The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1890-03-20

ARE BURIED BENEATH A
FALLING ROOF.
Twelve or THEM pGAp WHEN
RESCUED.

vouF more wers ~ Work oA the nag
inG Flre-Au Crushed nsnsAih ,hs
Grinding -Itsiativss aud Friends
Bsoame DSaptlo on LsaFnInG The situA-
uon-nFNye nesousrs Threatened with
tho a,Anding Wall.
IHDiArAPoLia, lND., March ia.-Yns-
AerdAy afternoon Gre from furnace IN the
basement OF the large book publishing
establishment Of tho Bowen Merrill Com
pany reached SOME paper and In an In
atant tho names wern carried by elevh-
tor ahaft 70 tho fourth story, The build.
ing, n fine stone Z ron structure front
ing ON Waahii street, waa stored
with boola and stationery Of all kinds.
This large stock wae consumed and the
building wrecked. AZ $3.50 o'clock this
loaa OF more than 100000 ON building
and stock wag followed BY
Mo falling Ia OF the roof
which carried down more than twents
persons, including those who were work
ing on tho various floors Tho fro at thil
hour had been driven 10 corner DO
tween tho ceiling Of the fourth story and
the oornioo, Parts OF the fire companies
were on the roof working their way
down 10 tho fire. Tho roof seemed
sound and the wallA aubatantIal, but
Suddenly tho Walls Yielded,
A man throw up his hands and aank
Nttr Nha aa.thtus, e,,tua haIa.u Auntkav
man dropped and thon tho whole rear
roof, with fifteen men ON II, fell onto
The top floor. whcro the fro was raging,
-Four men wero on the upper floor under
the roof. These were orushed boneath
tho grinding umboe and all tho mon
hurled through tho falling floor beneath,
which gave way beneath the weight OF
tho maaa One OF tho hremen on the
Top Of tho adjoining building gan 10 the
front Of tho building and shouted 10
those below; "For Gods sake throw
wator into tho upper wlndow9i twenty
mon arc buried thore."
The aoone ON the Heap Of Debris,
immOdiatoly aftor tho collapse. was
pitihblo and drOndful, beyond All power
OF description. The limbs OF mon here
and thero were seen writhing, while the
trunks 10 which they belonged were
buried from sight, A ladder lay across
tho three men and was weighted down
by tons OF brick aud timber, Another
poor fellow, who was beyond all pain,
lay close beside his fellows, dhapelesa
and mnnglOd masa, The ladder lay 40
rosa the stomach OF one man who waa
screaming with agony and another man
with broken arm and twisted body lay
next TO him.
A Fast hs willing Hands
could hurl away the bricks the weight
was removed, but tho ladder was too
firmly held 10 yield. Tho man with
broken arm was dragged free and car
ried away. Undor him, muto but
breathing, appeared the upturnod face
OF poor fellow not seen before. The
mortar and dust were cleaned from his
lips, but no was buried 80 deeply that no
immediate help could come 10 him. On
all sides blackenod and bleeding faces,
distorted with ngony or dreadful In
death, urged the crowd who had scaled
tho heap 10 assist them 10 redouble
their efforts. The debris had fallen 40
that II lay with n valloy-ahaped surface
and this made tho available space for
work yefy small
Onc by ono tho Mon Nearest
the surface wero oxtrlcated, but as the
workers went down farther they dis.
covered now victims, and the horror
steadily grew. The forward part Of the
building still stood high and burning
flercoly, and threatened every moment
10 fall down and bury the brave roscuers,
but they gave no heed 10 the peril. On
either side the walls lowered and seemed
ready 10 fall, but there was no timo 10
think Of them. Az fast ae tho men nj
work became exhausted others stood
ready and anxious 20 I'll their places, 30
thore was not moment OF delay In tho
filled with an awful suspense, for oil
wore thinking Of the
Frlonds who Lay Buried Boncnth Them.
Peraons who had friends among the
firenen, or among citizens who waro
supposed 10 have been in or near the fatal
walls, became frantic as the time pnssed
and they could get no word. As the
wounded were carried out OF the ruins
thoy were met with embraces aud tears
Of Joy, but when tho still, broken forms
ware borne away, motionless and limp,
thon II was the full sadness and horror
Of the calamity came upon tho waiting
crowd,
At this hour--1t:00 p. m.-99 men
have been taken from tho ruins, nine OF
whom are dead and the rest more or less
injured. Others are known TO be under
tho mass Of debris but have not yet been
roRched Following Ia rs complete list OF
tho killed and wounded 40 II Ia possible
TO secure at this hour.
Killed.
sE0RGE FAULKNER, engineer No oonA-
GEbR1h GLEN, no. 10.
ijLYbSES aLAzER, substitute froman.
Al IN HOFFMAN plpgman.
EiIcH!Akp LoWERY, pipoman.
AN MAS BLACK plpoman.
kHl,Y sTORMER, fireman.
John BuRkHART, pipeman.
VIM. llldINqLEY, plpoman.
CliAH. JENKINS, pipeman.
AAM'L w. NEAL, pipeman.
Wounded.
ANTHONY voLTz, plpsmAn.
LEW RAJ Flsur, hronien.
JhuMAh BA liltlsT'r, nremnn.
is ". hllsl{(u, u,hlt, captain iiro department.
WNhl,B itVbi iNSOgM, ppeman.
" lhhlAm rGa,khTIE' a,hE' pipoman' informally
NjEsSIIS,Yi', ,Wl!p9pEuFg, !! pIpcman, badly hurt,
TOM TALEMTnHE' foreman, engine No. =
WILLIAM l.E:0lNllG. pipeman, slightly hurt
WALTER JONES. pipomRn, IA still under the |
ruina, ana II supposed ~ be dead.
Tho Bowen Merrill Company'a loss 10