The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1893-07-14

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tlsrge quantity Of ammonia and other
chemicals. yyord was passed nom
mouth 70 mouth that these would ex.
piode IN . few minutes, as the FIRE had
aeariy reached the point where they
were stored. Il had no erect ON the
people. They continued 70 crowd
those In front, who were fighting the
people In the rear md holding their
hands before their scorched faces In
front The regular troops ON the
grounds were called for. and they came
In donble-qniclk time, and on their guns
glistene6 bright bayonets
Orders were given to clear the crowd
back from the building, and to use their
bayonets & resistance be offered The
effect wns magical; the great collection
Of human beings swayed back with
cloclSlike step. Ropes were brought,
and when the people had been removed
out OF harms way the ropes were held
by the guards while the soldiers pa,
trolled the front with military tread
They were joined In a minute more BY;
q company of French marines armed
with long sabres. Then came company
after company Of British redcoats who
passed within the lines unarsned; and
went to the assistance of the hundreds
OF hremen who were then assembled on
the ground below. y
The city fire department. Ave battal.
ions Ind arrived by this time, and
close behind them were two or three,
companies Of veteran pol icemen, many
Of whom bore scars they received by
the bursting Of the bombs in the
Haymarlet riot The firemen ON
the roof were pouring several:
strestms into the center Of the build.
ing, where o few minutes before stood
the great tower, and from which was
issuing the fire and smoke of q fierce
flame OF q young volcano They never
dreamed of danger. In another minute.
the flames had burst from q hundred
windows underneath the cornice They
saw It not, and continued to fight the,
fire. The smoke began TO come through
the roof, followed by tongues Of fame,
and then they realized their dam
GER The signal to retreat was given,
and q half hundred men attempted
TO go down the single little ladder at
once. The smoke and flames over.
came many, and they fell below, only
to be picked up by the guards and
turned over to the ambulance corps to.
be hurried away TO the hospital. Not
more than half the men rot down the
ladder without some pjiry.
During the time the building was
burning and for hours ii terwarti hum
dreds Of rumors were passed about.
It was said by some that q half
hundred sight-seers had perished
when the tower fell, and that there:
were several hundred people IN the ice
skating rink on the fourth floor who.
were hemmod IN by the flames like rats
In q trnp. The ru1nors proved to benin-
true, from the best Information to be
obtained Monday night. II is not pos
lively known that more than one Or
two persons NOT tirelnen or guards were
injured or killed. 81 sisS & 4.
Following Is q list o. the dead and In.
Ijured. as far as known at 10 O'clock.
The work at the burned building was
then being carried on In utter darkness
owing to the complete destruction Of
the electric light wires Six bodies,
all of them burned beyond rec
ognition, have been taken from the!
debris since 8 O'clock:
THE KILLED.
VIM Davis, VIM. n Deming, Philip
Breen, j. Green, Burton E. Page, j. a.
Garvey, John Mcbride, Capt J. Fitz-
patrick, John Cahill, Paul Schroeder,
unidentified lineman, Lieut.. John d.
Freeman.
The following fremen are missing
and are undoubtedly dead: g. II.
Blaizdell, NJ Dixon, w. A. HUFF, A. L.
Otto, N. s. Bonfeld, w. g. Sturm,
Lieut.. Moulter, Chas. Purvis, John A.
Smith, four Columbian guards, names
not known. &
At midnight the following men are
also missing, and are said TO:
be lost: N. McQuade, driver en-
gine No. 8. Ralph Drummond,
electrical engineer of storage
building. Howard, lieuten-
ant Of Engine Company No. 8.
INJuREp.
w. 2. Mahoney, both legs broken,
badly burned; E j. Frank, leg broken
and body burned, may die; Frank Ber-
linberg, badly burned and internally
injured, will die; s. Nordrum, burned
and bruised; Capt. Thos. Barry, Of the
Worlds fair FIRE boat, badly burned,
arm crushed and ampntated, may die;
John Davis, hands and face burned;
VIM. Lenehan. face and head burned
and leg mangled; Martin Rimball, Of
st. Paul, Columbian guard, hands and
arms burned; Il. Breckenridge, Of Fin
castle. Va, Columbian guard, face
and hands burned; Marshal James
L. Kenyon, Chief Battalion No.
9, leg badly cut and mangled;
+. II. Donahue, Columbian guard,
slightly burned. NJ. Murray, burned
and nearly suffocated. VIC. Fisher,
eyes and face burned. w. Lunch, scalp
wound. 9. s. Hannah, hand scalded.
g. B. French, right foot crushed. Fred
Goetz, right hip broken.
Buying More silver.
WAsHINaros,Julylo The director Of
the mint has accepted offers for the
sale Of 53s, 600 ounces of silver In addi-