Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-08-24
wall fell, but did not recognize them.

men WOfkcu IKE menus. After twenty
minutes hard work the dead body Of
one man was found, burned and
chnrred 40 that the features were I'M
recognizable. Fifteen minutes later
another charfed body was found.
Just then low moan was heard, com.
ing apparently from under the feel %
tho party OF rcscuers. After working
for twenty minutes, little girl, still
alive but badly cut and burned, was
LIFTED FROM THE RUINS.
AZ her rescucr raised her up In HIS
arms She lifted her eyes TO window
on the opposite aid, Of the street and
called In piteous tones, "rhore's my
mamma" II was indeed the chlld's
mother, who, upon seeing her child,
became 10 frantic with Joy that only
the efforts Of persons standing near her
prevented her from jumping out Of the
window. AS the iiremcn placed the
little girl In the hospital ambulance,
she told them her brother and sister
were both under the bricks dead. IL
seems she was playing In front Of the
building al the time Of the explosion.
Another body fearfully burned was
taken from tue ruins Mt 2 O'Clock. Al.
most Immediately after the bodies Of n
little boy and girl were found. They
were recognized NJ the children "
Eugene Heagney, plumber, and
were tho brother aud sister mentioned
by the little girl taken out.
At 8 O'Clock tonight mn entrance 10
the cellars aud vault, under the side
walks was effected. Tho workmcn
laborcd with great difficulty, as
TINE RUINS ARE STILL non,
and In the ccllur there il five feet Of
water.
Two bodies. more or less bruised,
were takon out near the front Of the
building. A second descent Into the
cellar ut half.past nine resulted In suc-
ing three more bodies, which II was
impossible 10 move,as they pinned
down.
When the third trip was made, about
ten O'Clock, the body Of one man was
brought up. This body had scarcely
been disposed OF when strange noise
was heard coming from the ruins. The
fifemOn who went 10 investigate IL
CAUSE returned with q big black cat,
found floating on a plank In the col
lar.
Up 10 a late hour tonight nine bodies
had been dug ont Of the ruins. Those
recognized are: Patfick .Slattcry, Anuie
Hcagnoy, John Gibbs, William Berry.
The list OF lnjuged, No far NJ known, IL
w. follows William smith, John Wall
koI, Louis Bernard, Morris G0ttleih,
John Link, Bernard l.cbrOd. John Sho.
han, May Huagney, Frank Morrow.
All the bodies recovered tonight
were dug out Of the debris which GOV.
cred the sidewalk In front OF the ruins.
The building had frontage Of about
$50 feet on Park Place avenue aud
thirty.nve foot ON Greenwich street
IL was condemned thirteen years agC
by tho building department.
THERE ARE MANY THEORIES
M 10 tho cause OF the disaster. Chiel
Reilly VI the IRE department was Of III,
| opinion that n boiler had exploded,
Another believed that the boiler IN
the restaurant had exploded and
caused the disaster. Then II was said
that some chemicals had exploded In
the drug store.
The most plausible theory, however,
IL that the wreck wh- caused by the
shaky condition Of the building and
the vibration Of the heavy Presses
running In the lithographing and
| printing establishment ON the upper
fioor. II ~ generally admitted that
there was an explosion OF some kind,
hut the collapse j. accounted for In NO
other way than tho one mentioned,
when II II taken into consideration
that the building was condemned thlr.
| teen years ago. There was practically
no mortar between the brick, and when
they were looked at AFTER the smoke
and fire had subsidized they were as bart
as "A board.
Roundsman Taylor OF the Fifth pre-
clnct reports having gone 10 the scene
on the first alarm. Hearing cries FOL
help, he rushed 10 noighborng hard.
ware store, secuted n lot OF axes and Ia
company with number Of citizens cul
hole In tho debris. Seventeen POO.
| ,,le were rescued there, all more or les,
painfully burned. Had Taylor mo-
heard tho cries they could not have
survived long. The police have a Ions
| list OF NAMES OF persons reported by
friends 10 be missing, and II Is feared
that many Of these unfortunaies are IL
the debris.
FURTHER PARTICULARS.
with the aid OF hastily placed cleo
trlo lights the search Ia the debris o.
yesterdays disaster was kept up MI
last night. A large force was put nj
work. Two FIRE engines were kept nj
work all night playing upon the heated
bricks. Those who had friends sup
posed TO be la the ruins formed n larg,
part OF the crowd that thrOnged Out-id,
the police line. A intervals mangled
aud oharrbd bodies were taken from
tho ruins and placed In tho "deao
wagon" that stood constantly near. VI
To 0 O'Clock -tfsts. morning fourteen
bodies had been recovered. At 1886
the bodies OF two more men burncl
beyond recognition were removed, Al
evening came ON n heavy downpour OF
rain set Ia which, with slight breaks
continued throughout the night. TIL,
wofkmen were Withdrawn from thell
work aud the crowds were scattered
policemen being left 10 watcf th,
ruins. The complete list VI
IDENTIFIED DEAD
I'M To 10 y. m. IL NJ follows
Leonard II. Cole, John Glbbs, Saral
Haegney. Micheelslattery, A: u. Pe
tersoii, George Low, Gustav HoiSler
Jacob Hederick, Otto Waller, Charlie
Brle.ner, Frank Hatch, Abraham Der
sohopkl, Gustav Steiner.
Five bodies, all OF men, have not yel
been recognized. II IN thought tonigh
that not less than hfty were killed IL
the disaster. In tho morning mean
| will bo provided 10 remove the heavy