Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-06-09
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| CARRYING THEM OUT.
and stationed police at every entrance. He
then proceeded to direct the movements Of
the rescuing party and his engi neering ability
served him well.
All Of the physicians to the poor were sen,
for as well as the police surgeons, and DR.. J.
Wesley Bovee and DR.. J. Ramsay hewitt of the
Washington Asylum Hospital were also present
and rendered valuable aid.
| The District Omcials.
Every fireman in the city is on the grounds,
and with few exceptions every District official
who would be Of the slightest use. Commits
sioner Ross said that the affair was too horrible
to talk about
In regard to the building Mr.. Ross said that
he had no knowledge Of any inspection having
been made Of the building Buildings of this
character, owned by the federal government,
he said, were inspected or looked over by the
Commissioners only on request, and to his
knowledge no such request had been made.
| A Suggestion.
Both Commissioner Ross and Mai. Moore
suggested that every man who was in the build
ing and who is alive send his name to TIKI
STAR, SO that it can DO judged who are yet to be
found.
Early to the Rescue.
W. N. Morrison, q stone mason, was among
the first on the scene. He jumped into the
building and assumed command Of party Of
rescuers. With the aid Of the men, who worked
like trojans, q number of wounded were taken
out and sent to the Emergency Hospital
All in . Tangled Confusion.
The tangle Of stuff inside of the building that
had to be cleared away in getting at bodies was
far worse than it was at the Mstzerott acct
dent
Girders, bricks. beams, desks. furniture. all
were inextricably piled together.
| Several hundred men were al. work clearing
| away and careless Of the danger that menaced
them from the possibility Of falling walls 1t
was difficult As well Is dangerous task, but
there was far less confusion than one would
have expected
Men turned pale and sick at the horrible
spectacles presented by the injured Fortu-
nately there were no women employed in the
building, and it is thought that none were
killed.
Within an hour more than fifty people were
carried of to the hospitals. How many more
were buried none could tell
Medical Ohcers Ordered Out.
The Secretary Of the Navy has ordered out
all the naval medical officers stationed here,
and has also opened the Naval Hospital TO
receive the injured. The commandant at the
| navy yard has been ordered to render all as
sistance in his power.
Gave . Warning Yesterday.
One OF the workmen, colored man, who
was employed in excavating the cellar, and
who escaped with only slight cuts, says: II told
them yesterday that the archway would
fall, for every time any one walked over the
floor 1t would bend. tell you was scared,
and got out just as quick as could. There
were twenty men at work with me. Deed I
don't know what became Of them"
Builders Comment.
Mr.. William F. Funk of the Arm Of Funk l.
Funk, contractors and builders, Was one Of the
first on the scene. To STAR reporter he said
that he thought the wreck was caused
by the faulty manner in which
the work Of underpinning seemed to have
been conducted. He said he had noticed it
several times during the last few days and no
later than this morning had looked at It It did
not seem to him that tho work was being
carried on in . safe manner.
Notoriously Unsafe.
Mr.. Baier said the building has been
notoriously unsafe for q long time and he
stated that it had three times been condemned.
He said the rear wall OF the building has been
bowed out for long time.
WHEN THE BUILDING COLLAPSED.
A Graphic Story Told by One Of the Clerks
Who Escaped.
One Of the most striking accounts Of the
disaster is given by Mr.. J. T. Exnicios, who
was on the second floor and stood on the very
edge Of the horrible crater that so suddenly
opened in the center of the building.
He heard noise, he said. as if something
| heavy had fallen on the floor above. He
glanced up and was almost petrifed to see the
entire floor coming down-slow and wavering
at first and then more swift in its progress
bearing to death its load Of humanity.
| The floor started from the front wall, and
was at an angle as it went down. When he
| first saw it the angle was not sharp enough to
disturb the desks, and the startled occupants in
some cases sat on their chairs not knowing
what had happened.
As the floor came on in its awful progress he
saw it bend and wave and then it crashed down
on the occupants Of the floor beneath. He
| called to the clerks about him to run to the