler. IL
/ aCi, y as horribly burned from head e.
| foot and his screams could be heard to.
! a, ks. tie will probably die. job.
lack ~. aged l. ..ears, was rescued Wit,
e leg broken and other INJURIES. Dan T..
lh0 driver for Halls safe agency, wo
AIKEN out badly bruised and injured :.-
'"rnally, but will survive. Two 81.
mp.oyed by Dunbar, fell from ,l.c .
I'd floor and We're severely hruiss"
Mrs.. Hengen. who lived IN the colt
! the rear of Cisen's store. was bur
aHGrr her own roof. but was eXriCl,. :
.ftrr sustaining broken rib. Char.
'a'slr, cngTaver. sustained a brok, J.
.I,: below the right knee. ! list ~ 3.
He'd up 10 : O'Clock, is rs follows:
Nike Martin, fireman Of Dunbar
Boyer, agent Halls safe and Lock ~
| pany; Z. Olsen, clOthier: Mr. LoD,lG. B.,
| bookceper: Rudolph Mitchell, e ~.
| Equt; We insurance company