New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-12-20
CRUSHED BY A FALLING WALL
THREE FlREMEN KILLED AT ALBANY.
FOUR OTHER MEN EE-CUED ALIVE FROM THE
HUISS-AN EXPLOSION IN MILL ELE-

FOUR OTHER MEN EE-CUED ALIVE FROM THE
EUISs-AN EXPLOSION IN MILL ELE-
VAToR. FOLLOWED GY FIERCE FLAMES.
Albany, d c. 19.-A fire which broke out at noon
today in the Fort Orange Milling Company's elcva-
tor, on the Coumba-,t. pier, cost three men ther
lives
soon after O'Clock tonight, the men OF steamer
company No. t. who were working inside the ruins
were orGc-ed hore by the CHEZ. As they proccel"i
TO get ont by the river front, the east WALL slA'S
feet high topped without monentS "arhhE,
the upper half falling inward, and the lower hlii
on, upon the dOrk. seven men were buried uhdcr
eight feet Of ruins and as soon their coInradc
recovered from the shock caused by the sght, t!ley
set to work with willing hands to eNtricatc the
unfortunate mon.
James ShattUck, jrr Bernard Banner. his brother
Frederick Eamcr, who Is not member OF the hre
dcpaitmcn' and John Wlitncll were first rescued
OF ticsa only Bernard Bamci was completely
buried: and but for the quick work Of the rescuerS'
H. would have pcrl.hct. WhltncH ara berhafu
Banner were seriously injured and were taken to the
hospital I'm ambulance. The house physclail' AFTER
an cXann ton. said ;hIt B1mtr would probably die,
bnt thought that Whitncil would recover. sAt,ucli
and Frederic; Banner were not badly hurt. The
Grr.el continued wo"lrG on the ruins, AID in few
minutes came upon the dead bodies o! Charles
r.. Marshall foreman Of steamer No. :. and John
Br.dgnforl Marshall has n wife and SIX children,
while BrldgcfCrd is unmarried. Til, body Of Fred
erck Am'fOr wls recovered at 80 O'cltc's and waS
fourd 20 b, badly cuh,d Amthor was unmarried.
\ dull explosion which shook the business houses
downtown marked the blclNing out Of the fire. Per
sons ncar tho river bank the roof OF the mi'unS
conpany's elevator riss in the air aud ftrc, names
burst forth while at the sam; tine the leg which
juttcd ont Fl IN the structure was sent flying over
the water and Nished about 100 yards ont. 1t wa
fifteen minutes later before alarm Of fire wa' : mt
in. and mcanWh" the flames spread rapidly. There
five bIck brildirgs, five stories high, on that
part of the pier the fist three being occupied By the
Fort Orange MILLING Company and the other two
q, >t)rclOusc,.
Immediately after the explosion Charles F.. Wool
vcrtru n member Of the firm. ,u.hcd out OF tho
elevator building lie had been upstairs, and while
coming down was burncd about the head and hands.
though not seriously. ard aft'r his injuries were
DIR, ->rd he taken home.
Tie fireman. Ambrose says that when he opened
tn" door of the nrcbox Of the engine TO pat in some
coal tIcrs n heavy report. and hr was thrown
backward ten feet. He picked himself mp an1 ran
outside. hut af,erward went back and shut down the
engine. The flames at first confined 70 the
c"itrr ~ the five buildings. strong wind clme
up. tanning the flames toward Dollaids 60 yard. on
the north. and The blrscs which were tied up 70 tn,
dOcl the west Of tho buildings. IN Ia" Ia In. Lnrs
were stretched from the Shore across I'M, BASIN ara
The beats were toV"d towrri that ,d- TWO rr thre'
If''" tIf dn'h. NONttl, clU-Nl lie. OmfNlf VIZ
experienced IN getting the mr. applratu, over the
bridge 10 the pier. and II some time before TIA.
water PLACED upon the flames, which had spread
rapidly 10 a." aiiouin-; buildings
lnc iIo wa, dangerous one to handle. the east
bcY- the only side from which II could well be-
fought. II s supposed that The fire va, caused by
-four dust lee 'rIng igntcd from frc ion. he lun-
hr barge Chapin the only seriously daTagei.
the los, being about -. 800. Tho fire got under
control after TWO hour, hard work
There waS not much stock in the building. which
old ouo.. The Insurance. which j. placed v in
~" Austin a WoolvcrtOu AMI Commerce insurance
agencies. f. said 10 be $4,000. while ono Of inc
Stockholders Of the milling company eStimlies the
10 plant. stock and buldnas a; $4,000.