Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-03-15
Walls of a Burning House Bury q
Chicago Family.
GLADSTONE GRADUALLY RECOVERING.
Plotting Anarchists Arrested at
Brussels.
NO HOPE OF THE NARoNIC.
CRUSHED TO DEATH IN THEIR HOME.
A Chicago Family Buried Uader the Failing
Walls of an Adjacent BaiidIng.

Chicago Family Buried Uader the Failing
Walls nj an Adjacent BuiidIng.
CHICAGO, March 15.-A few minutes after
O'Clock this morning FIRE Was reported
in Stephen Charters picture frame fac
tory at l24 and 126 Nav street The build
ing was brick structure. $50 BY
lbs feet. and Eve stories in height. Ii
well stocked with picture frames and
material. A short time after the fire started
the top OF the south wall fell on the roof Of
stephen ShRrtter : residence. at 40 Nav street
adjoining the factory. The building collapsed
burylng i've people.
THE DEAD AND DYING.
The dead are supposed to be: s. J. Charter,
uncle Of stephen Charter. Lille Charter twelve
years ola.
The injured are: Mrs. Etienne Charter, wife
Of :. j. Charter
Rose Charter. ten wears old
stephen Charter. rescued from his residence
left leg broken and internally injured.
j. T. Cook. driver OF engine No. 8. crushed
by falling walls and badly bruised. but not
fatally.
Patrick O'Conner. pipeman with engine
company No. !. crushed under falling wall and
bruised about the head and lower limbs
WORK AT RESCUE
The frenlen and police at once began 20 direct
their attention 20 rescuing those knoNn 20 hay.
been buried under the Chartier residence. An
opening through the ruins was soon
made, leading into the basement. The
cries Of man were heard and IN
another moment Mr.. Charter Was lifted out He
was in a seIni-conscious condition and probably
fatally injured. lie weak that the rhv-
siciau would not allow him TO talk OF his expe-
rieuce
shor; time after the hremen recommended
the work of rescue Lose Charter was recovered
She was still alive. Ii was found that her face
and head were badly cut and bruised. Her left
arm. too. was lacerated. She will recover
shortly nfterward the firemen took her mother
out The latter was almost completely
buried. but her life had been mirsc.
ulouslv saved by heavy door that COW
cred her This was supported at one end
on piece OF timber. allowing enough
room for her body to remain uninjur She
was able TO talk to the fireneu as they cleared
the brick away. and directed them as to the
best way 10 aid her in getting out She was
bruised and cut about the face hut will recover
Mrs. Chartler not able TO tell whether or
not her husband and daughter Lille have been
killed.
The body of S. J. Charter Was found near
the cottage south wall at Z clock The head
was badly crushed by a section OF wall and
death must have been immediate.
Soon after 3 o'clock the firemen reached the
last victim, Lille Charter. Both the bodies
we're removed to the morgue, where an inquest
viii be held.
HERoIsM OF FIREMEx
Fire in the Borden block at the corner Of
Randolph and Dearborn streets at BIS o'clock
this morning caused a loss OF $4,000 and
created great excitement for a time. The
third floor OF the building is occupied by
agents for various powder companies and there
was a quantity OF explosives in the OFF ces
Three firemen went into the blazing building
and removed the dangerous stun. while the
chemical engines played upon their clothing,
An explosion was thus averted.