Evening journal., 1893-03-15
UNDER TONS OF BRICKS.
A House and It's Inmates
Buried Under a Wall.
COLLAPSE MEANT DEATH TO TWO.

high Brick Wall, Shattered by Fire,
Crashes Upon a Frame House and En-
tombs Its Sleeping Inmates and Injuries
Two Firemen-The Killed and Injured.
CHICAGO March ia few minutes
after o'clock this morning fire started
in Stephen Carter's picture frame
factory at Nos 12l aud 1876 May street.
The building was brick structure 150
by 125 feet and five stories in height.
1t was 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 Csrter's residence, at No 12O
May street, adjoining the factory and
the building collapsed, burying five peo.
pie. The dead are supposed to be S. j..
Charter uncle of Stephen Cartier, and
Lille Carter, 10 years old. The i'm
jured are; Mrs Eunnie Carter, wife of
S. J. Carter; Rose Carter, 10 years
old; Stephen Carter, rescued from his
residence, left leg broken and internally
injured; J. E. Cook, driver of engine No.
3, crushed by falling wall and badly
bruised, but not fatally. Patrick
O'Connor, pipeman, with engine company
No. z, crushed under falling wall and
bruised about head and lower limbs.
showered en- Fragile She'll.
The floors and inside wall were weak
ened by the burning away of their frame
supports. A part of the roof fell first,
but no fremen were at work on the fifth
floor. Crashing down, it carried with it
great sections of flooring, thus weaken.
ing the joists that supported the south
wall. This began to totter and soon the
top fell The mass of bricks fell almost
entirely upon the roof of Mr.. Cacter's
dwelling, which was frame structure.
This was completely and instantly demol.
ished and in the ruins were five people
who had been sleeping there The fire had
been burning but short time aud Mr..
Carter had returned to the home to
awaken those who were there
Almost simultaneously with the col
lapse of the Carter residence part of
the front wall fell into the street. The
tremen and police at once began TO direct
their attention to rescuing those known
to have been buried under the Carter
residence. An opening through the
ruins was soon made, leading into the
basement. The cries of a man were
heard and in another moment Mr. Carter
was lifted out in a semi-conscious con.
dition and probably fatally injured.
Two fremen were injured by the fall
ing walls J. E. Cook, driver was
working near the front of the building
when the wall fell. He was crushed
beneath the brick and when taken out
it was found that he had received a
number of cuts and bruises about the
head and shoulders. He was taken to
his home and it is thought will recover.
In the alley near the Carter residence,
Patrick O'Connor was at work and he.
like Cook, was buried His head was
cut and his lower limbs were bruised
but no bones were broken. He will
probably recover.
Recovering the Injured.
A short time after the fremen recon.
menced the work of rescue Rose Charter
was recovered. She was still alive 1t
was found that her face and head were
badly cut and bruised. Her left arm
too, was lacerated. Shortly afterward
the fremen took her mother out The
AabNDA Nuo aiAiobb Com pltltly Dulleu out
her life had been miraculously saved by
heavy door that covered her. This
was supported on one end on a piece oi
timber allowing enough room for her
body to remain uninjured. She was
able to talk to the fremen as they
cleared the brick away and directed
them as to the best way to aid her il
getting out She was bruised and cut
about the face but will recover.
The flames destroyed the entire inter.
ior Of the building entailing a loss o.
$50, 900, fully insured
The body of S. j. Carter was founS
near the cottage south wall at o'clock
The head was badly crushen by a section
of wall and death must have been imme
date. Soon after o'clock the firemel
reached the last victim, Lille Carter
Both the bodies were removed TO tn
morgue where an inquest will be held