Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1889-12-01
BURNED TO DEATH.
THE MINNEAPOLIS TRIBUNE OFFICE
DESTROYED 6YFlRE-
Ten OF Twelve Persons Are Supposed 60
Have rerisbcd in the flames--Far-
tIaI List OF the Dead.
nv ,o,,ernnn 70 tho pispatch.l

iell and a number of persons are believed
10 have been buried underneath. rive
men more OF less injured have been taken
into drugstore in the vicinity OF the lire,
and three others have Just been carried
into q restaurant near 10y Inc burned
building is az the northeast corner OF tlrSt
avenue and Fourth street.
Those known 10 be dead are Harry Col
well and - McCutcheOn. printers IN the
Tribune Office. They were killed by Jump
ing. One unknown man lies IN CiThlers
drugstore. He probably worked on the
sixth floor Of the Tribune building.
There were nearly one hundred persons
EMPLOYED on the seventh door, WnCre
che FIRE broke out. The only BODY
vet identified is that Of John Olsen,
q merchant who had gone to the
composing-rooms 10 see about po-
stion for AN "ad." lie jumped nom
the top floor and was killed inst 'ntly' ms
body being shockngly manelcd- seven
bodies have already been taken out OUT
no more names are yet known.
The PiOneD-PrCsS (NnEeapois) ioTce
were on the sixth iloor. and some teDTs ere
entertained regarding their safety. tow
ever. most OF the loss oi life seems 10 nave
been IN another part OF the ou,,,9I19e,,
II has lust been learned that W. j.. AllltS,
agent Of the Associated Press. was killed
The fire started IN the law Offices on the
third story of the building about lV.e0
The elevator man noticed smell OF smoke
and called the attention OF some OF inc
persons around the building TO H. Inc
crv of FIRE was raised. and several persons
went down stars from the seventh sloIy
to invest gate, and they returned 10
work. Before long the smoke began
TO III the narrow stairway--the only
one in the building and everybody
began 70 make preparations 10 depart.
No immediate danger was cared ana the
only exit from the binding, whch was
supposed 90 be firc-Drool, was narrow
staircase wide enough for two persons 10
come down abreast Slngly hy a single
hre-escape az the north end Of the buili-
in,. several urr,0ns bad made thor escape
in he mean time hut in les, than ten NM
utes the flames sought the elcN Ator-Sii,,'
which. as the mammoth tue conveyed the
flames 20 the top stor.s' ana 5000 the ,oit2
rial-roous. on the same SIDE OF the puHu-
ing whore the fire originated, were a seeth-
in mass OF Games.
In a fow minutes the FIRE reached the
othcr side where the p'Sur-ronW was
situated Another alarm WAS turned n
and AN the engines IN the city responder.
The imprisoned printers IN hereC "a ihc
windows 100 The south cnd ana enIl h'u
wildly and despeiriusly for ald. linlIy
+Is ladders" was the awful feil}n
that burdoncd he Dir. Hurry lie
ladders. Tor Gods sake shrttNei we
mon VIII an the vchymcncc they could
muster. The vast crow vino 'lNs 'h'
awful sight shouted h4 "oI"7 %. H-
courarcmc2t. long IalaeI 9,'Ai. 10. ,i H.
move up 20 % suaii@ pace. ooi Wa, hHhN g
~.etel iu rusiDou Gut tl. JtrIlii' u
-non BEGAN o. descend. The flames
rratin, steady cuwoschm I-s upon ine
corner into wutch tAtF Aii D'.H
driven. ilf,-untt were brought mo
u.s and some we've saved Toy iIl' me ti.>'
Sgarf- ar. flying ~ ai directions @a4 nc
n1Iomur Iulu.uas occupied 10y the d''i
Ee.talrant, ofta'h 81 Nhh "hhle F"l''iii'
and Ncgr.stle.- tailor store are doomed;
Vla I'm .. building was five years old ana
,,,. valued at 50 DulJ.
III .- mot uulttA That Tho Associated
Pres. mon. Waller =. 'lllc- ni james +.
Icor. both ot whom lost th'r hycs were
complel iF eNUfu~fed hri"f, rga-h mug t'9
hre-c-o8fe. ~ iht ,i'I~ -t il' l
That of r0'. or Olsen Ni- u. lu'i"@,'
I'M. plain pine colin Ou The floor are tne
io5fis Of jerry Jeukuson. o compost
go tl.a y.'fr.o. Young man who was
sh.rlv fo D.. married. Beside hlm w'rc
en-, IoI.a. -, Hoat,d end burned. with
,l,ol.tU o.. ug from their terrible
,,.......,'-,.i C, t,-. tables are the corp-cs
piI..+ tfofnt.h,nr. compassion. and
IN. p.'i.',. "a ~.n.rter on tne Pioner
PCS J.rEiu-on ,udcnvored % make bus
es.ape ON the heavy telegraph W-r's. lie
ciopHL,rr1 down a short way, but was
rr.il. =, r..,iu his hold. and Vas obliged
~ Wb ig, M D;cTed Tp lc was dead. II ls not
vet known how Pickett met DDS dfaln.
EcCutcbaou Jumped. ana WAS instantly
l,ii,I Teoe the Associated Press re-
Dorter probahlv dil not hear the first
alarn teu- busy listening to lus III
strumcnt. lie made ID vain cndeaygr 10
.eco,,.. NV cou.un down The wires. lie de-
so..,,l.1 ,,ntI nInut 1ftv feet from the
,,r,',,,'3 yI.n le WAS compelled 90
I,,e.n iis hold. When DE WAS picked mp
bo US m au Unconscious condition aud
J;oi ,,;.l,,nf loino conveyed to the hos
,.i.,l ~. hands wcr, badly laccratcd uuc.
slso the back of his neck. a- though Le had
Us,,l, underworld To support himself In
tLa. manner. Two p.tol-shots were heard
dnriDo tho uror-e.s 81 the fire. and H. l3
srnrnsed Thai 4lIun of the printers vOluu-
tariiy ended their ex.-tences. Thus FAR
M fracp he been found.
ono Of the unidentified bodies at tho
morrue has since been recognized as W;
n Miles fine uirbt ayent of The Associated
prces iInv, he met his death is not yet
-,
The roport that Daniel Malonov. print
or is dead proved 10 bee erroneous, as he
has been socn since. jim Kohl, messen-
0er.bov ON the Tribune. is SAID TO be miss
ing.
Charles Alfred Williams and bis brother
William had narrow escapes, and both arc
badly burned.
II Is feared the list Of the dead Will in
crease
ID. ! Blcthcn. proprietor OF the Tr3GWe,
savs that he heard the CIV of ire and start-
sd down stairs to investigate. ON the third
foor ne found the flames bursting ont of
~ Tnion Ieacue rooms and some man
irvine unsuccessfully 10 subGuc them.
Ne iumprd into the elevator 20 get tho
6re-extinpnishcr. which he supposed was
on the fourth floor, and stated up
after II. Before reaching the supposed To-
cation of the cXtincuishcr he was hall SUI
located by smoke, and was compelled TO
leave the building The flames We're 60
the north of the elevator. and shot mp the
elevator. shaft and stairway with terrible
rapiditv. Those on the upper doors
who had not previously gotten ont
were piunod In by the fire, which cut ok
the wav in most instances To- the fire
escapes on the north side of the building.
Blethen Is of the opinion that eleven lives
have been lost. The loss Is placed by