The Coconino weekly sun., 1893-11-30
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Shooting Death of seven Menlina Burning
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 DETROIT, Mich, Nov: 24--By the burning of the fiwe-story iron front brick building, 192 to,2O2 Jefferson ave-. nue, occupied by Edson, Moore & Co, wholesale dry goods, seven of theem- ployes lost their lives, a fireman was badly injured, and the monetary loss will neach into the neighborhood of $500, 0O0
 The dead are: James Mckay, 41 Park place; Bradley A. Dunning; Ed Genther, entry clerk, single, 2S years old. The missing are: Edward N. Viot, order clerk. l4A Catherine street; Pat Markey, 31 years, old, leaves wife and three children; Daniel A Banter, clerk, 589 Clinton avenue; Henry Rider, packer, 1906 Theodore street.
 The fire started between the fourth and fifth floors at the rear of the build- ing and spread with frightful rapidity. The great majority of the employees of Edson, Moore & C6s were at lunch when the alarm was, given, but there were eight or nine. left on the upper floors, Those who were first on the scene saw terrible sight The whole | upper floors were mass, of flames On | the, window sill of the fifth floor stood Bradley Dunning, and two windows sonth of him stood James Mckay.
 Don't jump. Wait for the hook and ladder"
 But before the ladders could be raised the flames rolled to the window ledge, where Cunning stood. He bowed his head, grasped the window ledge with his hands and then dropped. The peo- pie watching him had just time to throw bale of jute beneath him, and it was no sooner in place than Cunning struck it. He bounded up like rub Der ball and then fell to the sidewalk, limp and mangled. He was taken to a nearby drug store and afterward to Harper's hospital, where he shortly I after died from his injuries.
 The falling of James Mckay followed in a few minutes The blazing fire was bursting out of the window when the terrified man finally gave up all hopes of saving himself and slipped loose. He struck on the easement of the second W ndow and partly turned over. This threw him far out from the window, and part of his body struck on the electric wires below. This partly turned him over again and he struck on the sidewalk within few feet of the building. Policemen, tiremen and spectators quickly ran to him and he was carried to the ambulance. He was unconscious when picked up and it was thought that life was extinct, but he lived for couple of hours after being removed to Emergency hospital.
 The awful spectacle of Mckay and Dunning's descent was hardly over when they saw another man creeping toward the upper window nearest the corner He was evidently on his hands and knees, blinded and suffocating ir the dense smoke. He reached the sill laid one arm upon it and tried to drag himself to the open air just beyond but was too far spent. One hand Inc clasped over his face, and then a sud den burst of flame closed around him ) The horror-stricken beholders saw hi head drop, his arm drag slowly bacl . and then he sank from view as thu , flames rolled over his body.
 , Harry l.. Pearson says that the fir' was caused by an explosion on the fiftl fioor He heard the concussion few moments before the alarm was sounded