Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1889-02-08
CRUSHED TO DEATH
Under Failing waiIs--Five Persons Killed
and Many Injured Mt Omaha, Neb.-.
Fatal Result OF "a Gale.

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Under Failing waIis--Fivo Persons Kliiot
and Many Injured at Omaha, Neb.-
, Fatal Result OF n Gale.
OMAHA, Mob, Feb 5.-Max Meyers three.
story building at Farnum and Eleventh
strcots, occupied by Darrow & Logan, Max
Meyer & Co.'s branch store andS, Seligman,
was burned out about Q fortnight ago. The
rooness walls remained standing and II was
intended TO repair them and add fourth
story. Yesterday the wind blow gale and
at two O'Clock In the afternoon IL caught the
east wall and blew down portion Of II on
the buildings adjoining with tremendous
crash. Tho structure which caught the
brunt OF tho wreck was Max Meyers two.
story brick, No. LOIS Farnum street II was
occupied on the main floor by p. Boyer's
safe store, and the second story by D. @
Dunbars engraving and printing house.
| Adjoining on the cast was nm old o.story
frame, occupied as clothing store by Il.
! Olsen.
There was n warning II white pun OF
crumbling mortar, the rattling of few bits
OF mortar and the crash of the wall fol
lowed In quick succession. Whom tho cloud
OF dust blow away II revealed Dunbar's
Office crushed fiat The roof, walls and stock
OF Olson's store were crushed TO the ground
A shanty In the rear, occupied by Mrs. Hen
gen, was also wrecked. fire alarm was
sent In and the force was called to the scene
The fircmon with ropes sought TO pull down
the walls OH tho other side and give access
to those who were imprisoned
Tho street filled with curious people who
did not realize that any one was hurt until
they saw men and women crawling out OF
the debris and others, cut and limping,
brought out by the firomen. The scenes
were heartrending and those who had
friends In tho wreck could hardly be kent
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 to save the lives of the unfortu.
mates. When tho roscuers first arrived at
the scene the cries of Olsen were heard In |
the northeast corner Of tho ruins. The res
cuers went to work to save the unfortunate |
man. Every cry from the dying man brought |
new hands to the work of rescue II re- |
quired too much time and gradually the cries |
subsided. When they reached him, Olsen |
was dead.
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
and mutilated and presented shocking APP
pearancc. Miss Emma Oliver the stenog-
after the wreck lying between the safe and
walls. One leg was broken and she was SO.
verely bruised and sustained a serious con
cussion Of the brain. She will die. Tom
Houston, of Dunbnr's stereotyping depart
nent was found lying up near the boiler
His body was horribly burned from head tc
loot and his screams could be heard for
blocks. He will probably die.
John Jackson, aged seventeen years, was
rescued wi h a broken leg and other injuries.
Daniels, the driver for Halls safe agency,
was taken out badly bruised aud injured in.
ernally, but will survive Two girls en-
Dloyed BY Dunbar fell from the second floor
md were severely bruised. Mrs. Hengen,
who lived in the cottage In the rear of
)lsen's store, was buried under her own
'oof, but was extricated after suffering a
,roken rib. Charles Caesar, engraver, sus-
aimed broken leg just below the right
Vnee. The following is a list of the killed:
Mike Martin fireman of Dunbars.
p Boyer, agent Halls Safo aud Lock Com
,any.
Z. Olsen clothier.
Thomas Lombard book-teeper.
Rudolph Mitchell, agent Equitable Insur.
nee Company.
LINCOLN, Neb., Feb 5.-A heavy gale pre-
allied all over Nebraska Monday starting
u TWO O'Clock in the morning ut Alliance
nd reaching Lincoln about nine a. IN. Con.
idcrable damage was done In the western
art of the State, buildings being unrooted
nd trees blown down. At Arapahoe a
amber of small buildings were blown
own, but iniuring TO one. At Hastings the
entral school building was almost totally {
'recked, four persons being so severely in.
lred that recovery is impossible, besides a
Irge number slightly Injured. One of the ,
choars in the Hastings school building wa c
illed outright and one Injured so that he '
I'LL probably die in few hours, and the t
'acher, Miss Aldrich, fatally injured. {